13-04-2022, 01:18 AM
Andy,
I am disappointed that you feel that way. I want Scottish Chess to move forward whatever the result of these votes. Over the last decade there have been a lot of talented Scottish juniors who should be pushing for a place in the Olympiad team, but the they aren't. Something is not working very well.
Scottish Chess has a number of very positive aspects - your Scottish Chess magazine is certainly one of them, but these haven't come together to produce an overall positive picture - far from it. We could say what is Chess Scotland going to do about this? but this is largely asking people who are overworked to do more. I do think the Federation needs a 5 year or even ten year plan as effectively they have in Ireland, but I am not sure that would gain the necessary traction at the moment.
What I think is required at the moment is a rebuilding from the base up. All the ideas that I listed above I have seen in action recently. There may well be instances of of similar events in Scotland too but I don't see them covered on the website or on this forum. It is bizarre that this is posted on the English Chess forum https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12659 but not seen on the Scottish Chess forum and this is not an isolated case.
I am deeply disappointed with where Scottish Chess is at the moment and hope that things will improve. That is my honest opinion.
I am disappointed that you feel that way. I want Scottish Chess to move forward whatever the result of these votes. Over the last decade there have been a lot of talented Scottish juniors who should be pushing for a place in the Olympiad team, but the they aren't. Something is not working very well.
Scottish Chess has a number of very positive aspects - your Scottish Chess magazine is certainly one of them, but these haven't come together to produce an overall positive picture - far from it. We could say what is Chess Scotland going to do about this? but this is largely asking people who are overworked to do more. I do think the Federation needs a 5 year or even ten year plan as effectively they have in Ireland, but I am not sure that would gain the necessary traction at the moment.
What I think is required at the moment is a rebuilding from the base up. All the ideas that I listed above I have seen in action recently. There may well be instances of of similar events in Scotland too but I don't see them covered on the website or on this forum. It is bizarre that this is posted on the English Chess forum https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12659 but not seen on the Scottish Chess forum and this is not an isolated case.
I am deeply disappointed with where Scottish Chess is at the moment and hope that things will improve. That is my honest opinion.