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Poll on Chicago Point

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 12:57 a.m.

In Response To: Poll on Chicago Point (Jason Lee)

I think it's also a loaded question as it assumes that longer matches make the game more skillful. I think a good point can be made that Swiss and double elimination are more likely to lead to the best players winning. I also believe that a series of shorter matches requires more skill than one long match because the cube complexities are and checker plays become more complex at the various scores from 7A/7A down and there are far fewer complex decisions because of the score in a long match.

Does the clock really help the stronger player? Sure, a stronger player is more likely to get the better play more quickly, but if you give both players more time, the stronger player is more likely to increase his equity on each play with more time than the poorer player.

Here's a way to give weaker players a better chance...add a division. Make Giants and top-rated Open players play strictly in a Masters Division and let the rest of the Open Players play in the Open division. That will also give more of the players that were forced to move up from Intermediate more of a chance to cash.

Thanks for pointing out the bias of the wording of this poll. I think all questions should and polls must be challenged on this basis. Would you rather take a biased poll from Bill Davis or a completely fair one from me?

Messages In This Thread

• Poll on Chicago Point
  Jason Lee -- Monday, 25 July 2011, at 10:50 p.m.
  • Poll on Chicago Point
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 25 July 2011, at 11:29 p.m.
  • Poll on Chicago Point
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 25 July 2011, at 11:36 p.m.
  • Poll on Chicago Point
    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 12:57 a.m.
    • Poll on Chicago Point
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 1:34 a.m.