Gary Gifford wrote on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 02:24 AM UTC:
Joe: You write in regard to PotLuck, 'I believe this event would be
considered a Chessvariants Email Athlon Event - the first ever.]'
Would not the CV Tournaments be considered such events? After all, they
had lots of players, lots of games, and I think each started in one year
and finished in the next. The first two even had cash prizes.
PotLuck seems more like 'Bring games you like and lets have a round
robin.' Nothing wrong with that of course. And I applaud the concept and
implementation. It is a great idea and I'd loved to have participated but
I am currently a bit exhausted from CV3, playing in an ongoing Chess
Thematic Tournament, and playing in a final round of a Shogi
Tournament.
At any rate, I wish all participants the best in this PotLuck event and I
will be watching from the side... with great curiosity as to the outcome.
Would not the CV Tournaments be considered such events? After all, they had lots of players, lots of games, and I think each started in one year and finished in the next. The first two even had cash prizes.
PotLuck seems more like 'Bring games you like and lets have a round robin.' Nothing wrong with that of course. And I applaud the concept and implementation. It is a great idea and I'd loved to have participated but I am currently a bit exhausted from CV3, playing in an ongoing Chess Thematic Tournament, and playing in a final round of a Shogi Tournament.
At any rate, I wish all participants the best in this PotLuck event and I will be watching from the side... with great curiosity as to the outcome.