(Chess) Life Returning To Normal

[MartinCarpenter]

Its always possible they're trying to do that but aren't organised enough

[Matt Mackenzie]

Not just possible, likely IMO.

[NickFaulks]

Playing competitive chess is being made impossible

By whom, and how?

https://inews.co.uk/sport/coronavirus-g ... son-568345

Why would anyone make the effort to organise anything while we are subject to such random whims?

[Tim Spanton]

Playing competitive chess is being made impossible

By whom, and how?

https://inews.co.uk/sport/coronavirus-g ... son-568345

Why would anyone make the effort to organise anything while we are subject to such random whims?

A chess tournament might be under the authorities' radar. Whether that's for good or bad is another matter.

[Roger de Coverly]

A chess tournament might be under the authorities' radar. Whether that's for good or bad is another matter.

Maximum numbers for an indoor gathering on the other hand could be changed, it would seem, at a moment's notice.

[Tim Spanton]

A chess tournament might be under the authorities' radar. Whether that's for good or bad is another matter.

Maximum numbers for an indoor gathering on the other hand could be changed, it would seem, at a moment's notice.

One might have thought the key factor would be the social-distancing space available rather than a maximum number at an event. In other words the size of the venue and the activity that is proposed ought to be major considerations when restrictions are imposed.

[Tim Spanton]

A chess tournament might be under the authorities' radar. Whether that's for good or bad is another matter.

Maximum numbers for an indoor gathering on the other hand could be changed, it would seem, at a moment's notice.

The last (morning) round of Bad Woerishofen in March was very nearly cancelled as it contravened new Bavarian state (I think) rules on gatherings, but permission for it to go ahead came through the evening before

[NickFaulks]

One might have thought the key factor would be the social-distancing space available rather than a maximum number at an event. In other words the size of the venue and the activity that is proposed ought to be major considerations when restrictions are imposed.

Surely you know better than to bring logic into this.

[JustinHorton]

Complaining about arbitrary numbers restrictions is like complaining about arbitrary speed limits. If the resources existed to properly police the restrictions and the measures weren't temporary and improvised, it would be different. But they're not, and it isn't.

[Roger de Coverly]

Complaining about arbitrary numbers restrictions is like complaining about arbitrary speed limits.

If there's an intent to run a new event or restart an event that ha previously been cancelled, there will come a point where the organiser or organising team have to make a go/no go decision. The chance that an arbitrary rule change might scupper things is a no go weighting. That the participants might catch a terrible disease is another one, which even in the absence of Government regulations was causing cancellations back in March.

[J T Melsom]

I think it would be great if those who have criticised not just the government but also the chess community put on an event just to show us how misplaced our sense of caution has been over recent months. I'd make a donation to a charity of their choice if they manage it. But it won't happen.

[Tim Spanton]

Stats of entries for Prague, which starts Saturday. Note there are more entries from England than from Slovakia ...

Federation statistics
No. FED Federation Count
1 AUT Austria 9
2 BEL Belgium 6
3 CRO Croatia 1
4 CZE Czech Republic 148
5 ENG England 3
6 ESP Spain 4
7 FRA France 17
8 GER Germany 45
9 GRE Greece 2
10 HUN Hungary 5
11 IND India 2
12 ITA Italy 1
13 NED Netherlands 10
14 NOR Norway 13
15 POL Poland 4
16 RUS Russia 2
17 SUI Switzerland 2
18 SVK Slovakia 2
19 SWE Sweden 3
20 TUR Turkey 1
21 WLS Wales 1
Total 281
Title statistics
Title Count
GM 5
IM 8
WIM 1
FM 29
WFM 6
CM 4
Total 53

[NickFaulks]

Note there are more entries from England than from Slovakia ...

The Slovaks don't have to travel abroad, they are permitted to play in their own country.

[J T Melsom]

Note there are more entries from England than from Slovakia ...

The Slovaks don't have to travel abroad, they are permitted to play in their own country.

Prague is in the Czech Republic not Slovakia.

[Nick Grey]

uk minimise bubbles. So 8-12 months?