tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post6891701858551359365..comments2024-01-29T13:52:26.036-06:00Comments on ROCKY ROOK: '12-13 Game 5rockyrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04244111671544689660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post-26881305600466937262012-09-04T12:18:22.035-05:002012-09-04T12:18:22.035-05:00thanks chessadmin for explaining that.thanks chessadmin for explaining that.rockyrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244111671544689660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425739.post-64235018729459291362012-09-03T14:56:32.754-05:002012-09-03T14:56:32.754-05:00Hello Rocky. About the pairings question, if I rem...Hello Rocky. About the pairings question, if I remember right you mentioned that you're around 1600? Which means if you're in a section with a relatively large rating range, you're going to keep getting either paired up or down by a significant number, if you're scoring around 50%. When you're paired up (against the 1800 players), you happen to be towards the bottom rating end of the score, when paired down (the 1400 players) towards the top end of it. There's normally a big rating spread in the middle scores in the first few rounds, as some higher-rated players get upset. <br /><br />Of course, it all depends on the particular ratings mix at the tournament, but your experience is pretty normal for being in a section with a 400+ rating point spread and your rating is in the middle somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com