Doeberl Cup - SIO Double

The chess equivalent of horse racing's Caulfield - Melbourne Cup double is the Doeberl Cup -SIO. Running them contiguously was a brilliant idea that has benefited both tournaments and ideas are already afoot for making next year's events even better.

For instance, although both tournaments are FIDE rated, only at the SIO is it possible to get a title norm. It's possible that the Doeberl next year will be extended to nine rounds so that our top players will get two chances for a norm instead of just one.

Sean Press who has an ear to the ground in ACT chess made some interesting comments in his blog about how it might be done. Click this link to see what he has to say: http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2007/04/doeberl-cup-sio-future-observations.html