U.S. Virgin Islands and US Chess-Rated Tournaments

At the board meeting of March 16-17, the Executive Board passed the following motion 8-0:
 
"The Executive Board moves to suspend indefinitely the ability of US Chess Tournament Directors and Affiliates to advertise or organize US Chess rated tournaments to be held or hosted in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). This policy shall be reviewed annually or when necessary for continuation, change, or removal."
 
US Chess President Randy Bauer offered this context:

"We recognize there are US Chess Federation members who live in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). However, the USVI is recognized as a separate nation under FIDE. The FIDE-recognized leadership of USVI chess has asked US Chess to respect their sovereignty and not allow anyone to organize or advertise US Chess-rated events to be held on USVI soil. Their restriction does not inhibit the ability of USVI citizens from participating in US Chess-rated events held outside of the USVI as they have frequently done."

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