03-01-2014, 06:17 PM
Quote:To ensure fair play the remote player will be supervised by an independent observer such as an arbiter, fellow chess club member etc.Given the requirement that arbiters for FIDE-rated events meet the criteria required by FIDE for the event to be rated (remember the discussion on the Richardson a while back?), let alone have a random club member 'officiate', in terms of FIDE-rated events the motion is dead in the water. Unless, of course, the Edinburgh Premier, SNCL div. 1 and Scottish become non-FIDE-rated, thus reducing the already meagre number of such tournaments in our country to nil (and having implications for selection purposes, especially amongst improving juniors).
You would end up with a situation where, to accommodate one 'remote' player, 30-40 others would be denied the chance to play for, or improve, a FIDE rating, a very small tail wagging a very large dog. Cui bono!?
And there still hasn't been anything approaching a suggestion as to who would cover an arbiter's expenses for a weekend in the remote location. The player? His/her club? CS? Increased entry fees?