05-04-2012, 01:41 PM
Just want to make a few points about the argument/discussion going on.
It seems to me that the top players in the Richardson wish to protect their "precious" FIDE ratings... The reason given for having the SNCL not FIDE rated is that it's 2 games in a day - fair enough. You claim that it's not worth having the Richardson FIDE rated due to the added cost? How much does it actually cost?
At the rate we are going there will be no FIDE rated events left in Scotland which might perhaps be beneficial for players with an artificially high FIDE rating, but at a cost to the development of chess in Scotland. This may be harsh, but it's true.
You're making this personal. I would just like to add that none of Andy's comments were nasty... in fact quite the opposite. He made a fair amount of compliments to Neil's game.
With regards to the the 50/80 points rule: the whole team ordering affair is very dodgy. Nevertheless, a concrete rule needs to be put in place.
amuir Wrote:FIDE ratings: players from Hamilton, Ed West, Polytechnic dont want it
It seems to me that the top players in the Richardson wish to protect their "precious" FIDE ratings... The reason given for having the SNCL not FIDE rated is that it's 2 games in a day - fair enough. You claim that it's not worth having the Richardson FIDE rated due to the added cost? How much does it actually cost?
At the rate we are going there will be no FIDE rated events left in Scotland which might perhaps be beneficial for players with an artificially high FIDE rating, but at a cost to the development of chess in Scotland. This may be harsh, but it's true.
amuir Wrote:streetfighting: thought you were nasty of your criticism of Neil Farrell, a true gentleman, he might get his revenge in the final
You're making this personal. I would just like to add that none of Andy's comments were nasty... in fact quite the opposite. He made a fair amount of compliments to Neil's game.
With regards to the the 50/80 points rule: the whole team ordering affair is very dodgy. Nevertheless, a concrete rule needs to be put in place.