tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post9061480117234211513..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: Murphy Does New JerseyPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-1032099962681567142009-05-13T21:57:00.000-04:002009-05-13T21:57:00.000-04:00Hi Polly,
Sorry to post this here on your blog, b...Hi Polly, <br />Sorry to post this here on your blog, but I'm excited that you'll be in LA for John's Memorial Day weekend tournament! I will be playing in the 3 day Premier section.Saul R. Prievernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-47577232454740230722009-05-12T23:35:00.000-04:002009-05-12T23:35:00.000-04:00BDK: Buy the current rulebook. I'm not sure when ...BDK: Buy the current rulebook. I'm not sure when the next edition will come out. Frequent rules discussions come up on the USCF Chess Tournament forum. http://main.uschess.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=2<br /><br />There are links to updates that have been made since the 5th Edition came out. I just can't find them. Grrr!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-53291426444689318152009-05-12T22:18:00.000-04:002009-05-12T22:18:00.000-04:00Marty: I'll add you to the email list. We have 3 ...Marty: I'll add you to the email list. We have 3 round game/30 tournaments every Monday. The competition is getting tougher and tougher!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-19891051375413765792009-05-12T13:57:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:57:00.000-04:00I see you writing about the White Plains chess clu...I see you writing about the White Plains chess club, but I didn't find a current website for it. How often does it meet? I would be interested in going on weeks my regular chess club (WCC) does not meet.<br /><br />MartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-32854365844220920022009-05-12T08:22:00.000-04:002009-05-12T08:22:00.000-04:00Polly: many thanks for taking the time to explain ...Polly: many thanks for taking the time to explain this to me :) It makes excellent sense.<br /><br />I tried to find the USCF rules online, but I only could find the book to buy. I guess I'll buy the book at some point. When is a new edition due out, or is it safe to buy the present edition now? (It seemed the internet chapter was in need of some expansion).Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-67378460974651244112009-05-11T19:11:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:11:00.000-04:00Tiger: There are rating point limits when making s...Tiger: There are rating point limits when making switches for color. A transposition means changing a player within his half of the score group to fix color. An interchange involves switching a player from bottom of the upper half with a player from the top of the bottom half to fix color. <br /><br />I'm not going to rehash the 10+ pages of the rulebook regarding switches for colors. That's why I'm happier letting the computer figure it all out.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-43936046977790380292009-05-11T16:48:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:48:00.000-04:00Also one looks at color when doing pairings. One m...Also one looks at color when doing pairings. One may only be 2+ in a certain color, meaning one has played the first two rounds with white (thus 2+ white) one must have black in the third round which can mean that the normal half-half cut like Polly says isn't possible since you will not be the only one with a 2+ color thing. Which mean that you can get paired with a person higher up in the points group then you should with normal half-half cut.<br /><br />I hope this is understandle for you, otherwise i am sure Polly can explain it much more clearer then i can.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-92080821412220858422009-05-11T15:21:00.000-04:002009-05-11T15:21:00.000-04:00BDK: The way the Swiss system works it's always t...BDK: The way the Swiss system works it's always top half versus bottom half within a score group. What may be happening in your case is may just be missing the cut off and ending out at the top of the bottom half. let's use this an example. You have 8 players in a score group as follows:<br /><br />1450<br />1390<br />1280<br />1240<br />1050<br />1030<br />980<br />940<br /><br />Divide the group in half the pairings will look like this:<br /><br />1450 - 1050<br />1390 - 1030<br />1280 - 980<br />1240 - 940<br /><br />I didn't make any color considerations in my example. I just listed how the match ups would be assigned. <br /><br />Maybe in the next round you're at the top of the score group, but a player drops down from the score group of above, and he may be 1300.<br /><br />Or you may be at the bottom of a score group and getting dropped down to play the highest in the lower group.<br /><br />In theory the more you lose, the easier your competition should become. However if there are a lot of upsets you might never get paired down. <br /><br />When I play on Thursday nights if I'm somewhere in the middle of the bottom half it only takes one upset on a board below me to have me play a 2000 in round two versus playing an 1100. If I play the 2000 and lose I won't get the 1100 in the next round. I'll probably play a 1400 - 1500. If the tournament is middle heavy I may still get paired up in round 3.<br /><br />If the TD is following proper Swiss pairing rules then your TD is named Murphy, and you just keep ending out in the wrong part of the score group. :-) If your paranoid fantasy is true then you need to challenge his pairings. <br /><br />Spend a little time reading the rule book to understand how the pairing system works. You may have no interest in becoming a TD, but I think it's to a player's advantage to understand as much as he can about what the TD is doing, how a tournament works, and the proper rules. Knowing and understanding the rules puts you in a better position to know your rights as a player.<br /><br />It's hard playing 400 points higher round after round. If you can find some class tournaments with an under 1400 or under 1200 section that will help boost your confidence. If you get blown out of an under 1200 section, then there are other issues that I can't begin to help you with. However I don't think that will happen.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-17292042647132254142009-05-11T12:46:00.000-04:002009-05-11T12:46:00.000-04:00LOL. Awesome. You are too nice I think :)
I have ...LOL. Awesome. You are too nice I think :)<br /><br />I have a question. Rated 1050, why does the TD seem to pair me with people rated 1450 or higher when there are plenty of people rated 1200 or lower. <br /><br />Even when I lose.<br /><br />It is demoralizing and I don't like going to his tournaments much.<br /><br />I have a paranoid fantasy that it is because he is rated 1500+ and I was able to draw him (and came very close to beating him), so he is punishing me.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-80588031458537182302009-05-11T04:52:00.000-04:002009-05-11T04:52:00.000-04:00That good old Murphy. Maybe better to invite Murph...That good old Murphy. Maybe better to invite Murphy for tea next time so you can watch what he is doing during and before the tournament. :-)From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.com