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Roger de Coverly
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by Roger de Coverly » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:30 pm
There's a new series of monthly tournaments come into existence on the ECF calendar
https://londonchesscongresss.godaddysit ... e-congress
A couple of points would put me off and perhaps other possible entrants.
Default time - 15 min
A lethal mix when combined with London traffic or public transport.
Round 1: Saturday 10:00 am Round 2 : Saturday 1:30 pm Round 3: Saturday 5:00 pm Round 4: Sunday 09:00 am Round 5: Sunday 12:30 pm Closing : 3:30 pm
The time control is 60 30, so the time between rounds is cutting it a bit fine. Other congresses have risked the thirty minute turn round, but a 9 am start on a Sunday !!!.
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Tim Spanton
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by Tim Spanton » Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:12 am
The time control has the advantage of making three games on a Saturday less tiring than with slower controls
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Phil Neatherway
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by Phil Neatherway » Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:32 pm
A 9 o'clock start effectively excludes anyone from outside London.
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Tim Spanton
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by Tim Spanton » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:52 pm
At least you would finish early on the Saturday evening even if playing all three rounds
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Phil Neatherway
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by Phil Neatherway » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:59 pm
There is also a congress at Mill Hill the same weekend.
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Tim Spanton
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by Tim Spanton » Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:40 am
Similar format, but later start and finish times
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Roger de Coverly
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by Roger de Coverly » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:15 pm
Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:40 am
Similar format, but later start and finish times
Mill Hill's round times are
Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 2pm and 5.30pm), Sunday (11am and 2.30pm).
Far more civilised.
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Tim Spanton
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by Tim Spanton » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:37 pm
Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:15 pm
Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:40 am
Similar format, but later start and finish times
Mill Hill's round times are
Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 2pm and 5.30pm), Sunday (11am and 2.30pm).
Far more civilised.
Certainly more time to attend morning mass.
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NickFaulks
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by NickFaulks » Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:15 am
Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:30 pm
Round 1: Saturday 10:00 am Round 2 : Saturday 1:30 pm Round 3: Saturday 5:00 pm Round 4: Sunday 09:00 am Round 5: Sunday 12:30 pm Closing : 3:30 pm
The time control is 60 30
Three rounds in a day with a 30" increment satisfies my definition of insanity. I realise that it makes the arbiter's life easier, but surely there are limits to that.
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by David Sedgwick » Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:16 pm
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:15 am
Three rounds in a day with a 30" increment satisfies my definition of insanity. I realise that it makes the arbiter's life easier, but surely there are limits to that.
I once had a very long game (over 100 moves) with this time limit at one of Adam Raoof's tournaments.
I wouldn't have wanted the increment to have been anything less than 30 seconds. (For clarity, I was playing, not arbiting.)
Each according to their own, I suppose.
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NickFaulks
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by NickFaulks » Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:34 pm
David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:16 pm
I wouldn't have wanted the increment to have been anything less than 30 seconds. (For clarity, I was playing, not arbiting.)
I'm sure you wouldn't, but did you give a thought to how the other players may have felt about it?
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by David Sedgwick » Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:57 pm
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:34 pm
David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:16 pm
I wouldn't have wanted the increment to have been anything less than 30 seconds. (For clarity, I was playing, not arbiting.)
I'm sure you wouldn't, but did you give a thought to how the other players may have felt about it?
I don't understand. Adam Raoof runs a lot of tournaments with this time limit and they seem to be popular.
What issue have I not considered?
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NickFaulks
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by NickFaulks » Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:19 pm
David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:57 pm
I don't understand. Adam Raoof runs a lot of tournaments with this time limit and they seem to be popular.
Three games a day with 30" increments? I didn't know that.
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Roger de Coverly
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by Roger de Coverly » Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:37 pm
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:19 pm
Three games a day with 30" increments? I didn't know that.
He's been running tournaments with that move rate for quite a few years. Previously restricted to under 2200, now under 2400.
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by Simon Rogers » Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:15 am
Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:30 pm
There's a new series of monthly tournaments come into existence on the ECF calendar
https://londonchesscongresss.godaddysit ... e-congress
A couple of points would put me off and perhaps other possible entrants.
Default time - 15 min
A lethal mix when combined with London traffic or public transport.
Round 1: Saturday 10:00 am Round 2 : Saturday 1:30 pm Round 3: Saturday 5:00 pm Round 4: Sunday 09:00 am Round 5: Sunday 12:30 pm Closing : 3:30 pm
The time control is 60 30, so the time between rounds is cutting it a bit fine. Other congresses have risked the thirty minute turn round, but a 9 am start on a Sunday !!!.
The next event takes place 17th-18th December.