tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post114124575066554059..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Doeberl Cup 2006Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1142751644609938462006-03-19T16:00:00.000+09:002006-03-19T16:00:00.000+09:00Garvin, maaaaate. You don't fool anyone.Queensland...Garvin, maaaaate. You don't fool anyone.<BR/><BR/>Queensland gets the same amount of long weekends as anywhere else in Australia.<BR/><BR/>As for your claim that CAQ is catering to Queensland players not going to Doeberl, I would agree with you if:<BR/>1) The Queensland Open was not part of the GP (a Cat 2 event).<BR/>2) The prize money was modest (eg about the same as Hannah's Sydney Easter Cup).<BR/>3) CAQ were not encouraging Sydney players to play in the Qld Open instead of Doeberl as per Bill Powell's letter which asks for Sydney chess players to play in Qld Open instead of Doeberl.<BR/><BR/>While Queensland contributes less players to Doeberl than Sydney, the actions of you and CAQ will ensure that less Queenslanaders will play in the Doeberl this year due to your selfish actions.<BR/><BR/>If you are truly catering to Queensland players not going to Doeberl, then why is:<BR/>1) The Qld Open part of the GP (a Cat 2 event)?<BR/>2) The prize money significantly more than Hannah's Sydney Easter Cup?<BR/>3) CAQ encouraging Sydney players to play in the Qld Open instead of Doeberl as per Bill Powell's letter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1142395596271860342006-03-15T13:06:00.000+09:002006-03-15T13:06:00.000+09:00The Queensland tournament is a serious threat to t...The Queensland tournament is a serious threat to the Doeberl.<BR/><BR/>Some of Bill Powell's comment were in jest, but others were not! What about Bill's letter in the ACF Newsletter specifically addressed to SYDNEY chess players where he stated among other anti-Doeberl things "Our event cannot match the Mecca event in Canberra held over Easter, however your odds at gaining Grand Prix Points are better in Brisbane then Canberra as all the top guns go to Canberra." Well, I know of chess players who plan to go to Brisbane instead of Doeberl because of Bill's comments!<BR/><BR/>I also understand that Peter Hanna is involved in the running of the Queensland tournament, due to him having moved to Byron Bay recently, which explains why Bill Powell posted a letter on ACF website hostile to the Doeberl.<BR/><BR/>I've met Peter Hanna once, and there is a lot I could say about him. However, lets just say his views on Australian chess are not in the interests of Australian chess, and are unusual, to say the least!<BR/><BR/>Why are some people in Australian chess so hostile to the Doeberl that they deliberately compete against it? The Doeberl is Australian Chess biggest competition, and should be protected. Why is the ACF allowing two competitions to be held at the same time that BOTH have GP points on offer? And why is the ACF promoting rival events like Queensland comp and Sydney Easter Cup on its website, when it knows very well that the Doeberl needs as many people as it can get from Sydney to be viable in its present form? More importantly, why is the ACF allowing free advertising space on its website to encourage Sydney chess players (which the Doeberl needs to survive in its present form) to play in anti-Doeberl tournaments?<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should just close the Doeberl down and have lots of little tournaments in Australia instead over Easter?<BR/><BR/>Oh well, the ACF wants to get rid of Australia's biggest tournament and have lots of little ones instead, as can be seen on its website. Well, I disagree with the ACF and think that Australia's biggest tournament needs protection (the have EARNED it) and I will be playing in the 2006 Doeberl in defiance of the ACF, which would no doubt prefer that I played in Queensland or Sydney instead over Easter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1142245005948659312006-03-13T19:16:00.000+09:002006-03-13T19:16:00.000+09:00LOL, this is the first time i heard about the punc...LOL, this is the first time i heard about the punching incidence. Maybe somebody should've catch it on video. But i dont blame the person who threw the punch, some ppl are just asking for it eg. nakamura, just go read his bloody interview and u'll understnadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1142169511270056872006-03-12T22:18:00.000+09:002006-03-12T22:18:00.000+09:00My friend, it is not that I am against other organ...My friend, it is not that I am against other organisers holding their tournament during the Easter period. The deal is, they can do so provided they keep their efforts modest. Peter Hanna's SEC was always designed to be modest, in terms of prizes, mainly, and was never positioned to compete against Doeberl. As for CAQ's current effort - I think we can pretty much see that their press release is very much half in jest. Of course, good luck to them, but they must know their place. Do you understand my meaning?The Closet Grandmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680425849888374045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1142145589399684862006-03-12T15:39:00.000+09:002006-03-12T15:39:00.000+09:00Dear AmielI am pleased to see you supporting the D...Dear Amiel<BR/><BR/>I am pleased to see you supporting the Doeberl these days, although I am puzzled by your present day support for the Doeberl (BTW, I agree with your criticisms on this issue of CAQ Official Bill Powell). I remember a few years ago you were a big supporter of Peter Hanna's Sydney Easter Cup (which as you know came close to closing the Doeberl for good), so why are you now a big fan of the Doeberl? If I remember correctly you wrote articles for organisations like NSWCA supporting Peter Hanna's destructive Sydney Easter Cup and criticising the Doeberl. Speaking of Peter Hanna, what is he doing these days? Is he going to run a Sydney Easter Cup this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com