15-06-2022, 02:32 PM
Hi Andy
I do sympathise with you and if you can bear with us all for a little bit we will all get over the board chess up and running very shortly. We had to make hard decisions this year for the Scottish , with limited funds coming in and venues unable to accommodate us with the current economic and pandemic environment. The pandemic has been the biggest challenge and it got down to either holding it in a controlled environment such as Edinburgh Chess Club or not at all. It also makes sense to recognise Edinburgh's 200 years. In fact if it wasn't for the team, we probably wouldnt be able to stage it at all.
Clubs have been meeting and there have been one or two leagues who scrapped a league competition this season. I'm sure Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunbartonshire at least will be up and running from September. Will there be changes, probably, but thats the challenge
I do sympathise with you and if you can bear with us all for a little bit we will all get over the board chess up and running very shortly. We had to make hard decisions this year for the Scottish , with limited funds coming in and venues unable to accommodate us with the current economic and pandemic environment. The pandemic has been the biggest challenge and it got down to either holding it in a controlled environment such as Edinburgh Chess Club or not at all. It also makes sense to recognise Edinburgh's 200 years. In fact if it wasn't for the team, we probably wouldnt be able to stage it at all.
Clubs have been meeting and there have been one or two leagues who scrapped a league competition this season. I'm sure Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunbartonshire at least will be up and running from September. Will there be changes, probably, but thats the challenge