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Re: Canadian Open comments (from a non-participant)
Don't most players analyze their games anyway? I always put my games into Fritz after playing them, so I mean, it's a small matter from my perspective to copy the game and email it.
Don't most players analyze their games anyway? I always put my games into Fritz after playing them, so I mean, it's a small matter from my perspective to copy the game and email it.
I think you would be surprised at how few people actually use their computer to analyze.
Not very effective I am afraid but if you manage to get some back, good for you. It is so simple to get the gamescores at the source by providing carbon copies which is done all over the world.
Sometimes canadian tournaments feel like "first ever tournament" where everything are being done for the first time...
Don't most players analyze their games anyway? I always put my games into Fritz after playing them, so I mean, it's a small matter from my perspective to copy the game and email it.
Good news! The Matthew Scott games from the Canadian Open 2010 are saved! ;)
Re: Canadian Open comments (from a non-participant)
here's the way to duplicate games without having to pay for carbon copies, give each player a really sharp pencil, have them press hard with a blank pad below the scoresheet, when they are done take the bottom blank pad and rub graphite on it, voila the Les Nessman sneaky snooper spy way of reading what was on the top sheet, I think the FBI did the same thing with Fischer's games when they were following him around :) :) :) :)
Re: Canadian Open comments (from a non-participant)
At the 2001 CO (Sackville) the University printed the double scoresheets (I think) and the players deposited a copy into the box. We collected them throughout the round and marked up the pairing board or result board.
We had someone enter half a dozen or ten top games for a bulletin (I can't remember if it was on-line or if we printed it).
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Other than that, I think the organizers should get some credit.
One of the nicest touches is that all players have been provided boards, sets , clocks, pens, scoresheets, and results sheets. The organizers get 5 stars out of 5 for this!
Re: Canadian Open comments (from a non-participant)
Anthony wrote:
One of the nicest touches is that all players have been provided boards, sets , clocks, pens, scoresheets, and results sheets. The organizers get 5 stars out of 5 for this!
I would expect those conditions as a minimum at any "national" event (it's standard in Europe).
(but Toronto has come a long way since the 1970's when one organizer charged the players for scoresheets)
Re : Canadian Open comments (from a non-participant)
I was wondering is there is newspapers articles in the Globe and mail or the Toronto Sun about this years Canadian open ?
I think its important to have articles about chess to interest the people to visit the tournament ,to interest them to play chess in a club or in a tournament .
Here in Quebec i never seen a article about the quebec open in the 3 montreal newspapers .
Update: I got several games (and photos) until my camera's battery suddenly discharged (it is an old (7y) rechargeable battery with a one resurrection )
(it is an old (7y) rechargeable battery with a one resurrection )
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