Play better than him on that day!

replacement for a confirmed walkover for the important Top8 matches?

---kurubear

我的意思是整体水平下降。如果说从B组升了太多亿级。这个比赛就是个亿级棋手多的比赛所以 Technically speaking, 水平会下降。当然还有其他的因素像事业和家庭的理由不允许甲组棋手参加。但你的看法我也同意。

淘汰赛这种赛制有时会同循环赛制相结合，只是在八分之一或四分之一的晋级赛时采用。。。。。


淘汰赛是指体育比赛和其它各种比赛中的一种赛制，在这种赛制中赛员两两相对，输一场即淘汰出局。每一轮淘汰掉一半选手，直至产生最后的冠军。在单淘汰赛制中赛会组委会事先会将全部选手按预赛名次或种子顺序进行编排，也支持部分种子选手直接从中间某轮开始参加比赛的安排（即轮空）。这种赛制简洁明了，对选手数几乎可以不加限制。缺点是偶然性较大。这种赛制有时会同循环赛制相结合，只是在八分之一或四分之一的晋级赛时采用该赛制，如每四年一届的足球世界杯就是采用这种方法。

May be good to do search and learn the various systems if you wish to have more complete picture.

e.g. for Bishan Internal Competition

2003 -- 12 players (Round Robin System) -- 11 rounds
2005 -- 16 players (Round Robin System) -- 15 rounds
2006 -- 24 (Round Robin System by standards) -- 3 groups of 8,8,8. 11 rounds in Phases 1 & 2
2007 -- 20 (Round Robin System by standards)-- 4 groups of 4,6,6,4. 8 rounds in Phases 1 & 2
2008 -- 23 (Round Robin System by standards)-- 4 groups of 6,6,5,6. 8 rounds in Phases 1 & 2
2009 -- 25 (Round Robin System by standards)-- 5 groups of 6,4,5,4,6. 8 rounds in Phases 1 & 2

we are using 分级循环赛制 since 2006 so as to reduce the number of rounds when we have more players and not able to use Round Robin System, Furthermore, we prefer players to play with others about the same standards and not all the players in Round Robin System.

Bishan 分级循环赛制

11 rounds -- 7 rounds in Phase 1 and 4 rounds in Phase 2

8 rounds -- 5 rounds in Phase 1 and 3 rounds in Phase 2

in this Bishan 分级循环赛制, you do not face the same player twice, it is a two-level (Phases 1 & 2) 分级循环赛制.

In Phase 2, lower half of Upper groups to play with upper half of Lower groups, all need to play in Phase 2 except the two ends, this is the reason for us to have 6 players each at two ends in Phase 1 so that minimum of 5 rounds for the two ends if they do not need to play in Phase 2 after the reviews of yearly compettions.

Phase 3 is using 擂台赛 concept depending on the ranking results after Phase 2. We may have 分先 in two games if we need to have 擂台赛 for 2009 Bishan Internal Competition in Jan 2010.

if anyone is willing to take part, there shld be a considerable amt of commitment involve, unless the player is not committed, then don't take part.

过去，一盘棋要下两整天（日本国内围棋至今仍采用这种方式）。
现代，一盘棋每方也就一个多小时。

过去，每个人也就跟周围的几十个人接触。
现代，每个人都有几百上千人的庞大网络。(MNC companies, facebook, linked-in等）

过去，碧山的房子也就几万块钱，5年的工资即可买一套房子。
现在，碧山的房子六十万，20年的工资才可买到一套房子。


所以，现在早上一睁眼起来，第一件事想的不是昨天那盘棋下的好在哪里，不好在哪里，而是想着这个月要还2000块的月贷款，每天要还100块，想的是到哪里去挣出这个钱。


时代在发展，必须适应现代生活节奏。

Are they doing well to engage young blood?


---kurubear

The older veterans don't have the great facilities and support (manpower/ knowledge base -opening/mid-game etc) that we have, but their passion keep them going. Their games have to be based on real mid-game skills because few how to play a proper opening.

The next generation (currently 5-12 years old) faced many distractions by the time they are ready for CHIchess training. My mentor says that if one day we need to be like Shanghai Team (enlist the help of veterans Hu Ronghua) in Singapore, then it is a sad day here. He say based on experience by soccer teams here and overseas, if we cannot get new blood then the sports will decline. If this continue, very late-starters in Europe will easily overtake us in the near future. At the same time, CHIchess also faced issues faced by physical sports faced in Sinagpore i.e. time, study, work, pressure etc

Possibly those in the loop have already have plans to handle these concerns. It will be assuring if they can release some info to keep those who still have passion for the sports going.


---kurubear