World Champion Tiebreaks: A Counter-Intuitive Proposal.

@Craze said ^

I solved this problem 6-7 years ago

Play the match in reverse order - Armageddon, blitz, rapid then classical

Random reddit app, please remind me in 10 years about this post

After reading every comment, this is the only sensible idea (including the entire blog post) that I read today.

Alternatively, like shogi, xiangqi, and checkers, stalemate could be a loss for the player without a legal move; but this ruins the most beautiful aspect of chess.

Alternatively, players should just play shogi or xiangqi instead of chess, since these other games are wonderfully beautiful.

@Toadofsky said ^

I solved this problem 6-7 years ago

Play the match in reverse order - Armageddon, blitz, rapid then classical

Random reddit app, please remind me in 10 years about this post

After reading every comment, this is the only sensible idea (including the entire blog post) that I read today.

It's a good idea.

Alternatively, like shogi, xiangqi, and checkers, stalemate could be a loss for the player without a legal move; but this ruins the most beautiful aspect of chess.

Yeah it would change the game.

Alternatively, players should just play shogi or xiangqi instead of chess, since these other games are wonderfully beautiful.

Quite.

You know I've been working on a new tiebreaker idea.

So the main problem is that tiebreakers are non-classical games.

The WCH is 12 games long.

The reason more games can't be played is because the venue would need to be reserved and broadcasting etc.

However, there is no need to be tied down to a venue.

More classical games can simply be played.

In another place.

I recommend a dilapidated shack in the middle of a muddy and abandoned field. With an outhouse for the players convenience.

Beetroots and carrots shall be provided as snacks. Water can be collected via a big steel can, placed precipitously outside the shack. So that if it rains, the water shall be collected within the can.

Cans have a wall like structure which can suitably enclose the falling raindrops.

One advantage of this arrangement is that organizational costs are kept to a minimum, easing the burden on FIDE. The players may also use the shack as shelter if the tiebreaker games continue across multiple days.

This tiebreak incentivizes fighting chess because the contenders would want to avoid such a scenario.

Alright, forget all this, I have a much better idea. Why not use Fischer Random Chess? There’s like, 960 positions, and even an SGM can’t memorise all of them, right?

@RuyLopez1000 said ^

I solved this problem 6-7 years ago

Play the match in reverse order - Armageddon, blitz, rapid then classical

Random reddit app, please remind me in 10 years about this post

After reading every comment, this is the only sensible idea (including the entire blog post) that I read today.

It's a good idea.

Alternatively, like shogi, xiangqi, and checkers, stalemate could be a loss for the player without a legal move; but this ruins the most beautiful aspect of chess.

Yeah it would change the game.

Alternatively, players should just play shogi or xiangqi instead of chess, since these other games are wonderfully beautiful.

Quite.

You know I've been working on a new tiebreaker idea.

So the main problem is that tiebreakers are non-classical games.

The WCH is 12 games long.

The reason more games can't be played is because the venue would need to be reserved and broadcasting etc.

However, there is no need to be tied down to a venue.

More classical games can simply be played.

In another place.

I recommend a dilapidated shack in the middle of a muddy and abandoned field. With an outhouse for the players convenience.

Beetroots and carrots shall be provided as snacks. Water can be collected via a big steel can, placed precipitously outside the shack. So that if it rains, the water shall be collected within the can.

Cans have a wall like structure which can suitably enclose the falling raindrops.

One advantage of this arrangement is that organizational costs are kept to a minimum, easing the burden on FIDE. The players may also use the shack as shelter if the tiebreaker games continue across multiple days.

This tiebreak incentivizes fighting chess because the contenders would want to avoid such a scenario.

That is EVEN WORSE. WHY ARE YOU PUTTING SUCH HIGH-LEVEL PLAYERS IN SUCH A GROSS ENVIRONMENT?!

@RuyLopez1000 said ^

More classical games can simply be played.

In another place.

I recommend a dilapidated shack in the middle of a muddy and abandoned field. With an outhouse for the players convenience.

They should be on a deserted desert island and have to forage for food etc., with the option of attacking your opponent when it is not your turn. This would further save on food and lodging costs as FIDE seems strapped for cash.

@Toadofsky said ^

More classical games can simply be played.

In another place.

I recommend a dilapidated shack in the middle of a muddy and abandoned field. With an outhouse for the players convenience.

They should be on a deserted desert island and have to forage for food etc., with the option of attacking your opponent when it is not your turn. This would further save on food and lodging costs as FIDE seems strapped.

And I recommend a swamp in the middle of a jungle where the players can attack or even drown each other.

But I repeat my idea.

Alright, forget all this, I have a much better idea. Why not use Fischer Random Chess? There’s like, 960 positions, and even an SGM can’t memorise all of them, right? Why not do this in a classical format?

@PRIYAMVAD said ^

But I repeat my idea.

Alright, forget all this, I have a much better idea. Why not use Fischer Random Chess? There’s like, 960 positions, and even an SGM can’t memorise all of them, right? Why not do this in a classical format?

Fischer-Random is a different game altogether. Similar to chess, but different.

But it’s a tiebreak, isn’t it?

And putting players in an abandoned outhouse in a cremation ground isn’t exactly what they want.