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You're right enough Jim. That is odd... the only bit that refers to it is under Marketing Director where the minutes state: "Stephen had also offered to cover the Home Director role if there was no one available.". I'm guessing there was no-one else available but I can't remember if we voted on it or not. It looks like we didn't :\
If it is Steve, I believe he delegates responsibility for running the tournaments to whoever organises it and for the Richardson I think that is Andy Muir.
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I only meant that you may not like the idea that a director, even the Home Director, has the power to change the rules without constraint.
I agree that Mr Muir may particularly not like this rule as it makes his attempts to implement an interpretation invalid.
As a matter of interest - I feel that part should be taken out completely and no rule changes be implemented in any current season, with changes only being effective for following seasons. Equally once even 1 entry has been accepted no rule changes be allowed for remainder of that season.
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Jim Webster Wrote:That's fair enough, but surely it would have to be publically documented somewhere to be legitimate and have any acceptable credence.
Completely agree.
I am just giving what my understanding is, I could be talking utter tripe. Its been known... :U
Hopefully Steve will post and provide some clarity.
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There is a really easy way around this, just publish your team lists the night before a game. Each captain can email Andy and get it posted on here.
I don't like this 80 points rule, just because it appears to be a tad convenient, but OK people playing out of published order to a certain extent is fine. If the reason for doing this is to put out a team that is your strongest on current form, or just simply to rotate who gets the higher people then there should be no objection. All it does is stop one team gaining a prep advantage over another. Also as there has been a comparison to 4NCL, then it is worth pointing out they follow this idea, and both team lists for the following day are put up online.
So, would teams be happy to do this (and I'm looking at the two Andy's in particular here), and if not, why not? Because as it stands I can't see any reason to avoid doing this unless you feel you are losing an "advantage" from it, BUT importantly, it becomes equal, and all down to the chess.
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DRAWS
W Dragons v Oban/Edinburgh
Castlehill/Dundee v Ed West
Kilmarnock/Ed Civil Service v Troon/Phones
Irvine/Hamilton v Kilmarnock Burns
E Kilbride v Edinburgh B
Kilmarnock/Ed Civil Service v Irvine/Hamilton
Troon/Phones v E Kilbride/Edinburgh B
Edinburgh West 4 - 4 Polytechnic
1. (b) Keti Arakhamia-Grant (GM - 2347) ½ - ½ Colin McNab (GM - 2448)
2. (w) Craig Pritchett (IM - 2380) ½ - ½ Vitalijs Samolins (IM -2396)
3. (b) Jonathan Grant (2173) ½ - ½ Iain Swan (2241)
4. (w) Neil Farrell (2097) 1-0 Eddie Davis (2175)
5. (b) George Neave (2051) ½ - ½ Larry Kirk (2074)
6. (w) Walter Buchanan (2112) ½ - ½ Algirdas Tiuninas (2062)
7. (b) Alan Bell (1946) ½ - ½ Joseff Thomas (2043)
8. (w) Duncan Walker (1884) 0-1 Daniel Abrahams (2006)
Edinburgh West won on board count.
W.Dragons 4.5 -3.5 Hamilton
A Tate (B) 0.5 S Burns-Mannion
A Burnett 0.5 A Muir
A Minnican 1-0 P Coffey
M Orr 0.5 J Redpath
H Olsen 0.5 S Tweedie
R Kynoch 0.5 P Jamieson
E Sloan 1-0 C Tweedie
E Campbell 0-1 T Donohue
E Kilbride 0 Kilmarnock Burns 6 (default)
The Dragons/Hamilton match was played in good spirits.
The draws were made on thursday at the Glasgow League match: Hamilton v Phones
I shall be asking Richardson captains to make proposals for rule changes e.g. board order , FIDE rating in May and votes will be taken. I don't like the position of being controller and player in the same match so rule clarifications would be helpful.
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