Swiss

tournaments.

Originally posted by dottewell
tournaments.

Swiss tournaments are used in OTB chess because many other types of tournaments (grouped elimination) would be impractical as only two games per day (at most) can be played. As in correspondance chess games can be played simultaneously there is no need for swiss tournaments.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Swiss tournaments are used in OTB chess because many other types of tournaments (grouped elimination) would be impractical as only two games per day (at most) can be played. As in correspondance chess games can be played simultaneously there is no need for swiss tournaments.

But they are quicker than all-play-all & fairer than knock-out. I don't see how it could hurt to have it as an option.

Originally posted by dottewell
But they are quicker than all-play-all & fairer than knock-out. I don't see how it could hurt to have it as an option.

Even a small swiss tournament would require 6 rounds. 6 rounds will take upwards of a year even with short timecontrols. Compare that to Tournament 898 (an all-play-all) which will finish in 60 days at the most.

Also there is nothing unfair about knock-out tournaments, the best performing player will still win. Yes, it can suck to draw a top player in the first round but take heart from the fact that you wouldn't have won the tournament anyway and RHP doesn't track placings just winners.

Swiss tournaments are especially useful as a single tournament can give results for many classes (the overall winner being the Open winner, the highest placed sub-2000 being the U2000 winner etc.) however RHP has banded tournaments for this.

All in all swiss style tournaments just aren't suited to correspondance chess.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Even a small swiss tournament would require 6 rounds. 6 rounds will take upwards of a year even with short timecontrols. Compare that to Tournament 898 (an all-play-all) which will finish in 60 days at the most.

Also there is nothing unfair about knock-out tournaments, the best performing player will still win. Yes, it can suck to draw a top player in t ...[text shortened]... ts for this.

All in all swiss style tournaments just aren't suited to correspondance chess.

Okay, you win.

See you in the dead-thread tourney (it's a Swiss, I believe).

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Originally posted by Aiko
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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Even a small swiss tournament would require 6 rounds. 6 rounds will take upwards of a year even with short timecontrols. Compare that to Tournament 898 (an all-play-all) which will finish in 60 days at the most.

Also there is nothing unfair about knock-out tournaments, the best performing player will still win. Yes, it can suck to draw a top player in t ...[text shortened]... for this.

All in all swiss style tournaments just aren't suited to correspondance chess.

IECC and other correspondence chess organizations run Swiss tournaments. I've played in these. They take years. (It's not much fun when you get a bye, however.)