[blind-chess] "Speaking up" the Ladder
- From: "Roderick Macdonald" <rjmacdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:12:54 -1000
Hi Richard,
Perhaps it might be worth revisiting the end-of-year procedures for the
Ladder. I am not proposing anything specific, however.
At the end of the year the procedure is to reverse the Ladder order to start
the new year, with the top player starting out on the bottom and the bottom
player bouncing to the top. Is this still the way to go if the rules change
and allow oen to challenge anyone (I think) all the way up the ladder?
The issue I am thinking about is that while some players are very active and
challenge someone new as soon as a game ends, there are also players who
only play a very few games all eyar. I would think that the more games a
player plays - the more challenges issued - the more justified that person's
rise up the beanstalk. But if someone does not issue any challenges, or just
one or two, all year...? Is there any merit in awarding a second title to in
some way reward activity plus achievement? Perhaps one point for each
challenge issued plus one point for each winning challenge and one point for
successfully defending a challenge...?
Again, not a proposal for change, but perhaps one to stimulate the
collective gray cells.
Rod
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