16-09-2012, 07:09 PM
Quote:Would the introduction of an incremental time control to a weekend congress with two rounds a day not be sort of contradicatory and a bit messy?
I've played in a tournament in Europe where 2 rounds were played in a day. There were no issues and it was managed quite fine. Without exception all the players in our party took to the incremental time control, all had higher TPR than their then current Scottish grading. This appeared to happen consistently at other european tournaments for us and would suggest that better results occurred under the incremental time control. There may have been other factors at play, e.g. europeans being weaker grading wise than they seem, but we consistantly scooped up grading points.
So I'm all for it, I will also wear my sombrero and drink San Miguel 8)
oops that will be December in Benidorm at the Hotel Bali
