14-02-2013, 06:46 PM
Hawick, Borders, East of Scotland (now in with Edinburgh) and, going back a bit, Aberdeen are congresses that immediately spring to my mind. We need to try and make it easier to organise an event to encourage people to do it. Ireland have a system where you bring your own chess set to play on in a tournament (except the top section). I know this is a minor point and there are a many other things to think about (venue, balancing the books, tables, chairs etc) when organising an event. But lots of little things like this could make it more simple to do.