tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post430107306391102569..comments2024-03-27T20:44:56.139+11:00Comments on chessexpress: 2016/17 Hastings International - Day 7Shaun Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-60512974909707813902017-01-05T05:41:32.682+11:002017-01-05T05:41:32.682+11:00The Baku System seemed to work fine here, although...The Baku System seemed to work fine here, although Hastings has used acceleration for years, so maybe the players did not notice that a new system was being used. Certainly there were no complaints, especially in round 3 (when the bonus point was dropped to half) or round 4 (when it was dropped altogether). <br />Also in its favour was the field had a fairly even distribution throughout, without a long tail (which happens in Australia). But I would be happy to run a large event using it without modification ( using 1,1,0.5 bonus points) at this stage. It is just a question of which event.<br />Shaun Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-7332196302681178822017-01-05T00:26:01.509+11:002017-01-05T00:26:01.509+11:00How do you think the Baku system is working as a f...How do you think the Baku system is working as a form of accelerated pairings? A few of us discussed it 'at length', but with no practical testing, hard to form any conclusions. So I am wondering, what are your impressions as you are seeing it being used in an actual tournament?<br /><br />Would you be willing to try it at a 'monster swiss' weekender here in Australia with no modifications? Or do you think it needs some modifications?Garvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252527246904556251noreply@blogger.com