03-03-2014, 09:24 AM
Why is it causing such difficulty the idea that a federation should have its own rules of what it deems to constitute eligibility to play for the national team.
First off there is no FIDE diktat on how any federation should operate its national selection policy. As far as FIDE is concerned any player with the relevant country code SCO will be accepted as a Scotland player if the national federation puts them forward to be a represenative.
The fact that members voted not to change the longstanding eligibility requirements is a matter for us the Scotland federation - not a matter for FIDE. IE If a non-resident player can only offer a connection at grandparent level then on the most recent vote CS deems that not sufficient to make you eligible to play.
How is that any different from other self imposed restrictions CS or any other federation might lay down. For example if you choose not to join the national federation as an individual paid up CS member then you wont be picked regardless of how good you are.
Other federations make it a requirement that you compete in the national championship or you wont be selected.
Federations can indeed "make up" their own rules on how they want to operate eligibility.
The <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.chessscotland.com/international/elignational.htm">http://www.chessscotland.com/internatio ... tional.htm</a><!-- m --> eligibility rules will need a rewrite to reflect that players can apply for a country code change to SCO based on a claim at grandparent level.
First off there is no FIDE diktat on how any federation should operate its national selection policy. As far as FIDE is concerned any player with the relevant country code SCO will be accepted as a Scotland player if the national federation puts them forward to be a represenative.
The fact that members voted not to change the longstanding eligibility requirements is a matter for us the Scotland federation - not a matter for FIDE. IE If a non-resident player can only offer a connection at grandparent level then on the most recent vote CS deems that not sufficient to make you eligible to play.
How is that any different from other self imposed restrictions CS or any other federation might lay down. For example if you choose not to join the national federation as an individual paid up CS member then you wont be picked regardless of how good you are.
Other federations make it a requirement that you compete in the national championship or you wont be selected.
Federations can indeed "make up" their own rules on how they want to operate eligibility.
The <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.chessscotland.com/international/elignational.htm">http://www.chessscotland.com/internatio ... tional.htm</a><!-- m --> eligibility rules will need a rewrite to reflect that players can apply for a country code change to SCO based on a claim at grandparent level.