http://arizonascorpionchess.com/2008/08/game-of-the-week-results-for-week-1-levon-altounian-finishes-3rd/ United States Chess League Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:11:34 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://arizonascorpionchess.com/2008/08/game-of-the-week-results-for-week-1-levon-altounian-finishes-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Robby Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:18:00 +0000 http://arizonascorpionchess.com/?p=244#comment-34 Hey Elizabeth,<br/>If the judges from GOTW were also used to judge GOTY, they might be biased to picking a game they already picked as the best, and may not be as objective toward other games (especially if they never never thought very highly of a game to begin with and are being asked to consider that game again!). <br/>Also, when you are only judging a particular week's games, it is easy to get caught up in a situation where something might be interesting for that week because the other games were not that interesting, but in the grand scheme of things the game may not be that impressive. Or of course, a 2nd place game in a particular week might be better than a GOTW game. I assume thats why Greg doesnt use the same judges; I think when judging a yearly competition, its best to give everyone a clean look. Also, GOTY judges have a lot more time to look over games. GOTW judges get 1 day, if that. Hey Elizabeth,
If the judges from GOTW were also used to judge GOTY, they might be biased to picking a game they already picked as the best, and may not be as objective toward other games (especially if they never never thought very highly of a game to begin with and are being asked to consider that game again!).
Also, when you are only judging a particular week’s games, it is easy to get caught up in a situation where something might be interesting for that week because the other games were not that interesting, but in the grand scheme of things the game may not be that impressive. Or of course, a 2nd place game in a particular week might be better than a GOTW game. I assume thats why Greg doesnt use the same judges; I think when judging a yearly competition, its best to give everyone a clean look. Also, GOTY judges have a lot more time to look over games. GOTW judges get 1 day, if that.

]]> http://arizonascorpionchess.com/2008/08/game-of-the-week-results-for-week-1-levon-altounian-finishes-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Elizabeth Vicary Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:49:00 +0000 http://arizonascorpionchess.com/?p=244#comment-33 Out of curiosity... what does it mean to be "just partially kidding, of course"? Out of curiosity… what does it mean to be “just partially kidding, of course”?

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