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

[Sand]

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

Not sure if reported, but Psycho won ours.  Psychopav turned into a constrictor snake and slowly crushed the life out of me.

 

[Freak Show]

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.

I play alot of blitz. My chess.com blitz rating is 1780, and has been as high as 1950. Are we talking that you have to win 4 games before I win one? Would this be played on chess.com?

 

[Navin Johnson]

I play alot of blitz. My chess.com blitz rating is 1780, and has been as high as 1950. Are we talking that you have to win 4 games before I win one? Would this be played on chess.com?

If you're down to play some 3/0 or shorter hit me up

 

[Caveman33]

I play alot of blitz. My chess.com blitz rating is 1780, and has been as high as 1950. Are we talking that you have to win 4 games before I win one? Would this be played on chess.com?

Hmm, giving you 3 games hardly seems fair.  I'm guessing my blitz rating on Chess.com would be around 2000.  I will start an account later.  Were you sandbagging the FBGs tournament?

 

[Freak Show]

  Were you sandbagging the FBGs tournament?

I lose my concentration level on a longer game.

 

[Caveman33]

I lose my concentration level on a longer game.

What's your name on chess.com?  Mine is Spelunking31 and after 25 games, my blitz rating is 1213.  I have 19 wins and 6 losses, I think 4 were disconnects and 2 real losses.  My internet is not stable but I noticed the site warning me when I disconnected yesterday whereas before I thought it was the other person's move.

 

[Freak Show]

What's your name on chess.com?  Mine is Spelunking31 and after 25 games, my blitz rating is 1213.  I have 19 wins and 6 losses, I think 4 were disconnects and 2 real losses.  My internet is not stable but I noticed the site warning me when I disconnected yesterday whereas before I thought it was the other person's move.

I sent you a friend request.  My name on chess.com is ajbanks3011

 

[timschochet]

Thanks to everyone who participated, amd congratulations to @joffer

 

[HellToupee]

Chess related question for you guys, can I get a decent chess board & pieces for $200ish for a gift? Any suggestions as to where to buy from , Amazon ok?

 

[cashman88]

I'm up for playing blitz with anyone who wants on chess.com.  My username there is cashman88 (and, no, it doesn't have anything to do with money (cash))

 

[Caveman33]

Chess related question for you guys, can I get a decent chess board & pieces for $200ish for a gift? Any suggestions as to where to buy from , Amazon ok?

I bought a $200 set 20 years ago.  It was nice but I used the $20 travel sets a lot more.  

$229 at House of Staunton https://www.houseofstaunton.com/the-library-grandmaster-chess-set-and-board-combination-14932.html

$139 at the Chess Store https://thechessstore.com/rustic-staunton-chess-set-brown-natural-wood-pieces-with-classic-walnut-board-3-5-king/?gclid=CjwKCAiAwKyNBhBfEiwA_mrUMvtS8fwPFBHqvoBQwuZZoA-i5t1cInWDk0ePBtnYCfd5Xmc-4XSzaRoCi9wQAvD_BwE

 

[Dezbelief]

I bought a $200 set 20 years ago.  It was nice but I used the $20 travel sets a lot more.  

$229 at House of Staunton https://www.houseofstaunton.com/the-library-grandmaster-chess-set-and-board-combination-14932.html

$139 at the Chess Store https://thechessstore.com/rustic-staunton-chess-set-brown-natural-wood-pieces-with-classic-walnut-board-3-5-king/?gclid=CjwKCAiAwKyNBhBfEiwA_mrUMvtS8fwPFBHqvoBQwuZZoA-i5t1cInWDk0ePBtnYCfd5Xmc-4XSzaRoCi9wQAvD_BwE

I like wood pieces the best, plastic and stone pieces are fine too. I'm not a fan of glass or metal pieces. My mom has a glass set that bothers me, the clear glass and frosted glass don't contrast enough for my liking.

Give me a cheap board with cheap plastic pieces and I'm just fine. Of course that's probably representative of my level of play.

 

[Dezbelief]

Chess related question for you guys, can I get a decent chess board & pieces for $200ish for a gift? Any suggestions as to where to buy from , Amazon ok?

https://www.dillards.com/p/merchant-ambassador-kasparov-chess-set/513324761/sale

 

[Freak Show]

https://www.dillards.com/p/merchant-ambassador-kasparov-chess-set/513324761/sale

The link shows it's not available 

 

[Dezbelief]

The link shows it's not available 

Yeh, I went in to the local store to see if they had one, they didn't. Later after I got home I checked back online and they were out :(

 

[Freak Show]

Thanks for posting. I'm always looking for deals on good chess sets.