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baronderkilt
19-Mar-10, 11:54
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 A sincere Question ...
#1 Tourney is about to start. You will be playing 1/2 of board one and TD has selected you to call the coin toss for colors; Do you chose Heads or Tails?
(Or you going to be really Hard Case and "defer" ?! Sure sign of an authority complex there I'll bet )
...#2 Why ?
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maca
19-Mar-10, 12:36
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It's not a coin toss everywhere that is used to determine the colors on the board 1. In Finland, the Arbiter often picks up a white pawn in one hand, and a black pawn into another, and has the highest-ranked player to pick either the left hand or the right hand to determine on which color he shall play on the first round.
Regards,
MaCa.
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OK ... does the question then become...
'Which hand do you choose. I think most right-handed people choose the TD's left hand - supposing the latter is standing more or less directly in front of him...
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baronderkilt
19-Mar-10, 17:49
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Yes indeed ...
I was wondering about the hand too. But that was going to be Part 2 of the Question. Definate strategy & implications There!
(Which is why I prefer to Not have to use the hand method. Or will flip a coin to see what hand I choose
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