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The Irish Easter Festival

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  • 03-03-2018 12:25am
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    sodacat11
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    Looks like being a great event with a variety of tournaments for players of all strengths.Great to have all play all events particularly!!


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    Tim Harding
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    I hope to see more entries for the 7-round 40+ sections now that Bunratty is over.


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    sodacat11
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    Tim Harding wrote: »
    I hope to see more entries for the 7-round 40+ sections now that Bunratty is over.
    Given the huge success of the recent over 50s competition I'm sure it will get a healthy entry.
    I would have played in it myself but I prefer the idea of a 9 round all play all even if it means that I will be assuming the role of an ageing and injured wilderbeest thrown in with a pack of young lions.


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    Tim Harding
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    sodacat11 wrote: »
    Given the huge success of the recent over 50s competition I'm sure it will get a healthy entry.
    I would have played in it myself but I prefer the idea of a 9 round all play all even if it means that I will be assuming the role of an ageing and injured wilderbeest thrown in with a pack of young lions.

    Nine games in five days did not appeal to me but I am glad to see you entered a different event!


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    sodacat11
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    Tim Harding wrote: »
    Nine games in five days did not appeal to me but I am glad to see you entered a different event!
    If a few more players don't enter the oldies section you may get moved to mine :pac:


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    Tim Harding
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    sodacat11 wrote: »
    If a few more players don't enter the oldies section you may get moved to mine :pac:

    No, in that case I will ask for my money back. After the events of last week I am way behind with my literary work.


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    sodacat11
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    Where are all the 18-2100 rated players? Very competitive ten player all play all for 1800+ still isn't full. This should be a very exciting event because there is very little between all the entrants and literally any of them could win!!


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    Tim Harding
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    sodacat11 wrote: »
    Where are all the 18-2100 rated players? Very competitive ten player all play all for 1800+ still isn't full. This should be a very exciting event because there is very little between all the entrants and literally any of them could win!!

    I guess that a lot of them are working and this possibly explains the poor entry for the innovative 40+ tournaments. Maybe ICU should have started the events a day later and finished on Easter Monday.


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    sodacat11
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    Tim Harding wrote: »
    I guess that a lot of them are working and this possibly explains the poor entry for the innovative 40+ tournaments. Maybe ICU should have started the events a day later and finished on Easter Monday.

    Yes, strange decision to start on a Wednesday and not to use the Bank Holiday Monday. The Blitz event should have been held on the Wednesday night.


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    sodacat11
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    If the lower section had a ceiling of 1800 instead of a silly 100 point overlap with the 1800+ event that probably would have helped too as would restricting the IM event to over 2200s


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    Tim Harding
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    I am not sure what ICU intend to do if entries for the 40+ don't change. At present there are only six entries for the higher event and eight would be the minimum for a meaningful round-robin.

    Will they cancel the higher rating group or merge the two?

    I am certainly happy to withdraw and get my money back (or put it towards some future event) as I find I am busier than expected, due to time lost with these two recent snow episodes.

    I am actually going to email ICU now and propose this.

    One possibility might be for two of Ray, Bernard and Vahe to join your round-robin (though it would now mean 9 games instead of 7) and put Art and Gearoidin in the more popular sub-1600 40+. (Art is slightly over the 1600 cut-off but I doubt if anyone would object.)

    I agree that the low rating of some players in the IM group is a bit strange though it probably suits the player seeking a WIM norm.


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