kamoh Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 Another ringer? Time will tell, I suppose.Looks like maybe. It'll be up to the team captains to decide whether to draft though.Deadline passed, we have three players. Anyone else up for captaincy? Uranus and JD are currently my guys, Rainman or damathacus, would you like to captain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman DX Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Looks like maybe. It'll be up to the team captains to decide whether to draft though.Deadline passed, we have three players. Anyone else up for captaincy? Uranus and JD are currently my guys, Rainman or damathacus, would you like to captain? Frankly, I want to be on one of these guys' teams. Can we have just 3 captains this go around? I mean, I'll pick up the slack if someone has to, but I think I'd enjoy it more if it was just the three behemoths and some of us patzers making up the teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 Frankly, I want to be on one of these guys' teams. Can we have just 3 captains this go around? I mean, I'll pick up the slack if someone has to, but I think I'd enjoy it more if it was just the three behemoths and some of us patzers making up the teams. It IS just three this go-around. I just mentioned the two of you because I thought you had shown interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman DX Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 It IS just three this go-around. I just mentioned the two of you because I thought you had shown interest. Ohz rightz. Whatz aboutz Keegzors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Some keys: Teammates may not watch your game, but they may coach you from AIM or something. For this reason, use 10/10 clocks in order to cut down on the impact of teammate coaching. Undo Turn is STILL not allowed. Reports are always going to be a +1/-1 swing. The divide is the same as a win vs. a loss, but the team not involved ends up in the middle. No bypasses. The Rusty Buckets, for playing four less games, are given four "bye" points to offset the advantage of playing more games. If you have problems, you should try and petition your captain for advice - but I'm usually the best source as well. Captains are marked with a © in the standings above. The Rusty Bucket is a Tavern in Columbus, where JD lives. The Nordic Wegie is a cutesy term for the breed of two of my cats. The Married Woman is what Margo is. Margo is still looking for a team name Start playing now, and the last moment for games will be MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH @ 11:59 PM (pacific time). Super Bowl Sunday should never be the end of an OCRCL week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman DX Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Wow, fascinating! No games have been played, and we gNomes are already losing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damathacus Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Mm. I like our chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman DX Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Mm. I like our chances. I have to say, I think Kamoh did a remarkable job of splitting up the talent so that, while one player might have a small edge over his/her two opponents, across teams, the advantages are negligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 dPaladin: yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 I have to say, I think Kamoh did a remarkable job of splitting up the talent so that, while one player might have a small edge over his/her two opponents, across teams, the advantages are negligible. Yeah but I didn't do that. You can thank your team captains for somehow putting themselves in the 1, 2, and 3 slots (I put myself 1 because I figured the weakest player might be 14...which was true). This is purely coincidental to a certain degree - the entire schedule is made simple but can be horribly complex - later tonight I will undoubtedly be breaking down my team's matchups and seeing where we need points if we're not gonna get them, and try to give reachable goals to all my players. For example, my goal is 10 points (3-0-1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman DX Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Okay! First games done. I didn't do super poorly, but a bad choice in the first game and a missed fork in the second lost it for me both times. Sorry guys. Rainman DX vs. Johnderrilll, 0-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salaxzar Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I'm going to make it very very difficult for JD or Keegan or Uranus to basically dictate the entire match out to their teammates. Where theres a will theres a way. =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Okay! First games done. I didn't do super poorly, but a bad choice in the first game and a missed fork in the second lost it for me both times. Sorry guys.Rainman DX vs. Johnderrilll, 0-2. You were supposed to pick up an extra point :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDriLLL Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Okay! First games done. I didn't do super poorly, but a bad choice in the first game and a missed fork in the second lost it for me both times. Sorry guys.Rainman DX vs. Johnderrilll, 0-2. good games rainy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeganTheFox Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 omg I forgot about this place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholdstare Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yay you remembered! I'm going to play damatacus soon. Hopefully by wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kamoh Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Just a quick vote here: Would you guys like to do this tournament for a second week, next week? We'd go Tuesday 6th to Tuesday 13th (no games on V-day for those of us lucky enough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salaxzar Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Just a quick vote here:Would you guys like to do this tournament for a second week, next week? We'd go Tuesday 6th to Tuesday 13th (no games on V-day for those of us lucky enough). Works for me. Edit: 2 wins against amazchess. This new guy is pretty good, i just hope i didnt scare him off.=( Just that I was all pumped up after my games with Keegan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Works for me.Edit: 2 wins against amazchess. This new guy is pretty good, i just hope i didnt scare him off.=( Just that I was all pumped up after my games with Keegan. yeah, talk about instant trial-by-fire for him. But I expected it - I think because his AIM sn had chess in it and everything I kinda lofted him at high expectations. He probably considers this a major challenge (I hope) and we'll see more out of him in the future. In other news, The Rusty Buckets are dynastic. I may dock them their bye points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman DX Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'm afraid I may have inadvertently taken advantage of Amazgr8's incapacitated state for our first game. He was pretty tired, and I didn't take him seriously just how tired he was - but he slipped a little, and I ran away with our first. We'll finish up later when he's feeling up to it. Rainman DX vs. Amazgr8, 1-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bahamut Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Come on team, we can do better! Bahamut wins 2-0 vs. Dama in some close matches, although in both games tricks by me won out. Here's the second game which illustrates one of them: ;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game;White: damathacus;Black: ilovepsi84;Date: Wed Jan 31 05:40:18 GMT 20071. d2-d4 d7-d52. c2-c4 e7-e63. b1-c3 g8-f64. c1-g5 f8-e75. g1-f3 b8-c66. g5xf6 e7xf67. e2-e4 d5xc48. f1xc4 f6xd49. f3xd4 c6xd410. c3-e2 c7-c511. e2xd4 c5xd412. o-o o-o13. e4-e5 b7-b514. c4xb5 d8-d515. a2-a4 d5xe516. d1-f3 a8-b817. f1-d1 c8-b718. f3-g4 a7-a619. b5-c4 f8-c820. b2-b3 c8-d821. d1-d3 b7-e422. d3-d2 d4-d323. a1-d1 e4-f524. g4-g3 e5-c325. c4xd3 b8xb326. d3xf5 d8xd227. d1xd2 c3-c1+28. d2-d1 c1xd1++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damathacus Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Two wins versus Kholdstare. He actually had me on the run for a while in the second game, invading my territory and taking a rook. It got very complicated, but I got a couple of passed pawns in the centre and began a slow push. We weren't able to finish because of connection problems, but he decided to concede rather than replay to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholdstare Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yea and ironically my internet reutrned without me having to kick its ass just now. I had dma on the run in the first match too slightly but I didn't finish it. Not on the ball today overall. Good match dama, I'll beat you next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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