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Annex Chess Club in Toronto traditionally has three sections for our club tournaments. We find that something like Crown, U1900 and U1500 usually divides the three sections fairly evenly. For the upcoming ACC June Bug Swiss, we're trying out an experiment of raising the floor on our top section, now dubbed our "Masters section," to 2200 to see if that makes it more appealing for stronger players.
(This new club tournament starts this Monday May 29. All are welcome. CFC membership is required as well as club dues. Players within 100 points of the cut-off, i.e. 2100+, would also be welcome to join the top section. New players may join any round of the tournament.)
Re: ACC is trying a new "Masters section" for 2200+
I think being over 2100 is a good idea as it is bad for masters' chess to play 1900 patzers. But with all the masters in Toronto it's hard to get even six to come out regularly. Maybe one will attend if their friend also enters. What do the masters say?? Maybe more if they know that they can drop in. Advertise at the blitz at the chessfest. And note that the Annex tournament is FIDE rated.
Re: ACC is trying a new "Masters section" for 2200+
The Annex tournament isn't FIDE rated anymore. It was FIDE rated before Tyler Longo left, because he was a FIDE Arbiter. Marcus on the other hand, unfortunately, isn't one. I wish the tournament was FIDE rated too.
Re: ACC is trying a new "Masters section" for 2200+
Hi,
Marcus recently passed the arbiter exam and it is certain a short matter of time before he can rate tournaments with FIDE on his own.
As for the masters' section, sure it may seem a bit ambitious. Or is it?
Toronto Closed tournaments (at the Annex) in the past few years have been very healthy, with the average rating of 8 players ~2300. There is a fee to enter and the prize money / trophy is more symbolic than anything. However it's a matter of prestige and the winner will forever be a Toronto champion. Starting a 2200+ section right after back-to-back Annex Club Championship and Toronto Closed is the right time. The strong players have developed some habit of attending the club and know they can play in strong tournaments at the Annex. Of course it's ambitious but as Erik pointed out, a few good players will bring in a few more.
A lot of repeat-players in the crosstables above, a clear indication that a decent crop of players will continue playing even in a relatively close environment.
Re: ACC is trying a new "Masters section" for 2200+
You can run FIDE rated events without being a FIDE Arbiter, although there are some restrictions (such as: you must be a national arbiter and no norms can be earned at the event). Nothing that would prevent you from running a standard weekend swiss or club tournament though, as far as I know.
My advice would be to keep going if possible. These masters are really a bunch of chickens afraid of losing ratings points. But with enough patience, you can convince them to come out of hiding. As soon as you'll have 2 or 3, a 4th one will suddenly show up and so on.
It's a matter of persevering until you reach the right threshold (in number of masters) so that the tournament is attractive for all them, even the least courageous.
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