I guess you'd need to have electronic pairings to do this? They still use manual pairings which can take some time when you've got to manage downfloats of several score brackets.Mike Truran wrote:Is it unreasonable to expect that round by round results and final crosstables should be available on a timely basis?
I agree completely, the current prize fund isn't much more than a typical weekend congress. I doubt it would take too much more to encourage more titled participation, particularly with a British title at stake.Simon Ansell wrote: I think the answers to Mike's questions would be easier to fathom if the ECF actually put some money into the event. It is an established, well-supported event with a British title at stake after all. Even a small amount would probably make a difference in some areas, for example the website, and a modest increase in the first prize would probably encourage a couple more GMs to play.
I enjoyed the new time control of 20+10 compared to the previous 30+0, more games are decided over the board rather than random time scrambles and arbiters having to have 20 pairs of eyes looking for 10.2 claims.