tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35599508.post1523617074878996110..comments2022-03-25T06:24:37.574+00:00Comments on NI Chess News: Interesting timesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35599508.post-84073575716955277552014-10-04T12:54:43.664+01:002014-10-04T12:54:43.664+01:00rattle out of the pram also springs to mind.rattle out of the pram also springs to mind.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662273243932170813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35599508.post-36511149664159357682014-10-02T13:31:32.682+01:002014-10-02T13:31:32.682+01:00Ross, thanks for your response.
I think the posti...Ross, thanks for your response.<br /><br />I think the posting of the fixtures first elsewhere points more to the need to have someone responsible for the UCU website reacting quickly to official announcements from officers. It may take time to put the fixtures into the database format (where the results will ultimately be placed). However it's a simple job to put up a brief announcement linking to a pdf of the fixtures. <br /><br />Obviously Calum and yourself have thought carefully about the format and it's a judgment call what will work out best. My own view remains that our league season is too long.<br /><br />Having a shorter league and some sort of rapidplay team event would provide greater variety and maybe encourage parents to let their children out for rapidplay league matches (when less of their time would be taken up). It will be interesting to see if Fisherwick get any takers for their rapidplay team competition.David McAlisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443089286298345242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35599508.post-5256131055832522392014-10-02T10:37:40.356+01:002014-10-02T10:37:40.356+01:00Just a quick response to some of your queries rega...Just a quick response to some of your queries regarding the league format...I'll think I'll refrain from commenting on the Fisherwick situation at present!<br /><br />As soon as Calum had devised the league fixtures he distributed them to all the league captains the same day in an effort to give teams as much time as possible to prepare for the league. Calum, however, is not responsible for putting the fixtures up on the UCU website. It just so happens that Balynafeigh were very quick off the mark and published the fixture list a few hours after they received them. <br /><br />With regards to the 7 - 9 split, the original plan had been to divide the league into 2 divisions, with 8 teams in each, and play it over 14 weeks as you had suggested. However, when looking at the squad lists of the teams there were only 7 obvious candidates to go into division 1. We felt overall the 7-9 split was fairest for all the teams and would produce the most evenly balanced matches. We also felt that 12 games wasn't enough for the Silver King so unfortunately we had to put on hold the plans for a team rapidplay tournament...though this idea will be looked at again for next year.Ross Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605840902570626232noreply@blogger.com