17-09-2013, 02:18 AM
Following a review of the MacIsaac and Nancy Elder tournaments I can announce the following changes for season 2013-4:
MacIsaac -
Each club may enter:
• previous season’s club champion or one substitute graded 1850 or higher;
• one further member graded 1850 or higher;
• the winner of the MacIsaac in the previous season is entitled to enter but no substitutes are permitted if he/she does not take up entry rights.
• Each player will have 2 hours 30 minutes to play all moves. In order to facilitate midweek arrangements this may be reduced by mutual agreement to not less than 1 hour 30 minutes each player to play all moves
So potentially up to 3 entries for one club, 2 entries for others.
Nancy Elder -
Entry is no longer restricted to members of CS-member clubs
• Entry is available to any player subject to an upper grading limit of 1850 (1775 junior);
• The number of entries is unrestricted;
• Each player will have 2 hours 30 minutes to play all moves. This may be reduced by mutual agreement to not less than 1 hour 30 minutes to play all moves in order to facilitate midweek arrangements.
Applicable to both MacIsaac and Spens:
If there are a sufficient number of entries then I will group/zone as far as I can in the early stages.
Games may be played using the internet subject to the following conditions:
• Only available to players living more than 60 miles apart by road travel;
• Play in this way must be by mutual consent, failing which a face-to-face meeting in the normal way would be required;
• Use of a specific webserver would also have to be mutually agreed and arranged;
• Given that it would be impossible to ensure unassisted play or to prove suspicions of assisted play, players would have to accept beforehand that there could be no challenge on these grounds;
• Games must be submitted for analysis
• Games would not be graded unless there is an arbiter present at both ends throughout the game;
This option would not be available for the Semi-Final or Final
Entry fees and entry procedure for MacIsaac and Nancy Elder still need to be determined.
This information has been sent to Secretaries of all clubs in Scotland and to all Individual members of Chess Scotland that we have contact details for.
Keith Rose
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MacIsaac -
Each club may enter:
• previous season’s club champion or one substitute graded 1850 or higher;
• one further member graded 1850 or higher;
• the winner of the MacIsaac in the previous season is entitled to enter but no substitutes are permitted if he/she does not take up entry rights.
• Each player will have 2 hours 30 minutes to play all moves. In order to facilitate midweek arrangements this may be reduced by mutual agreement to not less than 1 hour 30 minutes each player to play all moves
So potentially up to 3 entries for one club, 2 entries for others.
Nancy Elder -
Entry is no longer restricted to members of CS-member clubs
• Entry is available to any player subject to an upper grading limit of 1850 (1775 junior);
• The number of entries is unrestricted;
• Each player will have 2 hours 30 minutes to play all moves. This may be reduced by mutual agreement to not less than 1 hour 30 minutes to play all moves in order to facilitate midweek arrangements.
Applicable to both MacIsaac and Spens:
If there are a sufficient number of entries then I will group/zone as far as I can in the early stages.
Games may be played using the internet subject to the following conditions:
• Only available to players living more than 60 miles apart by road travel;
• Play in this way must be by mutual consent, failing which a face-to-face meeting in the normal way would be required;
• Use of a specific webserver would also have to be mutually agreed and arranged;
• Given that it would be impossible to ensure unassisted play or to prove suspicions of assisted play, players would have to accept beforehand that there could be no challenge on these grounds;
• Games must be submitted for analysis
• Games would not be graded unless there is an arbiter present at both ends throughout the game;
This option would not be available for the Semi-Final or Final
Entry fees and entry procedure for MacIsaac and Nancy Elder still need to be determined.
This information has been sent to Secretaries of all clubs in Scotland and to all Individual members of Chess Scotland that we have contact details for.
Keith Rose
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