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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