Chess Scotland Noticeboard A place for chess nuts to boast over an open forum    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Richardson/Spens 2010-11 Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next          Chess Scotland Noticeboard Forum Index -> General Chess Chat View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message A Muir King Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Dumbarton Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:21 pm    Post subject: Richardson/Spens 2010-11 Richardson 8 teams entered : Bon Accord, Cathcart, Dundee, Edinburgh,Glasgow Polytechnic, Hamilton, Oban, Wandering Dragons Spens 3 teams entered : Castlehill, Edinburgh B, Hamilton B I would like a 4th team to enter Spens to give a nice number. Draws will be made at Dundee Congress Back to top SteveHilton King Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 443 Location: Greenock Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:54 pm    Post subject: Andy, Contact George Anderson, as he expressed an interest in entering a team from Edinburgh CS Back to top A Muir King Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Dumbarton Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:04 pm    Post subject: I will accept late entries to both tournaments if they contact me soon. I am also surprised that Ed West, Irvine,Kilmarnock,Troon & E Kilbride are not playing Back to top AWIC King Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 221 Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:59 pm    Post subject: A Muir wrote: I will accept late entries to both tournaments if they contact me soon. I am also surprised that Ed West, Irvine,Kilmarnock,Troon & E Kilbride are not playing Andy - the Edinburgh West AGM is this week - I would guess their Richardson entry will be ratified then. Back to top A Muir King Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Dumbarton Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:30 pm    Post subject: revised entry list The following teams have entered for the Richardson 2010-11: 1 Bon Accord 2 Cathcart 3 Dundee & Victoria 4 Edinburgh 5 Edinburgh West 6 Glasgow Polytechnic 7 Hamilton 8 Oban 9 Wandering Dragons The following teams have entered for the Spens 2010-11: 1 Castlehill 2 East Kilbride 3 Edinburgh B 4 Hamilton B 5 Ninewells 6 Phones 7 Troon Back to top CrawfordMacnab Bishop Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 28 Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:22 am    Post subject: SteveHilton wrote: Andy, Contact George Anderson, as he expressed an interest in entering a team from Edinburgh CS Confirm that Edinburgh CS would like to enter Spens. Back to top GN King Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 415 Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:10 am    Post subject: I was wondering what is format for Richardson this year? I notice on fixture list it says this is FIDE rated. I think that's new - was that an AGM decision or were clubs asked to vote on it? Back to top A Muir King Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Dumbarton Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:08 pm    Post subject: edinburgh cs + kilmarnock added to spens I made both tournaments elo rated due to popular demand (poll on website) Back to top Alan Tate King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 377 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:13 pm    Post subject: Good question - Surely you can't have a knockout with 9 teams? Back to top A Muir King Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Dumbarton Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:15 pm    Post subject: knockout with any no of teams, we had 11 last year, just have byes , 2^n formula etc Back to top Alan Tate King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 377 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:06 pm    Post subject: So only 3 rounds then...? Back to top JR King Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 447 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:08 pm    Post subject: I can't agree with FIDE rating the Richarsdon, we just have to hope this doesn't put off titled players from playing. A poll on the website surely cannot be a basis for justifying the decision, anyone can vote in the poll and a lot of votes will be from people who have no interest in the event. There is already one strong player who said he may not play because of this, I wonder how many more... Back to top A Muir King Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Dumbarton Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:48 pm    Post subject: we'll try FIDE ratings this year, if the strong players are put off we can take it off for next year Back to top Jim Stevenson Queen Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 129 Location: The Twilight Zone Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:59 pm    Post subject: Joe, leaving aside for a moment any individual preferences, and the means by which the decision was taken in this case, what are the objective arguments against fide rating given that - it is Scotland's premier club competition attracting many strong players. - is played at a reasonably slow rate of play. - is one game a day, played at a weekend. I thought the general feeling on other threads was to encourage more 'serious'/ fide rated opportunities? Back to top Phil Thomas King Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 758 Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:31 am    Post subject: Jim Stevenson wrote: Joe, leaving aside for a moment any individual preferences, and the means by which the decision was taken in this case, what are the objective arguments against fide rating given that - it is Scotland's premier club competition attracting many strong players. - is played at a reasonably slow rate of play. - is one game a day, played at a weekend. I thought the general feeling on other threads was to encourage more 'serious'/ fide rated opportunities? Fully agree Jim, We need FIDE rated events. Sure we could function without any fide rated events in Scotland but if we move towards that situation then comparisons between fide grades of Scottish players becomes less and less meaningful. 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