15-10-2012, 09:46 PM
Clement Sreeves Wrote:Why are the Chess Scotland rules different from FIDE rules?
Because we think ours are more logical!!!
The median would play the lowest seed if there was an extra player. Therefore it seems logical that they should also play bye. In addition. why give the lowest rated player the bye (I know that's not really the case here) and then have them out of their depth for a few rounds playing much higher rated opponents who had earned their point. In the days when the British bye went to the lowest I had players asking for a half point or zero point bye for that very reason.