08-01-2014, 02:43 PM
David
I would completely agree and as others have said the presence of an actual opponent is an essential element in personalizing the battle. That said if the event is advertised as including remote players then everyone is free to enter or not.
Quote:When I enter a tournament i want to play someone over the board and not a faceless screen which I already do by playing internet chess. One of the main points of playing in an OTB tournament is to socialise and meet new people, so personally i think turning up to play a computer screen would be very irritating
I would completely agree and as others have said the presence of an actual opponent is an essential element in personalizing the battle. That said if the event is advertised as including remote players then everyone is free to enter or not.