OverClocked ReMix Chess League

[kamoh]

OVERCLOCKED REMIX CHESS LEAGUE
Servers: Yahoo! Chess Advanced Lounge 7 (http://games.yahoo.com/games/login2?page=ch&ss=1) - PlayChess (http://www.playchess.com) - FICS (http://www.freechess.org)
Community: irc.enterthegame.com, #ocrcl - 'OCRCL' chat room on AIM

JOIN THE OCRCL! Post your intent to join in the thread, and list your active AIM screen name.

The OCRCL is currently going through a number of changes. We are going to play a team league for the next two months. There will be four teams, and over six weeks each team will play every other team twice. In week 7, the top two point-scoring teams will face of in a final match.

MATCH RULES:
10 minute initial/10 second incriment (10 minutes per move ON, Protected Rooms).
Play as the color your team is assigned for the week.
Undo turn is not allowed.
Teammates may not sit at the table.
Base scoring: 3 points/win, 2 points/draw, 1 point/loss.

DRAFT
Many players have already been drafted into teams. YOU MAY JOIN AT ANYTIME, so advertise yourself and join the OCRCL!

[eppy]

In.

[Setz]

Sounds like fun, count this guy in.

[Bahamut]

*jumps on the bandwagon*

[damathacus]

Okay.

[JohnderriLLL]

im in

[grayfox9996]

I'm in.

[kamoh]

January 13th, 2007

While I wouldn't consider the current setup for the league to be a 'failure,' there are issues that are undebatable that allow the most active good players to simply dominate. I see the 10 weeks of the 'league project' as a great step in the right direction, but older ideas probably would better suit this league. Since OCR members for the most part simply come and go with little commitment, it's difficult to get behind a long-term championship, which is unfortunately the thing I'd like to see the most.

Around August I floated the idea of team play, in order to bring in some more players and allow lower-ranked players to still compete. This was replaced by the two- or three-division tournament plan, which lasted all of six weeks, to finally be replaced by the league project. The thought of having chess teams has been in my mind for a while, and all of you have been fairly responsive to the tri-series idea that I'm promoting, which I intend to be the "test run" for team play.

Ultimately, this morning, I decided that the best idea might be just to let loose and create a team, encouraging others to start their own. I won't start team play unless I am able to get commitments from four teams, and I would likely employ a six-week schedule with a one-week championship, with this schedule rotating constantly. Rules would have to be made on player transfers, drafting, etc., and addressing these is the main concern. Scheduling and strategies for captains are basically already decided, as all players will be assigned to a team, and each team will have to play every player at least once and no more than twice in a schedule (with no more than one "healthy scratch"). All these rules on scoring, scheduling, that's easy, already been decided.

The issue is getting the people. We currently have 24 people on the OCRCL schedule. 6 of those are not on the active schedule. Another 4 are currently no-shows. With not even 16 committed players, how can we get the necessary players for a compelling and competitive league? There will always need to be at least 3 players playing for a team in a week, hopefully I can increase that number to 4 if this idea takes off. Expansion is a hopeful pipe dream, and I'd love to see a semi-permanent six-team league with two-week playoffs, rotating every calendar season.

Anyways, I've got a lot of ideas on this one. If you'd like to be a captain, please IM ME.

[Rainman DX]

Estoy aqui.

This new idea of Kamoh's is exciting. It feels a lot like baseball to me.

Hey why is Week 1 dubbed "Week 0"? I'm sure there's a good reason for it...

Oh, and Kamoh, I have a weird request to make - if you intend on posting updates and standings and all that stuff we like and you're so good at, can you do one little thing: since handles at OCR are case-sensitive, can you spare me searching through the entire thread looking for someone's post to know exactly how to spell their handle (e.g. does RocketSniper have a space, capital letters, etc.) and instead just label their standings in exactly the way it is at OCR? I appreciate the consideration.

[kamoh]

Oh sorry...I edited it and forgot it.

WEEK Zero = Preseason :)
It won't count but it'll be a nice test for me to show you what I want this to develop into.

Also, I think I can do that little request for you. Although the posts you describe are mostly at the front of the thread, so it shouldn't be that huge of a problem (and the whole AIM thing), from now on I'll strive to get that right.

[kamoh]

Bump.

I've been working on my excel spreadsheet to try and develop a very visually-appealing setup. I'm having a little difficulty but it's looking very nice - trust me...I think you guys will be even more impressed than before.

[Nemitor_Atimen]

whooo

more excel!

--

I'm in.

--

though AIM sucks.

[snerrak]

Yep yep yep. I'm in as well.

[damathacus]

Listen, if you aren't aware, there's this thing called protein folding, which requires computer processing power. Basically, it's a brute force consideration of all the molecular possibilities if we do all these different things with strands of protein (protein is what DNA is made up of), and it's very important for various biological/medical research reasons. You can create and join a team that will get a ranking based on the number of work units you've completed, and OCR has its own team.

All you have to do is download this little program that you just leave running whenever your computer's on, and put your processing power to good use. It's not invasive and won't affect your other programs. It only uses what processing power you happen to have available at any given time, without affecting other processes. We're trying to recruit more people now, because Gamefaqs is about to get ahead of us!!! Yes, those stupid bastards have more active CPUs and they are quickly closing the gap. We need to fight back. Sign up! Sign up now! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

[Rainman DX]

Listen, if you aren't aware, there's this thing called protein folding, which requires computer processing power. Basically, it's a brute force consideration of all the molecular possibilities if we do all these different things with strands of protein (protein is what DNA is made up of), and it's very important for various biological/medical research reasons. You can create and join a team that will get a ranking based on the number of work units you've completed, and OCR has its own team.

All you have to do is download this little program that you just leave running whenever your computer's on, and put your processing power to good use. It's not invasive and won't affect your other programs. It only uses what processing power you happen to have available at any given time, without affecting other processes. We're trying to recruit more people now, because Gamefaqs is about to get ahead of us!!! Yes, those stupid bastards have more active CPUs and they are quickly closing the gap. We need to fight back. Sign up! Sign up now! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

Yeah, I'm already in a Folding At Home group that isn't OCR related.

[kamoh]

Listen, if you aren't aware, there's this thing called protein folding, which requires computer processing power. Basically, it's a brute force consideration of all the molecular possibilities if we do all these different things with strands of protein (protein is what DNA is made up of), and it's very important for various biological/medical research reasons. You can create and join a team that will get a ranking based on the number of work units you've completed, and OCR has its own team.

All you have to do is download this little program that you just leave running whenever your computer's on, and put your processing power to good use. It's not invasive and won't affect your other programs. It only uses what processing power you happen to have available at any given time, without affecting other processes. We're trying to recruit more people now, because Gamefaqs is about to get ahead of us!!! Yes, those stupid bastards have more active CPUs and they are quickly closing the gap. We need to fight back. Sign up! Sign up now! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

This is neither ____ nor ____ by the ____ of the OCRCL.

[LongeBane]

in

[damathacus]

Listen, if you aren't aware, there's this thing called protein folding, which requires computer processing power. Basically, it's a brute force consideration of all the molecular possibilities if we do all these different things with strands of protein (protein is what DNA is made up of), and it's very important for various biological/medical research reasons. You can create and join a team that will get a ranking based on the number of work units you've completed, and OCR has its own team.

All you have to do is download this little program that you just leave running whenever your computer's on, and put your processing power to good use. It's not invasive and won't affect your other programs. It only uses what processing power you happen to have available at any given time, without affecting other processes. We're trying to recruit more people now, because Gamefaqs is about to get ahead of us!!! Yes, those stupid bastards have more active CPUs and they are quickly closing the gap. We need to fight back. Sign up! Sign up now! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

This is neither ____ nor ____ by the ____ of the OCRCL.

Kamoh, hit the link and get folding. We gotta beat gamefaqs!!!eleven

[KeeganTheFox]

in!

[dPaladin]

In for the chess league, but I'll be pretty busy for the next two weeks until marching band ends.

[kamoh]

EDIT: THREE portions of the standings table.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6077/chessse8.gif

[KeeganTheFox]

EDIT: Two portions of the standings table.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9245/chessno8.gif

Pretty...

[Rainman DX]

EDIT: Two portions of the standings table.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9245/chessno8.gif

It's so pretty... but at the same time, I feel....

dyslexic.

[margoute]

I like the whole idea... Of course I am in :-)

[margoute]

Listen, if you aren't aware, there's this thing called protein folding, which requires computer processing power. Basically, it's a brute force consideration of all the molecular possibilities if we do all these different things with strands of protein (protein is what DNA is made up of), and it's very important for various biological/medical research reasons. You can create and join a team that will get a ranking based on the number of work units you've completed, and OCR has its own team.

All you have to do is download this little program that you just leave running whenever your computer's on, and put your processing power to good use. It's not invasive and won't affect your other programs. It only uses what processing power you happen to have available at any given time, without affecting other processes. We're trying to recruit more people now, because Gamefaqs is about to get ahead of us!!! Yes, those stupid bastards have more active CPUs and they are quickly closing the gap. We need to fight back. Sign up! Sign up now! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

Dama!
DNA is not made of proteins, it is composed of nucleotides (which are made of nitrogenous bases, sugars and phosphate). [Do I sound nerd-ish?] :-)

Also I think it is incorrect to say that protein folding requires computer processing power - "simulation of protein folding" is more appropriate.
Though all this project looks interesting... Maybe I will join, when I will make my computer to work better.

[kamoh]

informations
These matchups do not matter. This is a trial week and we have the other tournament to finish up.

However, I would like you guys to play some matches that you see scheduled. Also, you may play one "riskmatch" (see page 1 of the thread) as will be permitted in normal play.

I will allow for bye weeks, but the whole dynamic hasn't quite been sorted out yet. This will be crucial to keep good players from losing a lot of points needlessly simply because they are gone for a while.

There will also be a refined reporting system, done on a week-by-week basis because I intend to reward players at the end of each week (highest score, most improved, etc).

There will be a four-week rotation constant. If you have the most points over the last four weeks (calculated every week), you will get something...a star probably. You will be looking to get as many of those stars as possible, likely in a 12-week span.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8027/chessfr3.gif

[Rainman DX]

Unnhhh! I feel like I should watch ESPNNews for the weekly update of OCRCL.

That's a good thing.

[damathacus]

I will allow for bye weeks, but the whole dynamic hasn't quite been sorted out yet. This will be crucial to keep good players from losing a lot of points needlessly simply because they are gone for a while.


Have you thought about having only a finite number of points, based on the number of players entered? I.e., a new player joins, and starts with a default of 50 points. That way, the only way to gain or lose points is to exchange with other players, and the amount one player loses should be equal to the amount that the other player gains. So if a player doesn't play for a couple of weeks, his points are unaffected.

However, I'll admit this raises a whole host of other complications, like what to do when somebody draws with another player who is better than them. Should they get something based on the difference in their points? We'd need several formulas for the various situations and that might be too much work. I dunno, just a thought.

By the way, I thank Margo for her corrections and remind everyone again how important folding is. See, we're all learning something. Regardless of the details, it's neat that you ca participate in scientific research without actually having to any work. Come on, let's beat Gamefaqs. It's just a couple clicks away! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

[Rainman DX]

I will allow for bye weeks, but the whole dynamic hasn't quite been sorted out yet. This will be crucial to keep good players from losing a lot of points needlessly simply because they are gone for a while.


Have you thought about having only a finite number of points, based on the number of players entered? I.e., a new player joins, and starts with a default of 50 points. That way, the only way to gain or lose points is to exchange with other players, and the amount one player loses should be equal to the amount that the other player gains. So if a player doesn't play for a couple of weeks, his points are unaffected.


Sounds like an ELO rating.

[kamoh]

I will allow for bye weeks, but the whole dynamic hasn't quite been sorted out yet. This will be crucial to keep good players from losing a lot of points needlessly simply because they are gone for a while.


Have you thought about having only a finite number of points, based on the number of players entered? I.e., a new player joins, and starts with a default of 50 points. That way, the only way to gain or lose points is to exchange with other players, and the amount one player loses should be equal to the amount that the other player gains. So if a player doesn't play for a couple of weeks, his points are unaffected.


Sounds like an ELO rating.

I've considered it in the past, after reviewing the IRB (http://www.irb.com) system and others. I even have a spreadsheet sitting around based on June's results to reflect this consideration.
However, I decided that trying to develop such a ranking system was just too difficult a challenge for myself personally. I would want to control the levels from the ground up, and to do a game-by-game analysis of your rankings could end up disastrously complex and even incorrect.

Furthermore, it'd put the focus of the tournament on me instead of on the game. While that consideration hasn't totally been followed, I catch myself making things too flashy and too league-centric. This new episode is no different, but I'm hoping that this will be the be-all, end-all, and players will get used to the little additional quirks that have been and are being implimented at this time.

Plus I like to impress you guys.

[Rainman DX]

Furthermore, it'd put the focus of the tournament on me instead of on the game.

That's a really good point.

I'm totally prepared to, if given an adequate algorithm, write a Python script or something to generate accurate ratings, but I'm clueless on what that algorithm would look like. All I know is for two equally matched players, a rating change of (W, D, L) = (+18, 0, -18) would occur. Beyond that, I would need instruction.

But it's not like we're hurting without it either. If you're a player who's into that kind of thing, I suggest www.playchess.com.

[kamoh]

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/769/chessul8.gif

[CosmicRocker]

i NEED to get AIM down loaded!
I wanna play too! *whah* lol

[Bahamut]

I'm so fucked.

[JohnderriLLL]

I beat Fire as black. When I got the pawns to the other side all were queened.
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: cpt1337
;Black: chessmaster_1313
;Date: Tue Oct 10 01:53:07 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 e7-e5
2. d4-d5 f8-c5
3. e2-e4 d8-h4
4. d1-f3 g8-f6
5. g2-g3 h4xe4+
6. f3xe4 f6xe4
7. c1-e3 c5xe3
8. f2xe3 o-o
9. f1-g2 e4-c5
10. g1-f3 d7-d6
11. o-o f7-f5
12. f3-g5 h7-h6
13. g5-f3 b8-d7
14. g3-g4 f5xg4
15. f3-h4 f8xf1+
16. g1xf1 d7-f6
17. b1-c3 g7-g5
18. h4-f5 c8xf5
19. e3-e4 c5xe4
20. c3xe4 f6xe4
21. g2xe4 f5xe4
22. c2-c4 a8-f8+
23. f1-e2 e4-f3+
24. e2-e3 f8-f4
25. a1-f1 f4xc4
26. e3-d3 c4-d4+
27. d3-e3 f3xd5
28. e3-e2 d5-c4+
29. e2-e1 d4-e4+
30. e1-f2 e4-f4+
31. f2-e1 f4xf1+
32. e1-d2 c7-c5
33. b2-b3 c4-a6
34. d2-c3 d6-d5
35. b3-b4 f1-f3+
36. c3-b2 c5xb4
37. a2-a3 b4xa3+
38. b2-b1 e5-e4
39. h2-h4 g4-h3
40. b1-c2 g5-g4
41. c2-d2 g4-g3
42. d2-e1 d5-d4
43. e1-d2 e4-e3+
44. d2-e1 d4-d3
45. e1-d1 e3-e2+
46. d1-e1 g3-g2
47. e1-d2 h3-h2
48. d2-e1 h2-h1+
49. e1-d2 g2-g1
50. d2-c3 e2-e1+
51. c3-b3 d3-d2+
52. b3-c2 d2-d1++

[Nemitor_Atimen]

sorry, but im dropping out.

im too damn busy.

[damathacus]

Clef beat me twice. Hardly a shocking, come-from-behind victory, but I did my best to beat the spread. Alas, to no avail.

[Rainman DX]

A quick win and a drawn out stalemate by repitition against Setz means I'm done for Week 1, since Nemo is officially dropping out. Which, given the meaninglessness of the first week, is kinda like folding when you could've checked, but whatever.

Rainman DX vs. Setz, 1 1/2 - 1/2.

[kamoh]

byes
If you forsee yourself needing to take a week off, you may alert me that you will be taking a bye week. The rules on this:
1) You may only use one bye week every four weeks.
2) Each week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday, so please alert me by the Sunday before your bye week that you would like to have the bye week.
3) A BYE WEEK will delay your previous results one more week, allowing you to collect more medals if possible.
4) You must alert me that you have returned for ANY off week, including a bye week. Otherwise, I will continue to leave you out of the schedule (which is better than losing reports).

suspensions
1)If, for ANY reason, you recieve less than zero points for a week, YOU WILL BE SUSPENDED for the next week. This can be done by losing reports and losing riskmatches.
2)Your negative score for that week will be adjusted to 0 points.
3) You must alert me that you have returned for ANY off week, including a suspension. Otherwise, I will continue to leave you out of the schedule.

reporting
1) If your opponent is unresponsive or unwilling to play a scheduled match, you may put them "On Report" by PM'ing or IM'ing me.
2) All reports are a ½-point-swing per game - if you win a report, you take ½ point from your opponent.
3) Reports must be made BEFORE the Saturday of the week in which that match was scheduled. Otherwise, they are invalid.
4) Reports are subjective - if the reported player is visible to me and I am talking to them, I will waive the report entirely.
5) Counter-reporting is allowed, and will very often nullify both reports.
6) If you lose a report and finish the week with a negative score, you will be suspended the next week (see above).

[kamoh]

Apologies for the double post.

Nemitor_Atimen will be given a BYE.
Fire will be given a BYE as well - I assume he's actually busy enough that I'll keep him out of the schedule.

After bye weeks, the next week is "OPEN," which is for players who are "in" the tournament, but not scheduled for that week.

If you've been suspended, that "OPEN" will say "SUSPENDED" instead.

[Rainman DX]

1)If, for ANY reason, you recieve less than zero points for a week, YOU WILL BE SUSPENDED for the next week. This can be done by losing reports and losing riskmatches.

In other words, if you only play a risk match on a given week and lose it? Or is this some sort of penalty for sucking? Just curious.

Nemitor_Atimen will be given a BYE.

I like that idea. One bye per four weeks, with the way byes are set up, sounds very fair.

[kamoh]

1)If, for ANY reason, you recieve less than zero points for a week, YOU WILL BE SUSPENDED for the next week. This can be done by losing reports and losing riskmatches.

In other words, if you only play a risk match on a given week and lose it? Or is this some sort of penalty for sucking? Just curious.

In other words, only play a riskmatch if you've got at least one point in regular matches that week.

I might change this, but I doubt it - I want to make sure that every week shows a non-negative score on it. You're already getting penalized for two weeks away..

More below...

Nemitor_Atimen will be given a BYE.

I like that idea. One bye per four weeks, with the way byes are set up, sounds very fair.

I think so too :)

NOTE:

I ONLY give out points for games that I schedule, and I will give out 1 point for each.
I don't give out points for ANY games that are unplayed.
For riskmatches, I don't give out points - you trade them.
For reports, I don't give out points - you trade them.

oh and one more thing

This won't happen in the regular weeks, but I'm going to rotate those matches so that whoever Fire and Nemo are playing are instead playing eachother.

[JohnderriLLL]

I beat Glitchy Keegan as white.
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: chessmaster_1313
;Black: keegan_the_fox
;Date: Wed Oct 11 03:20:57 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 g8-f6
4. o-o f6xe4
5. f1-e1 e4-d6
6. b5xc6 d7xc6
7. f3xe5 f8-e7
8. d2-d4 c8-e6
9. d1-h5 d6-b5
10. e5xc6 b7xc6
11. e1xe6 b5xd4
12. e6-e4 d4xc2
13. c1-g5 c2xa1
14. e4xe7+ d8xe7
15. g5xe7 e8xe7
16. h5-g5+ e7-e6
17. b1-c3 a8-b8
18. g5-e3+ e6-f6
19. c3-e4+ f6-e5
20. f2-f4+ e5-d5
21. e3-d3+ d5-e6
22. e4-g5+ e6-e7
23. d3-e4+ e7-d7
24. e4-f5+ d7-d6
25. g5xf7+ d6-e7
26. f7xh8 b8xh8
27. f5-e5+ e7-d8
28. e5xg7 a1-c2
29. g7xh8+ d8-e7
30. h8xh7+ e7-f6
31. h7xc2 a7-a5
32. g2-g4 c6-c5
33. h2-h4 f6-e6
34. c2-f5+ e6-d6
35. f5-e5+ d6-d7
36. f4-f5 c5-c4
37. g4-g5 a5-a4
38. h4-h5 c7-c5
39. f5-f6 c4-c3
40. b2xc3 c5-c4
41. g5-g6 a4-a3
42. h5-h6 d7-d8
43. f6-f7 d8-c8
44. g6-g7 c8-b7
45. h6-h7 b7-a8
46. h7-h8+ a8-a7
47. g7-g8 a7-a6
48. f7-f8 a6-b7
49. g8-f7+ b7-c6
50. h8-f6++

[Loning]

sounds like fun...i have a tought work schedule though so i can only play sporadically throughout the work based on school/work. So as long as that isnt a problem i'll join and see how it pans out.

my aim screenname is xloning

[kamoh]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7938/chessxk2.gif

You'll noticed that I changed something I usually change: The scoring.

The effect of every match is the same, though. All I did was integrate the first tiebreaker (games played) into the score.

STANDARD MATCHES
+51 points/win
+26 points/draw
+01 pointss/loss

RISKMATCHES
+26 points/gain
+01 points/push
-24 points/bust

REPORTS
+25 points/default
-25 points/forfiet

I know it's kinda weirdly done, but it works out right.


I'm still trying to find a way to incorporate the second tiebreaker in there as well (most wins), but it's harder to make it simple.

If you're bored, look into it for me, and see if there's a way that I can assure that my tiebreaker system can work in the easiest most direct way possible (or something).

[LongeBane]

Oh, I was not aware my match with dama was official. Good thing I tried just hard enough not to lose :)

[kamoh]

good point there, clef, and something that should be noted.

everyone!
Make sure that your opponent knows that you are playing FOR OCRCL credit. We've had a lot of these "friendlies" in the past and often times you might get a result out of another player just to be wallopped with the claim "oh, I didn't know this was for the tourney."

The easiest way you can do this is to say "for OCRCL?" or "for the tournament?" or "Week 1 Game 1 glhf" or something like that so that your opponent knows that you intend for this one to count.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2206/chessmn4.gif

NOTE: Records have been consolidated into a 4-column form, to reflect:

Wins - Draws/Gains - Losses/Pushes - Busts

Gains, Pushes, and Busts are what I'm terming the riskmatch Win, Draw, and Loss, respectively.

[ProjectSpam]

Hello, I'm making another appearance.

[Nemitor_Atimen]

aim sucks.

thus, im not getting on often any more, though I will be on MSN/Yahoo/Gtalk/Xfire/IRC/etc.

everything but AIM.

if im on, then your lucky.

i'll only check back on this page once every few weeks too.

--

I see I've been given a bye instead of being fully eliminated. fine with me.

[kamoh]

aim sucks.

thus, im not getting on often any more, though I will be on MSN/Yahoo/Gtalk/Xfire/IRC/etc.

everything but AIM.

if im on, then your lucky.

i'll only check back on this page once every few weeks too.

--

I see I've been given a bye instead of being fully eliminated. fine with me.

Here's making a rule for ya:

not playing
I'll keep you as either a "bye" or an "open" until you mention that you would like matches or like to be removed from the schedule.
You must clearly tell me you want to be taken off the schedule to be removed.
You will never be removed from the standings if you play, but I can make you anonymous.

[JohnderriLLL]

good game keegan. he ran out of time.
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: keegan_the_fox
;Black: chessmaster_1313
;Date: Thu Oct 12 17:31:59 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. d2-d4 b7-b5
6. d4xe5 f6xe4
7. a4-b3 f8-c5
8. d1-d5 c5xf2+
9. e1-e2 o-o
10. d5xe4 f2-c5
11. c1-g5 d8-e8
12. b1-d2 d7-d6
13. b3-d5 c8-d7
14. d2-b3 c5-b6
15. g5-e3 b6xe3
16. e2xe3 a8-d8
17. e5xd6 c6-b4
18. e3-d4 d7-f5
19. e4xf5 b4xd5

[kamoh]

good game keegan. he ran out of time.

Now that's a bummer.

I was definitely hoping to see a new rivalry develop between you and Keegan, but I guess we'll just have to see how it turns out. (edit: not to say it hasn't already - 2-0-2 against eachother?)

I think that Setz and I are now evenly matched and can't take points from eachother anymore :P

[Rainman DX]

good game keegan. he ran out of time.
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: keegan_the_fox
;Black: chessmaster_1313
;Date: Thu Oct 12 17:31:59 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. d2-d4 b7-b5
6. d4xe5 f6xe4
7. a4-b3 f8-c5
8. d1-d5 c5xf2+
9. e1-e2 o-o
10. d5xe4 f2-c5
11. c1-g5 d8-e8
12. b1-d2 d7-d6
13. b3-d5 c8-d7
14. d2-b3 c5-b6
15. g5-e3 b6xe3
16. e2xe3 a8-d8
17. e5xd6 c6-b4
18. e3-d4 d7-f5
19. e4xf5 b4xd5

What, on a 19 move game???

[kamoh]

good game keegan. he ran out of time.
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: keegan_the_fox
;Black: chessmaster_1313
;Date: Thu Oct 12 17:31:59 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. d2-d4 b7-b5
6. d4xe5 f6xe4
7. a4-b3 f8-c5
8. d1-d5 c5xf2+
9. e1-e2 o-o
10. d5xe4 f2-c5
11. c1-g5 d8-e8
12. b1-d2 d7-d6
13. b3-d5 c8-d7
14. d2-b3 c5-b6
15. g5-e3 b6xe3
16. e2xe3 a8-d8
17. e5xd6 c6-b4
18. e3-d4 d7-f5
19. e4xf5 b4xd5

What, on a 19 move game???

Get your Techster marimba-playing ass online so JD and Keegan can fight over you.

[KeeganTheFox]

good game keegan. he ran out of time.
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: keegan_the_fox
;Black: chessmaster_1313
;Date: Thu Oct 12 17:31:59 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. d2-d4 b7-b5
6. d4xe5 f6xe4
7. a4-b3 f8-c5
8. d1-d5 c5xf2+
9. e1-e2 o-o
10. d5xe4 f2-c5
11. c1-g5 d8-e8
12. b1-d2 d7-d6
13. b3-d5 c8-d7
14. d2-b3 c5-b6
15. g5-e3 b6xe3
16. e2xe3 a8-d8
17. e5xd6 c6-b4
18. e3-d4 d7-f5
19. e4xf5 b4xd5

What, on a 19 move game???

I took WAY to long thinking out some of my moves. We're talking like 2 minutes moves here =\

[kamoh]

Tee hee.

[JohnderriLLL]

i lost to rainman on our risk match.

[Rainman DX]

Get your Techster marimba-playing ass online so JD and Keegan can fight over you.

Alright, so I played JD a risk match, and I won. We only played one game. Please to be explainink exactly what we doink now? He was under the impression that we only play one game, though it is clear from your table that we were supposed to play two.

Also, since JD wanted to play me, does that make this game my risk match also?

In review,
Rainman DX vs. Johnderrilll, 1-0.


































Oh, and http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg226y/ocr/beatJohnDerrilll.jpg

[Fionn]

Hey...is it too late to join this thing?

My AIM screen-name is rpgman219.

[JohnderriLLL]

i won 2 against grayyy fox

[kamoh]

Get your Techster marimba-playing ass online so JD and Keegan can fight over you.

Alright, so I played JD a risk match, and I won. We only played one game. Please to be explainink exactly what we doink now? He was under the impression that we only play one game, though it is clear from your table that we were supposed to play two.

Also, since JD wanted to play me, does that make this game my risk match also?

In review,
Rainman DX vs. Johnderrilll, 1-0.

Play two games, once as white, once as black.
From now on every "match" is two games, once as white, once as black.

It's still logged though, and if you don't finish up - your loss :)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1254/chesswk3.gif

[Rainman DX]

It's still logged though, and if you don't finish up - your loss :)

debatable.

[JohnderriLLL]

No, You must play the second game I challanged you. You cant run from me.

[kamoh]

No, You must play the second game I challanged you. You cant run from me.Report him :D

[Rainman DX]

No, You must play the second game I challanged you. You cant run from me.

Dangit, JD, I've been IMing you for an hour - and you've been kibitzing all my games - why don't you respond??

I feel so snubbed! :(

[margoute]

Oh, just played 2 intensive games with Keegan. 1 : 1. Good games Keegan :-)

[KeeganTheFox]

Oh, just played 2 intensive games with Keegan. 1 : 1. Good games Keegan :-)

Yes, very good games. Looking forward to playing again. :D

[kamoh]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/508/chessfr8.gif

[JohnderriLLL]

[18:16:58] rainmandx2: can we play our game later tonight?
[18:16:58] *** Auto-response sent to rainmandx2: TV never lies
[18:16:59] Johnderrilll: i cant stay ethier i have to go party

im here now

[kamoh]

This is a sad thread.

:(

[KeeganTheFox]

lets make it happy!
:D :D :D :D :D

[kamoh]

Floriduh get an AIM account.

[JohnderriLLL]

i wanna report rainman.

[CosmicRocker]

"You need Rhino Skin to make it , in this world"
You need Elephant Balls; if you're gonna make it at all"( Tom Petty).

[LongeBane]

This is a sad thread.

:(

134340

:( sad story

[Setz]

1-1 with Snerrak in some of the most evenly matched games I've played in a while, very fun. This chess league rocks :)

[snerrak]

Definitely. Lol.

[snerrak]

So yeah, I feel like we should all get to know each other. So in that I think it would be a good idea to have a weekly discussion and also just to talk about what we do and who we are in the real world. I understand that most of us are students and whatnot, but hey it's nice to know a little about the people you are playing. I feel that I am making friends on here so it's nice to get to know those people. So if you have any suggestions on where to start, feel free to. I'm just throwing this out as an idea to create more conversation unrelated to chess in this thread. We can all make this a dual thread between current events and sports and lives and also above all the current dealing with our OCR chess tournament.

[kamoh]

week 1 schedules

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/138/chessuk6.gif

Remember, there's no end to the tournament, so if you stink it up this time, there's always next week. But the objective is to do the best you can over a 4-week span, so keep that in mind.

[KeeganTheFox]

whoo new peoples!

[kamoh]

I beat Spam 2-0 in one quick game as white and a hotly contested battle as black.

---

I've updated the standings with a new INTERESTING points system - this is not official at all, but it is interesting and will keep players from losing points they can't get back in riskmatches. 7 for wins, 4 for draws, 1 for losses, and -2 for risklosses. You cannot lose points if you lose six games in a week with this system.

Any and all feedback is welcome and appreciated.

---

Also, one policy change, which isn't relevant until next week. The four-week rule now entails the following:

-You MAY NOT play two standardmatches against the same opponent in any four-week span.
-You MAY NOT play two riskmatches against the same opponent in any four-week span.
-You MAY NOT play more than one standardmatch OR one riskmatch against the same opponent in any one week.
-You MAY NOT play more than one standardmatch AND one riskmatch against the same opponent in any four-week span.

If this is hard to understand, ask me and I'll try to clarify.

[Setz]

Dropped 2 against Keeg. GG!

[Fionn]

-You MAY NOT play two standardmatches against the same opponent in any four-week span.
-You MAY NOT play two riskmatches against the same opponent in any four-week span.
-You MAY NOT play more than one standardmatch OR one riskmatch against the same opponent in any one week.
-You MAY NOT play more than one standardmatch AND one riskmatch against the same opponent in any four-week span.


So, in other words, you can't play the same person twice in four weeks, in either a standard match or a risk-match.
But you can play one of each against someone else, if it's not in the same week.

That's what he said, in layman's terms. We appreciate the technical wording, though. :)

[Rainman DX]

i wanna report rainman.

No, no creo. Estaba en mi computadora por 3 horas, hasta la medianoche, y usted nunca respondió a mi P.M. en playchess.com ni IMs, así que soy limpio. También, tuve la Caída Rompe este fin de semana, así que fui perseguido eso. Hice cada esfuerzo en ese tiempo de jugar nuestro segundo juego. Siento que no trabajó fuera.

EDIT: Yes, Bahamut, Friday will be fine.

[Bahamut]

Oh so there you foobs are. I gotta play you two sometime...Friday fine?

[kamoh]

-You MAY NOT play two standardmatches against the same opponent in any four-week span.
-You MAY NOT play two riskmatches against the same opponent in any four-week span.
-You MAY NOT play more than one standardmatch OR one riskmatch against the same opponent in any one week.
-You MAY NOT play more than one standardmatch AND one riskmatch against the same opponent in any four-week span.


So, in other words, you can't play the same person twice in four weeks, in either a standard match or a risk-match.
But you can play one of each against someone else, if it's not in the same week.

That's what he said, in layman's terms. We appreciate the technical wording, though. :)
Actually.

You can't play anyone more than twice in any four weeks - one standardmatch, one riskmatch - and you can't play anyone more than once in the same week.

In layman's terms.

[kamoh]

I finally made the scores in a chess-worthy form with an excel-worthy formula. Huzzah!

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/474/chessiv2.gif

[Rainman DX]

Alright, so Keegan steals two risk matches from Rainman, the second of which was no less than a Queen sac. Props to Keegan for some fun chess.

Rainman DX vs. KeeganTheFox, 0-2.

[KeeganTheFox]

Alright, so Keegan steals two risk matches from Rainman, the second of which was no less than a Queen sac. Props to Keegan for some fun chess.

Rainman DX vs. KeeganTheFox, 0-2.

I finally get to see my name in rainman's awesome colour scheme <3

[damathacus]

Rainman wins agains dama twice.

[Rainman DX]

Okay, Dama wasn't in tip-top condition, and he slipped in time, giving up two to me.

Rainman DX vs. Damathacus, 2-0.

[KeeganTheFox]

So yeah, I feel like we should all get to know each other. So in that I think it would be a good idea to have a weekly discussion and also just to talk about what we do and who we are in the real world. I understand that most of us are students and whatnot, but hey it's nice to know a little about the people you are playing. I feel that I am making friends on here so it's nice to get to know those people. So if you have any suggestions on where to start, feel free to. I'm just throwing this out as an idea to create more conversation unrelated to chess in this thread. We can all make this a dual thread between current events and sports and lives and also above all the current dealing with our OCR chess tournament.

/agree

Excelent idea. It'll bring us together in ways other than just chess.

[Rainman DX]

Stupefied and outraged, I must swallow two losses to the King himself, Bahamut. I think he's probably winning in our overall series now by, oh, 3 or 5 games. I'm really gonna have to pick up the slack.

Rainman DX vs. Bahamut, 0-2.

[kamoh]

Blah.

With the removal of riskmatches - replaced with an "optional" third match - here is what standings would look like:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9951/chessrj8.gif

I'm seriously considering simplifying things like this - I'm really indecisive I'm sorry.

EDIT: I decided on this before I lost two games to Rainman :'(

[snerrak]

So Margoute and I have been talking about music lately and I thought that this might be a broad enough topic that everyone can relate to. So here it is; this bi weekly set of questions are:

What is your background with music?
Do you play or just listen?
If you play, then what instrument(s) do you play? What style(s) do you play?
What are you favorite types of music?
Who are your favorite artists?

Let's start this as a biweekly thing. So I will bring out new topics every couple of weeks. Then next one will be brought up a week from this coming Sunday. Any and all topics are welcome for suggestion. Just send me a private message and I will log people's ideas so that they are given correct credit in the topics.

[kamoh]

change
I don't like the riskmatch.
You shouldn't get penalized for playing.
Riskmatch has the same scoring structure as any other match - and is now called an "extramatch."

[KeeganTheFox]

this bi weekly set of questions are:

What is your background with music?
Do you play or just listen?
If you play, then what instrument(s) do you play? What style(s) do you play?
What are you favorite types of music?
Who are your favorite artists?


My general background is new wave and videogame stuff. I grew up listening to my parents' 80s tapes/CDs and, being the nerd I am, a hefty amount of VG mixes and rips.
I both play and listen. I've been playing Bass Clarinet for nine years, and the bass guitar for two. I play a ton of stuff, and I've transposed a ton of VG music for band.
My favorite types of music are Alternative, Indie and Techno, but I listen to everything except for most Rap and Country & Western.
My favorite Artists right now are Radiohead, Daft Punk, Deathcab for Cutie, Infected Mushroom, and anyone who's composed a videogame soundtrack. (Nobou Uemastu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Koji Kondo... etc.)

[Rainman DX]

EDIT: I decided on this before I lost two games to Rainman :'(

Grayfox. You meant grayfox, right?

[LongeBane]

EDIT: I decided on this before I lost two games to Rainman :'(

Grayfox. You meant grayfox, right?

It Rains on a cloudy Gray day. The Man ate a Fox to keep the doctor a day away.

[Rainman DX]

EDIT: I decided on this before I lost two games to Rainman :'(

Grayfox. You meant grayfox, right?

It Rains on a cloudy Gray day. The Man ate a Fox to keep the doctor a day away.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

EDIT: aww... post #99 4tL.

[dPaladin]

I've been playing Bass Clarinet for nine years,
!!

I play bass clarinet! Though currently my band director is making me play straight up Bb clarinet because all our good players graduated. And I played sax in marching band. Also I mess around with piano. But bass clarient is the best of all.

[kamoh]

I play tenor sax in my college marching band - I really don't associate with band that much besides the fact that all of my best friends are from band, my new girlfriend is from band, and blah blah blah.

I've played trombone and baritone horns, and I'm learning audio editing - maybe someday soon I'll actually start remixing.

[kamoh]

Hey guys, I'm going to be gone until Sunday afternoon/evening, so nothing will be updated from tonight until then.

Please post all results in the thread
Reports WILL be honored but I need a surrogate administrator - to PM reported players.
Anyone interested?

[Setz]

What is your background with music? - Really got into music around highschool..not playing, but listening. Just recently got into playing.
Do you play or just listen? - I play bass now, little over a year.
If you play, then what instrument(s) do you play? - Bass :)
What style(s) do you play? - Pretty much just rock music, try to learn a video game ditty every now and then for fun.
What are you favorite types of music? - Rock, Alternative
Who are your favorite artists? - Dredg is my favorite, but there's a lot more.

[Bahamut]

So Margoute and I have been talking about music lately and I thought that this might be a broad enough topic that everyone can relate to. So here it is; this bi weekly set of questions are:

What is your background with music?
Do you play or just listen?
If you play, then what instrument(s) do you play? What style(s) do you play?
What are you favorite types of music?
Who are your favorite artists?

Let's start this as a biweekly thing. So I will bring out new topics every couple of weeks. Then next one will be brought up a week from this coming Sunday. Any and all topics are welcome for suggestion. Just send me a private message and I will log people's ideas so that they are given correct credit in the topics.

Background with music - I have played the violin for several years, as well as had some voice training/singing experience for several years.

Style - I prefer the operatic style.

Favorite types of music? Music that accomplishes its concept well, which generally is contemporary music, musicals, and metal for me.

Favorite artists - Manowar & Angra & Ayreon.

[damathacus]

I played an optional match against Setz, and he won both games. Good playing Setz.

[Rainman DX]

...my new girlfriend is from band...

*Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough no band babies, now, understand?

So, as for me, my primary instrument is the Marimba or any mallet percussive instrument, and I also march in the pit at school. I used to march quint tenors - they were so much fun. I miss that.

I adore just about every form of instrumental music, and even though it only accounts for around 33% of my total music library on my computer - (1321 items, 91+ hours, 4.2 GB) it is a solid 75% of the music I listen to regularly, and I have to scroll down 70 tracks, (38 of which are OCR tunes) in order to reach the most-often-played lyrical piece, Enya's "Orinoco Flow". So there you go.

[JohnderriLLL]

Boadicea is a good enya song

[kamoh]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2804/chessnf8.gif

[KeeganTheFox]

I adore just about every form of instrumental music, and even though it only accounts for around 33% of my total music library on my computer - (1321 items, 91+ hours, 4.2 GB) it is a solid 75% of the music I listen to regularly, and I have to scroll down 70 tracks, (38 of which are OCR tunes)

If we're going with computer libraries right now, I have like 40GB+, 6771 songs on my WinAmp right now, 362:41 hours. It's constantly growing.

[Bahamut]

I doubt anyone beats my music collection's size.

[Rainman DX]

So, like, I find it humorous how, in Kamoh's system, a record of 2-4-0 is inherently better than 2-2-0.

[JohnderriLLL]

ive only got about 80 gigs of music. but thats where my drives top out at. time to upgrade. whos up for some games im or pm me.

[Loning]

Let's see...I have two sata 80gb's sitting unused atm, a 250gb sata external drive and a 250gb internal drive. Enough space? meh :P

[JohnderriLLL]

i only have patas :'( u should give em to me i could always use more space. i won 2 against loning. and no its not enough space.

edit and 2 against SnerraksObession

[damathacus]

Margo took two more wins from me. I'm on quite the streak, aren't I?

[margoute]

Those were great games dama, thank you :-)

[JohnderriLLL]

move list plz

[damathacus]

I only saved the first game.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: margoute
;Black: damathacus
;Date: Sun Oct 22 03:58:09 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 d7-d6
3. f1-b5+ c8-d7
4. b5-c4 g8-f6
5. b1-c3 c7-c6
6. o-o d8-c8
7. d2-d3 d7-e6
8. c4xe6 c8xe6
9. d3-d4 d6-d5
10. e4xd5 c6xd5
11. a2-a3 e5-e4
12. f3-e5 b8-d7
13. e5xd7 e6xd7
14. f2-f3 e4xf3
15. d1xf3 f8-d6
16. g2-g3 o-o
17. c1-g5 d6-e7
18. g5xf6 e7xf6
19. a1-d1 a8-d8
20. b2-b3 f8-e8
21. c3-a4 b7-b6
22. c2-c3 e8-e7
23. a4-b2 d8-e8
24. d1-d3 d7-e6
25. b2-d1 e6-h3
26. d1-e3 f6-g5
27. e3-g2 e7-e2
28. f3xf7+ g8-h8
29. f7-f8+ e8xf8
30. f1xf8++

[margoute]

Here is the second one:

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: damathacus
;Black: margoute
;Date: Sun Oct 22 04:36:26 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 d7-d5
2. c2-c4 c7-c6
3. b1-c3 g8-f6
4. g1-f3 e7-e6
5. c1-g5 f8-e7
6. e2-e3 h7-h6
7. g5xf6 e7xf6
8. c4xd5 e6xd5
9. f1-d3 o-o
10. d3-c2 f8-e8
11. d1-d3 g7-g6
12. o-o c8-f5
13. d3-d2 f5-g4
14. d2-e2 f6xd4
15. f1-e1 d4-b6
16. e3-e4 b6-a5
17. e2-d3 g4xf3
18. d3xf3 d5-d4
19. c3-a4 a5xe1
20. a1xe1 b8-a6
21. c2-b3 e8-e7
22. e4-e5 b7-b5
23. f3xc6 b5xa4
24. c6xa4 a6-c5
25. a4-c4 c5xb3
26. c4xb3 d8-e8

[Setz]

Draw and a loss to FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[dPaladin]

One draw and one win vs. Setz. He forfeited the second game after making a mistake and losing a rook. He played excellently in the first game and I couldn't get a victory out of him even though I was close to promoting two pawns.

First game movelist (I forgot to get the second one):

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: cpt1337
;Black: setzer_mason
;Date: Sun Oct 22 23:21:02 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 d7-d5
2. c2-c4 c7-c5
3. d4xc5 d5xc4
4. d1xd8+ e8xd8
5. b1-a3 c8-e6
6. g1-f3 b8-c6
7. g2-g3 g7-g6
8. f1-g2 f8-g7
9. o-o e6-d5
10. f1-d1 e7-e6
11. a3xc4 d8-e7
12. c4-d6 c6-d4
13. f3xd4 b7-b6
14. d4-b5 a7-a6
15. b5-c7 a8-a7
16. c5xb6 a7-b7
17. g2xd5 e6xd5
18. d1xd5 g8-f6
19. d5-d1 b7xb6
20. c7-d5+ f6xd5
21. d1xd5 b6xd6
22. d5xd6 e7xd6
23. f2-f4 f7-f5
24. e2-e3 a6-a5
25. a2-a4 d6-c5
26. c1-d2 g7xb2
27. a1-b1 b2-a3
28. d2xa5 h8-e8
29. a5-b6+ c5-c4
30. a4-a5 a3-c5
31. g1-f2 c5xb6
32. a5xb6 e8-b8
33. b6-b7 c4-c5
34. e3-e4 f5xe4
35. f2-e3 c5-c6
36. e3xe4 b8xb7
37. b1xb7 c6xb7
38. h2-h4 b7-c7
39. f4-f5 c7-d7
40. g3-g4 g6xf5+
41. e4xf5 d7-e7
42. g4-g5 e7-f7
43. h4-h5 f7-g7
44. h5-h6+ g7-f7
45. f5-g4 f7-g6
46. g4-h4 g6-f7
47. h4-h5 f7-f8
48. g5-g6 h7xg6+
49. h5xg6 f8-g8
50. h6-h7+ g8-h8
51. g6-h6

[margoute]

Speaking about music: I listen to everything, what was made well. Favourite artists and genres vary, recently it was some old rock, jazz, gypsy swing, some russian techno etc
Um... is it only me here who does not play any instrument?
About size of my music library - its about 9Gb now, pretty unsorted and disorganised.
Developing Enya theme - my fav is Carribean blue :-)
http://www.last.fm/user/Margoute/

[KeeganTheFox]

Won one against Margoute, we never got to finish our seconds game.

edit:
some russian techno...

I can assume you have Tanz Brüderchen. =D

[Bahamut]

Bahamut wins two vs. ks_soxfan.

[JohnderriLLL]

my buddy made this gif of kasparof gettin hit in the head with a chessboard
http://myspace-426.vo.llnwd.net/01326/62/40/1326400426_l.gif

[kamoh]

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9484/chessyp2.gif

How it's done:

1st plays 2nd and 3rd.
2nd plays 1st and 4th.
3rd plays 1st and 5th.
4th plays 2nd and 6th.
5th plays 3rd and 7th.
etc etc.

As long as rematches are avoided, I'm going to try and keep it this way.

[kamoh]

new matchup things
Notice above that new matchups have appeared, as well as previous results being shaded and unplayed matches being dropped completely. Loning had a match vs. eppy that was never played - notice that it's returned for week 2.

Anyways, any questions, just ask. My girlfriend is taking up a lot of my time so I won't be around nearly as much, but I have enough time to run the damn thing.

[Setz]

Dropped 2 to JohnD.

[snerrak]

What is your background with music?
Do you play or just listen?
If you play, then what instrument(s) do you play? What style(s) do you play?
What are you favorite types of music?
Who are your favorite artists?

So I myself will be included into my own activity. I notice two others play Bb Bass Clarinet. That's awesome. Well my backround with music entails my family history. My family has been singing for generations. At least to my great-grandfather. He was a Tenor in Barbershop. My grandmother sings as a bass in Sweet Adelines. My father didn't sing anywhere. As I have joined a Barbershop group when I was bit younger, however I am not currently singing with anybody. I both listen and play. I play almost every instrument I have come into contact with. I don't really play much in the strings department. I primarily played the Bb Bass Clarinet while in high school. Along with that, I tend to play classical music. A little jazz, but not too much. Oh yeah, I played marching music while I was in marching bands. My favorite types of music are electronic classed music and alternative classed music. Different branches in there as well; kind of like funk and whatnot. I like classical and jazz as well. Mostly from my experience with them. I love singing old songs like Mary Lou and Sittin' On Top of the World. They're a lot of fun. I guess that I really don't have any favorite artists. It all really depends on my mood. For instance I was in a sing song mood today and I was listening to acapella. Yesterday it was more of a country day. A few days before that it was rappish/hip hopish mood. It all depends really. Red Hot Chili Peppers are up around the top of the list though.

I'll post another topic in a few days. Monday of next week will be the most likely time. Laters.

[Bahamut]

So Bahamut wins two vs Keegan. The first game I won in some good play, and the second one I was losing, but Keegan forgot about the time.

[JohnderriLLL]

i won 1 against keegan. i just like to listen to music. im more in to chess than any thing. i have a huge mame collection. and most emulators around. uh i am also in to art.

[Fionn]

Sadly, I don't play an instrument. I'm trying to learn to play the piano, and hopefully my parents get me a MIDI keyboard for X-mas like I want them to. (That, and FLStudio or something, and I might actually try to make a remix. But for now, I got nothin'.)

The only instrument I have is my voice. I sing baritone and tenor in my high school's top choir, and hoping to make the all-state choir this year.

[Loning]

damathacus and I tied a game a piece.

[Rainman DX]

Hmmm...

Kamoh may not like it, but he timed out against me in our one game we managed to squeeze into today. Also, won two against Grayfox, who was a pleasure to play as always.

In summary,
Rainman DX vs. Kamoh, 1-0.
Rainman DX vs. Grayfox9996, 2-0.

[kamoh]

Two changes real quick
ONE - "thirdmatches," "bonusmatches," whatever...now are "halfmatches" and are half the credit, half the points, etc etc etc. Seems reasonable to me.

TWO - Scoring streamlined.
4 pts/win, 2 pts/draw, 0 pts/loss.
2 pts/½win, 1 pts/½draw, 0 pts/½loss.
Tiebreakers: Games played, Wins, Draws, Strength of Results, Strength of Schedule.
EDIT: I'm not wanting to change exact dynamics, but I may end up affecting HOW things are scored. The scoring system is basically done IMO, just a matter of finding the right dynamic that I want to continue with.

Edit2: Oh screw it.

[kamoh]

win as white, lose as black vs. Keegan in a halfmatch.

[Rainman DX]

sorry it's not a transparency - I'm still at school.

Hee hee, Kamoh's such a perfectionist. No worres, dude.

But, uh, don't forget about my two wins against Grayfox.

[dPaladin]

Yahoo's messing with dama's/my head. I was playing a game with him and Firefox (new version; that might be the problem but I doubt it) crashed twice silently. After the second time I got into the channel, our table was gone and Dama was given a loss.

Our situation was this: Dama had a little over two minutes left and just his king, I had more time (not sure how much more, but more) my king and a pawn two squares away from promotion with basically nothing dama could do about it (his king was too far away). There is no way he could have won, but he COULD have gotten a stalemate out of that if I slipped up. He doesn't think that was likely, and I have to agree that I've almost never made that mistake, but it was possible and Yahoo shouldn't have just given me that win.

What do we do? Besides find a new chess site to play on.

Btw, excellent game, Dama. You had me thinking several moves ahead to figure out which pieces you were targeting. People in real life never force me to concentrate like that.

[snerrak]

Yahoo's messing with dama's/my head. I was playing a game with him and Firefox (new version; that might be the problem but I doubt it) crashed twice silently. After the second time I got into the channel, our table was gone and Dama was given a loss.

Our situation was this: Dama had a little over two minutes left and just his king, I had more time (not sure how much more, but more) my king and a pawn two squares away from promotion with basically nothing dama could do about it (his king was too far away). There is no way he could have won, but he COULD have gotten a stalemate out of that if I slipped up. He doesn't think that was likely, and I have to agree that I've almost never made that mistake, but it was possible and Yahoo shouldn't have just given me that win.

What do we do? Besides find a new chess site to play on.

Btw, excellent game, Dama. You had me thinking several moves ahead to figure out which pieces you were targeting. People in real life never force me to concentrate like that.
Kamoh speaking on Snerraks account:

If this is unsatisfactory, then we can talk about it later:
1) The chances of stalemate in that situation (for dama) is very difficult.
2) The chances of stalemate WHEN the advantaged player is aware that they need to avoid stalemate is nigh impossible.
3) Because of the above, Fire 1-0 dama.

[JohnderriLLL]

hmm have u guys updated your java? update it any way and see if it helps. I dident have any problems with yahoo today.

[snerrak]

Until Kamoh changes this, my AIM contact name is actually snerraksobession. It should have been what he put, but at the time I had created it it was late and I was tired so I ended mispelling it. That's mostly for everyone else who has tried to add me and not ever seen me online. I'm on most all the time.

[eppy]

I'm so hungry now
:roll:

[snerrak]

It's late in the week mind you, I hope to play my games since I can not get a hold of you via AIM. Please respond back.

[kamoh]

i need a bowl of chocolate syrup everyone.

[kamoh]

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7866/chessed3.gif

[Bahamut]

So Kamoh and I traded games.

[kamoh]

Hey guys, check the above, see if it's correct...

If I made any mistakes please tell me.

[dPaladin]

Just played my second game with Dama and lost. So it's 1 win and 1 loss.

[damathacus]

Fire and I had our second game, and this time I won. It was somewhat of an interesting game, so I'm posting it here.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: cpt1337
;Black: damathacus
;Date: Fri Oct 27 03:18:05 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 d7-d6
3. d2-d4 c8-g4
4. d4-d5 g8-f6
5. h2-h3 g4-h5
6. g2-g4 h5-g6
7. f1-g2 g6xe4
8. c1-g5 e4xd5
9. f3-h4 d5xg2
10. h4xg2 f8-e7
11. g5xf6 e7xf6
12. d1-d5 c7-c6
13. d5-b3 b7-b6
14. c2-c4 o-o
15. f2-f4 d6-d5
16. c4xd5 c6xd5
17. o-o e5-e4
18. g4-g5 f6-d4+
19. g2-e3 f8-e8
20. g1-g2 d4xe3
21. b3xe3 d5-d4
22. e3-b3 e4-e3
23. f1-e1 e3-e2
24. b1-d2 e8-e3
25. b3-c4 d8-d7
26. e1-h1 b8-c6
27. b2-b4 a8-c8
28. a1-c1 c6-e7
29. c4-a6 c8xc1
30. h1xc1 e2-e1
31. c1xe1 d7xh3+
32. g2-f2 h3-g3+
33. f2-f1 e3xe1++

It seems like everyone's improving. I really haven't played Fire much since the early days but I think he's gotten much better. I think I have a tendency to think of the other players as boss fights in a video game. I learn their patterns and get better at the game, but I find myself surprised when other players improve as well. But it's good that we're all pushing and learning from each other.

[Rainman DX]

Hmmm...

So my ego got shot down quite effectively in two losses to Margoute. What is it with me and declared third matches? Oh, and Kamoh and I finished our second game.

Rainman DX vs. Kamoh, 1-0.
Rainman DX vs. Margoute, 0-2.

[Setz]

0-2 vs. Marg.

[margoute]

Just played 4 intensive games with Rainman and Setz, very good games, thank you, people :-)
Yea, I am agree with dama, we all r improving, isnt it great?

[LongeBane]

that's freaken great! MY DOWNFALL IS APPROACHING.

[KeeganTheFox]

that's freaken great! MY DOWNFALL IS APPROACHING.

I still believe in you :D

[kamoh]

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9244/chessax2.gif

[kamoh]

I'm looking to have a permanent OCRCL logo that has a fairly classy look about it. Something like the NFL or FIFA or something, something that I can use over and over again.

Anyone with photoshopping skills willing to generate a logo - send me an IM or PM. I'd like a logo with some of the old OCR colors (shades of purple) but I'd go with anything, and a chess theme is probably necessary.

Thanks to you guys in advance if you decide to undertake my...er...challenge.

[Rainman DX]

I'm looking to have a permanent OCRCL logo that has a fairly classy look about it. Something like the NFL or FIFA or something, something that I can use over and over again.

Anyone with photoshopping skills willing to generate a logo - send me an IM or PM. I'd like a logo with some of the old OCR colors (shades of purple) but I'd go with anything, and a chess theme is probably necessary.

Thanks to you guys in advance if you decide to undertake my...er...challenge.

I'd be thrilled to take a stab at it, but I don't really know what the old OCR used to look like (not to make you feel old, or anything, Kamoh). I don't suppose you could post some example of what the old colors used to look like? If so, I'll get started right away.

[dPaladin]

OCR actually used to have a gross orange design. Then it got switched to the aweXome purple layout. Wayback Machine (http://web.archive.org/web/20020601075323/remix.overclocked.org/index.php) has it, but the logo's missing.

EDIT: 2-0 vs. Grayfox

[Eon_Blue]

http://hosting.thasauce.net/eon/art/ocrcl.jpg

Feedback?

[KeeganTheFox]

http://hosting.thasauce.net/eon/art/ocrcl.jpg

Feedback?

AMAZING! Sig sized mayhaps?

[margoute]

I am leaving for Boston, so I will not be online for 4 days.
Kamoh, I will still have time to play on the next week, so dont give me bye pls.
Ill be back on Tuesday :-)

[snerrak]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/snerrak/OCRCLfull1.jpg
So what's everybody think about this one? It's sig sized.

[kamoh]

http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=92001

For a flavor of the old.

One idea I had was to have a stylized or silhouetted lineup of a pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, and king; each one a little taller than the one before...also the king wouldn't have a cross on his head - he'd have a pretzel. This logo idea would not incorporate a chessboard (and I'd honestly like to stay away from that since it's kinda tacky - maybe just four panels.

Edit: I like the first one (sorry Chris - meh is the word but now you know better what things look like).

Edit2: Also, maybe, the OCR logo with the controller and the headphones or a variation of it?

[snerrak]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/snerrak/OCRCLfull2.jpg
How about this one?

[Rainman DX]

mkay, here's my submission. Smaller than I thought it was gonna be, but if you like it, and are willing to give me more time, I can make it bigger. Maybe.

http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg226y/ocr/OCRCL.jpg

[kamoh]

I'm sorry if I feel like I've got really high standards, but these ones aren't quite what I'm looking for yet. Something fairly clean, yanno, something with some class maybe. Who knows :P

Anyways, I'm not pressuring anyone into doing this real well or anything - I just want to choose the right logo idea.

[LongeBane]

http://longebane.aoikokoro.net/other/chessleague.JPG

[friendlyHunter]

Don't worry, I did it really fast, it can still be improved. Hope you like it!

And oh yeah, this is my first post in an OCRCL thread... hi!

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2973/chesspl1.jpg

LOL there's a typo, oops :oops:

[Rainman DX]

...these ones aren't quite what I'm looking for yet. Something fairly clean, yanno, something with some class maybe. Who knows...

Gosh dangit, kamoh, stop being a freakin' noob. Don't give us qualitative generalizations, tell us what elements you like from each one submitted so far, and we'll go with that.
Be specific. It's not like you're going to offend one of us or anything.

[friendlyHunter]

...these ones aren't quite what I'm looking for yet. Something fairly clean, yanno, something with some class maybe. Who knows...
Clearly kamoh DOESN'T know what he wants, that's why he can't be more specific =p

Fortunately, I have a bit of a sixth sense for these things. Here's yer logo, you'd better like it!

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8260/chessocrwn9.png

[Edit]
Hmmmm, doesn't look so good on that background. Here it is again:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7951/chessocr2vx3.png

[Rainman DX]

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8260/chessocrwn9.png

Gee, fH, I really like the first one - slightly darker, more defined... The second one is too washed out. Just add the border from the second one to the first one, and you've got it, I think! Looks really good.

Too bad you didn't stick with the "OverClicked" - I liked it!

[snerrak]

I won two against Ks Sox. Much frustration with Yahoo! there. It messed with my screen and we had to replay what we had already played out. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/snerrak/Bastardous.jpg

[snerrak]

Let's see what's wrong with the picture...

Look at Ks. Sox piece collection, where his pieces are located, where my pieces are located, where my pieces are located and also look at the move count.

Yahoo! is being bastardous to me. Meh.

Oh well. Good games.

[damathacus]

I won two against Ks Sox. Much frustration with Yahoo! there. It messed with my screen and we had to replay what we had already played out.

I had that same problem with Margo a couple weeks ago. We managed to get the old yahoo working and had our games there (we could only connect to the new yahoo at first).

[Fionn]

1-1 vs. Clef. Both won as white.

[LongeBane]

1-1 vs. Clef. Both won as white.

Wait a minute, I didn't even play you

[JohnderriLLL]

http://www.kopecchess.com/bratko.html take that test and tell me what u get I got 1600-1700 there are 25 problems so it takes a minute.

[kamoh]

1-1 vs. Clef. Both won as white.

Wait a minute, I didn't even play you

:O

Figure it out plz.
PMs are welcomes :D If you have issue tell me.

[Bahamut]

Bahamut wins 2 optional games vs Dama...but check out this move history:

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: damathacus
;Black: ilovepsi84
;Date: Mon Oct 30 04:52:32 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 g8-f6
2. c2-c4 g7-g6
3. g1-f3 f8-g7
4. e2-e3 d7-d5
5. b2-b3 e7-e6
6. f1-d3 o-o
7. o-o b7-b6
8. b1-c3 c8-b7
9. c1-a3 f8-e8
10. d1-c2 d5xc4
11. d3xc4 b7xf3
12. g2xf3 b8-d7
13. c4-a6 f6-h5
14. f3-f4 d8-h4
15. c3-b5 h4-g4+
16. g1-h1 g4-f3+
17. h1-g1 e8-d8
18. a1-c1 d7-f6
19. c2xc7 f6-d5
20. c7-c6 f3-g4+
21. g1-h1 h5-f6
22. c1-c4 g4-f3+
23. h1-g1 f6-g4
24. f1-c1 f3xf2+
25. g1-h1 f2xh2++

It was a toughie, and we were both tight on time towards the end.

[damathacus]

Played Bahamut as my bonus match. He won both. The second game was pretty good, thus I'll post it here.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: damathacus
;Black: ilovepsi84
;Date: Mon Oct 30 04:53:25 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 g8-f6
2. c2-c4 g7-g6
3. g1-f3 f8-g7
4. e2-e3 d7-d5
5. b2-b3 e7-e6
6. f1-d3 o-o
7. o-o b7-b6
8. b1-c3 c8-b7
9. c1-a3 f8-e8
10. d1-c2 d5xc4
11. d3xc4 b7xf3
12. g2xf3 b8-d7
13. c4-a6 f6-h5
14. f3-f4 d8-h4
15. c3-b5 h4-g4+
16. g1-h1 g4-f3+
17. h1-g1 e8-d8
18. a1-c1 d7-f6
19. c2xc7 f6-d5
20. c7-c6 f3-g4+
21. g1-h1 h5-f6
22. c1-c4 g4-f3+
23. h1-g1 f6-g4
24. f1-c1 f3xf2+
25. g1-h1 f2xh2++

Edit: Beat me to the punch. Probably the most interesting thing about this game for me was that both us were down to about two minutes. This is unusual because usually if I'm at two minutes, Bahamut is at eight. Kind of an unfortunate loss at the end. I guess I wasn't really thinking there. Oh, well.

[kamoh]

Okay, so I see what the issue was here.

Last week, ks_sox_fan and I had a second game that didn't get played. I proposed to him that we count it as a draw, and he agreed, so the draw we got was, in actuality, an unplayed match designed to decieve the league director (of course, that's me too, so really decieving all of you guys). This crap is okay, I just want an agreeable result posted.

You guys have until 11:59 pm PST (woo standard time now) to figure this out. Otherwise...1-1 is the result (better than 0-0 after all - unless someone says they are dismayed).

[snerrak]

Ks_Sox_Fan and I played where in I won both games against him. That should clear up that mess. That is unless he/she was playing another player.

[snerrak]

Just finished up my games with Project Spam. I won them both.

Sorry to hear that he's done though. Farewell to you Project Spam.

So that puts four wins for me today. Just in time too. Have fun in next weeks games everyone.

[kamoh]

happy halloweek!
This week's scheduling was done fairly convoluted. I originally had the top 5 playing eachother isolated from the rest, but that didn't work out so well. Basically it's similar to the last time with some exceptions due to rematches...

I will have to schedule myself against JD next week for sure.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2526/chessqe0.gif

[kamoh]

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8260/chessocrwn9.png

Wow...that's fantastic - I was kinda hoping for a purpley-thing but this is just great. I do have a couple requests though, but shouldn't be too hard...

1) Longer, banner sized? 600-800 pixels wide would be best, and just continue the end of the logo with the squares. Nothing has to be added (unless you want to stick player avatars on there hint hint nudge nudge I can do that though).

2) The OCRCL should be a little bolder and less washed out.

3) The words should be "OVERCLOCKED CHESSLEAGUE" since that's the way I've been saying it for a while.

---This is enough for me to put it in my sig :)

[snerrak]

Well as promised, I have come up with another topic for the next couple of weeks.

So I guess this one most of us could have seen coming a mile away. Well it has to do with Halloween. Here we go.

What did you do for the weekend preceeding Halloween?
What are you doing for Halloween?
Dressing up?
How about some stories from previous years?
What are you planning on doing for next year if you know?
What's you favorite Halloween activity?
Tricks or treats, which do you like better and are there stories attached?

This should be a fun one. Have fun with it and I will post my stuff later. I have work in a few hours and I must got to sleep. Good night everyone. Good luck with your games this week!

[KeeganTheFox]

Well as promised, I have come up with another topic for the next couple of weeks.

So I guess this one most of us could have seen coming a mile away. Well it has to do with Halloween. Here we go.

What did you do for the weekend preceding Halloween?
What are you doing for Halloween?
Dressing up?
How about some stories from previous years?
What are you planning on doing for next year if you know?
What's you favorite Halloween activity?
Tricks or treats, which do you like better and are there stories attached?

This should be a fun one. Have fun with it and I will post my stuff later. I have work in a few hours and I must got to sleep. Good night everyone. Good luck with your games this week!

Last Saturday I had a Halloween party =D

For Halloween I'm prolly going to do what I did last year and take my bike around (unless it rains) I got crazy amounts of candy =D

This year I'm dressing up as Pants man from VGCats (www.vgcats.com).

Last year we made a pumpkin diorama of brain surgery. I'll try posting some pics once I find my scanner. We went all out on it =D

Next year I'd like to do something I've been planning for a while. Get a bunch of life-sized dolls or scarecrows or something, put them in a wheel barrow, then wander the streets saying "Bring out your dead!"
I love Monty Python.

My favorite Halloween activity is definitely dressing up. If you put even a little thought into it (unlike the lazy kids who go as 'students' and the like) your costume usually gets quite a few comments as you go door to door.

And I definitely like treats. There's no story here, I just like candy a lot.

[damathacus]

3) The words should be "OVERCLOCKED CHESSLEAGUE" since that's the way I've been saying it for a while.


I vote nay. Let's not have a grammatically incorrect banner just because that's how you've been saying it for awhile. I know lots of people that have been writing for awhile without the use of commas, but that's not a tradition I want to support.

[Rainman DX]

3) The words should be "OVERCLOCKED CHESSLEAGUE" since that's the way I've been saying it for a while.


I vote nay. Let's not have a grammatically incorrect banner just because that's how you've been saying it for awhile. I know lots of people that have been writing for awhile without the use of commas, but that's not a tradition I want to support.

I'm with Dama on this. The official abbreviation is definitely "OCRCL", which stands for "OverClocked ReMix Chess League." Not OverClocked Chess League.

EDIT: Aaugghhhh! 8O I have to play JD and Keegan! Happy Halloween to me!

[KeeganTheFox]

Two wins for me against Rainman DX

Awesome games.

[kamoh]

3) The words should be "OVERCLOCKED CHESSLEAGUE" since that's the way I've been saying it for a while.


I vote nay. Let's not have a grammatically incorrect banner just because that's how you've been saying it for awhile. I know lots of people that have been writing for awhile without the use of commas, but that's not a tradition I want to support.

I'm with Dama on this. The official abbreviation is definitely "OCRCL", which stands for "OverClocked ReMix Chess League." Not OverClocked Chess League.

EDIT: Aaugghhhh! 8O I have to play JD and Keegan! Happy Halloween to me!

The official anything is nothing blah blah blah.

you guys are right about this one, but I like having the two-word writing of it still. I figure eventually I will end up just agreeing with you and that will be that, so don't listen to me at all...

I'd love to have that logo transparencied to 25% gray as the transparency color if that's possible (hard cause the logo is a lot of gray)

[Bahamut]

Well as promised, I have come up with another topic for the next couple of weeks.

So I guess this one most of us could have seen coming a mile away. Well it has to do with Halloween. Here we go.

What did you do for the weekend preceding Halloween?
What are you doing for Halloween?
Dressing up?
How about some stories from previous years?
What are you planning on doing for next year if you know?
What's you favorite Halloween activity?
Tricks or treats, which do you like better and are there stories attached?

This should be a fun one. Have fun with it and I will post my stuff later. I have work in a few hours and I must got to sleep. Good night everyone. Good luck with your games this week!

Last Saturday I had a Halloween party =D

For Halloween I'm prolly going to do what I did last year and take my bike around (unless it rains) I got crazy amounts of candy =D

This year I'm dressing up as Pants man from VGCats (www.vgcats.com).

Last year we made a pumpkin diorama of brain surgery. I'll try posting some pics once I find my scanner. We went all out on it =D

Next year I'd like to do something I've been planning for a while. Get a bunch of life-sized dolls or scarecrows or something, put them in a wheel barrow, then wander the streets saying "Bring out your dead!"
I love Monty Python.

My favorite Halloween activity is definitely dressing up. If you put even a little thought into it (unlike the lazy kids who go as 'students' and the like) your costume usually gets quite a few comments as you go door to door.

And I definitely like treats. There's no story here, I just like candy a lot.

I went to a Halloween party last Friday too - http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~snapp/halloween06/ is where all the fun pics of some of the various costumes people had. I'm in there in a few pics too, although you'll just have to guess.

[Rainman DX]

Uh huh, you guessed it: another rousing rendition of...

Rainman's ego is shot to hell! I think I can feel my fingers tingling I'm so depressed...

Rainman DX vs. KeeganTheFox, 0-2.
Rainman DX vs. JohnDerrilll, 0-2.

Oh, and, uh, post #600.

[JohnderriLLL]

we had good games though.

[Bahamut]

Hey, you never answered my IM to play! Evasion!

[JohnderriLLL]

uh oh. in the mean time take this test http://www.kopecchess.com/bratko.html tell me what u get. ill play u tommarow or thursday i promise

[kamoh]

I'm retooling my excel spreadsheet a little bit, but once I've got everything finished it should look pretty nice.

[Rainman DX]

Two things:

A) I don't think you have Snerrak's correct IM address entered on the pic, Kamoh. I believe it's "snerraksobession" rather than "snerraksobsession." Would you double-check for me? Thanks.

B) Who wants to play a third match this week? My choice, Setz, is already taken. So who can pick up the slack?

[KeeganTheFox]

Thats cause I stole Setz from you! Bwahaahh!

Two halfmatch wins for Keegs against Setz btw. =D

[kamoh]

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9279/chesslg7.gif
Indeed.

[snerrak]

Lost two to Keegan.

[Rainman DX]

Pillaged and plundered two ThirdMatch wins from ksSoxFan.

Rainman DX vs. ks_sox_fan, 2-0.

EDIT: It just occurred to me that, far be it from my pairs of losses to Keegan and Johnderrill hurting me in the league standings, all it did was serve to make the gap between us larger. I guess it's not quite like the weekly BCS standings...

I don't even know what it was I was expecting, I guess.

Oh, and what's the deal with Johnderrilll still being undefeated? Would someone please do something about that? I sure tried...

I think he would say it's because he's been studying lately, and frankly I would believe him. I'm just gonna have to get in on some of that action.

[JohnderriLLL]

mainly i have been exersizeing i am healtheyr physically and mentally. but my spelling sure hasent improved. ill just stick to chess.

[kamoh]

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6541/chessax9.gif

[kamoh]

Bump you guys

Sorry I haven't been totally pro-active about my games, but you guys should be pressing along with yours. I'm just afraid we won't get a lot of games played this week.

Halfmatch 1-1-0 vs. Snerrak

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/5626/fourqueensds2.jpg

[JohnderriLLL]

i use the old yahoo. whos up for a game. im or pm me

[Rainman DX]

Bump you guys

Sorry I haven't been totally pro-active about my games, but you guys should be pressing along with yours. I'm just afraid we won't get a lot of games played this week.

Halfmatch 1-1-0 vs. Snerrak

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/5626/fourqueensds2.jpg

See, now, that's just not nice.

[Setz]

1-1 vs. Grayfox, game 2 was especially cool.

[damathacus]

Won two against Snerrak. Second game was very tight. Check out his moves at 39 and 40. The whole game went fast up to that point, but I spent a good five minutes on those last few moves, trying to avoid instant checkmate.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: damathacus
;Black: cr14s_genocide
;Date: Sat Nov 04 05:28:32 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 b8-c6
2. e2-e4 g8-f6
3. b1-c3 d7-d5
4. d1-d3 c6-b4
5. d3-b5+ b4-c6
6. c3xd5 f6xd5
7. b5xd5 d8xd5
8. e4xd5 c6xd4
9. f1-d3 c8-f5
10. d3xf5 d4xf5
11. c1-f4 f5-d4
12. a1-c1 o-o-o
13. c2-c4 f7-f6
14. g1-e2 e7-e5
15. e2xd4 e5xd4
16. o-o g7-g5
17. f4-g3 h7-h5
18. h2-h3 h5-h4
19. g3-h2 f8-b4
20. f1-d1 c7-c5
21. a2-a3 b4-a5
22. b2-b4 a5-b6
23. b4xc5 b6xc5
24. a3-a4 c5-a3
25. c1-b1 a3-c5
26. f2-f3 b7-b6
27. g1-h1 h8-e8
28. h2-g1 e8-e2
29. g1xd4 c5xd4
30. d1xd4 e2-c2
31. f3-f4 d8-e8
32. f4xg5 f6xg5
33. d4-d3 e8-e2
34. b1-g1 c2xc4
35. d5-d6 c8-d7
36. g1-f1 c4xa4
37. f1-f7+ d7-c6
38. d6-d7 a4-a1+
39. h1-h2 e2-e1
40. f7-f6+ c6-c5
41. f6-f5+ c5-c4
42. d3-d4+ c4xd4
43. d7-d8+ d4-e4
44. d8-d5+ e4-e3
45. f5-e5+ e3-f2
46. d5-f3++

[snerrak]

Lost two to Dama. Jesus the second game was incredibly close. I'm waiting for the move list.

[Bahamut]

Bahamut wins two vs. Johnderilll - strange games, I know he's better than how he played in our games tonight, so I'm not sure what went on.

[JohnderriLLL]

a win is a win and a loss is a loss, you were better than me today.

[Bahamut]

But tomorrow...who can say. I think I'm going to be a tougher opponent from now on with my increased focus on my mathematics though.

[kamoh]

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/309/chesswj3.gif

[Nemitor_Atimen]

that is one messed up score board.

no offense Kamoh.

[kamoh]

that is one messed up score board.

no offense Kamoh.

HOW SO?!?

[Nemitor_Atimen]

its hard to follow.

well, if anyone wants a game, I dont know the rules, and im too lazy to go look them up in the old posts.

I am no longer on AIM either. Maybe if i feel like it, I'll go download the newest version of GAIM.

or I'll just go stop in the table.

[Rainman DX]

im too lazy to go look them up in the old posts.

n00b.

[dPaladin]

One win and one draw vs. Kamoh.

Good games, Kamoh. You threw me a nasty curveball that second game: draw by repetition or a loss.


1. g1-f3 g8-f6
2. d2-d4 b8-c6
3. d4-d5 c6-b4
4. b1-c3 c7-c5
5. a2-a3 b4-a6
6. e2-e4 e7-e6
7. f1xa6 b7xa6
8. b2-b4 f6-g4
9. e4-e5 f7-f6
10. e5xf6 g7xf6
11. d5xe6 d8-c7
12. c3-d5 c7-d6
13. b4xc5 d6xc5
14. e6xd7+ e8xd7
15. o-o c5-d6
16. c1-b2 c8-b7
17. d5xf6+ d7-e6
18. f6xg4 f8-e7
19. b2xh8 a8xh8
20. f1-e1+ e6-d7
21. f3-e5+ d7-e6
22. e5-c4+ e6-d7
23. c4xd6 e7xd6
24. g4-f6+ d7-c7
25. e1-e8 h8xe8
26. f6xe8+ c7-c6
27. d1xd6+ c6-b5
28. a1-b1+ b5-c4
29. b1-b4+ c4-c3
30. d6-d3++

1. e2-e4 d7-d5
2. d2-d3 d5-d4
3. d1-f3 e7-e5
4. c2-c3 c7-c5
5. c3xd4 c5xd4
6. g1-e2 d8-a5+
7. c1-d2 f8-b4
8. a2-a3 b4xd2+
9. b1xd2 b8-c6
10. b2-b4 c6xb4
11. a3xb4 a5xa1+
12. e2-c1 a1xc1+
13. e1-e2 c1-c3
14. f3-h5 c8-e6
15. h5xe5 c3xb4
16. d2-f3 f7-f6
17. e5xe6+ g8-e7
18. e4-e5 f6xe5
19. f3xe5 h8-g8
20. e6-d7+ e8-f8
21. d7-e6 f8-e8
22. e6-d7+ e8-f8
23. d7-e6 f8-e8
24. e6-d7+

[kamoh]

One win and one draw vs. Kamoh.

Good games, Kamoh. You threw me a nasty curveball that second game: draw by repetition or a loss.


1. g1-f3 g8-f6
2. d2-d4 b8-c6
3. d4-d5 c6-b4
4. b1-c3 c7-c5
5. a2-a3 b4-a6
6. e2-e4 e7-e6
7. f1xa6 b7xa6
8. b2-b4 f6-g4
9. e4-e5 f7-f6
10. e5xf6 g7xf6
11. d5xe6 d8-c7
12. c3-d5 c7-d6
13. b4xc5 d6xc5
14. e6xd7+ e8xd7
15. o-o c5-d6
16. c1-b2 c8-b7
17. d5xf6+ d7-e6
18. f6xg4 f8-e7
19. b2xh8 a8xh8
20. f1-e1+ e6-d7
21. f3-e5+ d7-e6
22. e5-c4+ e6-d7
23. c4xd6 e7xd6
24. g4-f6+ d7-c7
25. e1-e8 h8xe8
26. f6xe8+ c7-c6
27. d1xd6+ c6-b5
28. a1-b1+ b5-c4
29. b1-b4+ c4-c3
30. d6-d3++

1. e2-e4 d7-d5
2. d2-d3 d5-d4
3. d1-f3 e7-e5
4. c2-c3 c7-c5
5. c3xd4 c5xd4
6. g1-e2 d8-a5+
7. c1-d2 f8-b4
8. a2-a3 b4xd2+
9. b1xd2 b8-c6
10. b2-b4 c6xb4
11. a3xb4 a5xa1+
12. e2-c1 a1xc1+
13. e1-e2 c1-c3
14. f3-h5 c8-e6
15. h5xe5 c3xb4
16. d2-f3 f7-f6
17. e5xe6+ g8-e7
18. e4-e5 f6xe5
19. f3xe5 h8-g8
20. e6-d7+ e8-f8
21. d7-e6 f8-e8
22. e6-d7+ e8-f8
23. d7-e6 f8-e8
24. e6-d7+

Yeah...you all know I'm a draw-fiend...I just don't know why that is.

[kamoh]

:P

So there's a few things I want to ask from you guys - one is a brainstorm, one is a project, and one is a cool idea that'd be fun to do:

1) Weekly and Monthly Awards
I will be retroactively posting awards for each week, sometime before Week 4 ends. The ones I have for 1-week AND 4-week intervals:

Best Total Score
Best Wins minus Losses
Most Wins
100% score for a week/month

Any other ideas are always welcome.

2) Badges for Awards
Badges for the above awards would be nice to see. :)

3) OCRCL All-Star Week
Two captains would draft players, and we'd have one week where two teams would battle it out. The team with the highest score wins (every player would play two matches and the captains would assign players to certain matchups blindly). We could also have this be an award.

[damathacus]

:P

So there's a few things I want to ask from you guys - one is a brainstorm, one is a project, and one is a cool idea that'd be fun to do:

1) Weekly and Monthly Awards
I will be retroactively posting awards for each week, sometime before Week 4 ends. The ones I have for 1-week AND 4-week intervals:

Best Total Score
Best Wins minus Losses
Most Wins
100% score for a week/month

Any other ideas are always welcome.

2) Badges for Awards
Badges for the above awards would be nice to see. :)

3) OCRCL All-Star Week
Two captains would draft players, and we'd have one week where two teams would battle it out. The team with the highest score wins (every player would play two matches and the captains would assign players to certain matchups blindly). We could also have this be an award.

I think the team battle's a really cool idea.

[kamoh]

:P

So there's a few things I want to ask from you guys - one is a brainstorm, one is a project, and one is a cool idea that'd be fun to do:

1) Weekly and Monthly Awards
I will be retroactively posting awards for each week, sometime before Week 4 ends. The ones I have for 1-week AND 4-week intervals:

Best Total Score
Best Wins minus Losses
Most Wins
100% score for a week/month

Any other ideas are always welcome.

2) Badges for Awards
Badges for the above awards would be nice to see. :)

3) OCRCL All-Star Week
Two captains would draft players, and we'd have one week where two teams would battle it out. The team with the highest score wins (every player would play two matches and the captains would assign players to certain matchups blindly). We could also have this be an award.

I think the team battle's a really cool idea.

Yeah...also there might be a "playoff weekend" where the top 3 awardwinners get one designated playoff week and only play against eachother. Then there'd be even more fun awards and stuff.

[Rainman DX]

Best Total Score
Best Wins minus Losses
Most Wins
100% score for a week/month

Okay, no no no, bad, bad Kamoh!

Please understand that you just ennumerated 4 awards for the same stat - wins. Which means on any given week, one person wins the first three (*coughchokeJDcoughgag) and then on special weeks, one person wins all four. This is dumb.

:D Award #1: Most wins for the week (with an added bonus if that player went 100% that week, and played all scheduled games).

8O Award #2: Most improved player has the highest differential of wins this week minus wins last week, divided by total games played.

:P Award #3: Dark Horse winner is the lowest ranked player that week to have at least 1 win against a player in the top 5 (3?) (2?) of that week.

:oops: Award #4: The anti-award is given to the person with the lowest differential (presumably large negative number) using the same stat as Award #2, or Biggest Fall Award.

There. Now that I went to all that trouble, Kamoh won't use 'em.

Oh, uh, the All-Star idea seems pretty shiny to me, though.

[kamoh]

Best Total Score
Best Wins minus Losses
Most Wins
100% score for a week/month

Okay, no no no, bad, bad Kamoh!

Please understand that you just ennumerated 4 awards for the same stat - wins. Which means on any given week, one person wins the first three (*coughchokeJDcoughgag) and then on special weeks, one person wins all four. This is dumb.

:D Award #1: Most wins for the week (with an added bonus if that player went 100% that week, and played all scheduled games).

8O Award #2: Most improved player has the highest differential of wins this week minus wins last week, divided by total games played.

:P Award #3: Dark Horse winner is the lowest ranked player that week to have at least 1 win against a player in the top 5 (3?) (2?) of that week.

:oops: Award #4: The anti-award is given to the person with the lowest differential (presumably large negative number) using the same stat as Award #2, or Biggest Fall Award.

There. Now that I went to all that trouble, Kamoh won't use 'em.

Oh, uh, the All-Star idea seems pretty shiny to me, though.

Basically what I want to do here is have the three players with the most awards be in that playoff week I was talking about. Each award is the same value - for now.

Top Score:
-Best Score in One Week
-Best Score in Four Weeks

100%:
-6 wins/1 week
-12 wins/2 weeks
-18 wins/3 weeks
-24 wins/4 weeks

Most Improved:
-White Knight: Greatest Positional Gain in one week.
-Black Knight: Highest (points earned)*(their score - your score).

Other Ideas:
-King's Toilet: Outstanding exploitation of the rules.
-Swiss Trap: 6 draws/1 week.

comments?
we still have time.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5293/chesspv2.gif

[JohnderriLLL]

When I get home I need some help. I have an over the board tourny friday saterday sunday. and im on a big losing streak. So I need your help to play many games. So put your game faces on cuz I'm going to ask you to play if you are on. I need to get all my losing out now before it attacks my wallet. Thank you. Good luck have fun. Advanced 7 for games. wo0t

[KeeganTheFox]

I'm definitly down for awards. And the team idea sounds awesome!

[kamoh]

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3572/chessjy7.gif

The addition of player colors is here.
Each player may choose two banner colors to represent them. Some of you already have...some I've just guessed up to this point.

IM me to fix/change/request your colors.

[Rainman DX]

...some I've just guessed up to this point.

Let's see... that would be... ks_sox_fan? Amirite?

Hmm... Gosh, this is tricky. Do I choose Georgia Tech's White & Gold? Or my alma mater's White & Blue? Or my sig's Red & Blue? So hard...
Got it. Yellow Jackets' Gold & Black, or closest equivalent. Thank you.

EDIT #1: By the way, I think it's no coincidence that Margoute has a dead-even score with moi, but in half the games played. She's really upped her performance from back when she joined OCR, and I'm sure she'd agree. Keep it up, Margo! The Clef's the limit!

EDIT #2: Here's a badge idea. I can crank out the others no problem when I have some time, if you like it.

http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg226y/ocr/TopScore.jpg

EDIT #3: Oh, and KAMOH! (is that like, "SHAFT!" or something?) don't forget to change the subject on the thread...

[LongeBane]

Ok, I didn't play ks_sox_fan, and I don't want that half-half win/lose shit. Kthnx

[damathacus]

Yeah, ks_sox_fan hasn't been around for me either.

[margoute]

EDIT #1: By the way, I think it's no coincidence that Margoute has a dead-even score with moi, but in half the games played. She's really upped her performance from back when she joined OCR, and I'm sure she'd agree. Keep it up, Margo! The Clef's the limit!



Oh, right, thank you Rainman :-) I think everyone is improving.

About colours: may I have purple and grey?

[kamoh]

Hey guys, I've been using a bad transparency tool for a while now. Can anyone point me in the direction of making good transparencies?

(do .png's have transparency? For some reason my computer won't save .png's in MS Paint)

[dPaladin]

PNGs have transparency. Try saving them in PS or even Irfanview. It's worth noting that in IE the PNG transparency won't work unless you have a workaround. My workaround is using Firefox.

[JohnderriLLL]

i dident know people still used IE. whos up for a game im or pm me

[LongeBane]

wat' IE?

[Rainman DX]

Hey guys, I've been using a bad transparency tool for a while now. Can anyone point me in the direction of making good transparencies?

Teh GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) 4tW.

Okay, got half my week's quota done today. (And by today, I mean tomorrow... this morning... last night... whatever day it is...)

Rainman DX vs. Setz, 1 1/2-1/2.
Rainman DX vs. Margoute, 1-0.

Thanks again for the pleasant games, you two.

[Setz]

GG's rainman.

[JohnderriLLL]

shouldent sez be red and black like cards and a roulette table?

always bet on black.

[Setz]

Squeaked out two vs. Snerrak. GGs!

[kitty]

Oh reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally

[Rainman DX]

I spy a Falchion. :)

[LongeBane]

I spy a http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg226y/sig/RainMan.png

[kamoh]

I spy a http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/images/avatars/gallery/games/bof2_sten1.gif

[kitty]

I spy a http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8260/chessocrwn9.png

[Rainman DX]

Okay, amidst Yahoo! struggles galore (I swear we should just mozey on over to playchess.com full time), I managed to squeak out a win and a draw with Snerrak. He plays a mean game, no doubt - had me playing my absolute best against him.

Rainman DX vs. Snerrak, 1 1/2-1/2.

Just one more game with Margoute to go, and I'll be done this week.

[Nemitor_Atimen]

im im for next month.

[kamoh]

im im for next month.
Next month or next WEEK?

[LongeBane]

You heard him!