Scottish Championship

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Scottish Championship

Post by Alex McFarlane » Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:14 pm

The Scottish is a 16 player event this season (Covid restrictions were still tight at the time it was organised).

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https://view.livechesscloud.com/#525658 ... 4e43281ebe

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Ian Thompson » Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:39 pm

Alex McFarlane wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:14 pm
The Scottish is a 16 player event this season (Covid restrictions were still tight at the time it was organised).

Live games

https://view.livechesscloud.com/#525658 ... 4e43281ebe
Who cares about the games when we can have a lengthy debate on the merits, or otherwise, of the pairing system? :)

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:11 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:39 pm
Who cares about the games when we can have a lengthy debate on the merits, or otherwise, of the pairing system? :)
Something similar was suggested by at least one captain for the 4NCL swiss this season.

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Roger de Coverly » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:24 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:11 pm
Something similar was suggested by at least one captain for the 4NCL swiss this season.
Being over clever with seedings doesn't always work well in the context of a team event where team strength can vary from one weekend to the next.

Division 3 initial seeding didn't work that well given that the winners played one of their nearer rivals in round one.
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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:14 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:24 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:11 pm
Something similar was suggested by at least one captain for the 4NCL swiss this season.
Being over clever with seedings doesn't always work well in the context of a team event where team strength can vary from one weekend to the next.

Division 3 initial seeding didn't work that well given that the winners played one of their nearer rivals in round one.
It was certainly wise not to attempt anything like that in the Division One/Two swiss in case Covid had wiped out half the season without any of the top teams playing.

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Joey Stewart » Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:19 pm

On the subject of strong Scottish players, whatever happened to Jonathan Rowson - he was great during his reign as British champion but then seemed like he disappeared completely after that, did he give up?
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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:22 pm

He seems to be focused on his academic work these days, though he was still playing some chess only a few years ago at most.
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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by David Sedgwick » Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:23 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:39 pm
Who cares about the games when we can have a lengthy debate on the merits, or otherwise, of the pairing system? :)
This had the potential to be an interesting experiment.

However, the effect of the Round 1 results was that the Round 2 pairings didn't differ significantly from normal ones.

It just goes to show, once again, that tournaments would run more smoothly without players. You can always rely on players to mess things up.

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Alistair Campbell » Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:45 pm

Getting back to the chess, it looks a very open competition (I haven't contemplated how the pairing system might have an impact) and I thought you could have made a decent case for any one of at least half the players to end up victorious. I think there are six former champions in the field, plus top seed new Scot Dunnington. I suspect there may be a bit of rustiness on display, and the field currently resembles the Tour de France.

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:17 pm

The Tour de France right now is risking its collective neck by riding over cobbles, is that what you meant?
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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Geoff Chandler » Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:37 pm

Scottish Championship Results with Rd. 5 pairing including score so far.

https://chess-results.com/tnr633063.asp ... art=2&rd=5

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Alistair Campbell » Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:06 pm

JustinHorton wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:17 pm
The Tour de France right now is risking its collective neck by riding over cobbles, is that what you meant?
No, you're giving me too much credit, although I imagine the fact le Tour is happening featured in my subconscious. (I hadn't seen those cobbly bits before - are they a regular feature?)

It was more an attempt to reverse the tired cliche of "cycling is chess on bikes" with chess is like cycling with boards and pieces. Or something. Basically there have been a lot of draws and no-one had edged clear of the pack - although after his win yesterday Murad has a chance to put some clear blue water between him and the rest.

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:09 pm

The cobbles have featured a few times before, and caused a reasonable amount of chaos each time; cycling is a dangerous sport

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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:20 pm

Final results

How did the pairing system work out?

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Congratulations to Murad Abdulla who has won his third Scottish Championship title. Murad finished on 6.5 points the same score as Keith Ruxton but his "performance rating" tie break was superior. Murad is presented with cup by Chief Arbiter Alex McFarlane (photos by Geoff Chandler)
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Re: Scottish Championship

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:13 pm

Or this perhaps?
https://www.chessscotland.com/news-post ... uly%202022.

Nice photos, Geoff.

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