Scarborough Congress

[NickFaulks]

https://www.facebook.com/danny.gormally ... 0798252900

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[Simon Rogers]

I've finished my game. Regrettably I lost with the white pieces against the Icelandic Gambit. Some interesting tactics. I still enjoyed the game.
Danny beat Tim Wall this morning.

[Andrew Zigmond]

Great to be back in Scarborough after an enforced year away. A fantastic congress and I enjoyed every minute of it. While some of the faces never change it was good to see some new ones; indeed the average age may well be quite a bit down.

That said Danny Gormally's comment was interesting. Perhaps not entirely appropriate but interesting ... I shall say no more!

[Simon Rogers]

First bits of news.
Andrew Ledger and David Zakarian shared first prize.
It was announced at the start of the final round that it was Andrew and Maggie Butterworth's last Scarborough Congress. A round of applause was given for their hard work and the organising committee are now looking for a entries secretary and someone to run the bookstall.

[Simon Rogers]

Next bit of news.
Apparently Mick Connor's karaoke singing went down well last night. I believe a dozen chess players went to see Mick sing a number of Elvis Presley songs including Suspicious Minds.
I hear a group of them sang The Boys are back in Town.
Mick returned to our B & B for about 2am.

[Chris Rice]

Results

[Nick Grey]

Congrats BOB KANE

[Jon Tait]

Interesting to note the way the entries are skewed towards the Open, which i think would have been a change to what was normal prior to the pandemic. Has anyone got any theories about this (and has this been a feature of recent tournaments elsewhere)?

No theories. But it can't be a good thing when none of the players who finished in the the top three got to play each other.

[Kevin Thurlow]

https://www.facebook.com/danny.gormally ... 0798252900

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What did he say? This forum is my main source of "anti-social media".

"But it can't be a good thing when none of the players who finished in the the top three got to play each other."

An accelerated pairing system (much as I dislike them) might have helped in that respect. But doubtless there were good reasons for not doing that.

[jholyhead]

Everyone's a Monday morning TD.

I'm just grateful Scarborough put on the event.

[Ian Thompson]

https://www.facebook.com/danny.gormally ... 0798252900

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What did he say? This forum is my main source of "anti-social media".

It's still there - https://www.facebook.com/danny.gormally ... 0798252900 - and still not obvious what he meant or why he said it.

An accelerated pairing system (much as I dislike them) might have helped in that respect.

How? Wouldn't the likely effect have been a lower ranked player doing better than deserved because they hadn't played any of the top-seeded players and a massive tie for 1st place on, say, 4 points?

I don't see how any pairing system is going to address a problem caused by the tournament having almost 3 times as many players as is desirable for a 5 round tournament.

[NickFaulks]

What did he say?

I'm not going to repeat it, but if I click on my link ( not your truncated version ) it goes straight there.

[Roger de Coverly]

I don't see how any pairing system is going to address a problem caused by the tournament having almost 3 times as many players as is desirable for a 5 round tournament.

The experiences of the past, when such numbers were commonplace, would suggest that accelerated systems can resolve the problem of having two people on 100% at the end of the final round.

Presumably a reason they didn't use acceleration was that they didn't put it on the entry form that they might. In the conditions for Hastings, it's usually present, although that's more down to a belief that acceleration can better preserve Norm opportunities.

[Chris Goddard]

Was the prize money increased from what was stated on the entry form?

[Kevin Thurlow]

"Everyone's a Monday morning TD."

What a strange thing to say. I asked a question, I didn't criticize - I am grateful they put on the event as well, as I am always grateful when people stage events.

"Wouldn't the likely effect have been a lower ranked player doing better than deserved because they hadn't played any of the top-seeded players and a massive tie for 1st place on, say, 4 points?"

Indeed, one of the reasons I don't like acceleration.

"Presumably a reason they didn't use acceleration was that they didn't put it on the entry form that they might."

Sounds reasonable.