[blind-chess] ATB/RE: Re: More ideas on the ladder...
- From: Rebecca Blaevoet <amrywoddyddiauheulog@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:06:38 -0000
Just to add my two pence here about the ladder, I think I may have said
something similar already, but as a weaker player, I'm not fussed if I reach
the top spot. If we were getting paid, now, it might be another thing, but
I'm here to have fun and learn about playing chess, not to prove how good I
might or might not be. So every two years suits me just fine!
Rebecca
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[mailto:blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Ar ran/On Behalf Of stan lovell
Sent: 11 December 2011 13:38
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Subject: [blind-chess] Re: More ideas on the ladder...
I like the ideas being put forward by Andy and others to enliven the ladder.
Particularly, I like the ideas to publish good performances, such as: 1.
Player who played the most games during a year; 2. Player who scored most
points during a year; 3. Most improved player during the year. This could
be determined by the player who increased his/her rating by the most points
during the year.
The only snag I can see by not flipping the ladder at all is that weaker
players would be less likely to find themselves within striking distance of
the top and, therefore, it would be more difficult for them to hit the top
spot. A flip every two years with the person who reaches the top dropping
back to the bottom straight away might achieve the best of both worlds.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Cooper <mailto:acoop@xxxxxxx>
To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 4:13 PM
Subject: [blind-chess] More ideas on the ladder...
Hello Players,
I have written to a few of you off-list and Rod and I have some more
ideas to share on the possibilities for the ladder structure. First are a
couple of ideas from Rod:
"Don't flip the Ladder at all, ever. Instead declare a yearly champion and
flip that one person to the bottom to try again. Meanwhile everyone else
continues their climb.
Other ideas: The person in the top spot on the last day of the Ladder year
gets proclaimed the King or Queen of the year and then moves to the bottom.
The person with the best score (two points for a win, one point for a draw,
nothing for a loss) gets proclaimed Knight of the year, a r Queen gets
bounced to the bottom. Other possible titles might be for the most games
played, or the biggest increase in ELO rating during the year."
I, Andy, would like to suggest that we use a two-year structure, which Rod
is neither for nor against. This way we could declare a champion at the end
of the first year and then declare another champion for the tournament,
which would last for two years. We could also reward with accolades anyone
with a remarkable record at the end of each year, for example most wins,
most games played, best record, most players played successfully, and so on.
(Some of these ideas come from other folks.) I definitely like the idea of
acknowledging several kinds of good ladder performance. Please let us know
your thoughts, and thanks for helping us reach a concensus.
Andy
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