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Drogheda Chess Congress

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  • 11-06-2016 10:03am
    #1
    Vampslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭


    Has anyone heard anything about this congress yet? Did it go well? Why has it not been rated yet? Normally good fun but does not seem to attract the higher rated players and was wondering why not?


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    mikhail
    Registered Users Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭mikhail


    It might be just that the guys running it haven't gotten around to it, or that there was some formatting issue with their ratings file they haven't fixed yet. These things happen.

    One report here:
    https://stbenilduschessclub.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/mariusz-wins-drogheda-2/


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    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,160 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    There's photos and some results on the Drogheda website too.


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    Vampslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Vampslayer


    Makes sense I suppose. It's just that most results get posted very quickly these days and I know most people like to check them out asap.

    Nice to see the photos though.


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    #5
    Vampslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Vampslayer


    They have a great venue down there so how come they have few numbers attending.


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    #6
    mikhail
    Registered Users Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭mikhail


    Vampslayer wrote: »
    They have a great venue down there so how come they have few numbers attending.
    I can only speculate. The format used to be a bit odd, but I liked it. I guess it suffers from being too close to Dublin to be a weekend away, but too far to be as convenient as the Dublin tournments. I've enjoyed it the odd time I've played; I agree it's a nice venue.


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    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,160 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    The format changed to a regular weekender two years ago


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    mikhail
    Registered Users Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭mikhail


    cdeb wrote: »
    The format changed to a regular weekender two years ago
    Yeah, I know. I thought it was a mistake - the old format made the tournament unique. I wonder what the thinking on the change was.


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