14-01-2014, 01:46 AM
Ian,
I wasn't at the AGM so don't know the context but Sean may have been possibly talking about a family attending such as himself, Judy and their chess playing children, Carl and Anna. No idea if this is the case but it has to be considered that if you are travelling from a "remote" area as a chess playing family, booking time off work/school together and trying to get a decent transport/accommodation deal to support a congress is much more difficult (and expensive) than an individual adult player.
I wasn't at the AGM so don't know the context but Sean may have been possibly talking about a family attending such as himself, Judy and their chess playing children, Carl and Anna. No idea if this is the case but it has to be considered that if you are travelling from a "remote" area as a chess playing family, booking time off work/school together and trying to get a decent transport/accommodation deal to support a congress is much more difficult (and expensive) than an individual adult player.