Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:15:53 03/01/04
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On March 01, 2004 at 11:57:51, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >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? If you say that you do not show up in case of a knockout there is no problem. If you say that you show up but quit in case of losing then it is wrong to do it. Uri
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