| Kevin Bachler 2005-01-15, 5:46 pm |
| "Vince Hart" <VinnyJH@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105814910.086150.319680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
quote:
> Rather than saying that the opinion is disliked Kevin, I would say that
> it is disagreed with.
I have yet to have anyone openly disagree with the principle that to play in
an ICA championship that a person must be an ICA member.
What they dislike is applying the extra cost to scholastic players.
quote:
>And while I cannot speak for everyone who
> disagrees with your opinion, I would say that I am skeptical about
> whether the extra value it adds gives the ICA sufficient leverage to
> require ICA membership of all high school and scholastic players who
> participate in officially sanctioned tournaments.
>
> Vince Hart
ICA needs no leverage, Vince. It is the state chess association. It can do
what it wants. If the players (and organizers) decide to try to organize
something on their own, it's not like ICA would be out anything -- they get
nothing now.
Just do it for 3-4 years. It will become perfunctory.
Another interesting idea to consider would be to move the Illinois Open to
Memorial Day weekend. There are some side considerations that would need to
be worked out, but from the perspective of coordinating chess with
scholastic players, that would probably be a better date (end of school year
rather than the beginning.)
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