Looks a bit complicated and worse then it was before. It would be better if instead playing by exact dates there was some exact period during which players should play with each other.
As per me, I know that I can't participate on 8th of April because i will be travelling. And now I have dilema = to pay registration fee or not participate in this tourney. And I tend to choose the last option because I think that when player misses game he already has penalty by not getting points that will reduce his reward.
So I dissapointed a bit and will skip this event despite i was looking forward it. And looking to join some tourney with flexible days.
I see your point, and yes, this scheme has its downsides.
Still I do like better pairing in your version. But I think that if users have to start matches themselves they should have more time for games, more flexibility. :)
Fair enough, but how then to ensure that the next round starts on time? If 2 players agree they might play a round before the official schedule (even a rapid or classic), but at the tournament day I would like to collect the results of all games of that day, otherwise I spend the whole week chasing individual games!
well it is simple. Let's assume the tourney starts on 8th of April (Friday). You can give players 3-4 days for playing single round and submit results till the end of Wednesday. Then they play during this period when it is suitable for them ( there will be less missing games because if somebody can't play on Friday, he can play on other day, but till the end of Wednesday. On Thursday you will have the results of all games of every player and it will be possible to do pairing on next round on Friday,
or if wednesday is too late, it is possible to give time till end of weekend
OK, I can add such a wording in the announcement posts. Both players need to confirm that they will play separately and if I get no result reported after the deadline then it would be 0 points for both.