Looks like it is time to address the issue of game commentary and set a couple of guidelines.
When commenting on games that are not your own, there is a higher degree of responsibility to be careful that ANY comment you make does not affect future moves in a game.
It does not matter if the plan is better or not.
In these types of situations, paranoia is usually the biggest cause for concern, rather than direct assistance. Paranoia in these situations being that the opponent believes their opponent has been given assistance, either intentionally or unintentionally by a spectator.
So for a couple of guidelines.
1) The style of WBCCC allows for some discussion in each of the games and this is encouraged. The general idea of this discussion is for the PLAYERS in each game to give their thoughts about the game, their approach, ideas they considered etc while the game is in progress.
Spectators (that means everyone, excluding the two players, tournament director and site admins) are welcome to also comment or ask questions, but these can only be about past moves and that do NOT impact on future moves or events.
Players are also not to comment about future moves or events as this can be used to distract or intimidate their opponents, Remember, this is not poker
2) If a player has cause for concern regarding a comment, or comments, they are to contact me by private message and not with a comment in a game. This is for two reasons:
a) I may not see the comment
b) Raising an issue in a thread could cause more 'damage' than was originally the issue, in that further discussion occurs or that comments become heated because one or more people take issue with the 'complaint'.
Send me a pm, I am guarantee to see and know what it is about.
Addition
3) As long as players are complying with the laws of chess, are not timing out on their games and are not bring the game in disrepute, they are freely allowed to continue their games for as many moves as they want to.
Spectators are not allowed to try and influence a game result by making comments, such as... oh this position is completely drawn and can not be won, so just agree a draw will ya. As organiser and arbiter, I really do not want to see any result decided by pressure being applied to one, or both players.
Garvin Gray
WBCCC Arbiter
When commenting on games that are not your own, there is a higher degree of responsibility to be careful that ANY comment you make does not affect future moves in a game.
It does not matter if the plan is better or not.
In these types of situations, paranoia is usually the biggest cause for concern, rather than direct assistance. Paranoia in these situations being that the opponent believes their opponent has been given assistance, either intentionally or unintentionally by a spectator.
So for a couple of guidelines.
1) The style of WBCCC allows for some discussion in each of the games and this is encouraged. The general idea of this discussion is for the PLAYERS in each game to give their thoughts about the game, their approach, ideas they considered etc while the game is in progress.
Spectators (that means everyone, excluding the two players, tournament director and site admins) are welcome to also comment or ask questions, but these can only be about past moves and that do NOT impact on future moves or events.
Players are also not to comment about future moves or events as this can be used to distract or intimidate their opponents, Remember, this is not poker
2) If a player has cause for concern regarding a comment, or comments, they are to contact me by private message and not with a comment in a game. This is for two reasons:
a) I may not see the comment
b) Raising an issue in a thread could cause more 'damage' than was originally the issue, in that further discussion occurs or that comments become heated because one or more people take issue with the 'complaint'.
Send me a pm, I am guarantee to see and know what it is about.
Addition
3) As long as players are complying with the laws of chess, are not timing out on their games and are not bring the game in disrepute, they are freely allowed to continue their games for as many moves as they want to.
Spectators are not allowed to try and influence a game result by making comments, such as... oh this position is completely drawn and can not be won, so just agree a draw will ya. As organiser and arbiter, I really do not want to see any result decided by pressure being applied to one, or both players.
Garvin Gray
WBCCC Arbiter
Just realised that I did not lock this thread, which is now done. I have changed the title of the thread that contains comments about participants otb strength to reflect the nature of that conversation.
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