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4th annual FBG chess tourney- Congrats to Kasparov! 1st place (1 Viewer)
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timschochet
Footballguy
Round 2 (left side white)
Psychopav (1) vs. Rdrunner (1) (1-0)
John Bender (1) vs. Kutta (1) (1-0)
Nero (1) vs. UniAlias (1) (1/2-1/2)
Aerial Assault (1) vs. Joffer (1) (0-1)
Kasparov (1) vs. McGarnicle (1) (1-0)
dancingbones (1) vs. Juxtatarot (1/2) (1-0)
AAA Batteries (1/2) vs. nysfl2 (1) (0-1)
timschochet (0) vs. Getzlaf (0) (1-0)
andyjayhawker (0) vs. Eminence (0) (1-0)
Jamny (0) vs. Shuke (0) in progress
tommyboy (0) vs. spOOfy (0) in progress
Otis (0) vs. Abraham (0) (0-1)
Psychopav (1) vs. Rdrunner (1) (1-0)
John Bender (1) vs. Kutta (1) (1-0)
Nero (1) vs. UniAlias (1) (1/2-1/2)
Aerial Assault (1) vs. Joffer (1) (0-1)
Kasparov (1) vs. McGarnicle (1) (1-0)
dancingbones (1) vs. Juxtatarot (1/2) (1-0)
AAA Batteries (1/2) vs. nysfl2 (1) (0-1)
timschochet (0) vs. Getzlaf (0) (1-0)
andyjayhawker (0) vs. Eminence (0) (1-0)
Jamny (0) vs. Shuke (0) in progress
tommyboy (0) vs. spOOfy (0) in progress
Otis (0) vs. Abraham (0) (0-1)
timschochet
Footballguy
Jamny
Shuke
tommyboy
spOOfy
Update, please. We're all waiting on you guys.
Shuke
tommyboy
spOOfy
Update, please. We're all waiting on you guys.
timschochet
Footballguy
Are you still averaging under 10 moves a day? If you are, and if you're incapable of at least double that per day, then honestly I really wish you'd quit the tornament now. It's not for you. This tournament is 6 rounds, and should average about 6 weeks at most, a week per game. If it goes on longer people get bored and lose interest. You may think I'm being a pain in the ###, but there's no other way to run this thing properly.
Let me know what you decide.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
OK, I'll quit since this is super serious business.
Go spend some time with your family.
timschochet
Footballguy
Thanks, Shuke. Jamny gets the forfeit win. tommyboy and spOOfy, update please.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Isn't Kasparov a ringer anyway?
timschochet
Footballguy
Hopefully he'll be tested at some point.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
I agree with Shuke, Tim. It's the holidays. Most people understand that things are going to go a bit slower due to travel and family obligations etc.
20 moves per day over the holidays may not be feasible for many. It would suck to get kicked out of the tourney after two rounds when I need to drive my family back down to Dallas this Saturday and Sunday.
20 moves per day over the holidays may not be feasible for many. It would suck to get kicked out of the tourney after two rounds when I need to drive my family back down to Dallas this Saturday and Sunday.
Otis
Footballguy
John Bender
Footballguy
The third week of January, I'm not going to be available. If you need to kick me, that's fine - just letting you know M-F I'm out of pocket.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Can't Tim just set it up to skip your turn a bunch of times until you check back in
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
I wish to join the tournament
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
jamny
Footballguy
I wasn't available for moves a lot either over the weekend. Plus, I didn't want to rush things and make typical mistakes as always so some nights, especially if I was drinking, I'd wait until morning to look it over again. This week will be better for me. Sorry to see shuke drop out but our game will continue.
jamny
Footballguy
Abraham
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
Good morning.
Just to set the record straight- my conversation with Shuke last night had nothing to do with the holidays. During the first round he posted that no matter what was going on, he never made more than 6 moves a day. I thought he was joking around; apparently he wasn't. 6 moves a day is not going to work for the tournament.
Of course holidays slow people down. Of course other stuff is going to come up, like Bender needing to take a week off (that's fine BTW). So long as you let us know what's going on in advance no problem. But if you don't let me know, or if you insist on making only 6 moves a day knowing you're slowing everybody else way down, I don't think that's fair to anyone else in the tournament. Shuke didnt have to quit. If he had promised that once the holidays were over he would have tried to average at the very least 20 moves every 24 hours (which is still a very slow pace) that would have been fine. But he quit and whined about it as he was leaving. Not my problem.
Just to set the record straight- my conversation with Shuke last night had nothing to do with the holidays. During the first round he posted that no matter what was going on, he never made more than 6 moves a day. I thought he was joking around; apparently he wasn't. 6 moves a day is not going to work for the tournament.
Of course holidays slow people down. Of course other stuff is going to come up, like Bender needing to take a week off (that's fine BTW). So long as you let us know what's going on in advance no problem. But if you don't let me know, or if you insist on making only 6 moves a day knowing you're slowing everybody else way down, I don't think that's fair to anyone else in the tournament. Shuke didnt have to quit. If he had promised that once the holidays were over he would have tried to average at the very least 20 moves every 24 hours (which is still a very slow pace) that would have been fine. But he quit and whined about it as he was leaving. Not my problem.
John Bender
Footballguy
FYI on my vacation - I'll be able to make a few moves at night as long as Russia doesn't jam my internet.
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Peyton Marino
Footballguy
Kasparov
Footballguy
The real issue is we are using the wrong app to run the tournament. The fastest the app allows is 1 move/day which is WAY too slow for what Tim wants to run. Therefore he has to police everyone to keep up the pace otherwise the tourney dies on the vine. An app that allowed GAME in 1,2 or 3 days would police itself and keep the pace. I'm not aware of an app with those types of time-controls, btw.
And me no ringer!
And me no ringer!
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Most controversial chess tournament ever imo.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Tim is the Timex watch of the FFA.
timschochet
Footballguy
The time controls aren't really a problem. The last 2 tournaments were very smooth. But there are always some people who are too slow, or who don't tell me that their game never started, or who quit after they start losing and don't tell us. Once these types are weaned out everything goes much faster.
timschochet
Footballguy
tommyboy and spOOfy, I need you to tell me what's going on in your game before the end of the day. If you don't post anything here, I have to remove you guys from the tourney and start round 3 tommorow. If your game is ongoing, all you have to do is let me know and we will wait.
timschochet
Footballguy
With Shuke gone we have an odd number and need one more guy. I will see if Sand is still interested. If not, hopefully somebody else will volunteer.
timschochet
Footballguy
Sand gets first dibs- if he doesn't respond by the time we start round 3 you're in.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Come for the chess, stay for the intrigue.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Gonna need Yasser Seirawan to sort this out.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
You're out of luck then. Everyone here is really good.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Set him up to play me, I'm something of a pushover unless I get lucky.
timschochet
Footballguy
No word from tommyboy or spOOfy so they're out. I will set up round 3 shortly. Thanks for being patient!
John Bender
Footballguy
Great video breakdown from a recent game at the Qatar Masters Tourney:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN8znIyoxtw
It goes into the "Makagonov" variation against the Kings Indian Defense.
I have been playing the Smyslov variation vs the KID without much success in recent over the board games, so I think I may look into this Makagonov (which I had never heard of previously).
I strongly dislike playing white in a mainline Kings Indian as a positional player.
Anyway, for anyone interested in some sideline vs one of the most common defenses around these days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN8znIyoxtw
It goes into the "Makagonov" variation against the Kings Indian Defense.
I have been playing the Smyslov variation vs the KID without much success in recent over the board games, so I think I may look into this Makagonov (which I had never heard of previously).
I strongly dislike playing white in a mainline Kings Indian as a positional player.
Anyway, for anyone interested in some sideline vs one of the most common defenses around these days.
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timschochet
Footballguy
Round 3. (left side white)
Joffer (2) vs. Kasparov (2)
John Bender (2) vs. nysfl2 (2)
Unialas (1.5) vs. Psychopav (2)
dancingbones (2) vs. Nero (1.5)
Kutta (1) vs. Abraham (1)
Rdrunner (1) vs. timschochet (1)
Sand (1) vs. Juxtatarot (.5)
McGarnicle (1) vs. Aerial Assault (1)
Jamny (1) vs. andyjayhawker (1)
Eminence (0) vs. Otis (0)
AAA Batteries (0.5) vs. Getzlaf (0
Joffer (2) vs. Kasparov (2)
John Bender (2) vs. nysfl2 (2)
Unialas (1.5) vs. Psychopav (2)
dancingbones (2) vs. Nero (1.5)
Kutta (1) vs. Abraham (1)
Rdrunner (1) vs. timschochet (1)
Sand (1) vs. Juxtatarot (.5)
McGarnicle (1) vs. Aerial Assault (1)
Jamny (1) vs. andyjayhawker (1)
Eminence (0) vs. Otis (0)
AAA Batteries (0.5) vs. Getzlaf (0
John Bender
Footballguy
nysfl2 had been challenged
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Thanks, tim. Awaiting McGarnicle's invite.
Kasparov
Footballguy
To reiterate: it's not the time-control, it's the app. The app allows players to play much slower than you specify. If the app had a time-control that coincided with your wishes, the slow play would take care of itself.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Getzlaf invite sent
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