Well first of all I just discovered that Ken has not asked to play in the tournament. So my including him was an error on my part. Second, if we start out in reverse order, the top players will be at the bottom of the ladder and have to climb up. I'm not certain everyone is comfortable with that idea, however. That approach does make the lower rated players sitting ducks. Please think this over carefully and express your thoughts. I merely suggested it, the final decision is up to those of you that are playing. I am not going to enter the tournament at this time as I have too many irons in the fire already. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: Allen To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 5:35 PM Subject: [blind-chess] Re: Current Ladder Players So if we are doing this tournament in reverse, does that mean that Kenny begins in the top spot on the ladder? On Apr 24, 2010, at 12:44 PM, R Dinger wrote: Here is who I have so far. Let me know if there are any changes. When do you want to start? I would say we could start as early as Monday April 26 or no later than May1. Names and starting positions: Rank Name (color) 1 Ken Nead (W) 2 Shane Wegner (W) 3 Allen Maynard (W) 4 Carol Harvester (W) 5 Alvin Blazik (W) 6 Mike Gieschen (W) 7 Hugh Pharis (W) 8 Connie Torrisi (W) 9 Chris Chaffin (W) 10 Randy Kruzeniski (W) 11 Michael Allain (W) Allen allen.jd42@xxxxxxxxxxxxx