09-09-2016, 07:54 PM
It's more about motivation. Would you go out in a cold windy evening to play someone you've played many times before or someone rated 400 points below you... and do this 5 times, for no reward?
This banning of stronger players is also something I found when looking for rapid tournaments in England as well. Most had an upper limit of major.
No wonder Scotland hasn't produced an IM in over a decade.
This banning of stronger players is also something I found when looking for rapid tournaments in England as well. Most had an upper limit of major.
No wonder Scotland hasn't produced an IM in over a decade.