Just out of interest what is the basis for membership of “the big six”?Andrew Zigmond wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:52 pmPicking up on a few points raised; the question of a telephone match did come up during my stint as controller (I won't disclose the counties concerned). Alex's view was that a telephone match would be anachronistic in the 2010s but an internet match would be viable. It's definitely an idea worth considering although in 2018 you can go quite a bit beyond the traditional club and county format in online chess. The downside; perhaps more for club rather than county (although it is a factor) is that what you save on the transport you lose due to an extra venue and arbiter being required.
In any case many people do not consider the county championships in need of `saving`.
Regarding Roger's post, chess players in the North do seem to gravitate more towards congress than team chess. There are many congresses in the South as well but I find it telling that four of the `big six` (Blackpool, Doncaster, South Lakes and Scarborough) are in the North. Of the counties Roger names I can't speak for three of them but North Yorkshire is not a county union in its own right and the two largest clubs within it currently run seven teams between them in the weekend Yorkshire League (I'm chairman of one).
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I should imagine it's the number of games played over a weekend. Until not so long ago, it offered a qualification place for the British Championship.Richard Bates wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:04 amJust out of interest what is the basis for membership of “the big six”?
In the South, Kidlington and St Albans are contenders, but they max out at around 180 to 200 players. Blackpool and Scarborough can run to 300 or more.
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I recall reading something about the `six largest congresses`. Annoyingly I can't remember exactly where but I think it was in an official ECF document and the other two were Kidlington (I think) and the London chess classic. Calling them the `big six` may have been a leap on my part but even so it is curious that so many of the larger weekenders are located in the North.
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Not really, because they used to have a special status as having British Championship places to award.Andrew Zigmond wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:13 amCalling them the `big six` may have been a leap on my part
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Not South Lakes and Doncaster though?Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:09 amI should imagine it's the number of games played over a weekend. Until not so long ago, it offered a qualification place for the British Championship.Richard Bates wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:04 amJust out of interest what is the basis for membership of “the big six”?
In the South, Kidlington and St Albans are contenders, but they max out at around 180 to 200 players. Blackpool and Scarborough can run to 300 or more.
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Not wanting to defend Roger , but if you replace North Yorks with Cumbria, his point does standAndrew Zigmond wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:52 pmOf the counties Roger names I can't speak for three of them but North Yorkshire is not a county union in its own right and the two largest clubs within it currently run seven teams between them in the weekend Yorkshire League (I'm chairman of one).
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They both used to get around 200. Torquay and Frome could sometimes make it to the top 6 as well.
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South Lakes has often had turn players away because it was literally "full".
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Just as I put the British Lightning Championhips out of their misery some years ago, the same should have been one for the National Club Championship.
Another event that has passed its 'bye bye' date is the Grand Prix, with its ludicrous over=blown title. Of course, it could be revitalised with £40,000 sponsorship.
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.....oh no he's notIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:01 pmAlex Holowczak is standing down, in no small part thanks to an excess of other commitments.
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/nominat ... t-the-agm/
Nominations are NOT being sought for the Director of Home Chess; no election is due for this post until 2020, and following discussions with members of the board, the incumbent, Alex Holowczak, is reconsidering his previous announced intention to resign.
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Oh yes he is: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/director-of-home-chess/ dated the 21st August.Neil Graham wrote: ↑Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:59 am.....oh no he's notIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:01 pmAlex Holowczak is standing down, in no small part thanks to an excess of other commitments.
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/nominat ... t-the-agm/
Nominations are NOT being sought for the Director of Home Chess; no election is due for this post until 2020, and following discussions with members of the board, the incumbent, Alex Holowczak, is reconsidering his previous announced intention to resign.
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You're a few days behind, Neil: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/director-of-home-chess/Neil Graham wrote: ↑Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:59 am.....oh no he's notIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:01 pmAlex Holowczak is standing down, in no small part thanks to an excess of other commitments.
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/nominat ... t-the-agm/
Nominations are NOT being sought for the Director of Home Chess; no election is due for this post until 2020, and following discussions with members of the board, the incumbent, Alex Holowczak, is reconsidering his previous announced intention to resign.
The Board asked me to reconsider, so I said I would. I duly thought on it, such that we went past the 13th August deadline to make the announcement you've linked. So it had to be suitably vague. Having thought about it, I have now confirmed my original decision.
The timing of all that, such that it spanned the 13th August, was just a little unfortunate.
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