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by Mark Cockerton
Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:10 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?
Replies: 28
Views: 5970

Re: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?

Torquay Chess Club ( when it existed ) did not have a paid membership scheme and the costs of playing at the club were a £2 table fee on the night. Thus, anyone could enter the club championship and were welcome to do so. If the club had a paid membership scheme then it may have been fair to expect...
by Mark Cockerton
Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:40 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?
Replies: 28
Views: 5970

Re: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?

In the handful of tournaments I have previously run I was happy to accept non-ECF members even though it was inconvient because I thought this encourages people to play OTB chess rather than online. Stipulating that people must be an ECF member to play an event makes it more prohibitive to do this....
by Mark Cockerton
Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:06 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?
Replies: 28
Views: 5970

Re: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?

In the handful of tournaments I have previously run I was happy to accept non-ECF members even though it was inconvient because I thought this encourages people to play OTB chess rather than online. Stipulating that people must be an ECF member to play an event makes it more prohibitive to do this....
by Mark Cockerton
Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:57 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?
Replies: 28
Views: 5970

Re: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?

Yes, this is part of the reason why I found it more inconvenient to accept non-ECF members into the events I ran. I still accepted them anyway.
by Mark Cockerton
Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?
Replies: 28
Views: 5970

Re: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?

Why the need to be an ECF member to play in non FIDE rated British Championships events as opposed to paying the £7.50 game fee? The British Championships have been members only since well before the membership scheme, even in the days of 50p/game Game Fee. It's reasonable to me that the ECF's Annu...
by Mark Cockerton
Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:58 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?
Replies: 28
Views: 5970

Needing to be ECF member to play in British Championships?

Why the need to be an ECF member to play in non FIDE rated British Championships events as opposed to paying the £7.50 game fee? I stopped my ECF membership because I do not currently play OTB chess at the moment. However, the British are in my hometown this year and I was thinking of playing in the...
by Mark Cockerton
Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Paignton Congress 2018
Replies: 24
Views: 4836

Re: Paignton Congress 2018

Thanks for the reply. I realise from your point of view it can be difficult to find somewhere convenient to hold a tournament that does not tread on someone's toes. From our point of view, myself and others have only just inherited the Congress. The hotel was already booked for that date and I am no...
by Mark Cockerton
Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:02 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Paignton Congress 2018
Replies: 24
Views: 4836

Re: Paignton Congress 2018

Sorry, about the lack of information on Paignton 2018 so far. This is because there has been a recent change in the organisers of the event. As one of the organisers of the Congress for 2018 I can confirm that it will take place from 2-8th September. The plan is to get the website, brochure, and ent...