01-02-2013, 07:22 PM
Since neither the SNCL or Richardson are at present FIDE rated it seems irrelevant to be worrying about their status.
More to the point perhaps, are the fees to be charged if a player has been de-listed and now has to pay to be re-listed. This seems to give governing bodies a lot more power, perhaps Turkey and India as examples last year, where players were barred. In one case it seemed personal and political, in the other the individuals had taken part in 'non-authorised' events.
How long before these fees are applied to all players new to FIDE competition? There do seem to have been a large number of new fees set up lately, arbiters and organisers, for instance.
More to the point perhaps, are the fees to be charged if a player has been de-listed and now has to pay to be re-listed. This seems to give governing bodies a lot more power, perhaps Turkey and India as examples last year, where players were barred. In one case it seemed personal and political, in the other the individuals had taken part in 'non-authorised' events.
How long before these fees are applied to all players new to FIDE competition? There do seem to have been a large number of new fees set up lately, arbiters and organisers, for instance.