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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 4th NAPZ Championship |
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Gary |
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Jul 26, 06 - 12:34 AM |
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Hi Wes,
Since this continues I'll continue as well.
Here's the table link for the event.
http://correspondencechess.com/marconi/napzch4.htm
As a point of reference, my 26 move postal game with the player from Japan was 26 moves and lasted slightly LESS THAN ONE YEAR.
There were lots of low points though. As an example, the time I received 2 different moves from an opponent in my mailbox on the same day. They were dated the same day and postmarked in his country the same day. I don't think the TD even bothered to ask the player not to let it happen again.
Then there was the Air Mail problem. Some players didn't bother using an air mail sticker or writing Air Mail on their move. It wasn't a requirement nor was it enforced.
The rule on the postmark matching the date of the move was enterpreted so that if the sender had a sharp enough eye to catch the difference he added on the days. I suppose the rules can be interpreted so a player can hope his postmark is illegible and he can pick up multiple extra days per move.
I suppose the U.S. mail system could be so bad in major cities the TD would require moves be sent to him and he emails them to the player.
Y'know, Wes, at the end of the day a tournament director ends up with the kind of a tournament he deserves. If you don't want to stay on top of your event and you don't expect a certain level of committment from the players they simply put the event on the back burner. In this event 8 of the 15 players were from the USA and 3 from Canada. It's not like it was a World Tournament where the players are from all over the world. It's a Zonal.
There's a postal Olympiad in progress. A postal World cup is being organized. The tournament directors will direct the events and the players will play. |
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