- Helo, Mr. Dale!
I`m admin of Team Lviv. I`ve read your massege about penalty at the CWC2020 Finals with Team Buenos-Aires. Our team didn`t want to brake rules. And we want to avoid this problem in future. So I kindly ask you to explain us which rule we have broken in that match. Our answer will help us to become better admins.
Thank you for your difficult work and for time which you spend on us.
ILLYA
- Hello,
Thanks for your message. You (as admins) removed weaker players from the match and left only players above 1850 in order to avoid loses on lower boards. Any restrictions to let team's weaker players join or removing them is stricktly forbidden as it is against intention to have the competition open to any chessplayer.
Regards, Petr
- Hello.
Thank you for your answer. Yes, we have removed some multiplayers (many players in Ukraine used to play for different cities teams, so sometimes they become multiplayers). Some players removed by themselfs. As I know this pratice doesnt brake rules. We have seen, that another teams used to do the same. Am I misstaken?
Best regards, ILLYA
- Hello, removal of multiplayers is allowed, but from provider screens by your opponent not only multiplayers were removed. At the same you can see that you placed only one player below 1800 and If I check your other games, there are many players with lower rating. Petr
- Hello.
Sorry, I had few rest days and forgot about our conversation. Yes, on previous rounds many other players took part. But if some player have registered and than he removed by himself, is it wrong?
ILLYA
- Hello,
it is not possible to identify if the player left by himself or has been removed by admin, so it is still wrong. If it is seldom case, than it is fine - but in your case having only one player weaker than 1800 raised concern.
Petr
- Hello,
Ok, I understand. And I have another question: if I ask some players do not register, is it violation?
ILLYA
- Yes. It is violation, although it is very hard to proove.
- Thank you for dialogue. This information will help us to make right decisions in future.