Originally Posted by
Vladimir Drkulec
It should be pointed out that there are clauses which specifically exempt chess professionals, instructors or organizers. I am not sure who is really left. For example Article two clause 14 continues:
A professional chess player, chess teacher, chess coach, tournament director, or a player who writes chess books, a chess column, articles for a newspaper(s) or magazine(s) shall not be excluded from being a Director by this clause.
I always saw that as the "Larry Bevand can never be a Governor" rule, as it really didn't seem to exclude anyone else.
Originally Posted by
Lyle Craver
MEMO TO ALL GOVERNORS: (not specifically aimed at Garland)
Motions go smoother if they specifically reference an existing Handbook paragraph or if new, where they should go in the Handbook. Mr Z's question is legitimate and has recurred numerous times in Governors' motions in the last few years.
Leaving this info out means folks like me, Les Bunning, Bob Gillanders and the other nameless heroes who have taken previous Handbook revisions get to work extra hard. Gee thanks!
I remember Presidents and Secretaries making this point as far back as the Presidency of Francisco Cabanas so it's not a new issue!
The Chair could always just start ruling motions out of order if they are not properly formatted indicating which sections of the handbook they will update.
Christopher Mallon
FIDE Arbiter