Hello all,
I'm fairly new to the site and found it extremely fun and useful. An idea I had to improve it, or at least add another element, is to add "leagues" in which seasons take place. In other words, open/public leagues for each rating range are started (you could also allow private). In other words, there would be leagues for ratings 1100-1200, etc. You'd then have scheduled games and standings. Then play-offs and a finals. The tournaments are neat but giving it the added intrigue of a sports season would add interest for me, and I'm sure others.
Here the staff encourages participation in the World League.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/help-support/team-matches3
http://www.chess.com/groups/view/world-league
Find your team here: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/usa-teams-in-the-world-league
There are other leagues:
http://www.chess.com/groups/view/the-cricket-county-championship
http://www.chess.com/groups/home/premier-league
Hello all,
I'm fairly new to the site and found it extremely fun and useful. An idea I had to improve it, or at least add another element, is to add "leagues" in which seasons take place. In other words, open/public leagues for each rating range are started (you could also allow private). In other words, there would be leagues for ratings 1100-1200, etc. You'd then have scheduled games and standings. Then play-offs and a finals. The tournaments are neat but giving it the added intrigue of a sports season would add interest for me, and I'm sure others.