Author: James Swafford
Date: 11:43:28 03/03/04
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On March 03, 2004 at 14:17:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On March 02, 2004 at 15:19:51, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On March 02, 2004 at 09:53:15, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >> >>>What about following slightly modified [Swiss system], a kind of "delayed" swiss >>>system to keep the tension a bit longer? >>> >>>For the first (4-6) rounds playing swiss with two about equal strong groups with >>>about (even) quantity and quality, eg. >>>(1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16)<->(2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15) or similar. >>> >>>Then reunion both groups and continue with standard swiss, and there are still >>>some thrilling rounds to go. >> >>>What do you think would be better? Standard 11 rounds Swiss (like in Graz WCCC), >>>or the delayed Swiss as suggested by Gerd? >> >>With all of the controversy surrounding the Graz event, you may be better off >>just aiming for an event that just runs smoothly, as opposed to trying to make >>significant changes (unless there is a clear improvement where the downside is >>very little to none). It seems like you are unsure whether the delayed swiss is >>an improvement. If you're not sure, well...if something can go wrong, it will :) > > >the quirk here is that they _know_ they are bleeding (too many rounds for last >rounds to be interesting) but they persist in trying to decide on whether to use > band-aid or gauze and tape to stop it. It would be far better to just solve >the real problem with a long-term fix rather than a poor patch... > >otherwise the patient is going to die... Or live on in agony...
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