Chess Tournament 2025- Black Crowes and Nick Vermeil co-champions! (2 Viewers)

[timschochet]

BlackCrowes 5
Nick Vermeil 5

Zow (Wozzow) 4.5

Chaz McNulty (Chaz_McNulty) 4
Sand (sand101) 4
timschochet 4

CaptainCranks (Cranks) 3.5

Juxtatarot (Juxtat) 3
Murph (BruinsMurph) 3
Psychopav 3
Scoobus 3

AAA Batteries 2
Dezbelief 2
Nysfl2 2
Ragincajun 2
Tri-Man-47 (Wally68) 2

Brownsfan 1
shuke 1

Round 1
Scoobus vs Black Crowes 0-1
shuke vs AAABatteries 1-0
Tri-Man 47 vs Brownsfan 1-0
Zow vs Sand 1-0
Nick Vermeil vs Chaz McNulty 1-0
Dezbelief vs Captain Cranks 0-1
Murph vs Nysfl2 1-0
Ragincajun vs timschochet 0-1
Juxtatarot vs Psychopav 1-0

Round 2
Captain Cranks (1) vs shuke (1) 1-0
Black Crowes (1) vs Murph (1) 1-0
Tri-Man 47 (1) vs timschochet (1) 0-1
Juxtatarot (1) vs Zow (1) 0-1
Nick Vermeil (1) vs Brownsfan (0) 1-0
Dezbelief (0) vs Sand (0) 0-1
Psychopav (0) vs Ragincajun (0) 1-0
scoobus (0) vs Chaz McNulty (0) 0-1
Nysfl2 (0) vs AAA Batteries (0) 1-0

Round 3
timschochet (2) vs Black Crowes (2) 0.5-0.5
Captain Cranks (2) vs Zow (2) 0.5-0.5
Tri-Man 47 (1) vs Nick Vermeil (2) 0-1
Psychopav (1) vs Nysfl2 (1) 1-0
Sand (1) vs Juxtatarot (1) 1-0
shuke (1) vs Murph (1) 0-1
Brownsfan (0) vs Chaz McNulty (1) 0-1
Ragincajun (0) vs Dezbelief (0) 0-1
AAA Batteries (0) vs scoobus (0) 0-1

Round 4
Nick Vermeil (3) vs. Captain Cranks (2.5) 1-0
timschochet (2.5) vs Zow (2.5) 0.5-0.5
BlackCrowes (2.5) vs Sand (2) 1-0
Chaz McNulty (2) vs Psychopav (2) 1-0
Murph (2) vs Dezbelief (1) 1-0
Nysfl2 (1) vs scoobus (1) 0-1
shuke (1) vs Tri-Man 47 (1) 0-1
AAA Batteries (0) vs Juxtatarot (1) 1-0
Brownsfan (0) vs Ragincajun (0) 0-1

Round 5
Black Crowes (3.5) vs Nick Vermeil (4) 1-0
Chaz McNulty (3) vs timschochet (3) 0-1
Zow (3) vs Murph (3) 1-0
Captain Cranks (2.5) vs Psychopav (2) 1-0
Sand (2) vs Scoobus (2) 1-0
AAA Batteries (1) vs Tri-Man 47 (2) 1-0
Dezbelief (1) vs Juxtatarot (1) 0-1
Nysfl2 (1) vs Ragincajun (1) 1-0
Brownsfan (0) vs Shuke (1) 1-0

Round 6
Zow (4) vs Black Crowes (4.5) 0.5-0.5
timschochet (4) vs Nick Vermeil (4) 0-1
Chaz McNulty (3) vs Captain Cranks (3.5) 1-0
Murph (3) vs Sand (3) 0-1
Psychopav (2) vs AAA Batteries (2) 1-0
Juxtatarot (2) vs Nysfl2 (2) 1-0
Scoobus (2) vs Tri-Man 47 (2) 1-0
Brownsfan (1) vs Dezbelief (1) 0-1
Ragincajun (1) vs Shuke (1) 1-0

 

[Captain Cranks]

Count me in

 

[titusbramble]

where is this held

 

[Zow]

In. Haven't been playing as much as last year but will do my best to defend the title!

 

[timschochet]

where is this held

It’s an online tournament. We use an app called Chess Time which is free. 6 rounds no time limit. All I ask is that you commit to playing all 6 rounds and that you make your moves on a timely basis.

 

[titusbramble]

where is this held

It’s an online tournament. We use an app called Chess Time which is free. 6 rounds no time limit. All I ask is that you commit to playing all 6 rounds and that you make your moves on a timely basis.

Never heard of it, assumed it was online obviously, but yeah, that seems fine

 

[timschochet]

where is this held

It’s an online tournament. We use an app called Chess Time which is free. 6 rounds no time limit. All I ask is that you commit to playing all 6 rounds and that you make your moves on a timely basis.

Never heard of it, assumed it was online obviously, but yeah, that seems fine

OK if you want in you need to get that app, sign up, and then post whatever name you use there here.

 

[titusbramble]

where is this held

It’s an online tournament. We use an app called Chess Time which is free. 6 rounds no time limit. All I ask is that you commit to playing all 6 rounds and that you make your moves on a timely basis.

Never heard of it, assumed it was online obviously, but yeah, that seems fine

OK if you want in you need to get that app, sign up, and then post whatever name you use there here.

The one here? https://www.chesstimeapp.com/

 

[timschochet]

where is this held

It’s an online tournament. We use an app called Chess Time which is free. 6 rounds no time limit. All I ask is that you commit to playing all 6 rounds and that you make your moves on a timely basis.

Never heard of it, assumed it was online obviously, but yeah, that seems fine

OK if you want in you need to get that app, sign up, and then post whatever name you use there here.

The one here? https://www.chesstimeapp.com/

Yep

 

[titusbramble]

wait, can you literally not play on pc

 

[BlackCrowes]

In

 

[timschochet]

wait, can you literally not play on pc

No I think the app is only for your phone. Not sure

 

[titusbramble]

wait, can you literally not play on pc

No I think the app is only for your phone. Not sure

Well in that case out and glhf to everyone

 

[Captain Cranks]

This would be a good time to ask if anyone wants to transition this to chess.com.

 

[Juxtatarot]

I took the last tournament off but I’ll play this time. Juxtat on Chess Time.

 

[Juxtatarot]

@timschochet Nice to see you post. I hope you and yours have been unaffected by the fires.

 

[Dezbelief]

In

 

[Juxtatarot]

This would be a good time to ask if anyone wants to transition this to chess.com.

Why fix what isn’t broken?

 

[Chaz McNulty]

I'll try if there is still room.

 

[scoobus]

I can play if it doesn't start til next week.

 

[Captain Cranks]

Why fix what isn’t broken?

A) It seems to be preventing someone from joining and b) it's bad.

 

[ragincajun]

In for chess.com or Chess Time. I am a punching bag anyway.

 

[shuke]

Been a little over a year so it’s time. Let’s see if the usual suspects are interested:

@Zow (reigning champion)

@Psychopav
@Dezbelief
@Sand
@shuke
@scoobus
@Nick Vermeil
@Captain Cranks
@AAABatteries
@tri-man 47

Bogart?

Of course all are welcome, especially newcomers!

Yes.

Unfortunately our buddy Bogart has passed away.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Been a little over a year so it’s time. Let’s see if the usual suspects are interested:

@Zow (reigning champion)

@Psychopav
@Dezbelief
@Sand
@shuke
@scoobus
@Nick Vermeil
@Captain Cranks
@AAABatteries
@tri-man 47

Bogart?

Of course all are welcome, especially newcomers!

What is the format regarding the amount of time for the games?

 

[Nick Vermeil]

In. @shuke has been keeping me limber.

 

[timschochet]

Been a little over a year so it’s time. Let’s see if the usual suspects are interested:

@Zow (reigning champion)

@Psychopav
@Dezbelief
@Sand
@shuke
@scoobus
@Nick Vermeil
@Captain Cranks
@AAABatteries
@tri-man 47

Bogart?

Of course all are welcome, especially newcomers!

Yes.

Unfortunately our buddy Bogart has passed away.

Really sorry to hear that

 

[timschochet]

Been a little over a year so it’s time. Let’s see if the usual suspects are interested:

@Zow (reigning champion)

@Psychopav
@Dezbelief
@Sand
@shuke
@scoobus
@Nick Vermeil
@Captain Cranks
@AAABatteries
@tri-man 47

Bogart?

Of course all are welcome, especially newcomers!

What is the format regarding the amount of time for the games?

There is no time limit but everyone is expected to make their moves timely

 

[timschochet]

Why fix what isn’t broken?

A) It seems to be preventing someone from joining and b) it's bad.

Everybody’s used to it; it’s all we’ve ever used. I don’t mind changing if everybody wants to but it would have to be a consensus.

 

[Sand]

In

 

[tri-man 47]

In!

The last tournament led to an ongoing series of matches with @Sand , who is difficult to beat …but hopefully made me a better player. A busy fall and now a more recent distraction have kept me away from playing for a while. So this’ll get me active again. And when completed, hopefully we can resume our play, GB.

 

[Captain Cranks]

Everybody’s used to it; it’s all we’ve ever used. I don’t mind changing if everybody wants to but it would have to be a consensus.

Yeah, I realize I'm running head first into the status quo. I'll just say chess.com is far better and would allow people to play on pc if they needed. I'll leave it at that.

 

[ragincajun]

I came across this yesterday so I thought I would share it with chess friends. My Wife doesn’t think it is as cool as I do.Chess Up

You can play against friends or computers. Pretty cool.

 

[Sand]

Everybody’s used to it; it’s all we’ve ever used. I don’t mind changing if everybody wants to but it would have to be a consensus.

Yeah, I realize I'm running head first into the status quo. I'll just say chess.com is far better and would allow people to play on pc if they needed. I'll leave it at that.

All that may be true but the Chess Time app is easy and free. For what we use it for I don't see the downside to using it. I'll do whatever the group wants, though.

After the game is over you can email yourself the PGN to analyze on chess.com if you wanted.

 

[Zow]

Everybody’s used to it; it’s all we’ve ever used. I don’t mind changing if everybody wants to but it would have to be a consensus.

Yeah, I realize I'm running head first into the status quo. I'll just say chess.com is far better and would allow people to play on pc if they needed. I'll leave it at that.

All that may be true but the Chess Time app is easy and free. For what we use it for I don't see the downside to using it. I'll do whatever the group wants, though.

After the game is over you can email yourself the PGN to analyze on chess.com if you wanted.

Gentle vote her for Chess Time because that the app I'm used to and would need to create a Chess.com account and I don't want to.

 

[timschochet]

12 in so far. We will start Monday. Let’s see if we can get any more.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Everybody’s used to it; it’s all we’ve ever used. I don’t mind changing if everybody wants to but it would have to be a consensus.

Yeah, I realize I'm running head first into the status quo. I'll just say chess.com is far better and would allow people to play on pc if they needed. I'll leave it at that.

All that may be true but the Chess Time app is easy and free. For what we use it for I don't see the downside to using it. I'll do whatever the group wants, though.

After the game is over you can email yourself the PGN to analyze on chess.com if you wanted.

Gentle vote her for Chess Time because that the app I'm used to and would need to create a Chess.com account and I don't want to.

My vote is for chess.com for the same reasons you mention. Plus I like playing on my laptop. And it's free.

 

[Brownsfan]

If you need another, I will play again. been a few years.
Brownsfan on chesstime also

 

[ragincajun]

No vote here as I don’t care but I think you can create a tourney on chess.com???? Maybe?

 

[AAABatteries]

In

 

[Captain Cranks]

In

Ugh. Not this guy.

 

[timschochet]

No vote here as I don’t care but I think you can create a tourney on chess.com???? Maybe?

So far of those who have chimed in, the vote is about 50/50. I personally don’t care, I’m willing to do it, but only if the consensus is close to unanimous. So far it isn’t so we will stick to Chess Time.

 

[timschochet]

14 now in, which is a fine number. We will start officially on Monday but I will post pairings for round 1 in the next day or two so if anyone wants to start early they can. Everyone is still welcome to join but we need to have an even number of players, so if you join now you’re not in until one more joins, to keep it even.

If your name on Chess time is different than it is here please post that as I’ve lost my notes for this. I will post it in the OP. Thanks

 

[Zow]

Wozzow on chess time.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Chaz_McNulty on Chess Time.

 

[nysfl2]

Put me in for some beatdowns.

nysfl2 on chesstime

 

[scoobus]

I don’t care where we play.

I can’t start playing until Tuesday, so just fyi to whoever has the pleasure of whooping my *** in round 1.

 

[tri-man 47]

I (Tri-man) am Wally68 on Chess Time.

Bishops are the ones that move diagonally, right?

 

[Murph]

I'm in. BruinsMurph on Chess Time.

 

[Sand]

12 in so far. We will start Monday. Let’s see if we can get any more.

Just remember to seed us properly.

As in you and Zow stay the **** away from me.

(And thanks for organizing!)

 

[Sand]

14 now in, which is a fine number. We will start officially on Monday but I will post pairings for round 1 in the next day or two so if anyone wants to start early they can. Everyone is still welcome to join but we need to have an even number of players, so if you join now you’re not in until one more joins, to keep it even.

If your name on Chess time is different than it is here please post that as I’ve lost my notes for this. I will post it in the OP. Thanks

Definitely hold it open for a bit. With the response so far may well get a few more over the weekend. The more the merrier!