08-09-2011, 11:40 AM
Quite simply, if this goes ahead there will be no FIDE-rated events in Scotland with the possible exception of the Scottish Championship.
I imagine most other countries will also cut back drastically on rated tournaments, so FIDE could find that its revenue is actually reduced. In the longer term, with virtually no new players being added to the rating list, there will be almost no new titled players.
FIDE will then become a complete irrelevance and will collapse and disappear.
Actually, that may be a good reason to vote for these insane proposals.
I imagine most other countries will also cut back drastically on rated tournaments, so FIDE could find that its revenue is actually reduced. In the longer term, with virtually no new players being added to the rating list, there will be almost no new titled players.
FIDE will then become a complete irrelevance and will collapse and disappear.
Actually, that may be a good reason to vote for these insane proposals.