NickFaulks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 6:44 am
Sixteen in total. 2 from the ticket + 5 appointed + 5 elected + 4 honorary. You might think that is more than you really need.
Campo got an honorary position. Is the same likely for Kirsan, or is he cast into the outer darkness as far as FIDE is concerned?
(edit) I now see there's a goodwill message towards his successor.
http://kirsan.today/en/news/item/2568-k ... gress.html
In it though, there's a fantasy that the new administration really should address.
Chess is the best that humanity has. I am sure that our most important dream – one billion people playing chess – will come true.
If you think about making a proper count, then you have
the number of players on the FIDE rating list
the numbers of players on national rating and grading lists outside of the FIDE one
the junior players taking part in local or school events, not otherwise graded or rated
the participants and membership on the various servers, including correspondence and turn based
the online spectator audience for major events such as the Candidates, World Championship and Olympiad.
There's double counting so raw numbers would have to be reduced to account for this.
I would think the total is several zeros short of a billion, but they could at least measure increases or otherwise in participation.
There's also a definition point, "playing" as of in the last year or whatever, or "played" as in at some time in their lifetime.
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