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Subject: Re: CCT5 planning started

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 15:39:23 11/09/02

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On November 09, 2002 at 16:40:01, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On November 09, 2002 at 12:36:50, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>I'd like to see a proposed
>>time schedule, to verify that 9 rounds can fit into the one weekend.
>
>With a time control of 60/10...
>--------
>Saturday
>--------
>Round 1: 8AM
>Round 2: ASAP after round 1 is over
>
>(Probably around 12:00 or 12:30PM after round 2)
>Lunch break: 12:00 or 12:30PM
>
>Round 3: 1:00 or 1:30PM (depending on what time round 2 ended and how long we
>allow for a lunch break)
>
>Round 4: 4PM
>Round 5: 6 or 6:30 PM
>
>And your day would be over by 8 or 9 in the evening. That makes for a long day
>though. Sunday would be basically the same, maybe start an hour later or
>something. It's doable, but with the time increment it could go longer and make
>for a really long day for some.
>
>I think we should also consider international schedules. For example, playing 12
>or 13+ hours one day might be ok if it means I get up at 8AM and we finish
>around 9PM, but if I lived in another country and it started at 8PM and went to
>9AM the next day, and I have to be at work at 8AM on Monday, that's not going to
>work for me, so maybe a two weekend tournament is better. Then again, it means
>that some people will have to be up half the night for two weekends instead of
>one. Just something to think about.
>
>Russell

Sorry about my ignorance, but do you have a chess program?

Will




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