New Elite tournament

David Tebb

Tournaments

21 Apr 04

David Tebb

Joined: 26 May 02
Moves: 72546

21 Apr 04

The new Elite1 tournament is described as being for players rated over 1900, but the minimum rating has not been set. One player, rated under 1200, has already entered. Can this be rectified? Because this could be the tournament of the top players that many have asked for.

Dave

LivingLegend

Amsterdam

Joined: 26 Jan 03
Moves: 27540

21 Apr 04

I already noticed it, but you beat me to post about it....

I'll drop Russ a note... 🙂

Mind if I enter the tournament? 😉

Olav

Russ

RHP Code Monkey

RHP HQ

Joined: 21 Feb 01
Moves: 2459

21 Apr 04

1 edit

All fixed now. Thanks to those who alerted this.
-Russ

piderman

Zeist, Holland

Joined: 11 Sep 03
Moves: 19384

22 Apr 04

Nope, not fixed. On the tournaments page it says rating n/a-n/a, and on the 'Elite I' page it says ratings 1900-0. Bit confusing, that.

LivingLegend

Amsterdam

Joined: 26 Jan 03
Moves: 27540

22 Apr 04

It's good enough...! 🙂

~~skeeter~~

515 + 30 days

Syver Yurt TC

Joined: 08 Mar 03
Moves: 38202

23 Apr 04

Originally posted by LivingLegend
It's good enough...! 🙂

Apparently not. As at time of post two entries only out of an eligible pool of some 30 players.

skeeter

tejo

a unique loser

LIAAA

Joined: 08 Oct 03
Moves: 15848

23 Apr 04

I guess the timeout is too short, at least for me it is. I think most top players require a timeout of at least 3 days, but maybe even 7. For me it has to be 7 days and the 14 day timebank

Quirine

Tovenaar

Dieren

Joined: 20 Apr 02
Moves: 355136

23 Apr 04

Originally posted by tejo
I guess the timeout is too short, at least for me it is. I think most top players require a timeout of at least 3 days, but maybe even 7. For me it has to be 7 days and the 14 day timebank

for me any time-out will do, though I prefer 3 days, but I want the timebank at least 21 days and the only reason for that is:
It's impossible to take a vacation here at RHP. A game can last up to a year (don't say it doesn't happen, because anyone who plays skeeter knows better)🙂 and personally I think even 21 days vacation in a year is not much to say the least...

Otto

tejo

a unique loser

LIAAA

Joined: 08 Oct 03
Moves: 15848

26 Apr 04

Russ, I think you need to increase the timeout, because I don't think it will start

Chris

Site Admin

Wimbledon

Joined: 21 Feb 01
Moves: 26275

26 Apr 04

Originally posted by tejo
Russ, I think you need to increase the timeout, because I don't think it will start

I have increased the timeout to seven days to attract more players.

-Chris

tejo

a unique loser

LIAAA

Joined: 08 Oct 03
Moves: 15848

26 Apr 04

Originally posted by Chrismo
I have increased the timeout to seven days to attract more players.

-Chris

Perfect. I have already joined. Thanks Chrismo

awrightus

Joined: 28 Jul 03
Moves: 6272

26 Apr 04

Originally posted by tejo
Perfect. I have already joined. Thanks Chrismo

Meeee tooooo! 😲

However, we need some more heavy hitters like Tejo to join so they can slap us 1900s around a little bit. Let's get some more of the *real* elite in this one.

Cheers - "Cletus Awreetus Awrightus"

flexmore

Quack Quack Quack !

Chesstralia

Joined: 18 Aug 03
Moves: 54533

27 Apr 04

as an 8 player tournament the second round is quite possibly going to be a draw.

if it was a 12 player tournament it would be much less likely that a draw would result in the second round.

- and more good players get their boot in.

dscp

Joined: 21 Feb 04
Moves: 18112

02 May 04

Originally posted by flexmore

as an 8 player tournament the second round is quite possibly going to be a draw.

if it was a 12 player tournament it would be much less likely that a draw would result in the second round.

- and more good players get their boot in.

Agreed. Bigger elite tournaments would be nice, perhaps with a "RHP Championship" attached? You could have an open and a closed.

I do have one question though: how come I got stuck in the wild moose half of the draw? I feel some humiliating loses coming on.