nysfl2 198 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, nysfl2 said: Sorry, must have looked at the wrong post. I'd be nice if the first post had all the Chesstime names listed . . . Also, I'm not nearly as good as tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,755 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 @scoobus I think you need to challenge me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoobus 1,437 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Zow said: @scoobus I think you need to challenge me. You’re white, think you’re supposed to challenge me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,755 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, scoobus said: You’re white, think you’re supposed to challenge me. oh oops, will do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juxtatarot 11,522 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 It doesn't matter who challenges whom first because you can hit the "swap sides" button before the first move. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dezbelief 804 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Shuke wins, nice game! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steeler 3,001 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 @nysfl2 beat me. Good game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nysfl2 198 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 34 minutes ago, Steeler said: @nysfl2 beat me. Good game. It was tight throughout Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigJim® 1,089 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/19/2021 at 8:21 PM, Steeler said: I just joined the FBG Chess Club - name is: Frinkahedron2000 Ditto this. MnKnightowl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 25,263 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Murph defeats AAA (0-1) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatguyinalittlecoat 11,996 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 bostonfred defeated fatguy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadrap 1,850 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 3 hours ago, AAABatteries said: Murph defeats AAA (0-1) what happened? as I remember you are a pretty salty player. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juxtatarot 11,522 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Juxtatarot defeated Psychopav 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juxtatarot 11,522 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 What are your thoughts on resigning? I see three schools of thought: 1. Always play to the end. Never quit. That’s what we learned in youth sports. You might at least luck into a stalemate. 2. You should resign when you are almost certain to lose. In fact, lack of doing so can be seen as an insult to the winning player— that you’re doubting their ability to finish you off. 3. Do whatever you feel like doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Vermeil 3,541 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Nick beats ragincajun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph 1,340 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Juxtatarot said: What are your thoughts on resigning? I see three schools of thought: 1. Always play to the end. Never quit. That’s what we learned in youth sports. You might at least luck into a stalemate. 2. You should resign when you are almost certain to lose. In fact, lack of doing so can be seen as an insult to the winning player— that you’re doubting their ability to finish you off. 3. Do whatever you feel like doing. Do whatever you feel like doing IMO. Nothing wrong with the first school of thought, but I'm probably not going to force my opponent to demonstrate their ability to execute a K+Q vs. K mate. On the other hand, endgames are hard and even good players can let their opponent back into the game from a winning position. In general I don't think resigning (or not) is reflective of sportsmanship (or lack thereof). But my one pet peeve is that if your opponent has a nice mating combination I think it's kind of lame to resign instead of letting them play it out. Edited January 28 by Murph 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dezbelief 804 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 32 minutes ago, Juxtatarot said: What are your thoughts on resigning? I see three schools of thought: 1. Always play to the end. Never quit. That’s what we learned in youth sports. You might at least luck into a stalemate. 2. You should resign when you are almost certain to lose. In fact, lack of doing so can be seen as an insult to the winning player— that you’re doubting their ability to finish you off. 3. Do whatever you feel like doing. In a face to face match I almost always play to the end. There was one skilled player I used to play often that I would resign against because I knew the odds of him making an error were slim and we would start a new match afterwards. I resigned in my two losses here because I didn't want to delay the inevitable for a few more hours or days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Doublecheck my work, but I believe this is where things stand in round 2: Mr CIA vs timschochet 0-1 AAA Batteries vs Murph 0-1 nysfl2 vs Steeler 1-0 juxtatarot vs Psychopav 1-0 Nick Vermeil vs ragincajun 1-0 Bostonfred vs fatguyinalittlecoat 1-0 Dezbelief vs shuke 0-1 Aerial Assault vs Freak Show TBD Zow vs Scoobus TBD 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph 1,340 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 9 minutes ago, Mister CIA said: Doublecheck my work, but I believe this is where things stand in round 2: Looks right to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoobus 1,437 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 You’re killing me Woz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoobus 1,437 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I always play to the end, but don’t begrudge people for resigning when the game is in hand. Hate when you play someone who blunders like a knight or a bishop early and then just quits. #####. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) On 1/25/2021 at 12:15 PM, nysfl2 said: Sorry, must have looked at the wrong post. I'd be nice if the first post had all the Chesstime names listed . . . I cannot put it in the first post, but I can @ everyone. I think I covered everybody. Those with blanks are presumed to have the same handle at Chess Time as they do on FBG (or my Control-F needs repair). This is probably error free. @AAABatteries AAABatteries@Aerial Assault Aerial Assault@bostonfred Bfred@Dezbelief @fatguyinalittlecoat FBGfatguy@Freak Show Freak Show@Juxtatarot Juxtat @Mr CIA OriginalSynapse@Murph BruinsMurph@Nick Vermeil @nysfl2 @Psychopav psychopav@ragincajun Ragincajun@scoobus scoobus @shuke @Steeler frinkahedron@timschochet timschochet@Zow wozzow Edited January 29 by Mister CIA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juxtatarot 11,522 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 @Mister CIA My handle is Juxtat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoobus 1,437 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Same name Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Juxtatarot said: @Mister CIA My handle is Juxtat Edited. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shuke 22,917 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 6 hours ago, Juxtatarot said: What are your thoughts on resigning? I see three schools of thought: 1. Always play to the end. Never quit. That’s what we learned in youth sports. You might at least luck into a stalemate. 2. You should resign when you are almost certain to lose. In fact, lack of doing so can be seen as an insult to the winning player— that you’re doubting their ability to finish you off. 3. Do whatever you feel like doing. I almost always play it out, trying for a stalemate. I think it improves my understanding of the game. Sometimes I'll resign though, just out of frustration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Vermeil 3,541 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 28 minutes ago, shuke said: I almost always play it out, trying for a stalemate. I think it improves my understanding of the game. Sometimes I'll resign though, just out of frustration. I should resign right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aerial Assault 2,397 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Whoops, sorry, Freak Show beats Aerial Assault. He played a nice game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 25,263 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 13 hours ago, scoobus said: I always play to the end, but don’t begrudge people for resigning when the game is in hand. Hate when you play someone who blunders like a knight or a bishop early and then just quits. #####. There’s a few players on these boards where I’d almost consider resigning after blundering a pawn - bishop or knight, it’s over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nysfl2 198 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I'm nysfl2 in Chesstime. Strangely, it was available when I was signing up. 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 25,263 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 @Zow @scoobus Are you guys still playing? Not rushing you but wasn’t sure if I needed to email the forum troublemaker for next round pairings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoobus 1,437 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Woz has been busy with work but hoping to pick up pace on weekend. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,755 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, AAABatteries said: @Zow @scoobus Are you guys still playing? Not rushing you but wasn’t sure if I needed to email the forum troublemaker for next round pairings. Yes. And it’s on me as I’m playing at kutta speed. I’m slammed at work. Should have time to play this weekend. Edited January 29 by Zow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bostonfred 30,978 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 anyone want to play for fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, bostonfred said: anyone want to play for fun I'll play if you're still game. Invite on the way. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bostonfred 30,978 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Mister CIA said: I'll play if you're still game. Invite on the way. Just did some grocery shopping but I'm back now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 minutes ago, bostonfred said: Just did some grocery shopping but I'm back now 10-4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, bostonfred said: Just did some grocery shopping but I'm back now Send flowers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aerial Assault 2,397 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 12 hours ago, bostonfred said: anyone want to play for fun Sure. I've been playing shuke now for maybe a year and am playing ragincajun regularly too. Great fun. Send me an invite if you want. Aerial Assault on chesstime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bostonfred 30,978 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Aerial Assault said: Sure. I've been playing shuke now for maybe a year and am playing ragincajun regularly too. Great fun. Send me an invite if you want. Aerial Assault on chesstime. I don't know how to invite people yet I just tried and it started a game against a rando. I'm bfred if you want to do the honors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 35,006 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Thanks big time to @AAABatteriesand to @Mister CIA! I will update the OP later today. Looks like we have one game left in round 2 right? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,755 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I just resigned to scoobus. He punished my slow and inattentive play with a superior position. Sorry to everyone, and especially scoobus, for playing so slowly. Work is killing me right now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Round 2 Doublecheck on aisle 3: Mr CIA vs timschochet 0-1 AAA Batteries vs Murph 0-1 nysfl2 vs Steeler 1-0 juxtatarot vs Psychopav 1-0 Nick Vermeil vs ragincajun 1-0 Bostonfred vs fatguyinalittlecoat 1-0 Dezbelief vs shuke 0-1 Aerial Assault vs Freak Show 0-1 Zow vs Scoobus 0-1 I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,611 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Mister CIA arithmetic says: Freak Show: 2 Juxtatarot: 2 Murph: 2 Nysfl2: 2 timschochet: 2 AAABatteries: 1 Aerial Assault: 1 Bostonfred: 1 Mister CIA: 1 Nick Vermeil: 1 scoobus: 1 shuke: 1 Steeler: 1 Dezbelief: 0 Fatguyinalittlecoat: 0 Psychopav: 0 ragincajun: 0 Zow: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 35,006 Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Thanks @Mister CIA! I will post round 3 pairing shortly, and update the OP later tonight. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 35,006 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Round 3 timschochet vs @nysfl2 @Freak Show vs @Juxtatarot @Steeler vs @Murph @scoobus vs @Mister CIA @AAABatteries vs @Aerial Assault @shuke vs @bostonfred @Zow vs @Nick Vermeil @ragincajun vs @Dezbelief @Psychopav vs @fatguyinalittlecoat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 35,006 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 OK the OP is fully updated with player names (collected thanks again to @Mister CIA who has done stellar work in this thread.) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ragincajun 904 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) Ragincajun defeats Dezbelief. Great game! Edited February 1 by ragincajun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dezbelief 804 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Just now, ragincajun said: Ragincajun defeats Dezbelief. Great game! Congrats, enjoyed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph 1,340 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Steeler defeats Murph (1-0) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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