28-09-2012, 04:13 PM
I don't really have anything to add to the previous two posts; I'd just like to agree with them. The paucity of FIDE-rated events in Scotland is extremely disappointing, and the context provided by the countries Dougie mentioned earlier underlines that. As it is, anyone who wants to play more than 15 or so rated games in a season has to leave the country to do so, which is daft.
There's long been a trend towards shorter games in international tournaments. 4 hours is definitely a long enough session to justify submitting a game for FIDE rating - as mentioned earlier, anyone who's concerned that that's less time than they normally have should remember that their opponent has to deal with the same control.
There's long been a trend towards shorter games in international tournaments. 4 hours is definitely a long enough session to justify submitting a game for FIDE rating - as mentioned earlier, anyone who's concerned that that's less time than they normally have should remember that their opponent has to deal with the same control.