Entries for the 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup have been open for a month. The event already has 4 GM's registered (all from overseas federations), and a couple of IM's. At this stage overall entries are small, but I do want to highlight something related to this.
For 2025 I handled a number of begging emails from players who missed entry into their preferred sections. Some of these were from players who did not qualify anyway, but a number were from players who tried to enter after the sections reached capacity. Although they could play in a lower section, they were quite insistent they needed to play in the higher section.
As far as I can see, none of these players have entered for 2026. Possibly the nature of the email exchange with me has put them off, but given the 'it will help my chess development' nature of requests, such a decision seems unlikely. Instead I assume a lack of planning is to blame, which is both a fatal flaw in life as it is in chess.
So if you don't want to miss out (or cop an earful from me), click https://www.doeberlcup.com.au/ and get your entry in
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