ECU General Assembly accepts anti-draw and dress code rules for chess events
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Hi everyone,
From January 1st, 2012 a draw offer before move 40 will be forbidden during official ECU events, and there will be a dress code. This was the main result of the ECU General Assembly, held in Porto Carras, Greece on November 5th, 2011 on the occasion of the 18th European Team Championship. ECU President Silvio Danailov and ECU Board members as well as delegates from 48 countries (members of the European Chess Union) were present at the meeting. Find a full report at www.chessvibes.com and www.chess-news.ru.
Hi everyone,
From January 1st, 2012 a draw offer before move 40 will be forbidden during official ECU events, and there will be a dress code. This was the main result of the ECU General Assembly, held in Porto Carras, Greece on November 5th, 2011 on the occasion of the 18th European Team Championship. ECU President Silvio Danailov and ECU Board members as well as delegates from 48 countries (members of the European Chess Union) were present at the meeting. Find a full report at www.chessvibes.com and www.chess-news.ru.
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3 Comments:
At November 9, 2011 at 12:32 PM ,
Alexis Cochran, New Zealand said...
dress code - wow - will be great during media publicity. makes chess pro.
At November 9, 2011 at 1:47 PM ,
j.l. vienna said...
Dont know about draw offer but dress code might be cool. What do top players say?
At November 10, 2011 at 4:44 AM ,
Saira Fernandes, Madrid said...
I think the players would like the idea of a dress code. But the draw maybe not. Will it change anything? let's see.
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