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**Just2Good** · 09-25-2007, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by MOZ

Also, eventually, some ACF officer may want to address the trial that cost them $2500 but seemed to achieve little; but I think they are trying to bury that.

I have been told that the idea originated with Graeme Gardiner. That's alright by me as I understand Graeme's business is heavily dependent upon chess juniors and by cutting the rating fee he could hold more rapid tournaments which were particularly popular with juniors, thus cutting an additional business expense.

So I can see why he was a proponent of it. What I can't understand is what was in it for the ACF or why they decided to proceed with it. I have also been told that it was put to a vote which narrowly passed to trial it for a year.

09-25-2007, 05:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,039 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	What was in it for the ACF? Originally Posted by MOZ Also, eventually, some ACF officer may want to address the trial that cost them $2500 but seemed to achieve little; but I think they are trying to bury that. I have been told that the idea originated with Graeme Gardiner. That's alright by me as I understand Graeme's business is heavily dependent upon chess juniors and by cutting the rating fee he could hold more rapid tournaments which were particularly popular with juniors, thus cutting an additional business expense. So I can see why he was a proponent of it. What I can't understand is what was in it for the ACF or why they decided to proceed with it. I have also been told that it was put to a vote which narrowly passed to trial it for a year. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~