30-01-2014, 12:24 AM
It may be perceived that Phil's post provides evidence that runs contrary to some popular perceptions. That may be true, but I think to understand the state of Scottish congress chess you perhaps need to consider some more metrics. There may be the same number of tournaments in 2013/14 as there were in 2006/7 but how does the number of competitors and prize money compare. My impression is that you might conclude that Scottish congress chess is in a fair state of health, but that it has in recent history been better.