More Rating-based Tournaments?

Originally posted by Farnaby
I am fortunate that my rating is high enough to largely avoid the problem of which Odinson speaks. On the rare occasions when I play up 400+ points, I accept it as an opportunity for a lesson.

Nonetheless I can empathize with Odinson's frustration. It seems like banded tournaments were much more prevalent in the past, and they seem to have been reduce s and have found him to be friendly and gracious in spite of our rating differential.
-Will

I want to make sure I am not misinterpreted. I have never played a truly "rude" player on this site, at any rating level. In fact, virtually everyone, especially the higher-ranked players such as Will, is willing to offer up advice and are universally good sports. I appreciate the "lesson", as I have often said upon game conclusion (i.e. my resignation 😉 ), and where else do you get a chance to play truly superior opponents on a regular basis?

My frustration is purely with the inherent "impossibility" (nothing is 100 percent) of winning a tournament on the overwhelmingly frequent occasions when a handful of entrants vastly outrank the remainder. Remember, everyone down to the Class Z 😉 player likes taking home a little hardware.

Having said all this, there have been more banded tournaments lately which resolves the issue.

Dave