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Article from June 2010 Chicago Point by Larry Leibster
Posted By: George Morse In Response To: Article from June 2010 Chicago Point by Larry Leibster (Bill Riles)
Date: Friday, 30 July 2010, at 8:07 a.m.
I have 2 perspectives. First I am Old. Second, I have directed well over 100+ tournaments in Texas (20+ years ago). Age is really not the issue here. Slow players for whatever the reason is the single biggest problem any tournament has and they come in all ages and skill levels. Most slow players are in denial. When the TD talks to them, they will complain about how slow other players are. I have seen expert players take 15 minutes and more to make cube decisions (and play head games). I don't know of any sport that doesn't have a higher standard for their top competition. Tournaments are for demonstrating skill, and time management is one of those skills. I think change is one of the problems. If the top competition had always been on the clock, no one would complain. Instead they would be practicing, practicing so they could play with the big dogs. Something as simple as a pip count can take some people forever if they don't practice. Back to my age. I am old enough to have played against Oswald Jacoby. I drop his name because in his 80's he stopped playing in our local tournaments because he couldn't tolerate sitting while playing slow players. While I know players that are older, better, and faster than me, I know more players that younger and slower than me. Clearly clocks need to be available for the tournament director, but I also believe the TD should be able to make exceptions on a case by case basis, but age alone shouldn't be the reason.
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