19-09-2016, 01:43 PM
The one growth area we have is primary chess. Lothian Junior Chess's numbers have doubled in the last three years. One idea I suggested at a recent Chess Edinburgh meeting, is to run a primary competition on either the Saturday or Sunday of a congress. You could easily get 100 players paying an entry fee of £10. With an additional £1000 you could dramatically increase the prize fund and attract foreign players and also encourage the top players in Scotland to play. The children would love seeing Grandmasters playing and also seeing the very best juniors compete against adults. Primary, minor, major, challengers and open could be the way forward.