David Richerby wrote:
wrote:
[...] given the determination of organizers to use sudden-death, it
was the best anyone could come up with.

Well, you want there to be a fixed time when the next round starts,
right? The only options are sudden-death time controls or
adjournments.


Dave.

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David Richerby


That's correct. The question is whether the benefits of sudden death
exceed the price paid for it. The answer is far from obvious.