OCRCL Holiday Tournament 2006

[Nemitor_Atimen]

fine

i report whoever im not playing. now.

[kamoh]

Uranus 2-0 Arek.

kamoh 2-0 Falchion.

Use http://games.yahoo.com , http://www.playchess.com , or http://www.freechess.org .

RULES:

2-game matches. Tiebreakers used if match ends tied. Alternate colors, with the high seed as white in odd-numbered games. Regular games use 12/12 clocks. Tiebreakers use 6/6 clocks.

Undo Turn may only be used to fix slips of the finger. Previous rules for disconnects and abandoned matches will be employed. Using computer assistance will result in permanent ejection from the OCRCL.

To report an unavailable or reluctant player, send a PM to me (kamoh) and explain the situation clearly and carefully. A report lasting 2 days or more will result in a 2-0 victory for the reporting player. You may play provisional matches to decide possible future matchups.

DOUBLE-ELIMINATION SCHEDULE

Reading the schedule: All matches are listed as if the higher seed advances. If an upset occurs, the two players switch seedings. A player's next match is the next game listed in which their seed appears.

Matches in green are "winner's bracket" matches. Winners continue with green matches, losers drop to playing red matches. Matches in red are "loser's bracket" matches. Winners continue with red matches, losers are eliminated and given placement.

The Tournament Champion is the player who has completed the most rounds of the bracket. Tiebreaker is current seeding.

Round 1

(15) damathacus (damathacus) 2,

(18) Fionn (tehchoirboy) 0.

(16) Grayfox9996 (grayfox9996) 0,

(17) Fire (cnidog) 2.

Round 2

(1) John Derrilll (johnderrilll) 2,

(16) Fire (cnidog) 0.

(2) kamoh (metzgerism) 0,

(15) damathacus (damathacus) 2.

(3) Keegan The Fox (glitchykeegan) 1½,

(14) Nemitor_Atimen (linuxwillwin) ½.

(4) eppy (darkstar316741) vs.

(13) Setz (setzermason).

(5) Arek The Absolute (thesampsons18) 0,

(12) uranus_4444 (atulkaranth) 2.

(6) Rainman DX (rainmandx2) ½,

(11) Bahamut (ilovepsi) ½.

(7) ~Jessica~ (jessica290590) 2,

(10) Falchion39 (eatinramennaruto) 0.

( Nineko (nineko84) 2,

(9) Loning (xloning) 0.

Round 3

(15) kamoh (metzgerism) 1½,

(17) Grayfox9996 (grayfox9996) ½.

(16) Fire (cnidog) 2,

(18) Fionn (tehchoirboy) 0.

Round 4

(1) John Derrilll (johnderrilll) 2,

( Nineko (nineko84) 0.

(2) damathacus (damathacus) 0,

(7) ~Jessica~ (jessica290590) 2.

(3) Keegan The Fox (glitchykeegan) vs.

(6).

(4) vs.

(5) uranus_4444 (atulkaranth).

uranus_4444 2, Setz 0.

(9) Loning (xloning) vs.

(16) Fire (cnidog).

(10) Falchion39 (eatinramennaruto) 0,

(15) kamoh (metzgerism) 2.

(11) vs.

(14) Nemitor_Atimen (linuxwillwin).

(12) vs.

(13) Arek the Absolute (thesampsons18).

Round 5

(5) vs.

(11).

(6) vs.

(12).

(7) damathacus (damathacus) vs.

(9).

( Nineko (nineko84) 0,

(10) kamoh (metzgerism) 2.

Round 6

(1) John Derrilll (johnderrilll) vs.

(4).

(2) ~Jessica~ (jessica290590) vs.

(3).

(5) vs.

( kamoh (metzgerism).

(6) vs.

(7).

Round 7

(3) vs.

(5).

(4) vs.

(6).

Round 8

(1) vs.

(2).

(3) vs.

(4).

Round 9

(2) vs.

(3).

Round 10

(1) vs.

(2).

3-game match - #1 wins if match ends tied.

[salaxzar]

uranus here [thought the name change was in order-so i wouldnt be the butt of kamoh's 134340s] .. had 2 nice games with setz.

Heres the 2nd one. Lil black ants

Title: Yahoo! Chess Game

;White: setzer_mason

;Black: uranus_4444

;Date: Sat Dec 30 00:47:07 GMT 2006

1. e2-e4 e7-e6

2. g1-f3 d7-d5

3. e4-e5 c7-c5

4. d2-d4 b8-c6

5. d4xc5 f8xc5

6. c1-g5 d8-b6

7. g5-e3 c5xe3

8. f2xe3 b6xe3+

9. d1-e2 e3-c1+

10. e2-d1 c1xb2

11. b1-d2 c6xe5

12. f3xe5 b2xe5+

13. f1-e2 e5-e3

14. d2-f3 e3-c3+

15. f3-d2 g8-f6

16. o-o o-o

17. f1-f3 c3-d4+

18. g1-h1 e6-e5

19. d2-b3 d4xd1+

20. a1xd1 c8-e6

21. b3-c5 b7-b6

22. c5xe6 f7xe6

23. a2-a4 a8-c8

24. c2-c3 f6-e4

25. f3xf8+ g8xf8

26. e2-d3 e4xc3

27. d1-f1+ f8-e7

28. d3xh7 c3xa4

29. h2-h4 c8-h8

30. h7-c2 h8xh4+

31. h1-g1 a4-c3

32. c2-d3 a7-a5

33. f1-c1 d5-d4

34. g1-f2 a5-a4

35. c1-a1 e7-d6

36. g2-g3 h4-h2+

37. f2-f3 d6-d5

38. g3-g4 e5-e4+

39. d3xe4+ c3xe4

40. a1xa4 h2-f2++

[kamoh]

2-0 vs. nineko, schedule updated

[kamoh]

I report these people:

Nemitor_Atimen

Rainman DX

Bahamut

Eppy

Setz

salaxzar

[JohnDriLLL]

im reporting every one who needs to play me

(4) and the winners of (2) and (3)

[kamoh]

im reporting every one who needs to play me

(4) and the winners of (2) and (3)

I NEED THEIR NAMES!

[Nemitor_Atimen]

kamoh.

I DONT EVEN HAVE A FREAKING OPPONENT

and im ALWAYS online. And I mean always (at least for the next 5 days)

[salaxzar]

kamoh.

I DONT EVEN HAVE A FREAKING OPPONENT

and im ALWAYS online. And I mean always (at least for the next 5 days)

ur offline right now :PP

[Nemitor_Atimen]

it is only an illusion.

[damathacus]

Well, I showed up when I said I would, again. I've been waiting online here for about two and a half hours, again. Jessica's not responding to my messages, again. I received some messages from earlier today because I left aim on before I left for work, but no response to the messages I've sent since arriving home.

I'll be back again tomorrow night, just after nine, North American Central Standard Time. Approximately 21.5 hours from the time of this post. I'll check online for her and I'll play her if she's around. But I'll be spending New Year's Eve with my lady friend, so if we don't catch up tomorrow, I don't know when we're gonna get this done. For this reason, as of right now, I'm reporting Jessica. So she'd better show up soon.

[~Jessica~]

I'm counter reporting you sorry. I'm online much more than you are, but hey I can't be home everyyyy day. Tommorow is a really really bad time. NYE.

[salaxzar]

uh, report+counter report -> this might end up with each of you getting a point each ...

Just wanted to share a game i played against some guy in advanced lounge (yahoo chess). He had a rating of 2400 - and i was absolutely sure he was using some chess program (W:200~ L:2 D:10) making moves in exact 5 second intervals-even tho some moves which should take just 2-3 seconds and some require much more.(even though he said he was an IM at the end,meh).

As you have it with conventional chess programs(assuming), they dont know the meaning of maintaining an initiative. The following game illustrates that.I've played this line a lot in my school days.

Typical thoroughly analyzed nimzo-indian, offbeat b5 variation.Pretty much all the starting 11 moves are forced here.White only hopes for a good endgame in this. For the majority of the game i was trying to prevent the 'a' pawn push.

Analysis of this game follows after the moves.

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game

;White: uranus_4444

;Black: ruylopez428

;Date: Thu Dec 28 01:41:37 GMT 2006

1. d2-d4 d7-d5

2. c2-c4 e7-e6

3. b1-c3 f8-b4

4. g1-f3 d5xc4

5. e2-e3 b7-b5

6. a2-a4 c7-c6

7. c1-d2 g8-f6

8. a4xb5 b4xc3

9. d2xc3 c6xb5

10. b2-b3 f6-e4

11. c3-a5 d8-d5

12. b3xc4 b5xc4

13. f3-e5 e4-d6

14. a5-c7 b8-c6

15. c7xd6 d5xd6

16. e5xc4 d6-b4+

17. c4-d2 c8-d7

18. a1-b1 b4-e7

19. f1-b5 o-o

20. d1-f3 a8-c8

21. o-o f8-d8

22. d2-e4 a7-a5

23. e4-c5 d7-e8

24. f3-e4 c6-b4

25. b5xe8 e7xe8

26. f2-f4 c8-a8

27. b1-b3 e8-c6

28. e4xc6 b4xc6

29. g1-f2 h7-h6

30. f1-c1 c6-b4

31. f2-f3 g8-h7

32. b3-a3 d8-c8

33. g2-g4 g7-g5

34. f4-f5 e6xf5

35. g4xf5 h6-h5

36. e3-e4 c8-d8

37. c1-c4 b4-c6

38. f3-e3 c6-b4

39. e4-e5 b4-d5+

40. e3-e4 d5-b6

41. c4-c3 a5-a4

42. c5-b7 d8-d7

43. b7-d6 d7-e7

44. f5-f6 e7-a7

45. e4-f5 h7-h6

46. c3-c6 b6-d5

47. f5-e4 d5-b4

48. c6-c4 a8-b8

49. e4-f5 a7-d7

50. a3xa4 b4-d3

51. a4-a6 h5-h4

52. a6-b6 b8-g8

53. c4-c3 d3-f4

54. c3-a3 f4-h5

55. b6-b7 d7xb7

56. d6xb7 g5-g4

57. b7-d6 g8-g5+

58. f5-e4 h6-g6

59. a3-a8 h5xf6+

60. e5xf6 g4-g3

61. h2xg3 h4xg3

62. e4-f4 g5-d5

63. d6-e4 d5xd4

64. a8-g8+ g6-h6

65. g8xg3

Ok- so in the beginning - Following the KISS (Keep it simple stupid) principle. Knight on d6 had to go asap,I was just lookin to recapture the pawn on c4.

I wouldve agreed to a draw around move 30 but i had a nagging suspicion that if my opponent was using a chess prog. he wouldnt aware of the fact that whites central pawns are crucial. Watch move no. 33 where he seals his fate by g5!? clearing the path for my d and e pawns.

The ensuing battle was more for space,i actually spent 2 min thinking about move # 52. Rb6!(threatening a backrank mate-Ne4 etc.)-this forces a rook exchange later on simplifying the position.

Must say one of the most satisfying games ive had whole month.

[kamoh]

Round 1

(15) damathacus (damathacus) 2,

(18) Fionn (tehchoirboy) 0.

(16) Grayfox9996 (grayfox9996) 0,

(17) Fire (cnidog) 2.

Round 2

(1) John Derrilll (johnderrilll) 2,

(16) Fire (cnidog) 0.

(2) kamoh (metzgerism) 0,

(15) damathacus (damathacus) 2.

(3) Keegan The Fox (glitchykeegan) 1½,

(14) Nemitor_Atimen (linuxwillwin) ½.

(4) eppy (darkstar316741) 0,

(13) Setz (setzermason) 2.

(5) Arek The Absolute (thesampsons18) 0,

(12) uranus_4444 (atulkaranth) 2.

(6) Rainman DX (rainmandx2) 1½,

(11) Bahamut (ilovepsi) ½.

(7) ~Jessica~ (jessica290590) 2,

(10) Falchion39 (eatinramennaruto) 0.

( Nineko (nineko84) 2,

(9) Loning (xloning) 0.

Round 3

(15) kamoh (metzgerism) 1½,

(17) Grayfox9996 (grayfox9996) ½.

(16) Fire (cnidog) 2,

(18) Fionn (tehchoirboy) 0.

Round 4

(1) John Derrilll (johnderrilll) 2,

( Nineko (nineko84) 0.

(2) damathacus (damathacus) 0,

(7) ~Jessica~ (jessica290590) 2.

(3) Keegan The Fox (glitchykeegan) vs.

(6) Bahamut (kingbahamutx).

(4) Setz 0,

(5) uranus_4444 (atulkaranth) 2

(9) Loning (xloning) vs.

(16) Fire (cnidog).

(10) Falchion39 (eatinramennaruto) 0,

(15) kamoh (metzgerism) 2.

(11) Rainman DX (rainmandx2) 0,

(14) Nemitor_Atimen (linuxwillwin).

(12) Arek the Absolute (thesampsons18) vs.

(13) eppy (darkstar316741).

Round 5

(5) Setz (setzermason) vs.

(11) Nemitor_Atimen (linuxwillwin).

(6) vs.

(12).

(7) damathacus (damathacus) vs.

(9).

( Nineko (nineko84) 0,

(10) kamoh (metzgerism) 2.

Round 6

(1) John Derrilll (johnderrilll) vs.

(4) uranus_4444 (atulkaranth).

(2) ~Jessica~ (jessica290590) vs.

(3).

(5) vs.

( kamoh (metzgerism).

(6) vs.

(7).

Round 7

(3) vs.

(5).

(4) vs.

(6).

Round 8

(1) vs.

(2).

(3) vs.

(4).

Round 9

(2) vs.

(3).

Round 10

(1) vs.

(2).

3-game match - #1 wins if match ends tied.

[kamoh]

I'm speeding things up. Reports have been assessed, and I've given Rainman losses cause of Gator Bowl commitments (I assume he's in Florida). Most games have been advanced a fair way, and JD will play salaxzar for the probable title - unless they don't play, and my reports all go through...which they probably will...and I'd win

Jessica is also sitting out there with a long way advanced, and will play the winner of Keegan/Bahamut, if that match gets finished.

EDIT: BTW you all have 10 hrs, 8 mins to finish the tournament.

[JohnDriLLL]

if im not online uranus be in advanced 7(like after 10pm (gmt -5) thats where ill meet you oh and im reporting uranus too.

[kamoh]

...im reporting uranus...

o rly?

10.

[~Jessica~]

I'm reporting the winner of bahamut/keegan. Call it PMS whatever...

[kamoh]

Deadline.

Vote for your winner, out of the following:

A) John Derrilll

kamoh

C) ~Jessica~

D) uranus_4444

[salaxzar]

if im not online uranus be in advanced 7(like after 10pm (gmt -5) thats where ill meet you oh and im reporting uranus too.

eh wtf... i pmd u like a million times after u pmd me roughly at 7:20 pm est ... god, not fair .. nuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

/bangs his desk like a 10 yr old

I vote for me.

[JohnDriLLL]

vote for me! I vote for kamoh I need the support of the 134340 & the OCRCL. I wont win with out YOU.

[~Jessica~]

I vote for myself. Please vote for me (:

[kitty]

I vote for Kamoh

[Bahamut]

I vote for kamoh - he needs a tournament win .

[KeeganTheFox]

Again, announcing that I've found the new forums. Yay.