31-01-2013, 03:24 PM
This scheme does need some thought. FIDE tried to get the same (or virtually the same) scheme through two years ago. This was debated on the noticeboard then but the thread can no longer be retrieved!? Many of the same issues are exactly the same now.
If there is a difference it may be that there are no initial licensing costs to federations (although penalties remain that can hit federations and FIDE rated tournament organisers). That's a bit better but not really good enough. The scheme last time was dropped after many federations objected (believe Dutch were highly anti).
FIDE hasn't attempted to explain why there is a need for this scheme, a criticism last time that still stands, without which no one can grapple with the fundamental reasons for it.
There may in fact be a reasonable case for some limited licensing arrangement (such as a FIDE ID Card but without passport details). If this does go through I think, however, that at a minimum federations should object to passport details being required and held by FIDE. That's just not necessary quite apart from any larger security or privacy objections. Moreover, what will be done if a player has no passport or is between passports? This hasn't been thought through.
As I'm relying on memory some of above may be wrong.
If there is a difference it may be that there are no initial licensing costs to federations (although penalties remain that can hit federations and FIDE rated tournament organisers). That's a bit better but not really good enough. The scheme last time was dropped after many federations objected (believe Dutch were highly anti).
FIDE hasn't attempted to explain why there is a need for this scheme, a criticism last time that still stands, without which no one can grapple with the fundamental reasons for it.
There may in fact be a reasonable case for some limited licensing arrangement (such as a FIDE ID Card but without passport details). If this does go through I think, however, that at a minimum federations should object to passport details being required and held by FIDE. That's just not necessary quite apart from any larger security or privacy objections. Moreover, what will be done if a player has no passport or is between passports? This hasn't been thought through.
As I'm relying on memory some of above may be wrong.