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All affected players notified now, the revised prize winners for the Viking Open:
1st CM Adam Bremner 4.5/5 (£250 & Trophy)
2nd Alex Gillies 4.5/5 (Trophy)
3rd Alan Grant 4/5 (Trophy)
1st Grading Prize (Rank1-4) Alan Grant 4/5 (£100)
2nd Grading Prize (Rank 5-18) Alex Gillies 4.5/5 (£100)
3rd Grading Prize (Rank 20-33) Lukah Connolly Sams 3/5 (£100)
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We have decided to move the Largs Viking Chess Congress to a less congested part of the season. The next one will take place on 23rd-25th of June, which will be held at the same time as the Largs Live Festival.
I am also pleased to announce that there will be an addition to the chess calendar, the Stirling Chess Congress, which will be held 28th-30th of April. Details of both events will follow in the next few weeks.
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Excellent!
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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Just like to acknowledge and thank Adam for splitting the prize money, when he did not have to.
I used to think and just accept the tie break systems we use are fair. I now have doubts on them. It takes a big differential in prize money to highlight the randomness and unfairness. You can only beat who is in front of you and if you win all your games : by default this inherently favours the higher graded player as they will normally play higher graded opponents. This affects TPR and sonneborne-berger, although the later adds to the randomness as its more about the opponents opponents and/or random last round draws and byes often on the bottom boards.
Where time allows for titles and trophies I favour 5 minute play offs. If anyone also want to play for the prizemoney that's between the players involved. For me I think prizemoney should be shared.