Thread: The RedCafe Chess CheckMatery Tournament 2008
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Old 13th July 2008, 19:15   #412 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Brad View Post
One thing we could do is have a 'chess ladder' system, where there would be no compulsion to play a game. You arrange a game against another ladder player on your own volition, if you win you rise a place, if you lose you remain where you are. You can't play the same player consequtively, so we get a bit of variation in opposition, and stops someone beating the same crap opponent over and over to rise to the top!

Sound like a decent plan? Any suggestions to improve it?
That's a good idea. Maybe once the ladder gets going you can only challenge a person upto 4 places above you and if you win you take their place while they go down one.
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