Chess Tournament!- Round 5 in progress (1 Viewer)

[Steeler]

@Steelerready when you are what is your name on the site 

Didn't we play last night?     I beat someone named bfred... was that not you?

 

[timschochet]

Are we doing six rounds?

Yes

 

[timschochet]

tim beats Scoobus. GG

 

[bostonfred]

Didn't we play last night?     I beat someone named bfred... was that not you?

Oh #### I got a random request from someone named frinkahedron and just ####ed around I didn't think that was steelers from FBG for the tournament.  Was that you? 

 

[Steeler]

Oh #### I got a random request from someone named frinkahedron and just ####ed around I didn't think that was steelers from FBG for the tournament.  Was that you? 

Lol.  Yes that was me.   You want to play again?  

 

[bostonfred]

Lol.  Yes that was me.   You want to play again?  

Sure

We can count it as a loss anyways but I'd like to see how id do if I was taking my time.  I was playing a 5 min plus 2 sec live game on chess time live when I got this and was like oh weird someone invited me on the other app. Never dawned on me that it was from, this

 

[cashman88]

Me and @joffer draw. I was glad he offered. I couldn’t think of any way to proceed without exposing my position. And I could tell he would have taken advantage of any mistake. 

 

[Steeler]

Steeler beats @bostonfred

 

[Psychopav]

AAA defeats Pav. Good game!

 

[AAABatteries]

AAA defeats Pav. Good game!

Good game pav

 

[joffer]

Me and @joffer draw. I was glad he offered. I couldn’t think of any way to proceed without exposing my position. And I could tell he would have taken advantage of any mistake. 

gg.  I think you were slightly ahead.  you had at least one plausible alternate move in our little back and forth.  I really didn’t have any.

 

[Psychopav]

Can't stop watching Rosen YouTube videos.  Very instructive and entertaining.  And I can absolutely tell that my game has improved from watching him (added bonus!).  The best part is how he thinks out loud and gives the viewer a glimpse into how he's approaching the game as the positions evolve.

There's tons of fun videos, but some  of my favs so far:

OH NO My Queen.  OH YES My Ponziani

I played the Stafford Gambit against Hikaru...and then he played it against me

Vampire Opening leads to En Passant Checkmate

I Sacrificed My Queen 39 Times Against Alexandra Botez - this was super long and super fun to watch.  No spoilers, but he plays a match against Alexandra Botez, who is lower rated than him.  First to 20 wins wins the match, and it's speedy chess. The trick is, he is required to sac his queen within the first 10 moves of every game.  Hilarity - and suspense - ensues.

 

[Zow]

Woz beats Moops. Very evenly played game (I think I liked his position better) but a blunder cost him. 

 

[ragincajun]

Sand and Ragincajun in a battle for the ages.

 

[Sand]

Sand and Ragincajun in a battle for the ages.

Sand beats Ragincajun in what has been billed as the match of the century.

Yes, I billed it.  So sue me.

 

[timschochet]

@kutta vs @Juxtatarot

@Nick Vermeil vs @shuke

 

[Juxtatarot]

@kutta vs @Juxtatarot

@Nick Vermeil vs @shuke

Kutta has been out of town without cell service much of the week so we’ve been slow. Only in middle game.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

@kutta vs @Juxtatarot

@Nick Vermeil vs @shuke

We’re close I think. Could go either way. 

 

[shuke]

Trying to savor this one. 

 

[Juxtatarot]

@timschochet Juxtatarot beats Kutta.  It was a pretty even game until Kutta blundered away a rook.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Nick beats shuke. And goes over 1100 on Chess Time for the first time ever. 

 

[AAABatteries]

Our fearless chess overlord is otherwise preoccupied for a little while.

But the show must go on.....Last Round Pairings (white on left side) 

@joffer v @timschochet

@Juxtatarot v @cashman88

@Zow v @kutta

@scoobus v @Steeler

@bostonfred v @AAABatteries

@the moops v @Nick Vermeil

@Psychopav v @Sand

@shuke v @Freak Show

@Dezbelief v @ragincajun

 

[Psychopav]

@SandI'm driving much of the day today. I'll try to get this started tonight but otherwise it will be tomorrow. 

 

[Zow]

@kutta meet in Prescott to play??

 

[kutta]

@kutta meet in Prescott to play??

Man, that would be awesome! I'll let you know next time I'm up there.

 

[Zow]

Man, that would be awesome! I'll let you know next time I'm up there.

Work brings me that way probably ~1x/week so let me know!

 

[Dezbelief]

Good game @Ragin Cajun, I'm in dezbelief I pulled off a victory. 

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Hit me up @the moops

 

[the moops]

Hit me up @the moops

on it

 

[scoobus]

Scoobus defeats Steeler, gg.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Juxtatarot beats Cashman88

 

[joffer]

joffer beats tim 

 

[Juxtatarot]

joffer beats tim 

Congrats on the tournament win!

 

[Steeler]

Scoobus defeats Steeler, gg.

gg - I tried something that didn't work and Scoobus crushed the attempt immediately. 

 

[joffer]

Congrats on the tournament win!

thanks. I saved my best game for last against Tim

 

[Zow]

joffer beats tim 

Wow. Nice job!

 

[bostonfred]

bostonfred defeated aaa in a game that made something click for me with regard to chess openings.  Fun game and well played

 

[shuke]

Freak Show beats shuke

 

[the moops]

moops defeats @Nick Vermeil's 6 year old

 

[Nick Vermeil]

moops defeats @Nick Vermeil's 6 year old

6 year old would have put in a better effort.  GG GB.

 

[Zow]

@kutta and I, for the second time now, end in a draw. Just no blunders, no positional movement, trades, etc. resulting in a stuck board. 

 

[Dezbelief]

@kutta and I, for the second time now, end in a draw. Just no blunders, no positional movement, trades, etc. resulting in a stuck board. 

There was one gentleman I would play when I was a kid that I could never beat. I considered it a win when we played to a draw.

 

[Psychopav]

There was one gentleman I would play when I was a kid that I could never beat. I considered it a win when we played to a draw.

Me too, except he was my age and it was my college years. I was thrilled when I finally beat him our senior year.  Once. 

 

[Psychopav]

Pav defeats Sand.  GG @Sand

 

[kutta]

@kutta and I, for the second time now, end in a draw. Just no blunders, no positional movement, trades, etc. resulting in a stuck board. 

Good game - just felt like we were both stuck in the mud. 

 

[Zow]

Me too, except he was my age and it was my college years. I was thrilled when I finally beat him our senior year.  Once. 

"Yeah, one time!" 

/Little Giants

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Stumbled upon this twitch channel.  Might be of interest to those of you in this thread.  

 

[Zow]

Did all games conclude? Do we have final rankings?

 

[Caveman33]

If anyone is interested in cash games, Blitz 5min/3sec, first to 4 wins, I will give the following handicap: 1 win to joffer, juxtatarot, kutta, timcochet, cashman88, 2 wins to zow, scoobus, nick vermeil,  the moops, aaabatteries, steeler, psychopav 3 wins to shuke, sand, ragincajun, dezbelief, freakshow.

edited to 4 wins rather than 4 points.  Giving a handicap could open up a draw strategy that might run me over.

 

[Caveman33]

Did all games conclude? Do we have final rankings?

I made this sheet, which included opponent strength but my math or opponent list was bad cause opponent score added up to +4 when it should be 0

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yoLnpkCDQWn4rw6Ps36UXquubOuZ6b5DZ_MARQ-Kyhw/edit?usp=sharing