After a break for a few months I'm back playing daily games on Chess.com. With mixed results.
Any interest in another STW tournament? Thinking no vacation. 2 days per move. Fast enough to keep it moving but no need to stay right on top of it every day.
Anyway. Anyone interested reply and confirm Chess.com username.
i play on spark chess, on the lowest level. so anyone playing me would not have much of a challenge.
I’m keen
hopefully do a bit better this time
dtcaban on chess.com
Count me in. It’s kprook on chess.com.
Count me in please - KevinPhilipsBong on Chess.com
Go on then - i'll give you someone to beat easily... pkgelliott on chess.com
I've never played a person on Chess.com so this will be an easy win for someone - I'm whitefieldrouler
I'm in was never great on chess.com
Aye, count me in again - aide46
Cheers
Bump for the evening crowd.
In so far.
irc1979
dtcaban
kprook
KevinPhilipsBong
pkgelliott
aide46
@RamseyNeil - Chess.com username?
I'm in, username is nicholasnjh
My chess.com name is wasnevergreat. Sorry for the confusion
in again please, vince2638.
Thanks for organising again.
I'm up for it: marzipan1994
I'm in, been missing longer format games! stevo_mcd
11 players so far. Up to 12 and it's all one group. Past twelve and it spits into two groups. Top 3 from groups going through to a final.
irc1979
dtcaban
kprook
KevinPhilipsBong
pkgelliott
aide46
nicholasnjh
wasnevergreat
vince2638.
marzipan1994
stevo_mcd
Pablo-chr on chess.com
Oh lordy here goes...cje222 on chess.com
yes please -
tomhine82
richwales - cheers
Now up to 15. I'll wait until the weekend for any last minute players before seeing how many groups we need and setting it up.
irc1979
dtcaban
kprook
KevinPhilipsBong
pkgelliott
aide46
nicholasnjh
wasnevergreat
vince2638.
marzipan1994
stevo_mcd
Pablo-chr
cje222
tomhine82
richwales
JeremyDog also in.
irc1979
dtcaban
kprook
KevinPhilipsBong
pkgelliott
aide46
nicholasnjh
wasnevergreat
vince2638
marzipan1994
stevo_mcd
Pablo-chr
cje222
tomhine82
richwales
JeremyDog
you missed me 🙂 whitefieldrouler
@edhornby My mistake. Now on the list
irc1979
dtcaban
kprook
KevinPhilipsBong
pkgelliott
aide46
nicholasnjh
wasnevergreat
vince2638
marzipan1994
stevo_mcd
Pablo-chr
cje222
tomhine82
richwales
JeremyDog
whitefieldrouler
@edhornby Presume your Chess.com is whitefieldrouleur and the above is a typo?
Invites now sent. If you don't get an email alert you will find the invite in your Chess.com messages.On the home screen hover the mouse on the pawn at top left and messages is the second option.
Format is 3x groups of up to 7 players with top 3 going through. So space for a few more players.
After first round I will create a second tourament for those who don't go through in the top 3 if there is any interest.
Plan to start on Monday if everyone has accepted their invites by then. Tournament link is
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-clocks-back-2023
Duplicate - deleted.
Hi @irc -- I am sorry for the late reply but I wonder whether it's too late to join?
I've only just started playing as my daughter started, so am basically rubbish but would like to learn.
No worries if it's a massive pita to slot me in at this point (or to be honest if it'll spoil things for everyone else having a total noob wandering about): my fault for being late to the party.
However if it's no bother I am "motnikrap" on chess.com.
Cheers!
@tomparkin Plenty spaces left.
Should be an invite in your Chess.com messages. Click to join tournament. Still spaces left.
A few people in the list above still to accept invites.
Don't worry about ability. There is a wide range. Everyone starts somewhere.
Still several players to accept invites to the tournament.
This link may workrather than going to Chess.com messages
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-clocks-back-2023/join/28fc57
Some players still to accept invitations. I'm starting the tournament on Tuesday. After that entries are closed.
Still some players to accept invite in Chess.com messages.
Late to the party. Again if too much hassle don't worry.
TomL76 on Chess.com
I appear to be in but can't see any invite to accept so assume I'm sorted.
I’m starting the tournament on Tuesday
Thanks irc! 🙂
How does notification of the games work? Do we just need to keep an eye on chess.com messages tomorrow, or does it appear under
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-clocks-back-2023
?
sorted it now. i'm in
Have registered 😁 thanks for organising
@tomlevell Yes you are in. List of players currently on board at
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-clocks-back-2023/players
@stevomcd still to accept invite.
As has @paule (chess.com Pkgelliott)
The tournament is a manual start - IE there is a button for me to click. I'll wait another day to give steveomcd and paule a chance to join.
8pm tomorrow.
Tournament is started! Good luck everyone!
Wow, 5 games underway I've not played more than one game at a time, so this will be fun. 😀
Is it a league? Or knockout? Or something else...
Wow, 5 games underway. I've not played more than one game at a time before, so this will be interesting.😀
Is it a league? Or knockout? Or something else...
Not done one before but looks like 3 leagues of 6 with top 3 going through.
Think you play everyone twice in your league.
I "may" have blundered early on in one of them. Need to learn to slow down.
Tomlevell is correct. You play each other player as both black and white. Top 3 in each group go through.
The groups are seeded according to rating. Hence StevoMcD, Me, and Wasnevergreat, the highest graded are in different groups. Groups are here.
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-clocks-back-2023/pairings
Gradings? For a detailed explanation you can use google but basically you are graded according to your results against other players. On average if you play someone graded 200 pts higher you can expect to score ).24 . IE if you played 2 games you would lose 1 and draw one. Once the rating difference is 366 the higher player scores 90%. All statistical averages. It can vary according to poayers style of play etc.
After all groups are completed if interested I will do another tournament for the runners up so nobody is going weeks without games if they want to carry on playing. You would then have more players closer to your ability.
Apologies chaps but I'm out, I really haven't a clue what I'm doing
