Originally Posted by
David Gordon
Ohh An Ace Kill Prize
Originally Posted by
Aris Marghetis
Please elaborate chess buddy!
Thought I'd wait a while to see if Dave would reply first...
Aris, I think Dave may be kidding a little here.
"Ace Kill" is a [semi-retired?] Ottawa organizer Neil James Frarey concept that has yet to be tried, afaik. The idea is: when a [much] lower rated chess player beats an opponent in a [Swiss] tournament, who then withdraws before the next round. So, a single Ace Kill prize for an event (or section) would presumably go to the player who got the biggest upset win by rating difference, provided his opponent withdrew before the following round.
I'm not sure how this concept could prove foolproof against collusion by the two players involved to later share the Ace Kill prize, however.
P.S.: I think Neil's idea was to simply give out a cool badge as an Ace Kill prize, rather than cash.
Last edited by Kevin Pacey; 06-11-2019 at 12:40 PM.
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