DragonSavage wrote:
This will be my first time going to a team tournament, which is the U.S. Amateur South. I already have a team of four players, including myself. Even though I'm the lowest rated player, one of the other teammates asked me if it would be okay if he switched boards with me; which would be put on board 3 and him on board 4. His rating is 1481 and I'm 1454, and to me that doesn't seem like a big gap. Does the tournament director allow players to choose the board they want to play, or do the ratings permanently dictate the assigned boards?
Usually the boards are dictated by rating. but not always. Your best bet would be to contact the person running the event and ask.
This will be my first time going to a team tournament, which is the U.S. Amateur South. I already have a team of four players, including myself. Even though I'm the lowest rated player, one of the other teammates asked me if it would be okay if he switched boards with me; which would be put on board 3 and him on board 4. His rating is 1481 and I'm 1454, and to me that doesn't seem like a big gap. Does the tournament director allow players to choose the board they want to play, or do the ratings permanently dictate the assigned boards?