18-02-2024, 11:11 AM
very little to do with Money , more to do with resources and opportunities. As I understand it, Supratit now has the opportunity to participate in ECF events now and will have access to IM training and a structured program. Supratit also resides in England ( I believe) so its a no brainer.
Those resources were already in place before the grant so no point in blaming the Scottish Government, its hardly their fault. TBH i'm a bit fed up of the blame culture creeping into Chess Scotland. If I was to comment on the Scottish Government's decision its speaks volumes on the subject on Independence. On a political personal level, it proves the point of how not to listen to politicians and should teach us on how much to trust them.
I would also say that in our current environment Harry and Sherry put in a fantastic effort and applaud them for that. To develop chess in Scotland, it will possibly benefit from our top tier players to progress. I will always be grateful for the training from IM Andrew Muir provided before the Glorney in 2018. Harry has also significantly progressed the juniors and I know clubs like Phones, Bearsden (and stepps now) have progressed through their training efforts.
There should be a nationalised training structure both for Adults and Juniors
Those resources were already in place before the grant so no point in blaming the Scottish Government, its hardly their fault. TBH i'm a bit fed up of the blame culture creeping into Chess Scotland. If I was to comment on the Scottish Government's decision its speaks volumes on the subject on Independence. On a political personal level, it proves the point of how not to listen to politicians and should teach us on how much to trust them.
I would also say that in our current environment Harry and Sherry put in a fantastic effort and applaud them for that. To develop chess in Scotland, it will possibly benefit from our top tier players to progress. I will always be grateful for the training from IM Andrew Muir provided before the Glorney in 2018. Harry has also significantly progressed the juniors and I know clubs like Phones, Bearsden (and stepps now) have progressed through their training efforts.
There should be a nationalised training structure both for Adults and Juniors