tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post2546775815268110781..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Domestic BlissTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-48769894214952823562012-08-08T16:29:01.424+01:002012-08-08T16:29:01.424+01:00I took Jonesy's response to be a call not so m...I took Jonesy's response to be a call not so much for the strict limitation of the field to a certain number, but for the entire field to meet a certain minimum standard.<br /><br />Surely a tournamnt of 70 IMs and GMs (plus ten qualifiers) would be acceptable to all?Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-50016146636428577922012-08-08T14:21:02.123+01:002012-08-08T14:21:02.123+01:00True, but setting up your rules for an event so th...True, but setting up your rules for an event so that they are not self-consistent is a recipe for trouble in the long run.Jack Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433574267085964238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-45762455660014796022012-08-08T02:12:59.510+01:002012-08-08T02:12:59.510+01:00yes, but it doesn't have anything like 50 GMs ...yes, but it doesn't have anything like 50 GMs or IMs who want to take two weeks off work to play in the British.John Coxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-54649911666357483792012-08-07T18:43:35.435+01:002012-08-07T18:43:35.435+01:00RuralRob: there is something broken about the rati...RuralRob: there <i>is</i> something broken about the rating system at the moment, and it shows up very clearly in Open tournaments. It's the fundamental assumption of the system that the population's overall playing strength stays about the same, which just isn't true when you consider just how many fast-improving players there are relative to fast-worsening players.<br /><br />(A minor point with regard to Gawain's proposals, by the way: they're not self-consistent - the British Isles has <i>way</i> more than 50 active GMs and IMs.)Jack Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433574267085964238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-74940753512206927102012-08-07T16:47:18.725+01:002012-08-07T16:47:18.725+01:00Great interview.Great interview.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-37271034548817200682012-08-07T16:35:37.252+01:002012-08-07T16:35:37.252+01:00I've never understood this whole "not pla...I've never understood this whole "not playing in Opens because of the danger to my rating" thing. The rating indicates one's current playing strength relative to the competition. If one's playing strength has not changed, he should expect to be able to at least maintain his/her current rating without too much trouble, correct? Or is there something broken about the rating system that makes it more likely to go down, regardless of whether the player is playing "up to strength"?RuralRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312167543048942606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-58624927863465905652012-08-07T13:46:16.970+01:002012-08-07T13:46:16.970+01:00PS: Other S&BC Blog interviews can be found he...PS: Other S&BC Blog interviews can be found <a href="http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.co.uk/2006/01/interview-index.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-60006650241641369062012-08-07T11:41:21.829+01:002012-08-07T11:41:21.829+01:00Thanks to Gawain for answering the questions and P...Thanks to Gawain for answering the questions and Phil for asking them. It's certainly refreshing to hear some honest responses rather than just platitudes. <br /><br />Thanks againJonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com