tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post5634445999132646136..comments2024-01-29T13:52:26.036-06:00Comments on ROCKY ROOK: Chess Pistols Tournament at Rice Universityrockyrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04244111671544689660noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post-64429693674526879602011-06-16T12:01:24.493-05:002011-06-16T12:01:24.493-05:00Hmm, he was the 8th highest, so that actually seem...Hmm, he was the 8th highest, so that actually seems about right. This tournament was a little top and bottom heavy, so that's why you got him, and you took him out! Again, congratulations, that's a giant step up in the ratings.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post-35137353663406725352011-06-16T07:56:50.079-05:002011-06-16T07:56:50.079-05:00It looks like I was the 4th lowest rated player ou...It looks like I was the 4th lowest rated player out of 26. So I would have imagined I should have played someone much closer in rating to me. Here is the link to the crosstable: http://www.chesspistols.com/storage/thumbnails/9907795-12553752-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1307294661390 The link to the USCF cross table is here: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201106043651rockyrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244111671544689660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post-69000088365470762232011-06-15T14:34:10.378-05:002011-06-15T14:34:10.378-05:00Great job! The pairing does sound a bit odd--norma...Great job! The pairing does sound a bit odd--normally the top-rated plays the top of the <i>bottom</i> half in the first round. Were there quite a few rated below you in the tournament?Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.com