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| (1) Posted by Marek Kwiatkowski [Saturday, May 19, 2007 14:15] |
The Fide Album
The judging of the Fide Albums is a very time-consuming occupation. Some experts of kinds are as a rule nominated for this duty. It seems to me that their hard work should be rewarded in a special way e.g. 5 points of which sum, separately counted, would constitute max. 34 % points missing to a title of composing (Fide Master, etc.).
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| (2) Posted by Sarah Hornecker [Saturday, May 19, 2007 14:21]; edited by Sarah Hornecker [07-05-19] |
I don't think that would be fair. It would be okay if they got some money or maybe the rank of an international judge but I don't see how they should be rewarded with a composing title (or parts of) just by judging.
PS (In reply to Marek Kwiatkowski below): It never was only a hobby to me.
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| (3) Posted by Marek Kwiatkowski [Saturday, May 19, 2007 15:44] |
I think that the chess composition is being seen by a lot of us in another way than just a hobby. It generates some conflicts of interest and can be the main reason of a large number of critiques. Let us take a distance to all. It will help us to find some good solutions.
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| (4) Posted by Juraj Lörinc [Saturday, May 19, 2007 23:05] |
Sorry, Marek, in my view this is definitely not a good idea. Any suggestion making the composing title easier to achieve is a contribution to potential inflation of titles. That included past suggestion to award WCCT or WCCI successes by FIDE Album points and yours is no exception. (And this I am saying despite both gaining some success in WCCI and having judged one section of FIDE Album.)
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| (5) Posted by Yochanan Afek [Monday, May 21, 2007 00:50] |
That Russia had not a single living grandmaster for endgame studies between 1990 and 2005 suggests that there is something very wrong with the system of awarding titles based exclusively on Fide Album points.
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| (6) Posted by Sarah Hornecker [Monday, May 21, 2007 01:02] |
Or it means there are no more over-good russian composers. I believe it is good as it is where "Grandmaster" can be achieved in a lifetime, not in a couple of years like the OTB title.
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| (7) Posted by Yochanan Afek [Monday, May 21, 2007 13:37] |
To say that Russia had no GM level composer in that period is part of the absurd that I have tried to demonstrade by this extreme example of an unbelievable situation where top composers have barely FM titles. The title should perhaps be a lifetime achievement provided that its holder is left with a couple of years to enjoy this recognition. Besides,why wouldn't solving GMs receive it as a life-time achievement?
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| (8) Posted by Hans Gruber [Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 13:05] |
Hi Marek,
having been FIDE-Album judge several times in different sections, I meanwhile almost would be International Master only by judging ... I think the merits are different ... my motivation to do the Album judging job is intrinsical in nature, I am happy without any extra reward.
Hans Gruber
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