Planning

[Alan Ruffle]

Dear All

There is much debate about fixture clashes, I suggest starting with a skeleton of events.

We already have a number of events and organisers of national standing who with ECF backing could be invited organise a framework of national competitions, which might raise the profile of our game.

Please view the below which is uncluttered with detail-

Olympic Chess Championships 2012– Birmingham Town Hall- Mark Hogarth

British Team championships –Liverpool-Involving at least one team from each country selected by its National body - 4NCL

British Individual Championships (Six players one of whom is the English amateur Champion, all play all) Simpson’s in the Strand – Raymond Keane

English Amateur Championships (Replacing the current British Championships) – Brighton – David Welch

England Junior Championships/Selection Tournaments- Michael Basman

County Championships- Regional events played at rapid play rates over one set weekend, Finals to be played over one set weekend at a Midland venue/Long play rates – Tony Corfe

Professional organisers and organisations should be allowed free reign to make a financial success of their involvement. Amateur organised events are expected to break even but in any case are to be underwritten by the ECF

Alan Ruffle

[John Upham]

Have you read this article?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/raiseyourgam ... ffle.shtml

John

[Alan Ruffle]

Dear John

I wrote it............

For further reading I recommend 'How Life Imitates Chess' by Garry Kasparov.

Note - Mine was first

Alan

[Alan Ruffle]

Dear All

I am impressed by the prerequisites suggested by Andrew Martin,

In addition I suggest that Peter Sowray (OMOV) Richard Haddrell (Grading) and Bill O'Rourke (NMS) be allowed to meet and come up with a National grading/voting plan.

Alan Ruffle

[Peter Sowray]

Dear Alan,

Please count me out.