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Millionare Chess Tournament in Las Vegas at October 2014
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ashikuzzaman wrote:
I just came back from Las Vegas playing North American Open and immediately found I have to go again this October 2014 because of what I see in - http://millionairechess.com
This sounds to be a chess tournament not only to play but also to visit for non players. I am talking about not-related-to-money part of it. For example its claiming to be the most technoligically advanced Chess tournament ever.
Did you get a chance to browse through and decide for your own?
Honestly.....I find this event to be a money making machine for the organizers.
pdela wrote:
but if you want a tourney when players fight to dead, it is easy 1 point a win, 0 points a draw, 0 points a loss. Any other rule are arbitrary
Yep, that's another option too. Usually it's 3/1/0, already a harsh one, but it surely promotes aggressivity, and it is not taking someone to decide whether some game was drawishly played or not and punish on that basis.
Jan 4, 2014
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#85
There was a weekend congress here in Scotland, the Glenrothes congress, it used to have 3/1/0 for win/draw/lose.
Some people liked it, some didn't. Personally i did, my style of play means i don't have too many draws. AIUI, the arbiters didn't like it because of the pairings
I think 3/1/0 rule in open section is a good idea. Bug has it ever been exercised in any USCF tournament?
Jan 5, 2014
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#87
3-1-0 scoring may work in a round robin tournament, but I don't think it will be very good in a swiss tournament.
Wins are already at a premium in Swiss tournaments, so it's not really necessary. All this hand-wringing over fighting chess is mostly moot because it's a Swiss tournament. There are only a very few occasions when a draw would be strategically desirable in a Swiss tournament. and 3-1-0 scoring doesn't solve that issue. A Swiss Gambit (an intentional early draw or even a loss) may be more appealing if 3-1-0 scoring is used!
The 3-1-0 scoring doesn't really produce more wins than a 1-.5-0 scoring system does. Below ~2600 strength, you can't just draw on demand anyway.
Jan 5, 2014
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#88
SmyslovFan wrote:
3-1-0 scoring may work in a round robin tournament, but I don't think it will be very good in a swiss tournament.
Wins are already at a premium in Swiss tournaments, so it's not really necessary. All this hand-wringing over fighting chess is mostly moot because it's a Swiss tournament. There are only a very few occasions when a draw would be strategically desirable in a Swiss tournament. and 3-1-0 scoring doesn't solve that issue. A Swiss Gambit (an intentional early draw or even a loss) may be more appealing if 3-1-0 scoring is used!
The 3-1-0 scoring doesn't really produce more wins than a 1-.5-0 scoring system does. Below ~2600 strength, you can't just draw on demand anyway.
but then what all this fuss to avoid draws without fight
And how about: 1 for a win, 0,5 for a draw with black, 0,4 for a draw with white and 0 for a loss? (1-0,5/0,4-0)
nvm, doesnt change much either. People will still grasp that 0,4 over 0.
So how about:(1-0,5/0,3-0) this might get white to play..
Jan 5, 2014
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#90
SmyslovFan wrote:
How many chess players have $1000 to $2000 to drop on an entry fee?
This is the dumbest idea I've seen (at least for my rating level). If I was a sandbagger playing in U2200 or below, and I was sandbagging by a solid 300-400 points, it might make sense. Otherwise it's a waste of money. Not to mention, the rampant cheating it will encourage and with today's technology, is quite possibly undetectable. I'd like to see what precautions the tournament organizers are taking to discourage sandbagging and cheating much sooner than I'd fork over $1000. What a friggin calculated joke by Maurice Ashley and company to bring publicity to chess at the expense of chess players.
Jan 5, 2014
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#91
Did I mention this tournament is a joke? This just in..Maurice Ashley has joined the New World Order and plans to price chess players out of their own events, why do the peons deserve to play chess anyway? Let's leave that to Rockefeller and JP Morgans to decide. Ashley did go to Harvard, did he not? Oh right, definitely no elitism there.
SmyslovFan wrote:
3-1-0 scoring may work in a round robin tournament, but I don't think it will be very good in a swiss tournament.
Wins are already at a premium in Swiss tournaments, so it's not really necessary. All this hand-wringing over fighting chess is mostly moot because it's a Swiss tournament. There are only a very few occasions when a draw would be strategically desirable in a Swiss tournament. and 3-1-0 scoring doesn't solve that issue. A Swiss Gambit (an intentional early draw or even a loss) may be more appealing if 3-1-0 scoring is used!
The 3-1-0 scoring doesn't really produce more wins than a 1-.5-0 scoring system does. Below ~2600 strength, you can't just draw on demand anyway.
This.
Jan 5, 2014
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#93
well, at least u don't have to worry about sandbagging too much if u have to play in the open section. 
This tournament might as well be a baccarat tournament...
Well, lets switch the gear a bit towards some positive thoughts!
What about this excellent idea taken from Poker?
http://millionairechess.com/news/millionaire-bounty/
MILLIONAIRE CHESS > MILLIONAIRE BOUNTY
Millionaire Chess wants to see exciting and competitive chess games. To that end, we are ready to put our money where our mouth is. We will be introducing multiple innovations to the game in order to see more and more decisive results.
Our first innovation is taken straight from the poker world; we call it the Millionaire Bounty. The top five players in each section, either by rating or by score (depending on the round), will have a one-time bounty on their heads. Anyone who defeats that player will immediately win a cash prize of up to $1,000.
Naturally, a draw does not get rewarded and we hope this innovation helps to promote results that spectators, sponsors, and chess fans around the world love to see.
I just registered now! Figured that there is no point to wait for 10 or 11 players to accumulate as there will be enough communication time wasted around it. After a few days I will register my son. Spreading out our registration by a few days to increase the chance for a lottery win... well may be...
Good luck & have fun!!
If you've got 2 grand to blow, there are surely more fun ways to do it in Vegas?
but if you want a tourney when players fight to dead, it is easy 1 point a win, 0 points a draw, 0 points a loss. Any other rule are arbitrary