19-08-2014, 01:37 PM
Clement Sreeves Wrote:I think one of the biggest differences nowadays is that you play lots of players under 2100 in tournaments. Looking for example at the tournaments Colin McNab played 20 years ago, there were very few players of that level.
My most recent 9 round events:
Commonwealth: 6/9 were under 2100
London Classic: 5/9 were under 2100
Scottish congresses if I'm lucky I'll get one game against Steve Mannion, 95% of players are under 2100.
This is clearly not the only factor, hard work is more important, for most people it's hard to find the time though.
This sounds like perfect training for playing on a low board in the Olympiad :/