When can chess organizers ever abide to their own rules. Tournament starts by 9:00am when by that time they are just starting to welcome registrants and by 11:00am they are still collecting registration fees. Registration will stop one (1) hour before the tournament starts. When is that going to be? This never happens because first of all the players do not have any idea when the organizers will start collecting money. When the organizers are expecting numerous turn-out or players and yet the venue is not capable of accomdating the numbers. Please check also if the playing area is conducive enough and will not be bring harm to the players specially to the children.
I hope organizers should put in their tournament advertisement the objective of why they are having the tournament. Are they concern with the chess players development or to source income. Well, who would say the last... = ) Or the least just say for the benefit of the organizers club, barangay, family(?). If the tournament will suppose to start at 11:00, then start by 11:00am, start the registration as early as 8:00am and end it by 10:00am. So the players won`t have to wake up very early, prepare themselves and travel but end up waiting for many many hours when their spiritis are already down.
I have an email from a family friend. See how the Americans behave during tournaments.
"hey, maikwento ko lang ang siste ng chess dito on club level. Dito they play by rating....Kapag may tourney, lahat ng nagparegister will be divided into 5 - 6 section e.g. all players with rating from 2000 - 1800 is section A, yun new players or unrated will players to further section, this is regardless of age, kaya nga kahit nasa last section siya, may nakakalaban pa rin syang mga older people. Mabigat lang kapag tourney dito sa club, kasi every thursday nite at puro long-rated game, each nite - one game kc 2 hour each kayo.....ang higpit dito during tourney....lagi akong nasusot-sotan ng chess arbiter dahil sa kaluskus ng apak ko...
.... ang higpit nila, video nga lang ang pwede...ayaw nila ng ingay during game, kahit kaluskus lang ng ipis, sinisita, so I stay out most of the time. totally bawal ang ingay..bye..daryll, magtyaga k"
The worst event was the one I attended last weekend. It was a dismay. So much dismay that we go home after round 4 and its around 8:00pm already. While the tournament is on-going the organizers are shouting the 'pairings' and assign them on the next available seat whenever a pair finished a game. It happened because of the problem in the venue. The acceptance of registrants is never ending. The first game started at 2 or 3:00pm At 5:00pm tables are being added trying to accomodate all the players in the area. Well attended yes, but not a worthy tournament.
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