Can you not stay on the reserve list if you don"t get on prior to the event but plan on turning up? I may be no 1 on the list, but 20 people may arrive in Cardiff before me.
A new reserve list is created on the day. This list is also used as the alternates list. So it"s only right that it"s the first to arrive on the day who qualify for this list.
Is the reserve list published so we can see where we are in the grand scheme of things? How many reserves typically get to play?
The reserve list is published. How many reserves get in does depend. Sometimes as many as 40, sometimes as few as 15.
questions questions I know but I"m getting excited already 
It"s worth getting excited about! Hopefully see you in Cardiff.
(Oh and it"s your move in the chess).
