No you're not. There was one chess clock at the recent Dutch Open, (to be brought out if games were causing problems by over-running). It was necessary to bring it into use once in over a hundred games. You need to play at a fairly brisk pace in tournies, and the vast majority of players can cope fine with that. If people need 6 hours to play a game because there's no clock present then something's very wrong.Zombie wrote:Like i said, if clocks are not mandatory, you're gonna have time problems, no matter what rules you use. Some people take up to 6 hours to complete a game without a clock. I should know because we have a couple of those in my league.Deathwing wrote:...and 20 chess clocks.
Please try and keep practical. Photocopiers, clocks, all very well in theory...in practice you're creating a logistical nightmare. And why? Because you're over-complicating matters.
'We could do *this*...but then we'd require *that* to counteract the added problems caused by *this*'.
If you have 40 players with photocopying rosters required between rounds, if you allow say. 30 secs at the machine each you've got 20 mins of photocopying. If you've got 30 mins between games you've got a problem right there. Oh, and you'll need to put a chess clock on the photocopier to keep things moving. Maybe you could organise a rota system to ease congestion at the machine and keep things moving...
OK, I was being deliberately facetious there, but my point, as I said before, is that the KISS principle is an important part of tourney organisation. You're job is to make it enjoyable for the players. Giving them extra paperwork and photocopying duties etc is just shifting some of the logistics onto their shoulders and has to eat into their free time to grab a bite to eat, a cigarette etc. And for what? So they can play with rosters with more skills on? And with clocks to add a bit of pressure because you've chosen to bog down the natural speed of basic unadulterated BB? For their benefit and enjoyment apparently.
They are there to play. You are there to organise. You're spouting theory from your ivory tower while ignoring practicalities.
