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TO: FIDE, Switzerland
FROM: Norwegian Chess Fed.
REG: New Time Control
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Protest against new time control
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Dear Sir,
The Norwegian Chess Federation (NCF) disagrees
with the decision taken by FIDE's Presidential
Board (PB) concerning the time limit in the FIDE
World Cup event. In our opinion, the decision
has negative impact on the game of chess, both
among chess players and on how chess is regarded
in the society in general.
The NCF would like to raise an official protest
against the decision of the Presidential Board
to extend the time limit decision to count for
other tournaments than the FIDE World
Championships alone. The Presidential Board has
used the mandate given to them during the
General Assembly (GA) in Istanbul far beyond
what the GA intended.
The decision has great political impact because
it concerns a considerable number of players and
organizers worldwide not to mention the fact
that in making this decision, the PB has not
been acting within the laws of FIDE.
The NCF found the press release made by FIDE' s
General Secretary Mr. Omuko on January 31, 2001
unsatisfactory, given that it continued to
support the illegal decision made by the PB on
December 26th 2000. Notably, the press release
was made despite strong protests which
documented that the procedure was illegal.
This is a disquieting attitude toward the
democratic laws and structure that are supposed
to reign in our organization.
The NCF shares the viewpoints given in the
official protest of the German Chess Federation,
to which we lend our full support.
Best regards
President Per Ofstad (sign.)
The Norwegian Chess Federation
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