Limerick Open: too many low-rated players?

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cdeb wrote: »

Nonsense. Are there any other Opens on the Irish tournament calendar?

There is the Irish Open weekender.

sodacat11 wrote: »

it lies with the players who should be in the under 1400 section thinking that they are too good to do so.

It's an open. The Under 1400 section is there because people below 1400 were playing someone double their rating. The Open came first then the U-1400 came after. So it's not the case that this was a 1400+ section that the organisers decided to change to an open.

sodacat11 wrote: »

I am not arguing that I am too good to play anyone, me playing a 2600 GM is just as nonsensical as my playing a 1300. All I am arguing is that players of vastly different ratings should be kept apart.

Just to be clear, a 1300 playing a 1950 is not the same as a 1950 playing a 2600 (GM or not). Rating is not linear particularly as higher the rating lower the K factor. It is very feasible and possible for a 1300 to play at a 1950 rating instead of a 1950 playing at a 2600 rating. A more accurate description would be a 1950 playing something like a 2300.

So don't play in an open (which you didn't), you clearly don't understand what an open is or don't believe you can beat lower rated opponents to face players who, on paper, have the same rating as you (Or you like complaining).

You've made an irrelevant off-topic point about other tournaments not relevant here. So let's go back on topic here.

sodacat11

mikhail wrote: »

And for the record, the last time you played up a section was February. The last time I played up was several years ago.

My FIDE rating was 2045 and my ICU was 1995, Bunratty accepts FIDE ratings so I did NOT play up............just for the record.

Unless I am wrong, although Limerick is an open there is also a section for under 1400s. My view is that the under 1400s should stick to that and if they are good enough then try to win it. Apart from not wasting the time of better players it would improve their chess.

reunion

sodacat11 wrote: »

My FIDE rating was 2045 and my ICU was 1995, Bunratty accepts FIDE ratings so I did NOT play up............just for the record.

Bunratty Site wrote:

Players will only play in the section that their latest published ICU rating (usually the January list for ICU and Feb 1st for FIDE)

Just for the record, you were rated 1990 in February FIDE list this year, so yes you did take advantage of the 50 point rule you dislike and played up. Granted you probably applied when your rating was 2000+ with FIDE but you were, under the rules, under the rating requirement.

sodacat11 wrote: »

...My view ...

It's your view, you have expressed it, so how about we move on?

tedjennings

To my knowledge the only FIDE rated event in Ireland is that has a minimum rating is the Irish Championship.
If you play in the Munster/Leinster leagues you take your chances.
I also was Deputy Arbiter for the Rilton Cup in Stockholm.
The format is as follows:
Rilton Cup Minimum rating 2200 (this is to be able to earn Norms)
Rilton Elo any player under 2200
Rilton 1800 any player under 1800
Rilton Elo any player under 1600
The point is if people want a different format they have 2 options:
1) ..........Lobby existing tournaments to change (Limerick will not change)
2) ....Run you own tournament with your own rating rules.

zeitnot

tedjennings wrote: »

To my knowledge the only FIDE rated event in Ireland is that has a minimum rating is the Irish Championship.

There's no minimum rating for the Irish Championship. Up to 14 places are expressly set aside for a variety of causes, including nomination by various officials, without any rating requirement whatsoever. So if you're a friend of the organiser, to take just one example, you don't have to be rated 900, let alone 1900.
Matters are so ludicrous that it's hard to believe the championship is in good health. Oh wait ... it's not in good health, it's in a death spiral.

sodacat11

tedjennings wrote: »

To my knowledge the only FIDE rated event in Ireland is that has a minimum rating is the Irish Championship.
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The Gonzaga Masters is for 1800 and over