19-08-2014, 11:50 PM
Clement Sreeves Wrote:This year's British had 59 participants, 37 of which were under 2200.
This remind me of a funny video where Ben Finegold has a rant about it. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGSYFXKm4Wk#t=38m30s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGSYFXKm4Wk#t=38m30s</a><!-- m -->
It is why the Winter Chess was so important for Scotland last year. 9 games against good opposition, for not too much money. Although none of us threatened the norms, I picked up my first half point against a 2500+ player which I feel was a good milestone (I only had the chance to play 1 previously). The opportunity to play good opponents can't be undersold. The more access players get to matches of this level, the more titled players we will create from the 2100+ guys.