6th annual FBG Chess tournament- Kutta 1st place winner! (2 Viewers)

[shadrap]

I was never very good at chess but I'm getting embarrassed in this tournament.  I hang my head in shame.

Alcohol helps AFTER the game.

 

[kutta]

kutta defeats nysfl2 (or "New York Super Fly 2" as I always think of when I see his name).

 

[nysfl2]

kutta defeats nysfl2 (or "New York Super Fly 2" as I always think of when I see his name).

One mistake early, and I could never mount a significant threat after that

 

[kutta]

One mistake early, and I could never mount a significant threat after that

Yeah, you hung in there after that goof quite well. I wonder how things would have turned out had that gone differently.

Good game though!

 

[timschochet]

I will set up the last round...

 

[timschochet]

ETA never mind still waiting on @Hastur vs @Aerial Assault

 

[Aerial Assault]

We're in the middlegame and will probably finish this weekend (I'm generally around, that is). 

 

[shadrap]

so how we doing?

 

[timschochet]

Waiting on the last game

@Aerial Assault 

@Hastur

 

[Aerial Assault]

Still playing.  

 

[timschochet]

@Aerial Assault

@Hastur

Any closer, gentlemen? 

 

[Hastur]

@Aerial Assault

@Hastur

Any closer, gentlemen? 

I'm guessing we are on vastly different schedules.  I can make a move in the morning before work, but then I do not have access until I get home aournd 5:30.  From 5:30 until almost 10 I am free to play.  

Tim, we are getting close.  I can almost guarantee Aerial will win.  If you want to set up the next round, I would not be insulted.

 

[timschochet]

I'm guessing we are on vastly different schedules.  I can make a move in the morning before work, but then I do not have access until I get home aournd 5:30.  From 5:30 until almost 10 I am free to play.  

Tim, we are getting close.  I can almost guarantee Aerial will win.  If you want to set up the next round, I would not be insulted.

Of course not. We’ll wait. 

 

[timschochet]

@Hastur @Aerial Assault any new updates? 

I’m very patient but you guys are averaging more than 1-2 moves a day right? 

 

[Aerial Assault]

AA wins.  

 

[timschochet]

Great! I will post round 6 tonight sometime. 

 

[timschochet]

Round 6

@kutta vs timschochet 

@need2know vs @Juxtatarot

@scoobus vs @AAABatteries

@nysfl2 vs @UniAlias

@Aerial Assault vs @ShamrockPride

@Nick Vermeil vs @Zow

@irishidiot vs @ragincajun

@Hastur vs @Psychopav

Last round everybody; good luck! 

 

[need2know]

@Juxtatarot   what's your chess name?

 

[Juxtatarot]

@Juxtatarot   what's your chess name?

Juxtat

 

[shadrap]

I haven’t played around much with the tournament settings.  Will take a look tonight.

invite sent.  gone most of the day until evening.  around all weekend though.  let's have a good game.

 

[timschochet]

@kutta please challenge me, thanks

 

[kutta]

@kutta please challenge me, thanks

Invite sent

 

[Hastur]

Invitation sent to @Psychopav

 

[nysfl2]

UniAlias defeats nysfl2. Thought I was doing well, then he just crushed me at endgame.

 

[UniAlias]

UniAlias defeats nysfl2. Thought I was doing well, then he just crushed me at endgame.

That was a close one, gg!

Thanks for organizing this again Tim.  Always enjoy participating.

 

[shadrap]

irishidiot defeats ragincajun in a spirited affair.

 

[timschochet]

Draw agreed between Kutta and Tim. Very good game. 

Kutta ends up with 5.5 points out of 6. 1st place and winner! Great job!!

 

[kutta]

Draw agreed between Kutta and Tim. Very good game. 

Kutta ends up with 5.5 points out of 6. 1st place and winner! Great job!!

Thanks! Good times and my first time winning this thing. 

GG - intersting line in the Queen's Gambit. 

 

[Psychopav]

Pav defeats Hastur.

 

[Zow]

@Nick Vermeil and I are currently playing.  Funny thing is he messaged me to warn me he'd be in and out of it due to holiday travel.  In contrast to several of my other prior games I have been around and completely sober for this match.  And I'm playing my worst game with several mistakes made early.

 

[shadrap]

so point totals?  wondering whether I made top 1/2?  It's better to compete & lose than not compete unless it's a hand grenade contest.

by the way thanks to timmy.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Woz with a surprise resignation. Although I was kind of taking it to him, he clearly is unaware of my horrible endgame play. I’m not sure I had a clear path to the win. gg Gb. 

This was my best tourney by a long shot. 3 wins, 2 embarrassment losses and a third loss that I probably should have won but for the aforementioned endgame weakness. 

Thanks tim. Thanks for playing everybody. 

 

[Zow]

Woz with a surprise resignation. Although I was kind of taking it to him, he clearly is unaware of my horrible endgame play. I’m not sure I had a clear path to the win. gg Gb. 

This was my best tourney by a long shot. 3 wins, 2 embarrassment losses and a third loss that I probably should have won but for the aforementioned endgame weakness. 

Thanks tim. Thanks for playing everybody. 

Well, I saw one, but I was seeing the board horribly that entire game so even if I was wrong it's a fitting ending

 

[AAABatteries]

AAA defeats scoobus

We had a really good and dead even battle going and he made one mistake he wasn’t able to recover from - that’s my move, I STOP SHORT!!

 

[scoobus]

A fitting end to my tournament, not as bad as the kutta blunder, but still solidly awful.

 

[shadrap]

3 wins 3 losses.  I'm pleased.

Thanks Tim for doing this & being patient with me until I got the chesstime app on my phone.

 

[Hastur]

0 and 6. Oof.

I've always liked chess and did ok playing friends, etc.  A few years ago I researched chess books and bought several. I have flipped through them here and there but never really hunkered down and studied them.

Well this was an eye opener. I'm playing with the idea of working thru a few and blog about just as a learning experiment. 

Thanks Tim for organizing and managing. I had a good time and it knocked me down a few pegs. I mean that in a good way. 

 

[timschochet]

0 and 6. Oof.

I've always liked chess and did ok playing friends, etc.  A few years ago I researched chess books and bought several. I have flipped through them here and there but never really hunkered down and studied them.

Well this was an eye opener. I'm playing with the idea of working thru a few and blog about just as a learning experiment. 

Thanks Tim for organizing and managing. I had a good time and it knocked me down a few pegs. I mean that in a good way. 

You probably just need to practice tactics. I would suggest getting the Lichess app (it’s free) and playing 5 minute blitz games whenever you have the chance. It will improve your tactical skills pretty quickly. 

 

[Nick Vermeil]

You probably just need to practice tactics. I would suggest getting the Lichess app (it’s free) and playing 5 minute blitz games whenever you have the chance. It will improve your tactical skills pretty quickly. 

Do you have a final tally tim or are there games still in play?

 

[timschochet]

Do you have a final tally tim or are there games still in play?

Still games in play. I will post a tally as soon as every game is done. 

 

[Juxtatarot]

need2know beat Juxtatarot

Thanks for organizing @timschochet!  I think we had no drama this time which was nice.  

 

[Zow]

need2know beat Juxtatarot

Thanks for organizing @timschochet!  I think we had no drama this time which was nice.  

What sort of drama occurred in the past?

 

[Juxtatarot]

What sort of drama occurred in the past?

The incident I remember most was a poster who I won't name who was absolutely terrible when playing several of us before the tournament started.  He played at like a 2nd grade level.  He knew how the pieces moved but that was about it.  Then, after being destroyed in the first few rounds, he suddenly, magically, became an awesome, mistake-free player.  It was obvious he was using the help of a computer program to make his moves.

 

[Aerial Assault]

AA defeated Shamrock Pride in a spirited game.  Sorry, but we just played at a relaxed pace as it was the final round.

 

[timschochet]

Final score:

5.5 pts

@kutta

5 pts

@need2know

4 pts

@AAABatteries

timschochet

3 pts

@Aerial Assault

@irishidiot

@Nick Vermeil

@nysfl2

@scoobus

2.5 pts

@Psychopav

2 pts 

@ShamrockPride

@Zow

1 pt

@ragincajun

0 pts

@Hastur

Congratulations again to Kutta and to everybody who participated. Thanks and we’ll do this again soon. 

 

[Juxtatarot]

Congrats @kutta!  Well done!

 

[AAABatteries]

Congrats kutta and thanks Timmy!

 

[kutta]

Thanks guys! I’ve played in all these - first time winning one. Thanks @timschochet for running this again.

 

[scoobus]

Congrats Kutta, thanks Tim.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Congrats, kutta.  Thanks for creating and administering, tim.   Ggs to the guys I played.