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I wonder where that leaves the tournament in Yorkshire in November or December that hasn't been run since 2019.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:13 amOne FIDE Rated OPEN Section | Prize fund £3,000 | Fee: £40
Gone and forgotten, hopefully.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:49 amI wonder where that leaves the tournament in Yorkshire in November or December that hasn't been run since 2019.
Quite uncalled for. The event ran successfully for many years and the main organiser was recognised in 2014 with the Hardcastle Shield for services to Yorkshire Chess. I never played myself as rapidplay is not my thing but if there were complaints about the standard of organisation we would have heard about them.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:22 pmGone and forgotten, hopefully.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:49 amI wonder where that leaves the tournament in Yorkshire in November or December that hasn't been run since 2019.
Fair comment, and all good things do come to an end. But there is work to be done if that event is not to be remembered for the nature of its demise.
The "demise" was no event in 2020 when nothing could take place and no event in 2021 when many people were still jittery about Covid and the risk of a further lockdown was very real. The previous organisers opted not to hold it in 2022 and the 4NCL have stepped in. That's all there really is to it.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:34 pmFair comment, and all good things do come to an end. But there is work to be done if that event is not to be remembered for the nature of its demise.
As her late majesty Queen Elizabeth II said, recollections may vary. You would be entitled to feel that what I have written below says more about me than it does about the former organiser(s).Andrew Zigmond wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:36 pmQuite uncalled for. The event ran successfully for many years and the main organiser was recognised in 2014 with the Hardcastle Shield for services to Yorkshire Chess - incidentally the only time the award has gone to an individual outside Yorkshire. I never played myself as rapidplay is not my thing but if there were complaints about the standard of organisation we would have heard about them.
I agree that the need to run this event trumped the right of the old organisers to choose not to do so. It's possible that, like a lot of heritage events, it needed a reboot to stay relevant. But the history should be celebrated, not forgotten.