Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:57:51 03/01/04
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On March 01, 2004 at 11:31:25, Uri Blass wrote: >On March 01, 2004 at 11:04:40, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On March 01, 2004 at 01:41:15, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On February 29, 2004 at 23:04:31, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>>>On February 29, 2004 at 22:25:05, Charles Roberson wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Omid, >>>>> >>>>> I thank you for having an open mind on this. As for my thoughts. >>>>> I don't like A. IMHO, B is better. >>>>> >>>>> It may take more than 7 rounds to decide in 2004. If Rebel, Crafty, TheKing, >>>>> Lambchop and Tiger (to name just a few) and/or a few others compete. It will >>>>> take more than 7 rounds to decide. The number of rounds to decide depends >>>>> on the competition. >>>>> >>>>> My dislike for A is the following: The 5th placed competitor in the 2nd >>>>> group may be stronger than one or more of the top 4 in the first group. >>>>> Thus format A introduces a considerable amount of luck. IMHO that would not >>>>> be good. >>>>> >>>>> Again, thanks to all for an open mind. >>>> >>>>I completely agree with you. Add to that, that if i would be kicked out after 5 >>>>rounds, that i'm not going to play another 6 rounds whatever happens. You play >>>>for a title. When you're out, you're out and leave. >>> >>>Wrong >> >>WRONG. >> >>>By your logic even if there is one swiss you leave the tournament in the last >>>rounds if you see based on results that you have no chance to win the >>>tournament. >> >>WRONG, your logics do not realize that in a swiss tournament i can still get >>divided 5th by winning the last 2 rounds. In the knockout you can never get >>better than 9th if you're knocked out. > >What title do you win by dividing 5th place? > >I think that people who play should play all games and different behaviour is >simply not sportivic behaviour and should be a reason to ban the people who do >it from future events. >Uri That's why i told the tournament organisation that in case of a knockout and i'm out of it, i'm going to sightsee the rest of Israel. Playing for a 9th spot: NO THANKS. The majority however will simply not even show up in Israel, should they be banned for doing that?
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