11-09-2012, 02:32 PM
Derek Howie Wrote:Not sure that the junior tournament idea would work because:
- junior events are effectively allegros, so is not the same as 2 hour plus games. I know Phil mentions the Primary Individual but it was still looked upon by many as an allegro, despite the way that it was graded.
- it's difficult enough to get kids that play junior tournaments to take their time
- the junior squad generally don't play in junior events
It would certainly be interesting to see a congress try it but it may not be practical with the 2 games a day scenario, but hopefully someone can overcome that potential problem.
Well it's a start. Future junior internationalists will have played in junior events will they not? It's true though that if some (sections of) congresses could adopt the system then this would be more beneficial. The practical issues are something of a myth as Clement points out - it is very rare for games to go past 100 moves.