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Maybe already mentioned, but a feature that stops people from posting open games with ratings nobody has. right now, there are two open games for players between rating 1 and 10. Every now and then someone creates a game for 2600 and above. Also, someone having a rating of say 1400 creating a game for those above 2200 is a bit silly. They're either using software to play or want to really get their ass whooped. Just a thought though...
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| Harir wrote: a feature that stops people from posting open games with ratings nobody has. |
Yes, that sounds sensible. On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be too much clutter on the open games page so maybe there's no need.
| Also, someone having a rating of say 1400 creating a game for those above 2200 is a bit silly. |
Yes -- any 2200 accepting such a game is either going to win so easily that it's a waste of time or lose horribly to a computer. But I don't think there should be a server-enforced limit, here. Our hypothetical 2200 player should be free to accept whatever games they think are reasonable.
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I believe they're should be a rating floor when you go above a certain rating. And this 1400 players perhaps just expect to lose, but wishes to wan't to learn alot. The machines should be easy to spot. It is EXPECTED that an opponent check out his games with a computer, too much consistancy with the machine is a sign of a cheating problem, and must be reported.
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| Philidor wrote: I believe they're should be a rating floor when you go above a certain rating. |
Adding a rating floor gives yet another inflationary pressure to the rating system. I really don't see any benefit to introducing rating floors here.
| And this 1400 players perhaps just expect to lose, but wishes to wan't to learn alot. |
I'm not sure you learn an awful lot by being completely destroyed. And if you want to try to learn that way, you can always go play against computers.
Anyway, in my experience, people who get beaten heavily by much stronger players get beaten because they don't develop their pieces on good squares and then fall for something tactical in the first ten moves. They then decide that the reason they lost was because the other has memorised more opening lines so they spend six months studying detailed lines in the Sicilian defence. Like I said, it's not a good way to learn.
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Getting beaten is fine, either by the much stronger player or by a computer. I think it annoying though if a games sits there posted for weeks because no player fits the actual challenge (i.e. rated between 1 and 10, or rated above 2600).
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I agree with the first idea, open invites with impossible requests should be prevented.
however, 1400's or whatever should be free to play 2200.
i say that for several reasons;
1) it would be a little odd for a 1400 to be able to play a 2200 in an open tourney, but not allowed to put out a open invite 2200+
2) 1400's may put out a invite like that to try and learn something - whether you think that is a good way to, or not to learn is actually irelevant.
3) 2200's here will beat 1500's, 1700's etc just as easily as they beat a 1400 -- why should one player be allowed to get his arse kicked and the other not?
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