Forum:Priority

PRIORITY AND THE RIGHTS OF A PLAYER

i need help with the following at my locals i was told that in the resolution of a chain for example a mystic tomato and a mother grizzly that the turn player had the right to decide the way a chain resolves but i dont think thats how a chain can be handled doesent it resolve as the turn players effect then the opposing players effect as a chain resolving backwards my opponent gets to special summon their monster 1st also if they were to choose barrier statue of the torrent wouldnt that stop me from resolving the effect of my tomato?

another scenario occured later that when my opponent tributed for caius the shadow monarch and targeted my collasal fighter i chainded torential tribute to the effect of caius (by the way i can chain to the effect of caius right? if he is being summoned?) would my monster get removed or would all the monsters on the field get destroyed first and then caius loses the effect do to the selected targeted monster not being on the field any more? i would say tht the chain starts as caius effect is chain link 1 and my torrential tribute as chainlink 2 he said his effect resolves 1st im not so sure about that