18-12-2012, 05:16 PM
Just to expand a little on some of the comments so far.
Vlad Barnaure misread the calendar entry for the Richardson and was under the impression that only the final was to be rated (rather than all the matches) - that was his specific objection.
The fact the opponent is unknown prior to the game seems to be a negative for some players.
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The SNCL made the decision to stop rating at their AGM at the end of last season.
Was this a decision by the clubs or was it by players? Was it overwhelming or close? I dont suppose there are minutes of the discussion or the vote recorded.
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Magnus Carlsen's Norway with a similar population size to Scotland has 892 world ranked players, Jacob's Denmark, another 5 million pop, has 1839 - compared to Scotland’s 289.
Iceland with a population of 319,000 has 339 – one in every thousand Icelanders is a FIDE rated player.
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Scotland were 75th in the Olympiad.
Vlad Barnaure misread the calendar entry for the Richardson and was under the impression that only the final was to be rated (rather than all the matches) - that was his specific objection.
The fact the opponent is unknown prior to the game seems to be a negative for some players.
*****
The SNCL made the decision to stop rating at their AGM at the end of last season.
Was this a decision by the clubs or was it by players? Was it overwhelming or close? I dont suppose there are minutes of the discussion or the vote recorded.
*****
Magnus Carlsen's Norway with a similar population size to Scotland has 892 world ranked players, Jacob's Denmark, another 5 million pop, has 1839 - compared to Scotland’s 289.
Iceland with a population of 319,000 has 339 – one in every thousand Icelanders is a FIDE rated player.
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Scotland were 75th in the Olympiad.