Yeh, count me in STW 10A, cheers
Yes please for a slot in STW 10A - KevinPhilipsBong
I’d be keen on another tournament of whatever kind, if possible. Down to a move every 48 hours now in T10 - which will take a long time still at this rate.
Preferably 24 hours a move if that suited others.
Cheers Django2357 😀
Yes please for 10A
Yes please for 10A. Name is kprook. I’ve had some very enjoyable games so far. Mixed results but fun.
10A please! JeremyDog
STW T10A is now set up and invites out to all those not progessing to STW 10 round 2. I'm assuming appltn won't win his remaining 5 games.
So there should be messages out from Chess.com. Or click
https://www.chess.com/tournament/398455/invite
Joined 10A, cheers for setting up
I’m assuming appltn won’t win his remaining 5 games
What an assumption!
(But no, no I won’t)
6 players so far in STW 10A. Any more before I fire the starting gun?
Am I out because I may have sneaked into round 2?
If not I’d be keen - Django2357
As it happens even if everyone where to misses round 2 signs up for 10a there is a spare space. You're the lowest graded in Round 2 as well. So go for it.
And a reminder for anyone not making the cut in round 1 to join STW 10a if they wish
As it happens even if everyone where to misses round 2 signs up for 10a there is a spare space. You’re the lowest graded in Round 2 as well. So go for it.
Cheers. My level is definitely more in line with those that didn’t get through. Big gap to the top two 😀
An invite will come through on chess.com?
Try just clicking the invite link upthread. If that doesn't work let me know.
Thanks. Unfortunately it says ‘Oops. Access violation. You do not have access to perform this action.’
Ok. Invite sent via Chess.com. May be a slight delay at their server
Invites in your Chess.com messages should you wish to be in STW10a
Thanks irc, still nothing in my messages (the last was stw t10 on oct 16th). I appreciate your efforts - you may need to go ahead without me though ☹️
Anyone else having trouble joining tournaments
Using the iPhone app
I have to go to chess.com. App doesn’t let me join. Also iPhone
STW 10A has started.
Some really close games in this second round!
Had a close call with @RamseyNeil (Wasnevergreat) before finally getting the win.
Also I'm currently struggling against @rony (chessron) after a careless move left me losing a rook.
My consistency seems to be all over the place.
My consistency seems to be all over the place.
😂😂😂 not that I noticed! Far too good for me. Since STW chess has been going, you’ve just got better and better.
I can't get chess.com to work on my phone nor my PC!! Anyone else having problems?
Back in the game(s)! Works with mobile data but not with my home internet. Weird.
Swings and roundabouts. I'm a piece down against Stevie.
Working OK on laptop and phone today (Firefox). I sometimes get an issue on Firefox where I can't queen a pawn and need to use snother browser to make the move.
I had a weird glitch the other day as well. Looked like I had loads of time, then suddenly jumped forward a few hours. Think it actually put me into holiday mode in one game! I'm sure the updated time was correct, just app hadn't update correctly for a while.
@crazy-legs - let's just say I was very happy to accept that draw!
Enjoying the tournaments at the moment. I am in the fortunate position of being in both T10 and T10a. T10 is beyond me, but enjoyable none the less - I think I am little more than an minor frustration at best in those games.
T10a is very close, pretty much everyone can end on 11 or 11.5 points if they win their remaining games - with appltn and vince potentially scoring more.
So, thanks again to all and to irc for arranging.
T10A is a great tournament. Very close at the moment. Some of the games have swung quite dramatically. I came from behind to win one where I'd almost resigned after losing my queen which I was quite chuffed with. On the other hand I made a couple of real blunders yesterday to lose games where I was ahead.
Not exactly top quality chess (I think every player has made blunders that probably made them wince) but enjoyable, competitive and played in a sporting manner......which at my level is far more important.
Already looking forward to T11, maybe in the New Year.
PS Has T1 finished yet?
Not exactly top quality chess
what do you mean?😉😂
I was reading this morning about: “Bodhana Sivanandan earned a place in chess record books last Saturday when the Harrow schoolgirl, just seven years old, tied for second prize in the UK women’s blitz championship at Leamington Spa”. 7 years old!
But, yes T10a has been great.
I’m aware that sympathy is likely to be limited on this one but I made the mistake of glancing at the phone on the chairlift this afternoon and played 3 « straightforward » moves with a 100% blunder rate. I am well aware from previous bitter experience that chairlift play does not provide the required focus. Oh well. Occupational hazard I guess!
I made the mistake of glancing at the phone on the chairlift this afternoon and played 3 « straightforward » moves with a 100% blunder rate.
Must be the cold, I played some 10-min Rapid games tonight and had a fairly woeful success rate.
Blunder followed by great move followed by blunder...
Fairly sure I played a cheater the other night as well. A 1000-ranked player who, towards the end, suddenly played about 8 or 9 ! and !! moves in a row to win. 🤔
I was wondering what had happened.I thought that move tossing your rook away was out of character.
But as you were on a chairlift somewhere and I am currently at work at 00:45am my sympathy is indeed limited
I was at work on the chairlift if that helps! 🤣
Helps a bit. But I'd rather be working on a mountain than a housing scheme is Glasgow.
With you there! The prospect of 40 more years in the office outside Glasgow that I was working in 15 years ago is the main reason most of my work these days involves chairlifts!
Well that was close. A series of mistakes by both of us v Django2357. Thought I was losing it at one point.
Well that was close. A series of mistakes by both of us v Django2357. Thought I was losing it at one point.
☹️ I had been trying so hard not to lose concentration and leave myself open to that fork. I had a tentative plan, but you always had your pieces just right, to prevent me. Thanks though.
The number of games on the go has fallen greatly now, in both T10 and T10a, any chance of a Christmas tournament with 1 day a move?
Just noticed Chess.com thinks one of my opponents was cheating.
CHESScom
12 days agoWe have detected that one or more of your recent opponents has violated our Fair Play Policy. As compensation for potentially unfair rating losses, we adjusted your following ratings:
Daily: 1462 + 17 => 1479
No idea who it was. I vaguely recall in one of my other tournaments a couple of players playing well for their grade. I can't find any losses that look like it though. Not sure if Chess.com delete these games from the database.
Doing a bit of research - the way it works is when Chess.com detects a cheater anyone who lost to them in the last 3 months gets rating points refunded. I wass only checking back a month. 3months is too far back to try and identify who it was.
When we close an account for cheating, anyone they played in last three months, up to 100 games, will have their rating points automatically refunded.
When this happens, Chess.com will send you a message letting you know that points have been returned, which looks like this:
https://www.chess.com/blog/News/new-tools-for-fair-play-on-chess-com
Anyone else had a review of 2022 e-mail from Chess.com?
Mine has me at 332 games played.
Best win an 1878 graded player.
Highest rating 1566.
Obvious 2023 target is 365 games. Mine are almost all daily games. If I throw a few 10 minute games into the mix 365 should be easy.
Any love for a one day a move Christmas tournament? As suggested by gauss1777
Can do it as a one group 1 day a move for up to 12 players.
As usual 1 day a move but the vacation option left open for anyone who couldn't avoid missing the odd day.
