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CHESS TOURNEYS A QUESTION
Posted by
(VIP) 21 Aug 2004 6:44pm
ARE ANY OF YOU EVEN REMOTELY INTERESTED IN PLAYING THESE? GIVE ME A YES OR NO..........I'D LOVE TO GET THEM STARTED......THEY DO EXTREMELY WELL IN GIN AND CRIB. PLAYERS THERE EARN A LOT OF TICKETS AND LADDER PTS. HELP ME OUT HERE, I AM TYRING
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Posted by
Kaupanger
(VIP) 22 Aug 2004 10:09am
Hi KCROSE,
I wish you every luck in your efforts. I get the impression that tournament chess has never matched gin and crib as regards popularity on GC.
I don't know what sort of things have been tried or discussed in the past. The lack of success of 'standard format' tournaments might be an indicator that something completely different has to be tried. There are countless possibilities. This applies to both the tournaments themselves and how 'support' is drummed up. Unfortunately, all such measures require, at the very least, time. If the basic desire to play tournaments is not there, then this time is necessarily 'lost'.
Perhaps GC could be more direct in sounding out members about interest in some form of tournament activity. Maybe this could even be framed more widely e.g. on signing up to the site, a multiple choice selection of: I want to play for a) relaxation b) competition c) both.
At the moment, I fall into the category of person who comes to the site for diversion. It's a great site and has a good feel to it. 'Serious' tournament chess where you have to make yourself available at a definite time (probably more problematic for those outside America if games are organised for 'decent' US times) and also put a little more effort into what you do is hard to sell to those who mainly want relaxation.
Nil desperandum
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