(17-07-2019, 07:37 PM)David Deary Wrote: I feel sorry for Matt in all this. He doesn't deserve to be the subject of this thread. Congratulations on your win btw!Hi David. Matt isn't the subject, in fact several aspects of the decision/policy are being discussed.
As for the eligibility criteria it is archaic by comparison to other sports. Grandparentage is the norm for criteria now and it should be the same for chess. I'm quite sure if this was put to the membership it would pass. I'm happy to propose it for the next AGM. Any seconders?
Talk of taking back the trophy is frankly crass and unbecoming! The optics of that would be a PR disaster. Even more so than this thread!
I proposed a motion to change to the Grandparent criterion myself in 2015, it was defeated by 19-10.
But it isn't one of the criteria at present, in any case.
Cheers
(Can we please try to keep this civil, this discussion has been on-topic so far)