10-01-2012, 09:38 AM
Gary,
There are numerous players who refuse to play in weekend Opens that are FIDE rated as they don't agree with playing 2 FIDE rated games in a day.
There is also the problem of the time control, for an event to be FIDE rated, it has to use one of the approved time controls. That does not suit all congresses
There are numerous players who refuse to play in weekend Opens that are FIDE rated as they don't agree with playing 2 FIDE rated games in a day.
There is also the problem of the time control, for an event to be FIDE rated, it has to use one of the approved time controls. That does not suit all congresses
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"