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Question on COQ prize determination
My son, Forest Guo, participated in COQ playing in the Section A (-2000). He had a rating of 1638, and achieved a score of 6.0/9. His result is the best among all of the players with ratings under 1800 playing in that section. Therefore, the -1800 class prize ($300) should belong to him. On the other hand, however, his score of 6.0/9 was also good enough to put him in the 5th place in the entire section, tied with 2 other players with ratings of 1997 and 1924, respectively. The 5th place prize is $100 ($33.33 for each).
Now, my question is the following: Should Forest be excluded from the 5th place competition since he is already eligible for the class prize and it is much more meaningful for him? Should the determination of prize encourage excellence of performance in the chess tournament, not discourage it?
In the case of Forest, he is eligible for 2 prizes at the same time (the $300 class prize and $100 for 5th place). We believe his class prize should prevail. As a 14-year’s old player, he played very hard in that section. I think he fully deserves the better prize. But the organizer of COQ made the following decision: 1) Forest won 5th place in the Section -2000 and shared $100 with the other 2 players (completely neglected the fact that he had a rating of 1638 only); 2) The $300 class prize was awarded to 3 other players achieving a score of 5.5/9 (their ratings were 1799, 1755, and 1782 respectively).
Can anybody tell me where is the fairness and justification of these decisions? Does FQE have clear rules for guidance in those situations? Any information is appreciated. Thanks.
Now, my question is the following: Should Forest be excluded from the 5th place competition since he is already eligible for the class prize and it is much more meaningful for him? Should the determination of prize encourage excellence of performance in the chess tournament, not discourage it?
In the case of Forest, he is eligible for 2 prizes at the same time (the $300 class prize and $100 for 5th place). We believe his class prize should prevail. As a 14-year’s old player, he played very hard in that section. I think he fully deserves the better prize. But the organizer of COQ made the following decision: 1) Forest won 5th place in the Section -2000 and shared $100 with the other 2 players (completely neglected the fact that he had a rating of 1638 only); 2) The $300 class prize was awarded to 3 other players achieving a score of 5.5/9 (their ratings were 1799, 1755, and 1782 respectively).
Can anybody tell me where is the fairness and justification of these decisions? Does FQE have clear rules for guidance in those situations? Any information is appreciated. Thanks.
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