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Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:03 am
by Joey Stewart
So, we are to have our first high profile uk tournament online at Christmas.
How do people feel it will all work out, and are there many forum users tempted to give it a go?
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:21 am
by MJMcCready
Yes I would give it a go. I suppose you could say it's better than nothing.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:36 am
by Mick Norris
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:55 am
by MJMcCready
I think its a good thing.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:08 am
by Ian Thompson
I wondered whether the Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Ulster chess federations were happy with, and had agreed to, the championship qualification criteria for an event described as a British Championship.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:51 am
by MJMcCready
I would imagine not and if they are being excluded that out to be explained. Perhaps it's just an oversight?
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:21 pm
by John McKenna
• All Events Ticket - Allows the player to take part in any qualifier they are eligible for.
In order to participate in these Championships, all players must either: - Have a FIDE Nationality of ENG, IRL, SCO, WLS, GCI or JCI; or - Have been continuously resident in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man since 1st January, 2020; or - Be a British or Irish citizen.
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/british ... pionships/
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:34 pm
by Ian Thompson
John McKenna wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:21 pm
• All Events Ticket - Allows the player to take part in any qualifier they are eligible for.
In order to participate in these Championships, all players must either: - Have a FIDE Nationality of ENG, IRL, SCO, WLS, GCI or JCI; or - Have been continuously resident in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man since 1st January, 2020; or - Be a British or Irish citizen.
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/british ... pionships/
My point was that Ireland, Scotland and Wales can nominate one player to take part in the online championship without them having to qualify, whereas Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Ulster cannot.
That's different from the OTB championships where all nations can nominate at least one player.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:32 pm
by Joey Stewart
They aren't exactly nations though, I don't see why they should be given the same rights as full established tax paying countries
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:40 pm
by MJMcCready
That's true but they all fall under the umbrella of the geographical construct the British isles and welcome those of us from the mainland. What can be gained from them being excluded?
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:44 pm
by Ian Thompson
Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:32 pm
They aren't exactly nations though
Change that to organisations represented on the BICC then.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:05 pm
by Joseph Conlon
The restrictions on Jersey etc seem proportionate to me, given restrictions on the total numbers allowed (presumably to do with arbiters watching players over zoom?)
It is also the case that, supposing every ENG grandmaster entered, not all of them would be able to play in the main event as some would fail to qualify.
Although it seems very odd to deliberately run the main British event with an odd number.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:37 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Could I take part, too?
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:42 pm
by David Sedgwick
No. Please see John McKenna's post up thread.
Re: Online British championship
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:59 pm
by Nick Grey
Lets have it last week in July. It will be nice to take a week off work to play chess.