Anyone up for the second SD.net Chess Tourney?

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-13 10:34pm

Been a while since the last chess tournament, so I figure it's time for a second one. Anyone up for it?

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-06-13 10:37pm

God, the last time I played I got chesspwned by Talen I think.

But I'll play again, I guess.

Archaic` · Post by **Archaic`** » 2005-06-13 10:42pm

Count me in.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-06-13 10:43pm

How does such a tournament work?

As you might be able to tell, I'm newish here.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-13 10:51pm

Pure Sabacc wrote:How does such a tournament work?

As you might be able to tell, I'm newish here.

Last time I think we had brackets, though if we want the Authentic "Look at me I'm Bobby Fischer right before my brain starts dribbling out my ear!" feel we could go Swiss style...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-06-13 10:53pm

We used some Yahoo games thing or some other internet sort of thing the last time.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-06-13 10:57pm

Shinova wrote:We used some Yahoo games thing or some other internet sort of thing the last time.

I see.

Sure, I'd be in it.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2005-06-13 11:28pm

It's been a while since I played, but I'm up for it. Working out the timezones is going to be a bitch though.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2005-06-13 11:58pm

I wouldn't mind particapating.

I'm a bit of a amateur though. Last time we had a tournament, I was scared off by all the people talking about studying opening moves.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2005-06-14 12:01am

I wouldn't mind playing in this. I want to see how bad I could get my ass kicked.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-06-14 12:08am

Last time I got hammered by... someone.

I'm in.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2005-06-14 12:20am

I think I could do it too .... although with all the time-zone difference it might be a bit tricky sometimes.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2005-06-14 12:20am

ComradeLennox will, as usual, own all your newbie asses.

I'm in if I can find the time.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-14 01:13am

Badme wrote:ComradeLennox will, as usual, own all your newbie asses.

I'm in if I can find the time.

Ahem, I believe I beat him last time, and a repeat performance seems to be in order...

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-06-14 12:40pm

What the hell. Haven't really played chess with anyone for awhile, so count me in.

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-06-14 12:57pm

How do i join?

Any room for enthusiasm rather than skill

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-14 11:34pm

Alright so far we've got Shinova, me, Archaic, Sabacc, Kamikazie, Temjin, Soontir, Gandalf, Comosicus, Badme, Destructionator, Zod, and Bookworm.

The rules from last time was best of five, win was 1 point, and a draw was a split 1/2 point. So, Dead line for entry Tommorow at 3PM, after each match post your victor (and, if you could, your move history too. I know Pogo can E-Mail it to you, don't know about Yahoo though) and, if no one objects, run Swiss style, that way everyone stays in and we get a much more authentic Chess Tohunament feel.

EDIT: And as for playing the games, it really doesn't matter how you do it, my favoured site is Pogo.com. Some people prefer Yahoo though, and I';m sure there are other sites.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-06-15 12:08am

What's Swiss style?

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-15 12:24am

Shinova wrote:What's Swiss style?

Basically it's winners play winners losers play losers, in depth imagine if we had eight people in the tournament the way swiss style would work is that the first round would have four randomized matches, then after that the four winners would pair off, and the four losers would pair off. The next round it's the people with the same win-loss record pairing off again (though no-one plays the same person twice except in a Number 1 slot tie-breaker) and it continues on like that with everyone playing someone of a similar record for either a set number of rounds (which would depend on how many people sign up) or untill you have a clear cut winner.

It has the advantage of giving a winner and of not knocking out someone who loses in the first round, but the disadvantage of going on for a little while and the potential for having a 3-1 playing someone who went 1-3 in some of the later rounds... (edit: It also keeps everyone active for a while, which I've often found is a good thing)

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2005-06-15 02:41am

I wanna play!

PS. How do we decide play times?

PPS. Are the games timed?

Guy N. Cognito · Post by **Guy N. Cognito** » 2005-06-15 10:39am

Heck, I'd love to play. (digs out Chess master CD) I have all the advice I'm ever going to need.

Just kidding. Tell me when and where and I'll show.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-15 03:28pm

Jaepheth wrote:I wanna play!

PS. How do we decide play times?

Whenever you and your opponent can play, work it out via PMs or AIM

PPS. Are the games timed?

Hmmm, thirty minutes for each side sound fair?

Guy N. Cognito · Post by **Guy N. Cognito** » 2005-06-15 03:31pm

So how many people so far? And how who is setting up the matches? Is Straha going to be the organizer and match arranger?

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-06-15 07:16pm

Right, the 3:00 PM deadline has come and gone, and here are the round one match-ups (provided thanks to the Splendid City program):

Badme Vs. Zod
Bookworm Vs. Temjin
Comosicus Vs. Straha
Destructionator Vs. Soontir
Gandalf Vs. Shinova
Guy Vs. Pure Sabacc
and
Jaepeth Vs. Kamikaze
Archaic has the first round bye, and is credited with a victory (leaving a slot open for someone else to join up, BTW)

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-06-15 09:13pm

I'd like to join in, and I'll take a round one loss as "payment" for missing the deadline, to balance out Archaic's bye.