D'oh! Just realised, we've already got a banded duel format, which I'm actually playing in (I dunno, if I checked my facts before I opened my mouth I'd feel a lot less foolish in the long run...)

Anyway, yes, well, more of those, please!

oops i missed the 1100-1200 range!

RATING PLAYERS (One dot = 12.5 players.)
0600s 0006
0700s 0024..
0800s 0089........
0900s 0254....................
1000s 0611................................................
1100s 0984..............................................................................
1200s 1233....................................................................................................
1300s 1142............................................................................................
1400s 0769............................................................
1500s 0500........................................
1600s 0281........................
1700s 0140............
1800s 0079......
1900s 0041....
2000s 0015.
2100s 0023..
2200s 0013.
2300s 0001
2400s 0001

Well pleased. Thanks to all concerned. Keep em coming.

the small banded tourneys were much more fun and had more apeal i've scaled my games down cause i'm getting killed in big tourneys

I agree with Hopster!

Originally posted by flexmore
oops i missed the 1100-1200 range!

RATING PLAYERS (One dot = 12.5 players.)
0600s 0006
0700s 0024..
0800s 0089........
0900s 0254....................
1000s 0611................................................
1100s 0984..............................................................................
1200s 1233.................................... ...[text shortened]... 079......
1900s 0041....
2000s 0015.
2100s 0023..
2200s 0013.
2300s 0001
2400s 0001

Originally posted by Hopster
I don't think anyone is listening.

To be honest for us lower level players the big open tournaments aren't much use. Okay we get the occasional pleasure of beating someone ranked a few hundred points above us. But usually its a little pointless. We are not there to masssage the egos of the top site players. Although granted we may learn a little. But wi ...[text shortened]... site members think?

Perhaps Russ is waiting for other tournaments to finish and clear first?

Originally posted by Una
I agree with Hopster. I have been a 1300-1400 player at most sites I play on. Here my rating is not as high, but the point is here it is not fun for either the lower rated not the higher rated player in games where they are over or under matched.

I like GameKnot's and Chess-Knights system where players set up tournaments and establish ratinges, if they are theme, etc.

Una