H. G. Muller wrote on Mon, Sep 12, 2016 05:47 PM UTC:
I don't think so. Chess players don't care at all what FIDE says. They play what they want,which is orthodox Chess, and see anything else as a threat to their investment in learning to play it well. As FIDE itself is run by people like that, it is more likely they would ban anyone that doesn't play by orthodox rules. In fact I think they are already doing that; my brother, who is involved in running a Chess club, told me that one of the conditions for a club to be a member of the national Chess association is that they will not allow games under deviating rules.
If the FIDE and Nippon Shogi Renmei would decide to merge, Chess players would simply shrug and think: "this does not concern me".
I don't think so. Chess players don't care at all what FIDE says. They play what they want,which is orthodox Chess, and see anything else as a threat to their investment in learning to play it well. As FIDE itself is run by people like that, it is more likely they would ban anyone that doesn't play by orthodox rules. In fact I think they are already doing that; my brother, who is involved in running a Chess club, told me that one of the conditions for a club to be a member of the national Chess association is that they will not allow games under deviating rules.
If the FIDE and Nippon Shogi Renmei would decide to merge, Chess players would simply shrug and think: "this does not concern me".