10 Jan 07
Originally posted by Snowman606I am wondering if you had 50 or more games going at one time, couldn't you easily drop say up 200 points in a short time??? Question from a soon to be subscriber !!
If they are different time controls then why not?
Problem comes when you have too many 1-day timeout tournaments on the go at once as my appalling current form attests.
11 Jan 07
Originally posted by RamnedIt obviously depends on the tournaments, and of course how many games you are willing to play. If you play in two duels, you'll still have far fewer games than if you play in one tournament with big groups. A long-haul tournament can take forever, but you can play very slowly, so it won't add that much to your gameload. Thematic tournaments might only be offered once, so if you are interested in a specific opening and it comes up as a tournament, you'd better join even if you are already playing in a different tournament. Etc....
play in 2 tournaments at the same time?
11 Jan 07
Originally posted by Very RustyVery true. . .
I am wondering if you had 50 or more games going at one time, couldn't you easily drop say up 200 points in a short time??? Question from a soon to be subscriber !!
I find if I have more than twenty games on the go at any one time I cannot keep up, end up being forced to move and then make bad moves and loose games.
There are regular tournaments in which you never play more than two games against one person in each round.
Good fun because you never know what level of ability your opponent will have.
11 Jan 07
Originally posted by Very RustyYes. It is tough to suddenly start 50 games and keep up. It's like going froma 1 mile run to a 10 mile run in 1 day.
I am wondering if you had 50 or more games going at one time, couldn't you easily drop say up 200 points in a short time??? Question from a soon to be subscriber !!
But if you work to it, you'd be used to it. As I said before, be careful, do what you can do. More fun not to be overwhelmed.
11 Jan 07
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Originally posted by RamnedThe reason for the question is: Your opponent in a tourney could be showing oh lets say 1350 for an i.e. , but from having had so many games going at once had lost 200 points. you would actually be playing a player who was rated at 1550. See my point?
Yes. It is tough to suddenly start 50 games and keep up. It's like going froma 1 mile run to a 10 mile run in 1 day.
But if you work to it, you'd be used to it. As I said before, be careful, do what you can do. More fun not to be overwhelmed.
11 Jan 07
Originally posted by Very RustyI find that opponents ratings can very wildly over the course of a tournament.
The reason for the question is: Your opponent in a tourney could be showing oh lets say 1350 for an i.e. , but from having had so many games going at once had lost 200 points. you would actually be playing a player who was rated at 1550. See my point?
11 Jan 07
Originally posted by Very RustyThe point was that I was over 100 concurrent games and in about a 3 week span lost 250 points. The rating is going back up again, but it was an example of your hypothetical situation in progress. The real issue was that I blitzed the majority of the games.
So you think it has to do with the 85 games you have going? Looks to me like you are rated about 200, less than what your actual rating is?
13 Jan 07
Originally posted by zebanoIn comparision I've had 150 games in progress at a time in the past and not had my rating suffer noticably during that time. It helped that the majority were 7 day or longer timeout.
The point was that I was over 100 concurrent games and in about a 3 week span lost 250 points. The rating is going back up again, but it was an example of your hypothetical situation in progress. The real issue was that I blitzed the majority of the games.
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14 Jan 07
Originally posted by Very Rustyi went from 1150-820 in one day after i subscribed. I did go on too many games and tournamnets (6 i think). Managing 20-30 games is completely plausiable, if you have a specific time control (mine being 7 dyas)
I am wondering if you had 50 or more games going at one time, couldn't you easily drop say up 200 points in a short time??? Question from a soon to be subscriber !!