Chris Rice wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:41 pm
Malcolm doesn't hold back in an
interview with Peter Doggers. Makro looks a shoo-in to me as picking Malcolm as a running mate is a big step towards respectability.
Indeed. Impressive stuff from Malcolm.
PD: What do you think of Short's candidacy?
MP: We have very similar ideas, and agree on almost everything, except his suitability for a leadership position. He has a lack of experience in crucial areas such as organising and in, let's say, political affairs. He also lacks diplomacy, as you can see from his writings.
Diplomatically put.
The last time Nigel had a FIDE administrative position, one of Malcolm's predecessors as ECF FIDE rep, he took it seriously only until he had to attend some meetings which interfered with his chess playing and then that was it.
PD: What do you think of the current situation, with FIDE's money being in trust funds in Switzerland and Hong Kong?
MP: I am perfectly content with the arrangement.
PD: Don't you think the delegates should be better informed, especially about the reliability of the Hong Kong fund?
MP: As the English delegate, I feel sufficiently informed. I might be better informed than other delegates; if they feel the need for more information they should ask.
Presumably much better informed than Nigel.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.