ORCL - The New OCRCL

[kamoh]

OCRCL
OverClocked Remix Chess League

Good Luck, Have Fun, and 134340!

To Enter the OCRCL, please post in the thread your interest, and include an AIM screen name that you use regularly.

The last page of the thread generally contains the current standings, as well as important rules.

[Mechasonic4ever]

i will compete in the league... my screenname is mechasonic4ever

[dPaladin]

Back again! AIM is CNIdog for those not in the know.

[damathacus]

I'm back. And in.

[LongeBane]

longebane (7:37:53 PM): lol chess

[salaxzar]

im in..(The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your to more than 10 characters.)
=)

[margoute]

I am in :-)

AIM: kotikmur

[kamoh]

In regards to recruiting, I think you all need to ask yourselves a simple question:

WWJDD?

[damathacus]

Guess it'll be a mini-tourney, but I'm still in. Call it a warm-up, maybe?

[kamoh]

Alright alright fun kids :)

Play your assigned opponents twice (once as white, once as black).
Use 10/15 clocks.
You may play one game unscheduled (called a halfmatch). Decide on a color with your opponent.

Wins = 5 points, Draws = 3 points, Losses = 1 point.

Losses will only account for up to 20% of the maximum score.
Halfmatches will only account for up to 20% of the maximum score.


http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5733/imagedw2.png

[eppy]

I'm in by the way as shown by the table above. aim is darkstar316741

[Rainman DX]

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


Hmm... yes... is this more like what you were going for, Kamoh?

Hi everyone! Just wanted to pop my head in and bookmark the thread.

While I'm here, I'll go ahead and state my intentions to join next week, if that's acceptable. Finals this week, then I'm free from a crazy semester. I look forward to throwing my weight around some more.

Also, I'll go ahead and see if I can contact JD to find out what's stopping him from playing some too.

Alright? See y'zall next weex.

[eppy]

J.D. apparently doesn't have internet anymore. Dunno why.

[damathacus]

I graduated. Today is my last day as a university student. Officially, as far as the school is concerned, I'm done. In one hour and 50 minutes I will cease to be a student, and will magically metamorphose into a full-fledged teacher. I'm going to work tomorrow, to teach, just like I have every day for the last five weeks, and during three practicum blocks before that, but tomorrow, tomorrow, I actually get a paycheque.

And now that I'm only subbing part-time, not prepping, I officially have free time again. Are we ready to start now? We got (some of) the old gang together, let's play some chess.

[Nemitor_Atimen]

Im back! Kinda.

Just Pidgin was released, and it works with Vista, and that means that I have AIM again.

I'll probably rejoin, i need to stretch my strategic brain again before I lose my edge.

[kamoh]

I haven't got the scores updated yet but there's only one game played, so I have 5 points and dP has 1.

The bypass rule is in effect this time around, and I'd rather use that than reports.

[Nemitor_Atimen]

1 game = 5 points?

bypass rule?

explain please. Unfortunately, I don't have time to search through old threads to find the answer.

[kamoh]

1 game = 5 points?

bypass rule?

explain please. Unfortunately, I don't have time to search through old threads to find the answer.

I've moved the scoring to 5-3-1 for two reasons:
1) Losing every game OR winning only halfgames will only get you 20% of your maximum score.
2) 3-2-1 is a little too loss-heavy of a system - I think this is just a little tweak that helps out quite a bit.

Bypass:

If you cannot find your own scheduled opponent, you may play their OTHER opponent, bypassing them completely (you can also bypass those players until you violate some other rule). Those games will only be validated at the end of the week.

[kamoh]

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3457/imagetu2.png

[dPaladin]

Margoute dominated me but I fought back hard. I had forgotten the safety word.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: margoute
;Black: cpt1337
;Date: Mon May 07 02:05:15 GMT 2007

1. e2-e4 c7-c5
2. c2-c3 e7-e6
3. g1-f3 d7-d5
4. e4xd5 e6xd5
5. f1-e2 g8-e7
6. d2-d4 c5-c4
7. o-o g7-g6
8. c1-g5 f8-g7
9. f3-e5 o-o
10. g5xe7 d8xe7
11. e5-f3 b7-b5
12. f1-e1 e7-f6
13. b2-b3 c8-f5
14. b1-a3 a7-a6
15. b3xc4 b5xc4
16. f3-e5 b8-c6
17. e2-f3 f5-e4
18. f3xe4 c6xe5
19. d4xe5 f6xe5
20. e4xd5 e5xc3
21. d5xa8 c3xa3
22. e1-e3 a3-c5
23. a1-c1 f8xa8
24. e3-d3 g7-f6
25. d1-f3 c5-a7
26. c1xc4 a7-e7
27. d3-d1 a8-e8
28. c4-c1 f6-g5
29. c1-b1 e7-e6
30. h2-h3 e6xa2
31. d1-e1 e8-e6
32. e1xe6 a2xb1+
33. g1-h2 f7xe6
34. f3-a8+ g8-g7
35. a8xa6 e6-e5
36. a6-e6 b1-b8
37. g2-g3 g5-f6
38. e6-d7+ g7-h6
39. d7-d2+ g6-g5
40. h3-h4 h6-g6
41. d2-d3+ g6-g7
42. h4-h5 g5-g4
43. d3-d7+ g7-h6
44. d7xg4 f6-g5
45. g4-e6+ h6-g7
46. e6-d7+ g7-h8
47. d7-f5 g5-e7
48. h5-h6 e7-d6
49. f5-f6+ h8-g8
50. f6-g7++

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: cpt1337
;Black: margoute
;Date: Mon May 07 02:28:33 GMT 2007

1. g1-f3 d7-d5
2. d2-d4 g8-f6
3. c2-c4 c7-c6
4. c4-c5 e7-e6
5. b1-c3 b7-b6
6. b2-b4 a7-a5
7. c1-a3 f8-e7
8. e2-e3 o-o
9. b4-b5 f6-e4
10. d1-c2 f7-f5
11. c3xe4 f5xe4
12. f3-e5 c6xb5
13. f1xb5 e7-h4
14. o-o h4-e7
15. e5-c6 b8xc6
16. b5xc6 a8-b8
17. f2-f3 e4xf3
18. f1xf3 f8xf3
19. g2xf3 d8-f8
20. c2-f2 b6xc5
21. d4xc5 e7xc5
22. a3-b2 c8-b7
23. c6xb7 b8xb7
24. b2-c3 a5-a4
25. g1-g2 b7-f7
26. f3-f4 g7-g5
27. f2-g3 d5-d4
28. g3xg5+ f7-g7
29. e3xd4 g7xg5+
30. f4xg5 c5-b6
31. h2-h4 e6-e5
32. d4xe5 f8-f2+
33. g2-h1 f2-f3+
34. h1-h2 f3xc3
35. a1-f1 c3xe5+
36. h2-g2 e5-e2+
37. g2-h3 e2xf1+
38. h3-h2 b6-c7++

Good games.

[margoute]

Those were beautiful games, and both sides were gaining and losing advantage during the game. dPaladin is a tough opponent, and I was not sure about the outcome until the very end in both games. Great games, thank you dPaladin :-)

[damathacus]

Two wins vs. mechasonic.
Two losses from eppy.

[kamoh]

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2755/imagefg3.png

[salaxzar]

oi, im back in action for the next couple of weeks. I apoligize for my absence ^^ Kamoh and keegs pm me whenever im on so we could get our games goin.

[kamoh]

I got a flukey win in a realatively short halfmatch game where Nemo had the upper hand until the last three moves, and a breakdown on my end went my way. I got my rook to uncover a target spot behind the kingside castle and he just didn't see it in time.

Great game Nemo :)

[KeeganTheFox]

I am so very in on this. Hardcore.

EDIT: To practice, I hit up the newbie lounge. I lol'd.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: keegan_the_fox
;Black: biglithos
;Date: Tue May 5 18:04:57 GMT 2007

1. e2-e4 h7-h5
2. d2-d4 f7-f6
3. f1-e2 g7-g5
4. e2xh5+ h8xh5
5. d1xh5++

[kamoh]

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8018/imagemt0.png

Since we really don't have a set "championship" going on, I have no problems altering the league format starting next week.

The goal for me is to make things a little simpler and more hands-off. The control I have in scheduling matches is too much to make a fair decision, so I will be doing something similar to - but not the same as - the round-robin tournament ideas that are running around nowadays.

[Rainman DX]

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: keegan_the_fox
;Black: biglithos
;Date: Tue May 5 18:04:57 GMT 2007

1. e2-e4 h7-h5
2. d2-d4 f7-f6
3. f1-e2 g7-g5
4. e2xh5+ h8xh5
5. d1xh5++

:lmassoff: :)!!

[KeeganTheFox]

two wins for me against nemo. Here's the second game we had.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: nemitor_atimen
;Black: keegan_the_fox
;Date: Wed May 09 23:27:24 GMT 2007

1. e2-e4 c7-c5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. d2-d4 c5xd4
4. f3xd4 g8-f6
5. d4xc6 b7xc6
6. d1-f3 d7-d5
7. e4xd5 c8-g4
8. f3-f4 e7-e6
9. d5xc6 d8-d1++

[Nemitor_Atimen]

it sucked.

[dPaladin]

Helloooo.

1-1 with Kamoh.

[damathacus]

1-1 with kamoh, and I'm lucky to have done that well. His playing is really impressive lately. I need to step up to the plate.

[Nemitor_Atimen]

His playing is really impressive lately.

Agreed.

I need to step up to the plate.

Agreed again. (meaning I have to start doing well.)

I think im gaining my mind back, which is a good thing.

[kamoh]

We're going to change the league starting with the coming week (tonight).

3-2-1 scoring will be in effect. This system seemed to work the best for encouraging people to play, so we'll be using it.

There will no longer be bypasses OR reports. They are too difficult to understand and enforce, and unnecessary now because...

I will no longer be scheduling matches. This became too difficult for me to do effectively, and I've become busier and busier all the time. Plus, it penalizes some players for no reason.

You will have to seek out your opponents in every game you play. This means every game is like a halfmatch. This also means that rules are VERY simple:

One-week-rule: You may play no more than 5 games per week.
Four-week-rule: Every four weeks, you may play nobody more than three times.

[kamoh]

Week 16
Week 17
Week 18 - I will remove Week 14 and 15, and four-week rules will no longer apply to those weeks.
Week 19
Week 20 - Playoffs pertaining to weeks 16-19. TOP5 play single-round-robin.

Remember, you can join at any time if you are not in the tournament. Just a few wins could get you the points you need to be in the playoff stage.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1479/imageyw5.png

[KeeganTheFox]

Week 16
Week 17
Week 18 - I will remove Week 14 and 15, and four-week rules will no longer apply to those weeks.
Week 19
Week 20 - Playoffs pertaining to weeks 16-19. TOP5 play single-round-robin.

Remember, you can join at any time if you are not in the tournament. Just a few wins could get you the points you need to be in the playoff stage.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1479/imageyw5.png


I had no idea we shares AIM accounts there kamoh.

[kamoh]

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9747/imagevl4.png

[Nemitor_Atimen]

Won two against Kamoh.

::melodramatically:: whooo!

[eppy]

ive been away

[Rainman DX]

Okay, my apologies to everyone for my truancy - I have not yet successfully signed on to the Internet at my new location off campus. I don't know when that will be resolved, but in the meantime, I'll play a couple of games this afternoon with whoever is signed on.

Yay for a new job. Ask me about it...

[dPaladin]

Won one game against Nemitor. I got a pretty large material lead early on, but when I was trying to net him he dragged it out for longer than it should have taken.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: nemitor_atimen
;Black: cpt1337
;Date: Thu May 17 02:53:36 GMT 2007

1. e2-e4 c7-c5
2. f1-c4 e7-e6
3. d2-d4 c5xd4
4. d1xd4 b8-c6
5. d4-d1 g8-f6
6. c1-e3 f6xe4
7. b1-c3 e4xc3
8. b2xc3 d7-d5
9. c4-b5 d8-a5
10. b5xc6+ b7xc6
11. e3-d2 g7-g6
12. c3-c4 a5-c5
13. d1-e2 f8-g7
14. c4xd5 c5xd5
15. c2-c4 d5xg2
16. d2-b4 g2xh1
17. o-o-o h1xh2
18. e2-d2 g7-f6
19. g1-f3 h2-c7
20. a2-a3 c6-c5
21. b4-a5 c7-d7
22. a5-c3 d7xd2+
23. d1xd2 f6xc3
24. a3-a4 c3xd2+
25. f3xd2 o-o
26. d2-e4 f8-d8
27. e4xc5 d8-d4
28. c5-b3 d4xc4+
29. c1-b2 a8-b8
30. a4-a5 c4-b4
31. b2-c3 b4xb3+
32. c3-d4 b8-b4+
33. d4-e5 b4-a4
34. a5-a6 b3-b5+
35. e5-d6 a4xa6+
36. d6-e7 b5-b7+
37. e7-f6 a6-a5
38. f2-f4 e6-e5
39. f4-f5 b7-b6+
40. f6-e7 g8-g7
41. f5-f6+ g7-h6
42. e7xf7 c8-h3
43. f7-e7 a5-c5
44. f6-f7 c5-c7+
45. e7-d8 c7xf7
46. d8-e8 h3-e6
47. e8-d8 b6-b8++

[KeeganTheFox]

Two wins against Bahamut. He forfeit his 2nd game against me due to time constraints.

EDIT: Two wins against Eppy and a win against dPally.

[kamoh]

I'm going to nix one of your games against Bahamut, and move the limits down to 4 games/week and 2 games/opponent/3 weeks. Not a lot of games are getting done, and I want to give this format a chance to succeed - but let it be known that I'm not really excited by chess league anymore.

[KeeganTheFox]

Roger that.

[kamoh]

I just don't feel like continuing this thing anymore.

I'm sorry everyone. If you guys really want to continue with the OCRCL, send me an IM, but I'll be counting numbers - it's not worth it to deal with so much stuff online, not anymore. I'm just tired of beating a dead horse.

EDIT: Oh hell.
It's June.

New thing idea of an old thing idea.