You're using one tournament (Remploy 1988) to make a case?! Come on!Paul Stimpson wrote:I need to get more examples but a quick look at Chess Magazine 1988 Remploy Congressthe tournament limits have not always been the same.
Minor - u110
Major - u160
Looking at Huddersfield Congress - 2008
Minor - u100
Major - u160
Ilford Congress - 2007
Minor - u120
Major - u160
This doesn't exactly back up your claim I'm afraid.
However, if you want to play that game :-
Lutterworth Minor 1984 U125
Leicester Minor 1983 U120.
Almost all minors (or whatever they get called these days) are U100 or less. A quick look at the ECF calendar for Oct and Nov reveals
Leicester Oct 2008 U100
Birmingham RP Oct 2008 U90
Oxford RP Oct 2008 U100
Caterham Oct 2008 U100
Scarborough Oct 2008 U95
Hull Nov 2008 U95
Milton Keynes Nov 2008 U100
Bolton RP Nov 2008 U120
Preston Nov 2008 U100
Torbay Nov 2008 U100
British RP Nov 2008 U101
Backs up my case exactly I would have said!