Originally Posted by Garvinator on chesschat
I think it is also about cost benefit analysis. Trent, and others would rather play in events where they feel they are playing people of similar ability and have even chances to win, rather than playing in events where they are bottom seeds and will spend the first three or four rounds getting crushed most of the time.
It is one of the oddities of the sport that throws players of all standards into the same tournament in the same division, or at least only divides them minimally.
I can think of no other sport that does this.
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from Dec ratings on CC:
Trent Parker - 35 1611!!
antichrist - 0 1477??
now last time I met Trent I said: now trent I know your rating has gone up over mine but I am going to kick your butt like I have always done, and lo & behold, that is what I did. And contrary to Trent I appreciate being in the lower end of the top group and taking on the big names in first round, and giving them a fright.
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