12-08-2016, 11:05 PM
Ian
I don't have a problem with Fide Rated Quickplay....chess is fun, this rating does not matter.
Alan
As you are more of a chess professional than me, then yes you are fine with Fide Rated weekend tournaments as you will be much fresher for the demands it takes to perform.
Edinburgh used to be a lot stronger before Fide Rating was introduced.
Largs Congress
I share the same view as everyone else, this has been a very welcome addition over the last few years. As current Largs open champion I am very disappointed they have followed the trend of now making it Fide Rated, despite earlier entry forms stating that it was not Fide Rated.
Friday nights round starts at 6pm. I work to after 4pm and would then have nearly an hour travel to the event, meaning there is no way I would be fresh for that game. Fide games are more important than CS graded games, is this the way we should be treating Fide Rated games...tired players, no time to prepare, no time to eat beforehand.
I don't have a problem with Fide Rated Quickplay....chess is fun, this rating does not matter.
Alan
As you are more of a chess professional than me, then yes you are fine with Fide Rated weekend tournaments as you will be much fresher for the demands it takes to perform.
Edinburgh used to be a lot stronger before Fide Rating was introduced.
Largs Congress
I share the same view as everyone else, this has been a very welcome addition over the last few years. As current Largs open champion I am very disappointed they have followed the trend of now making it Fide Rated, despite earlier entry forms stating that it was not Fide Rated.
Friday nights round starts at 6pm. I work to after 4pm and would then have nearly an hour travel to the event, meaning there is no way I would be fresh for that game. Fide games are more important than CS graded games, is this the way we should be treating Fide Rated games...tired players, no time to prepare, no time to eat beforehand.