His withdrawal was requested too late though to avoid his opponent winning by default and, after the upfloat, being catapulted, for free, to 5.5/6, unfairly impacting the tournament.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:27 pmBizarrely, Dominguez has been paired in round 7 (board 22). After tweeting the organisers though he has been removed and the pairings republished
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That at least in part is down to FIDE intransigence in not allowing pairings to be changed or repairings to avoid defaults.Keith Arkell wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:58 amHis withdrawal was requested too late though to avoid his opponent winning by default and, after the upfloat, being catapulted, for free, to 5.5/6, unfairly impacting the tournament.
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I believe some players are upset by the discovery that they are not playing the opponent they expected.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:07 amThat at least in part is down to FIDE intransigence in not allowing pairings to be changed or repairings to avoid defaults.
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They did change the round 7 pairings when I contacted them to say that Dominguez was in the draw but at least then it was a matter of minutes.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:07 amThat at least in part is down to FIDE intransigence in not allowing pairings to be changed or repairings to avoid defaults.Keith Arkell wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:58 amHis withdrawal was requested too late though to avoid his opponent winning by default and, after the upfloat, being catapulted, for free, to 5.5/6, unfairly impacting the tournament.
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Even then, as an organiser I have found there is always one player who manages to see the original pairings but not the revised ones.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:19 amThey did change the round 7 pairings when I contacted them to say that Dominguez was in the draw but at least then it was a matter of minutes.
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I'm pleased to report an IM norm for Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (Ukraine) who was born in 2008 and plays for Wood Green Youth in the 4NCL.
https://chess-results.com/tnr830639.asp ... =30&snr=44
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And there's more: https://chessbase.in/news/Indian-player ... XhwVL110R0LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:22 pmAn unfortunate tale: https://twitter.com/MounikaAkshaya/stat ... 60/photo/1