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round robin format at Portuguese Open

Posted By: David
Date: Monday, 27 April 2009, at 7:12 p.m.

In Response To: round robin format at Portuguese Open (Bob Koca)

Chess tournaments, as you all know, are often round robin. Players are not allowed to withdraw.

Surprisingly, there are practically no reports of collusion (losing on purpose). Two reasons:

1) Games are recorded, so throwing a game would be detected, and the player would be disgraced.

2) Rating points. They mean a lot in chess. Even though no $ is at stake, players play their heart out for rating points.

But a backgammon tournament, in Portugal.....

Messages In This Thread

• round robin format at Portuguese Open
  Bob Koca -- Monday, 27 April 2009, at 6:27 p.m.
  • round robin format at Portuguese Open
    Jason Lee -- Monday, 27 April 2009, at 7:01 p.m.
  • round robin format at Portuguese Open
    David -- Monday, 27 April 2009, at 7:12 p.m.
  • round robin format at Portuguese Open
    misja -- Tuesday, 28 April 2009, at 8:40 a.m.
  • round robin format at Portuguese Open
    Bill Finneran -- Tuesday, 28 April 2009, at 1:05 p.m.
  • round robin format at Portuguese Open - tieBreaker
    Bill Finneran -- Tuesday, 28 April 2009, at 1:47 p.m.
  • round robin format at Portuguese Open
    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 28 April 2009, at 2:44 p.m.