Hi Alan. I've been scratching my head over Colin's last two quick draws. I first wondered why he didn't have a bit more of a go when he played Matthew in Round 8 (with a big prize at stake for the Open itself). Initially I took it he mainly wanted to win the Championship, but then I noticed Matthew was down as SCO. I asked Alex if he could win the title and he said yes.
I wondered if Colin was aware of this and thought of checking with him - but I felt he was bound to know and anyway it was not really my business to bother people about their own affairs.
Having seen your comment I wish I had now! But do you know this - has Colin said he thought he was winning the title? It would explain his peaceful last round!
The reason I asked Alex (before the last round) was that as far as I could tell, Matthew still didn't seem to meet any of the 'eligibility' criteria, which the last time I saw them were (one of) Scottish birth, parentage or two-year residence.
It is of course true that Matthew has made a very good contribution to Scottish Chess.
Matthew has had the SCO code for a few years after transferring his FIDE designation from England to Scotland (in 2012 ?).
However the SCO code isn't supposed to give eligibility - that's what the criteria are supposed to be for!
What was the motion you refer to?
I wondered if Colin was aware of this and thought of checking with him - but I felt he was bound to know and anyway it was not really my business to bother people about their own affairs.
Having seen your comment I wish I had now! But do you know this - has Colin said he thought he was winning the title? It would explain his peaceful last round!
The reason I asked Alex (before the last round) was that as far as I could tell, Matthew still didn't seem to meet any of the 'eligibility' criteria, which the last time I saw them were (one of) Scottish birth, parentage or two-year residence.
It is of course true that Matthew has made a very good contribution to Scottish Chess.
Matthew has had the SCO code for a few years after transferring his FIDE designation from England to Scotland (in 2012 ?).
However the SCO code isn't supposed to give eligibility - that's what the criteria are supposed to be for!
What was the motion you refer to?