Results from china

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Well if you perceive him to be a great player and he finished top 3 two times in a row

My assumption is only based on what I saw personally. Bagtiyar play didn't impress me much in Ireland and if he was in top 3 three times in WQT - this only tells something about level of these events, but not his level.

That is very impressive - I can't play at all unless I'm completely resten and feel well - you have to teach me how you do it.

Just keep playing disregard everything. It is like zebra - bad days-good days and the only way you have - move ahead. Sooner or later black zone will be ended ! Also I would recommend you control yourself and don't worry much about your play and results - don't be very excited if you win and don't be very disappointed if you lose. It is like your face in poker - specific cards should not have any influence on your behavior !

The reason why I don't predict you or Ron King to finish first is that it would simply be too boring a prediction

This is understandable - people like sensation

All statistics and history doesn't disprove my message - my assumption here is that they will use the schwiss system for the tournament with game scoring. The schwiss system only has one advantage and that is that it is pratical - it is hopelessly unfair

I totally agree with you that Swiss system is very unfair, but why do you think that all luck should go to my opponents ?

I will make the opposite prediction that the winner will be one of the best players who has a bad day early in the tournament and loses some games

Based on my long (40 years) and strong experience in Swiss tournaments in different forms of checkers I can tell you - there are some math limitations here. If you lose 3 or more games - more likely you may not have enough room to collect points for the 1st place. Remember - I predicted to winner up to 32 points. If you lose 3 games - your maximum will be already 34 and you have to win all rest - 17 games !!!

You still maybe OK if your opponents also lose good number of games but this is too optimistical assumption !

Regards,

Alex

[tommyc]

Well at least one (Russian)called Moiseev!! is an Olympic champion in the Pentathlon today.......,wats the bets on the other one??

Any relation Alex?

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Any relation Alex?

Nope, Moiseyev is not very unusual last name in Russia. However ... the famous Russian dancer Igor Moiseyev (recently died at 94 years old) was my far relative !

Concerning checkers this last name also is not unique There is A(ndrew) Moiseyev in Belarus, National Master in Russian checkers.

Regards,

Alex

[Ingo_Zachos]

Well, this coincidence inspirs me to a half-serious thought:

the FMJD shuld hold a draughts Pentathlon with Checkers, Shashki, Brazilian, Draughts 100 and maybe Italian draughts, too.
The players have to play a rapid-tournaments in each discipline and the overall-winner is the one who has the lowest number of placings.
I.E. if player A is 1st in Checkers, 15 th in Draughts 100, 5th in Brazilian, 2nd in Shashki and 1st in Italian that counts up to 1+15+5+2+1 =24
And player B might finish 1st in Draughts 100, 1 st in Braztilian, 8 th in Shahski, 7th in Checkers and 9th in Italian, and thus would end up with 1+1+8+7+9=26.
Player A would finish better then player B.

So we could have a Draughts Pentathlon Champion!

Greetinx from Germany

Ingo

P.S: Maybe Moiseyev could win that Pentathlon?

[Patrick Parker]

so miki will be playing in china?
usa national?
irish open?

never shows up wouldnt matter what it was if it wasnt italian