I'm leaving after my current games have finished. No big deal, I'm just fed up with entering rated tournaments to find too many high ranking players there because they have been afk for a while and their rating has dropped well below their real ranking.
Anyone know of a chess site where more care is taken over who is allowed to enter tournaments? I just want a level playing field (or chessboard). 🙂
Originally posted by GoggyThread 53165
I'm leaving after my current games have finished. No big deal, I'm just fed up with entering rated tournaments to find too many high ranking players there because they have been afk for a while and their rating has dropped well below their real ranking.
Anyone know of a chess site where more care is taken over who is allowed to enter tournaments? I just want a level playing field (or chessboard). 🙂
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Originally posted by GoggyYeah I know how you feel. Obviously there has to be some leeway because of peoples changing ratings, but I am in a tournament where the maximum is 1325 and there is a 1500 player in there.
I'm leaving after my current games have finished. No big deal, I'm just fed up with entering rated tournaments to find too many high ranking players there because they have been afk for a while and their rating has dropped well below their real ranking.
Anyone know of a chess site where more care is taken over who is allowed to enter tournaments? I just want a level playing field (or chessboard). 🙂
Still though, when I entered my rating was hovering about 1300 but now I am on 1389.
Originally posted by EsotericTournament 1006
Yeah I know how you feel. Obviously there has to be some leeway because of peoples changing ratings, but I am in a tournament where the maximum is 1325 and there is a 1500 player in there.
Still though, when I entered my rating was hovering about 1300 but now I am on 1389.
Apparently this guy was a novice when he entered the tournement 😴
Originally posted by millermanNearly half the players entered in the tourney finished with a rating outside the band.
Tournament 1006
Apparently this guy was a novice when he entered the tournement 😴
Originally posted by GoggyAre you sure you're not leaving because of the jerks in the forum?
I'm leaving after my current games have finished. No big deal, I'm just fed up with entering rated tournaments to find too many high ranking players there because they have been afk for a while and their rating has dropped well below their real ranking.
Anyone know of a chess site where more care is taken over who is allowed to enter tournaments? I just want a level playing field (or chessboard). 🙂
Originally posted by millermanKlaus Behrmann is in this tourney too - check out his profile.
Tournament 1006
Apparently this guy was a novice when he entered the tournement 😴
However, both these guys entered when they were p1200. A loop hole in the current tournament entry system - you can't enter banded tourneys when you have a provisional rating, except p1200 (before you finish 5 games)
Russ is gonna sort this system out - there's a thread in the General forum looking for suggestions for changing the system. Why don't you post up your ideas for improving it?
There was a thread in the tournement forum from around Feb, talking about this very tournie.
A few players PM Klaus to re4quest that he withdraw from the tournie and he, to his credit duly did.
This guy is adamant that he has gone from a novice to a 1850ish rating in the last 9 months. ( Wish i could improve that quickly)
🙂
As for ideas, i'll have to have a think about it, but i'm sure Russ will close all the obvious loopholes soon