Division Four 2022-23
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Or just PP - that should avoid any unfortunate embarrassing abbreviation jokes in the school yard.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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Unless Poisoned Pawns already have that one.Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:58 pmOr just PP - that should avoid any unfortunate embarrassing abbreviation jokes in the school yard.
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A curious pairing in today's matches - in the triangular match board 715 is a repeat of yesterday's board 714, with colours reversed.
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"A curious pairing"
Indeed - I noticed that. It is one of the problems with the triangular matches, but I guess if the teams change between Saturday and Sunday, you cannot avoid it, unless the organizers allow you to fiddle the board order, which is not desirable. At least the colours were different. You just hope the Saturday game didn't end in a huge argument! Obviously triangular matches are preferable to an entire match default.
The previous weekend, one of the players met two different opponents from the same team.
Indeed - I noticed that. It is one of the problems with the triangular matches, but I guess if the teams change between Saturday and Sunday, you cannot avoid it, unless the organizers allow you to fiddle the board order, which is not desirable. At least the colours were different. You just hope the Saturday game didn't end in a huge argument! Obviously triangular matches are preferable to an entire match default.
The previous weekend, one of the players met two different opponents from the same team.
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I know various pairing systems can cause different problems, but isn't the general idea to play chess and have fun doing so?
I have lost count of the number of times I have travelled abroad with friends and been drawn against one of them in the first or second round.
I am not claiming that is fun (unless of course, I win), but to me worrying about it does not help matters.
I have lost count of the number of times I have travelled abroad with friends and been drawn against one of them in the first or second round.
I am not claiming that is fun (unless of course, I win), but to me worrying about it does not help matters.
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One can avoid this by keeping Saturday's boards 1, 3 and 5 on odd-numbered boards (not necessarily the same ones) on Sunday - and, similarly, keeping Saturday's boards 2, 4 and 6 on even-numbered boards. Of course, if personnel change, it may be that the board order rules prevent this.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:42 pm"A curious pairing"
Indeed - I noticed that. It is one of the problems with the triangular matches, but I guess if the teams change between Saturday and Sunday, you cannot avoid it, unless the organizers allow you to fiddle the board order, which is not desirable. At least the colours were different. You just hope the Saturday game didn't end in a huge argument! Obviously triangular matches are preferable to an entire match default.
The previous weekend, one of the players met two different opponents from the same team.
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I am not sure why it happened but it looked like in that triangle match two players defaulted on opposite boards so presumably both opponents missed a game?
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There were defaults involved in the triangular match as well, which might have had something to do with it. I think both players enjoyed the games, which is the whole point, especially in the lower reaches of Division 4.
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And speaking of defaulting I was surprised to see Wessex 2 reappear after missing the first two weekends but still two players short - I had thought they had been expelled from the league already
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If you look at both days' results you can see that the board 705 and 716 defaults by Crowthorne occurred on Saturday and the board 706 default by Coventry on Sunday so there weren't any missed games.Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:52 pmI am not sure why it happened but it looked like in that triangle match two players defaulted on opposite boards so presumably both opponents missed a game?
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Reports of Wessex's demise have been greatly exaggerated.Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:59 pmAnd speaking of defaulting I was surprised to see Wessex 2 reappear after missing the first two weekends but still two players short - I had thought they had been expelled from the league already
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Crowthorne B would appear to be giving a simultaneous display on Saturday:
41 Average Wood Pushers A - - - MASCeteers
42 Guildford Young Guns - - - Poole Patzers
43 Wotton Hall - - - Wessex Some Stars A
44 The Full Ponty - - - Celtic Tigers 2
45 CSC/Kingston 2 - - - War and Piece A
46 Barnet Knights C - - - Coventry
47 She Plays To Win Lionesses - - - Cambridge University Y1
48 Oxford 3 - - - Anglian Avengers 2
49 Ashfield 2 - - - Average Wood Pushers B
50 Ashfield 3 - - - She Plays to Win Young Stars
51 Cambridge University 3 - - - Deaf England
52 Iceni 2 - - - She Plays To Win Uni
53 Iceni 3 - - - Sussex Martlets 3
54 Watford B - - - War and Piece B
70 Oxford 4 - - - Wessex Some Stars B
71 Wessex Some Stars B - - - Crowthorne B
72 Crowthorne B - - - Oxford 4
41 Average Wood Pushers A - - - MASCeteers
42 Guildford Young Guns - - - Poole Patzers
43 Wotton Hall - - - Wessex Some Stars A
44 The Full Ponty - - - Celtic Tigers 2
45 CSC/Kingston 2 - - - War and Piece A
46 Barnet Knights C - - - Coventry
47 She Plays To Win Lionesses - - - Cambridge University Y1
48 Oxford 3 - - - Anglian Avengers 2
49 Ashfield 2 - - - Average Wood Pushers B
50 Ashfield 3 - - - She Plays to Win Young Stars
51 Cambridge University 3 - - - Deaf England
52 Iceni 2 - - - She Plays To Win Uni
53 Iceni 3 - - - Sussex Martlets 3
54 Watford B - - - War and Piece B
70 Oxford 4 - - - Wessex Some Stars B
71 Wessex Some Stars B - - - Crowthorne B
72 Crowthorne B - - - Oxford 4
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Re: Division Four 2022-23
Triangular with Wessex B and Oxford 4 by the look of it
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Excuse my ignorance, but how does that work with six players a side?Mick Norris wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:11 pmTriangular with Wessex B and Oxford 4 by the look of it
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So long as there are an even number of players in the team, so you can divide it in half, it will work. See https://www.4nclresults.co.uk/2022-23/4 ... xport/#t31 and https://www.4nclresults.co.uk/2022-23/4 ... xport/#t31, for example.Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:20 pmExcuse my ignorance, but how does that work with six players a side?Mick Norris wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:11 pmTriangular with Wessex B and Oxford 4 by the look of it