Fetch Chess Club

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JulesR Apr 2021 4:08pm, 30 Apr 2021 26,161 posts	0 JulesR In all seriousness I’d be a fan of an enlarged ‘Superleague’ top division of 8-10 members playing each other once with 2 relegated being fed by regional feeder divisions from the pyramid. As I may have said before, playing the same 2 or 3 tough opponents twice every month gets a bit repetitive, so an enlarged pool of monthly opps would appeal to me & may help freshen up the format. I’ve enjoyed playing in Div 3 even getting mugged by Ricey
jda Apr 2021 4:12pm, 30 Apr 2021 9,962 posts	0 jda Agree with that. Also, I can do a bunch of games in parallel whereas fitting in two in succession is quite hard. Though others may prefer differently of course.
fetcheveryone Apr 2021 4:13pm, 30 Apr 2021 26,003 posts	0 fetcheveryone A structure change might be a bit difficult to realise by tomorrow morning, but I like the idea.
azx Apr 2021 4:14pm, 30 Apr 2021 268 posts	0 azx JulesR: you looking to break out and take the billion quid TV rights all for yourselves?
iRicey Apr 2021 4:37pm, 30 Apr 2021 508 posts	0 iRicey Happy to be Leeds in this context Jules...
bja61 Apr 2021 5:09pm, 30 Apr 2021 1,400 posts	0 bja61 spr, thanks for thinking of me, but I have no issues with being relegated if we rebase on rankings. I like the idea of a pyramid structure too, but appreciate that might take a while to implement. Perhaps we could have a 2 week hiatus to allow fetch to build something and then run a six or seven week block, going back to monthly from 1 July? That would also allow time for the currently unfinished leagues to catch up?
Angus Clydesdale Apr 2021 5:10pm, 30 Apr 2021 22,425 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale How about we stick with your original proposal for this month (which will require no work at all) and you can get stuck straight into planning a proper re-jig over the next 3-4 weeks so you can take your time over it?
Angus Clydesdale Apr 2021 5:11pm, 30 Apr 2021 22,426 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Then we can all look forward to a vigorous and exciting June!!
BanjoBax Apr 2021 5:34pm, 30 Apr 2021 5,056 posts	0 BanjoBax Angus's suggestion sounds good, go with what's ready for May, bigger rejig for June or later.
mr d Apr 2021 6:11pm, 30 Apr 2021 4,811 posts	0 mr d Is there a breakaway superleague in the offing? Thanks for reminding me to ask why the leagues aren't updated at 00:01 tomorrow Fetch.