[blind-chess] Re: New Ladder Seeding Proposal
- From: "Jim" <jhomme1028@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:32:26 -0400
Hi,
Richard, because I forget lots of stuff, and maybe I didn't send you a note,
please put my name on the ladder.
My proposal for the ladder list is to have a cutoff date. Shuffle the list
in random order, now that you have some names. Whoever comes in after the
ladder starts goes in from the bottom. If you happen to get good and bad
players together, in the spirit of this list, trust that the players will
help the ones who want help. And if someone wants to have a strong player go
over their game, we figure out a way to do it.
Jim Homme
Skype: jim.homme
"Every day's a gift."
From: blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris C.
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:30 PM
To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-chess] Re: New Ladder Seeding Proposal
Hi Richard,
I highly agree with you in that I think we should be more focused on
education and less on competition. That is the main reason i support the
reverse order proposal.
I think it is all in how we approach it.
Instead of looking at it as being "sitting ducks" or "targets", I look at it
as an opportunity to learn.
One thing I like about the list is the relaxed atmosphere, and I think this
is because we try to help one another, and that is the way it should be.
To much concentration on competition or rating points will take away from
this.
There is nothing wrong with some fun competition, but we should never lose
sight of why we are all here, and that is to learn from each other and help
each other become better players.
Just my opinion.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: R Dinger <mailto:rrdinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: chess <mailto:blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:01 PM
Subject: [blind-chess] New Ladder Seeding Proposal
Good Morning All,
I am trying to find a workable compromise between Mike's very good "festival
seeding" idea and the desire for a reverse seeding by some others.
I do not want to put the less skilled players in a situation where they
appear to only be there for target practice for the big guns.
I think this list will be more successful if our focus is less on
competition and more on education. Competition is, of course, how you
demonstrate achievement of that education, but competition has its
destructive side as well.
That having been said, maybe the rules as stated already cover what to do:
Anyone that signs up for the ladder tournament prior to say Wednesday April
28 will be seeded in reverse order of their current Elo rating. Anyone
signing up after the tournament starts will be added to the bottom of the
ladder as their emails arrive.
Will this work for everyone?
Keep those ideas coming, they all have merit.
Richard
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