tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post7175812005168243660..comments2024-01-29T11:56:08.613-08:00Comments on Soapstone's Studio: Nebulous CatalanSoapstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615415471957675272noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-83163029324280857242008-10-26T11:55:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:55:00.000-07:00I look forward to seeing your treatise on the Cata...I look forward to seeing your treatise on the Catalan! ;)<BR/><BR/>--Jonathan HiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-31471022644540513152008-04-20T20:37:00.000-07:002008-04-20T20:37:00.000-07:00I don't know a thing about your tournament, but ha...I don't know a thing about your tournament, but having directed and played in numerous tournaments paired with Swiss-Sys I can tell you that sometimes it comes up with crazy pairings. I've seen it do stupid things just balance or alternate colors. I have actually changed pairings that Swiss-Sys made because I felt it was putting too much weight on color instead of having players matched up against opponents of appropriate rating or score. I had a tournament where both the perfect scores had two whites and 1 black. It split the score group instead of allowing one player to have 3 whites. Only one of the players had white two in a row.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-64974071662706069802008-04-19T21:30:00.000-07:002008-04-19T21:30:00.000-07:00Saw reference to your blog in Ivan's blog....kind-...Saw reference to your blog in Ivan's blog....kind-a nice...will check often...Souvik Roychoudhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739947967594339283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-39414775325245221352008-04-19T21:29:00.000-07:002008-04-19T21:29:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Souvik Roychoudhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739947967594339283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-22660708514985324982008-04-18T15:06:00.000-07:002008-04-18T15:06:00.000-07:00iw - I've changed your listing. Thanks for the li...iw - I've changed your listing. Thanks for the linkback.<BR/><BR/>charging - I've got an email into another TD to see if he can figure out why SwissSys chose our pairing as best. Depending on the move order and mood, I might try for Budapest, Modern, or Benko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-45473886581504488882008-04-18T15:02:00.000-07:002008-04-18T15:02:00.000-07:00Ernie, interesting game. We might play this week. ...Ernie, interesting game. We might play this week. Maybe I'll test your King's Indian!ChargingKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120218284616627302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-12578287562420682112008-04-18T14:24:00.000-07:002008-04-18T14:24:00.000-07:00I have added you Blog to my links. I was wondering...I have added you Blog to my links. I was wondering is you could change the link on yours to <A HREF="http://gettingto2000.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Getting to 2000</A> instead of my name. ThanksIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766013089364074425noreply@blogger.com