Yes please for a 1 day a move tournament (assuming numpties are allowed).
KevinPhillipsBong
Count me (kprook) in for the one day Christmas tournament please.
In fact for any future tournaments add me in as the default. Can’t see me not wanting to play in any of them.
Ok STW Winter Solstice set up. It is going to autotstart 10pm Wed 21st. 1 day per move. Vacation allowed in emergecies.
One group. Up to 12 players.
Invites sent so far to
irc1979
Django2357 (alias gauss1777)
KevinPhilipsBong (alias fruitbat)
kproook (alias kennyp)
Anybody else reply to thread and include Chess.com username.
JeremyDog please
Invites out. Should be a message in Chess.com messages with link to click and join.
I've been playing my lad every evening this week. He managed a Stalemate the other day, but i'm currently unbeaten...
However, i don't think i'm ready to open myself up to the likely chess masters on here !
vince2638.
Thanks for organising.
I've just signed up to the 2023 Chess.com Championship Tournament. I did the 2022 one and got through about 3 rounds before meeting people at 2000+ and just getting annihilated.
Been playing a fair bit of the 10-min Rapid games online recently. Some..."variable" results... ! 😂
Sign me up for the solstice as well please - aide46
Aide invited. Most people still to accept invites. Check you Chess.com messages.
Sign me up please.Chessron99
My 2022 Chess.com review so you can all have a laugh.
1137 games played with only 55% wins which includes timed out games.
Best win against 1502 rated player.Great I thought until I realised he timed out on the 2 games and then had his account closed for unfair play.
Highest rating 1245 but back down to around 1150 which seems to be my home.
I don't see an invite on Chess.com 😢
1137 games played with only 55% wins which includes timed out games.
By the law of averages, that's good. As a general rule in chess, assuming fair play all round, a higher ranked player should beat a lower ranked one 80+% of the time.
When it becomes fairly level abilities, so say a 1200 against a 1300, you'd expect 50:50.
However, i don’t think i’m ready to open myself up to the likely chess masters on here !
I lost a game the other day in one of these STW tournaments. According to the chess.com stats my accuracy was 31.8% and included 2 mistakes and 10 (yes ten!) blunders. Trust me, you won't be out of your depth!!
Despite the horrendous stats it was actually an enjoyable game, one of those ones where the advantage swung back and forward a few times.
Chessron99 invited.
@fruitbat can you confirm your Chess.com username is "fruitbat" and not one of the variations like fruitbat99 etc
For anyone interested in the ratings. Here is a lost of what you are expected to score aganst an opponent depending on rating difference. For example 1200 player against 1000 player. THe 1200 players should score 75%. So a win and a draw.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=chess+rstings+win+percentages
Crazylegs is rated around 300 higher than me. He should score 85% against me.
Crazylegs is rated around 300 higher than me. He should score 85% against me.
I think that's about right. We've had some good games and it was 1 win each in our last tournament match.
Seems fairly accurate. Overall we are at Crazylegs 8 wins, me 5 wins, 1 draw.
https://www.chess.com/member/jlyon77
More than 15% score for me but that includes times when gradings were closer together.
Anyway, grades are averages which will vary over a small numbers of games.
They can't make allowances for StevoMcD making moves while on a chairlift!
They can’t make allowances for StevoMcD making moves while on a chairlift!
I play on my phone and a few times I've been distracted by messages popping up etc. I do wonder about some people I've played as well - if they've lost connection or had a similar distraction.
One player resigned in the middle of a fairly equal game, no explanation - a couple of minutes into a 10-min game, he just resigned and disappeared. Could easily be some sort of family drama in the background or the boss has just phoned. Who knows?!
There is an invite showing on my screen.
In messages. on the home page click the pawn on top left then messages?
Or try going direct. Remove my username from this link and add yours.
https://www.chess.com/messages/irc1979
Still no message - https://www.chess.com/member/kevinphilipsbong
In my initial response above I misspelt my username with double 'l'. Could that be the problem?
That's me in. Thanks for organising again 😃😊
That's me in, cheers for setting it up
Just a last heads up for latest STW chess tournament.
Autostarts 10pm tomorrow.
1 day per move.
7 players so far. Max 12.
Anyone else interested reply with Chess.com username.
Put me in please . Wasnevergreat is the name . Thanks
I’ll play. Stevo_mcd . Chairlifts may be an issue. Rainy chairlifts by the looks of things. I need to steal one if those giant ESF capes.
Just noticed how close T10 is, with stevo playing king maker in the final game - exciting stuff 😁
JeremyDog, you must be laughing yourself silly. For once I thought I had the upper hand against you and you go and sucker punch me 😂.
Yeah kind of fell into place without much planning. I seem to run hot and cold.
Congrats on T10A - I may have won the battle, but you won the war!
Congrats on T10A – I may have won the battle, but you won the war!
Thanks. I was very lucky, with a couple of games to go I thought you would win by half a point. But, a game I’d presumed lost, turned totally around. T10A was close all over, with pretty much anyone able to take points off anyone else. It’s made it thoroughly enjoyable.
Yep really good tournament.
Some tough games in STW Solstice. I feel a loss or two coming my way.
And I see the Inaugural STW tournament, started just over 2 years ago is still running! One game still going.
Apologies. I just noticed you had asked to join the current tournament before it started.
Sorry to say this but IRC you are devaluing the latest STW tournament . A player with a 1500 rating does not lose his queen in 3 games with stupid mistakes like you have made . That's beginner level stuff.
Sorry that should say 2 games . Can you not edit posts on the forum these days .
You’re upset with someone for making bad moves? Playing against me must’ve made you absolutely furious.
Ha ha . Being upset with somebody making a bad moves is one thing . I realise that I will probably get flamed for saying what I said but I wouldn't accuse somebody of not trying if I was in doubt . Shame that I can't count to 2 without getting it wrong .
OMG I totally apologise to IRC . He lost his queen once not 3 or 2 times . I obviously can't count and need to make sure I am correct before throwing around unfounded serious allegations . Happy new year everybody . Please go easy on me IRC in our ongoing game .
OMG I totally apologise to IRC . He lost his queen once not 3 or 2 times . I obviously can’t count and need to make sure I am correct before throwing around unfounded serious allegations . Happy new year everybody . Please go easy on me IRC in our ongoing game .
Haha!
To be fair, everyone makes blunders. I've had some absolute clangers in some of my 10-min Rapid games...
I'm in the chess.com Daily Play 2023 Championship tournament which starts tomorrow. I did the 2022 one and got through the first 2 or 3 rounds quite well. Then I came up against the 2000+ players and got annihilated!
To be fair, everyone makes blunders.
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone who is likely playing several games at the same time, let’s their guard down a touch, when playing opponents 400 points below them.
I had 2 queens (almost a 3rd) against ctk and he still beat me! 😭😭
