16-09-2016, 01:17 PM
Andy,
That seems to me to boil down to, "Things are not very good we need more tournaments". I don't think I, or indeed anyone else, would disagree with that. The problem I have is what can a national organisation do about it? It seems to me that organisers come and go determined by completely random factors, so it is hard for me to see how a national organisation can 'encourage' more organisers to come forward.
I think it important that Chess Scotland is realistic and talks about what it can change.
P.s. I agree that there are many foreign players who would like to come and play in Scotland and that would be a great market to tap into. Portugal and Italy seem to be doing a great job of marketing holiday tournaments, there is no reason Scotland couldn't do the same.
That seems to me to boil down to, "Things are not very good we need more tournaments". I don't think I, or indeed anyone else, would disagree with that. The problem I have is what can a national organisation do about it? It seems to me that organisers come and go determined by completely random factors, so it is hard for me to see how a national organisation can 'encourage' more organisers to come forward.
I think it important that Chess Scotland is realistic and talks about what it can change.
P.s. I agree that there are many foreign players who would like to come and play in Scotland and that would be a great market to tap into. Portugal and Italy seem to be doing a great job of marketing holiday tournaments, there is no reason Scotland couldn't do the same.