tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645232021272607441.post7996366165290890219..comments2023-07-18T07:04:57.054-07:00Comments on BaconLOG: Moon over MiamiBaconLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04330038866472995233noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645232021272607441.post-16013573656720765772008-09-19T14:39:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:39:00.000-07:00After a tournament is over, when the final result ...After a tournament is over, when the final result is tallied, it makes no difference which round the half point was taken. A half point added to the total is still just a half point, no matter what round it is given. Anyone who cannot understand that simply fact is IGNORANT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645232021272607441.post-74814523878457765212008-09-19T12:13:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:13:00.000-07:00For anyone to say there is no difference between t...For anyone to say there is no difference between the first round and the last round is analogous to saying there is no difference between the opening and the endgame. After the first round, there is the second round. After the penultimate round, there is the LAST ROUND! Things are decided in the last round. After the last round, there is the next tournament. <BR/>Whether or not it is a half point or a full point, the fact is that it should be EARNED, not given, in the last round. Anyone who cannot understand that fact is ignorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645232021272607441.post-29628508664705798522008-09-18T21:26:00.000-07:002008-09-18T21:26:00.000-07:00I have taken the time to read all of the posts on ...I have taken the time to read all of the posts on this subject on the USCF forum, something I never do, as it is a complete waste of time. <BR/>I no longer play in chess tournaments and the reason is the policy of allowing half point byes in the last round. It was bad enough when organizers began to allow many faster games in one day before the "merge." There are so many flights now that it is like many separate tournaments, with the quick play artists having an advantage over real chess players. It is really not the same tournament for all when players play a variety of time limits in the same tournament. Some of the know nothing people responding on the forum amaze me by thinking the last round is like any other. It is the culmination of the tournament. It is the reason for the tournament! To give a half point for not playing the last round is a travesty. Without doubt, it is an unethical practice. That said, you must keep in mind that most of the players involved in chess now have no idea what real chess is. They defend it because it is all they have ever known. Do not argue with them, instead feel pity for them. The organizers allow it for the same reason major league baseball turned a blind eye to illegal drug use-to put more fans in the seats. Baseball owners, as well as chess organizers are nothing but whores! They will do anything for money.<BR/>Mr Bacon, you are to be commended for taking a stand as you have done,as an advocate for a better prize structure for masters, especially since, as a class player, you are doing something against your best interests, but for the greater good. And also as an older player who could benefit from a last round half point bye. Some advice-stay off of the forum and concentrate on your excellent blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com