20-08-2013, 12:36 PM
George Murphy Wrote:Sorry to be pedantic at this time of morning, Phil, but this is not a public Noticeboard. Only people who have registered can access it.
By the way, congratulations to father and son for coming first = in the Marymass Major. Can't happen very often, I suspect. Well done both!!
George
Ah but George surely any member of the public can register. =o
Marymass results were a little bit of a fluke. 3.5/5 should not be equal first in any section. 5 shared 1st equal. So thanks to all those people who took draws in the major section over the weekend - includes 3 of my opponents who accepted the draw offer made by me.
Real statistical fluke of the weekend Ithought was 3 other players entering a small section with exactly the same grade as me. I was seeded last of the 4 in alphbetical order.
Bizarrely at Inverness in 10 days it looks like I won't be top seed in the major event. Brendan O'Gorman (who didn't play at Marymass) is ahead of me in alphabetical order (only). Considering the details of swiss pairing could this be a rare occasion when alphabetical order works in my favour?