@kennp
There is no way of pausing the tournament. It automatically starts the next round when all games in current round are finished.
But the vacation option is open on this tournament. Anyone not wanting to play between say 24th Dec and 1st Jan could just set themselves on vacation.
While I like tournaments to keep moving I think a halt for anyone that wants it between Christmas and New Year is fair enough.
There is no way of pausing the tournament. It automatically starts the next round when all games in current round are finished.
But the vacation option is open on this tournament. Anyone not wanting to play between say 24th Dec and 1st Jan could just set themselves on vacation.
Ah I see how it works now. I've got more than a month of vacation time available so may well take a break for two or three days over Christmas, and another day or so at New Year.
Though it has to be said I've been enjoying these tournaments to the point I've found myself taking sneaky wee peeks at my phone on nights out to see what moves opponents have made. Mrs Kenny caught me once when just the two of us were out for dinner......she wasn't too impressed. Apparently her sister's broken boiler was more important than a potential pin on my kingside rook.
The boiler won't get fixed by losing a rook
Yes it's a bit addictive. I can mentally write off my losses by telling myself it's only a game but get satisfaction from wins. Like declining a draw offer around move 44 when I was a rook v bishop ahead then having to play until move 70 to overcome a stubborn defence and get a win.
That's some winning streak you are on right now. 26 games or so? Now the highest rated STW player I think.
@crazy-legsThat’s some winning streak you are on right now. 26 games or so? Now the highest rated STW player I think.
@irc - I got kind of lucky in the tournaments I was in mostly rated against lower players. A few of the wins were timeouts as well. One guy lost the first game on time, played a few very desultory moves in the other one then just buggered off never to be seen again. The most recent win was a guy who screwed up King's Gambit opening and literally had nowhere to go after that, it was a very easy win for me.
What you find in some of the tournaments is a group of say 5 with 4 ranked at about 1400 - 1600 and 1 poor soul at 400 so they generally just let themselves time out or resign immediately.
I'm sure my winning streak will come to an end as soon as I'm paired with you or @stevomcd !
Also, I've entered the Chess.Com Championships which starts in the New Year and there's a lot of grandmasters in that. I'm going to get absolutely thrashed.
Might be good for a laugh. And if you lose to a player ranked much higher effect on your rating is minimal.
I just looked at it. I can't enter unfortunately. It's a 1 day no vacation and I do the odd bothy trip where I have no wifi for more than a day so I would lose games on time.
My Christmas present from the wife. I'll be putting this in my hifi room so I can try and do a bit of chess study wist listening to music 🙂
In other news. Magnus to not defend his WC?
I can see his point sort of. He hasn't anything left to prove. And with 14 games plus rest days and preperation time it's a month. But he can decide later.
nice! At least you can't lose the chess board now 🤣 3D printed pieces as well 👍My Christmas present from the wife. I’ll be putting this in my hifi room so I can try and do a bit of chess study wist listening to music
Nice table, loving the reclaimed wood outer.
Last two games in another tournament round at the moment and once again the entire round is waiting on this one guy to play his games. One move a day. Painfully slow. How can 4 of us finish our games inside of a week and this guy is still playing 2 weeks down the line?!
Thanks all :). I wanted a coffee table to put a chess board on and was scouting Facebook Marketplace and sae this local to me. Bit of haggling on price and deal done. The chap threw in the 3d printed pieces which I rather like.
Whether I will improve as a player I don't know however I have a few books to study so got to at least try a bit!
once again the entire round is waiting on this one guy to play his games.
All you can do is forget about it until the next round when a reminder pops up that it has started.
A quick look at my list of 21 tournaments and apart from STW Inaugural I have another from Dec 2020. Also waiting for one game to finish with a player on vacation. I stopped entering 2 or 3 day events with vacation option.
https://www.chess.com/tournament/best-of-the-beginners-tournament-1001-1350
Also noticed I have qualified for the next round of another tournament after the player in first place went "inactive" after playing over 11000 games.
https://www.chess.com/tournament/christmas-in-july-1/pairings
Edit. A google shows he/she left.
"Did any of the supports read this?
Why can't I see my developments for my 10,000 games in 11 years?
I am terminating my membership until the error is fixed."
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/help-support/opening-book-3
One move a day. Painfully slow.
And one game that hasn't even started yet. I only tend to play in the STW tournaments and while a break between rounds is welcome, after a few days I want to be in there and playing. If anyone wants a friendly while waiting just drop me a challenge.
Whether I will improve as a player I don’t know
Lovely looking table. I read somewhere that even if you are practicing against a computer it's better to sit at an actual board as it improves concentration. Something I've found to be very true. And there's something nice about physically moving proper wooden pieces, as opposed to clicking on a screen.
@kennyp - I tried inviting you for a game but it told me my rating was too low to challenge you! Have sent you a friend request to see if that gets round it or alternatively ping me a game request and I will happily be humiliated once again 🙂
Lovely looking table. I read somewhere that even if you are practicing against a computer it’s better to sit at an actual board as it improves concentration. Something I’ve found to be very true. And there’s something nice about physically moving proper wooden pieces, as opposed to clicking on a screen.
A few of the trickier games I was playing, I set a board up and worked though some of the moves. I much prefer faster games where you sort of play on instinct a bit more but if an opponent is going to play one move a day, I'll sort out the possibilities on a board and be able to respond quickly. You sometimes find that turns the pressure onto them. 😉
I seem to have completely lost my way with the last few games. I know I’m scrambling to find time to play but feel like I’m losing from the first moves onwards and I’m just playing to delay the inevitable. Probably it’s no more than just these games have been against much better players, and I need to go back and practice more against my level players and rebuild my confidence again…and just maybe learn a bit of theory.
but it told me my rating was too low to challenge you!
Ha ha......that, sadly, is the best (and probably only) chess compliment I've ever had!!
@dannybgoode I've sent you a challenge. It's for a one day for a move game though I may put vacation on for a couple of days over Christmas.
And let's both keep a careful eye on those queens this time!! (-:
The Stunning Stafford strikes again. White resigns after 9 moves as getting mated next move.
https://www.chess.com/a/2nrQt3hzEQv7p
I can't claim any credit for the 99% accuracy as every move was following analysis as per
https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/stafford-gambit/
@irc - I am trying the Stafford in a game that’s just started in another tournament. Will report back 🙂
I am trying the Stafford in a game that’s just started in another tournament
I tried it as well but the guy wouldn't bite. He nabbed the hanging pawn then buggered off as soon as I tried to lure the knight out again. I've got no more tournament games on. 🙁
Although I think there's only one game left in T5 to go so that should start up again soon.
Good game with @irc (outside of the tournament). As black, I tried the Stafford Gambit but as he knows it, it was quite easy for him to refute it. Although there's a few traps in it, there are also a couple of lines that just get white out of all that so he ended up ahead for the first half.
I think it was only a single rook move that tipped it back in my favour and even then it was close.
I feel I'm being lured into a false sense of security ahead of the rest of the tournament...
Yes my rook and pawn endings need work. Well played. I felt obliged to accept the Stafford challenge. White playing d3 and h3 after taking the pawn might be better.
PS I think the challenge you issued was a 20 minute game. I'm up at 6.40 for work do will decline. Set up another daily challenge with your turn as white. I'll get into it at work.
PPS Currently 3 pawns up with only 1 rook each left against a 1700 player. One of my better wins if I get over the line.
I [b]knew[/b] I'd been lured into a false sense of security. Second game against @irc, I made one mistake and one inaccuracy (according to chess.com analysis) and he ended up a rook and a knight up in about 3 moves!
Revenge is sweet!
You're still 6 wins to 4 ahead in our games though.
As suggested earlier. Tournament STW T6 created for the players who dropped out in Round 1 of T5. Invites sent via Chess.com. Or click
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-t6/join/dd964e
There is 3 spare places for anyone who didn't enter STW T5 but wants in this tournament.
Tournament at
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-t6
The chess.com Daily Chess Championship Tournament starts first thing tomorrow. It's quite a demanding schedule of games, hopefully I can still complete the second round of T5 which is on at the moment.
Also, I'm going to get absolutely annihilated anyway; there's about 32,000 players signed up to it and it seems that every 2000+ player in the world is there! It'll be just my luck in Round 1 to be up against half a dozen grandmasters who will fall about laughing when they see my moves, shortly before checkmate in 8 or something equally humiliating...
Does that link work? Some terrible mistakes I'm sure but a very satisfying denouement 🙂
There is 3 spare places for anyone who didn’t enter STW T5 but wants in this tournament.
Invite accepted if there’s still space.
Cheers
In so far for T6 are
chessron99
Django2357
Aide46
dannybgoode
vince2638
@Richwales you are showing as a pending invitation. Try going to
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-t6and clicking "join".
Still spaces for anyone else that missed T5 and wants in.
If it's possible to enter both (given I'm getting a kicking in T5) I'd be in. But no worries if not.
Tried to join but it says it's invite only?
I'm in T5 but would join T6 if poss am getting the same invite only msg as kennyp.
Chess.com username is JeremyDog
It’s kprook.
Invited. Thought you were kprook but your "getting a kicking" comment didn't square with your slight positional advantage (IMO) in your game against me!
Leaves 1 place for anyone not currently playing in STW5 or STW6 who wants a game.
Had a great game against @dti (dtcaban on chess.com) in the STW round. Thought I had a fairly quick checkmate then he escaped that and gave a really good runaround! Looking forward to the second game.
May be a bit slower moving in STW5. Have ended up with 31 daily games ongoing. As new rounds started and tournaments I joined started faster than expected. Having a few 'mares with higher graded players.
@irc - yep, the initial flurry of moves on the Championship tournament got a bit OTT but it's calmed down a bit now. There's a few people in the round who are going to time out, I'm sure.
I've set a small block of time each morning and evening to have a look and move but I've turned off the notifications and I'm not going to respond to each individual move immediately, I'd be on the phone all day!
