English Chess Forum

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

Have you read this article?

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

John

Dear John

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

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

Note - Mine was first

Alan

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

Dear Alan,

Please count me out.