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North Carolina Open

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #1

    NM Reb

    Is this the biggest/strongest 5 round swiss event in the US ?! 

    The organizers are striving to make this the biggest annual 5 round weekend swiss event in the Southeast, and maybe in the entire USA . 

    The 4th round starts in a few hours and the average rating of the top ten in the open section is a whopping 2575 ! There are 6 GMs playing with 4 of them over 2600 ( uscf ) ! 

    For more info go to :  ncchess.org  

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #2

    Titos75

    I usually think 5 rounds is too short for a swiss tournament to get the right winner. I don't think we have any 5 round swiss events in the Netherlands.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #3

    NM Reb

    Titos75 wrote:

    I usually think 5 rounds is too short for a swiss tournament to get the right winner. I don't think we have any 5 round swiss events in the Netherlands.

    Chess in Europe and chess in the USA is very different. Most Americans cannot play in 9 and 10 round events, especially in a one round a day schedule, which is popular in Europe. 

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