Rpgamers Chess Tournament 2006

SeymourGuado · 05-09-2006, 07:03 PM

OK CHESS SIGN UP:

NAMES SO FAR IN THE DRAW:

GeosGaeno
Seifer Almasy (Me)
Locke
MangaChaos
Cyrano de Hero
Galthol
Epology
Evil Baz
SilverDistortion

We have minimum but would be good if we had more

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The games will consist of best of 3 (first to 2), the final will be best of 5. All entries closed on 20/05/06 and the games to begin 22/05/06. The draw diagram would have been added here by 20-21st May and then will be updated after matches.

I will add to the draw the person who was randomly selected to go first (i.e. be white), after that it alternates (obviously person going white first can potentially go white 2 out of 3 possible times in a best-of-3 match)

Obviously I wont be able to proove who beat who but I am guessing noone is going to cheat to lose

On another note I hope we are all going to play fair, no using external help like programs, other people etc That would be pointless.

The games will take place on yahoo, I hope you all have yahoo accounts, if not we find some other way. The reason yahoo is better is that game history can be saved and I want to post the game move history here

Some people are telling me that they cannot join because they do not have solid internet access. Surely this isnt too much of an obstacle? Its not as if theres a very fast deadline of when a match has to finish?

In any case...

also geosgaeno has made a nice table for us and I have edited a mediocre quality chess trophy

Whose name will be added to it though?

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THE DRAW

SeymourGuado · 05-11-2006, 05:41 PM

I have just sent a load of invitations via private message to practicly all regulars (including non regular like our elusive "slacker" admin)

Hopefully we will get some responses and 25%+ of them will join

SeymourGuado · 05-12-2006, 12:33 AM

Post 1 will be the main update page and wheer the draw will be shown

Cyrano de Hero · 05-12-2006, 08:32 PM

Just a note about Yahoo!: You may not be able to play it on public computers. It uses a java program that needs to be downloaded, and I've never seen it on a public computer before. I don't know the exact details, just take a look at the games page.

Looks good so far. Even though we have enough people, we need more, though!

SeymourGuado · 05-13-2006, 03:39 PM

yeah java does need to be installed

how many of us are using public comps>?

Geosgaeno · 05-14-2006, 05:10 AM

well im certainley not, i cant stand them, they never work at all and they need throwing off a high balcony

silverDistortioN · 05-14-2006, 01:40 PM

I'm game (but I must admit, I am a bit rusty)

SeymourGuado · 05-15-2006, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverDistortioN

I'm game (but I must admit, I am a bit rusty)

Well I think you are 3-1 up on me (i could be wrong could be 3-0 haha) and I havent played proper in yonks either so we are in same boat.

Good play never truly leaves a person though and i sincerely hope I dont get you in round 1

Geosgaeno · 05-15-2006, 07:32 AM

thats 9 people, looks like im gonna have to create a new tournement table

Locke · 05-15-2006, 02:19 PM

Yeah, I'm on a public computer at work. If I'm going to be able to play it's gonna need to be on something that runs with Flash (though we do have Java. If anybody has any idea of what we're going to be running then I should be able to test the program at work and find a computer that it'll run off of)

SeymourGuado · 05-15-2006, 06:57 PM

Well as long as the two people can find soemthing that works and isnt gonna die on them I guess its ok

We work it all out when the time arrives

On another note, I will randomly choose the draw, I dont know hopw i will proove to you that its been fair but i guess you may just have to trust me?

Epology · 05-16-2006, 08:03 AM

We will...there is no apparent reason for you to cheat.

SeymourGuado · 05-16-2006, 04:49 PM

Well perhaps I will assign us all numbers in privare messages then get some non player like kilu to do a random draw...obviously this would be fairer than just taking my word for it but we'll see

Locke · 05-16-2006, 07:30 PM

Meh, I'm not that concerned about fairness, especially off the bat. Nobody know's how good anybody is, so how could it be unfair?

SeymourGuado · 05-16-2006, 07:35 PM

Well I dont wanna face silver I know how good he is in comparison, he can beat me 2 in 3 times atleast..well I fear him hahaha

nah I will do the damn draw, I am one of the fairest people on earth and i wont cheat

still time to go til draw anyway

Kilu · 05-19-2006, 07:14 AM

In other news, I played a game of chess with Silver yesterday, and lost.

SeymourGuado · 05-19-2006, 09:10 AM

yeah he is pretty good....

I am praying I meet him in the final to save ego

You sure you don't want to be added Kilu? More the merrier?

ALL ENTRIES CLOSED AT 18:00 BST (17 hours 20 minutes from latest edit time)

SeymourGuado · 05-19-2006, 10:29 PM

The draw has been made, obviously if someone else joins now I will have to redo the entire thing.

Because I couldn't be bothered creating a small app that could draw us randomely I decided to set winamp (geosgaeno's idea) to best random then put our names in. Winamp then chose who plays who. Unfortunately becasue we have 9 people and not 8 or 16, the last 2 drawn have to play each other in order to go through to the last 8. Therefore 7 of us were drawn to be in the last 8 automatically. Luckily I was one

Details at 18:00 BST if noone else has joined by then, the draw is set.

SeymourGuado · 05-20-2006, 11:15 AM

Draw added to post 1. REMEMBER TO READ POST 1 AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

A few things to note:

1. I have added W and B to show who goes first in QF, this was decided by the first person randomly selected of the two players. The players must alternate after this point. (if you were white, next game you are black etc).
The person going first in new rounds will be revised each time.

2. A stalemate (draw) gives you 0.5 each like real chess. If a player is 1.5-1 say, the one who is on 1.5 only needs a draw to win a best of 3. In the event that a match becomes tied points will keep being added until 1 player has the highest score. This could potentially mean a score of infinity, somehow I doubt it but a score of say 5-4 ina best of 3 game is not beyond the realms of possibility. (In real chess if a draw occurs the match is simply drawn (and replayed?).
In any case we will just carry on into sudden death

3. Remember your match score and if you can save and post the game history. This is not a requirement but the match score is

4. Locke was the unluckiest person drawn followed shortly by Mangachaos. There was no way to decide upon who should occupy the two last playoff positions except to say the last 2 randomly drawn were put there

5. I suggest you PM your opponent and arrange details of when your match is played. There is no time limit for it finishing.

6. If you play individual games because of time restrictions PM me with the updated score

Any other questions feel free to ask.

DLPB

Cyrano de Hero · 05-22-2006, 04:44 PM

Well, silverDistortioN and I had our match-up today. It was a fierce battle, but I managed to claim victory. Score was 2-0. Sorry, but I forgot to save the results for the first game, and the second results never got sent to my inbox for some reason.

Silver played very well and it was fun. I enjoyed the match.

Well, next match I'll make it a point to save the results. I promise!

Also, silver and I were wondering: Who gets which color in the event of a tie breaker? Since both players have been each color, doesn't that pose a bit of a problem? White has the advantage over black usually, so that might tip the scales a bit in one player's favor...

05-09-2006, 07:03 PM	#1
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	Rpgamers Chess Tournament 2006 OK CHESS SIGN UP: NAMES SO FAR IN THE DRAW: GeosGaeno Seifer Almasy (Me) Locke MangaChaos Cyrano de Hero Galthol Epology Evil Baz SilverDistortion We have minimum but would be good if we had more ----- The games will consist of best of 3 (first to 2), the final will be best of 5. All entries closed on 20/05/06 and the games to begin 22/05/06. The draw diagram would have been added here by 20-21st May and then will be updated after matches. I will add to the draw the person who was randomly selected to go first (i.e. be white), after that it alternates (obviously person going white first can potentially go white 2 out of 3 possible times in a best-of-3 match) Obviously I wont be able to proove who beat who but I am guessing noone is going to cheat to lose On another note I hope we are all going to play fair, no using external help like programs, other people etc That would be pointless. The games will take place on yahoo, I hope you all have yahoo accounts, if not we find some other way. The reason yahoo is better is that game history can be saved and I want to post the game move history here Some people are telling me that they cannot join because they do not have solid internet access. Surely this isnt too much of an obstacle? Its not as if theres a very fast deadline of when a match has to finish? In any case... also geosgaeno has made a nice table for us and I have edited a mediocre quality chess trophy Whose name will be added to it though? --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DRAW Last edited by SeymourGuado; 10-25-2007 at 04:45 PM.

05-12-2006, 08:32 PM	#4
Cyrano de Hero Bard Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With the cadets of Gascoyne... in Michigan, U.S.A. Posts: 321	Just a note about Yahoo!: You may not be able to play it on public computers. It uses a java program that needs to be downloaded, and I've never seen it on a public computer before. I don't know the exact details, just take a look at the games page. Looks good so far. Even though we have enough people, we need more, though! __________________ I understand about indecision I don't care if I get behind People living in competition All I want is to have my peace of mind...

05-14-2006, 05:10 AM	#6
Geosgaeno Chemist Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In A Planetary System In A Spiral Galaxy, in the middle of somewhere vastly unknown Posts: 1,777	well im certainley not, i cant stand them, they never work at all and they need throwing off a high balcony __________________ "I Think i could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self contained, for they do not lie awake in the dark weeping for their sins, for they do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, not one of them leans to another, or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago, not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the Earth"

05-14-2006, 01:40 PM	#7
silverDistortioN Apocalypse Death Squad White Wizard Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,364	I'm game (but I must admit, I am a bit rusty) __________________ I did it all for the cookie.

05-15-2006, 07:32 AM	#9
Geosgaeno Chemist Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In A Planetary System In A Spiral Galaxy, in the middle of somewhere vastly unknown Posts: 1,777	thats 9 people, looks like im gonna have to create a new tournement table __________________ "I Think i could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self contained, for they do not lie awake in the dark weeping for their sins, for they do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, not one of them leans to another, or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago, not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the Earth"

05-11-2006, 05:41 PM	#2
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	I have just sent a load of invitations via private message to practicly all regulars (including non regular like our elusive "slacker" admin) Hopefully we will get some responses and 25%+ of them will join

05-12-2006, 12:33 AM	#3
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	Post 1 will be the main update page and wheer the draw will be shown

05-13-2006, 03:39 PM	#5
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	yeah java does need to be installed how many of us are using public comps>?

05-15-2006, 02:19 PM	#10
Locke Geomancer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Leduc, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,125	Yeah, I'm on a public computer at work. If I'm going to be able to play it's gonna need to be on something that runs with Flash (though we do have Java. If anybody has any idea of what we're going to be running then I should be able to test the program at work and find a computer that it'll run off of) __________________ "And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do..." - A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin

05-15-2006, 06:57 PM	#11
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	Well as long as the two people can find soemthing that works and isnt gonna die on them I guess its ok We work it all out when the time arrives On another note, I will randomly choose the draw, I dont know hopw i will proove to you that its been fair but i guess you may just have to trust me? Last edited by SeymourGuado; 05-15-2006 at 07:09 PM.

05-16-2006, 08:03 AM	#12
Epology Thief Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 115	We will...there is no apparent reason for you to cheat. __________________ Galbadia Hotel - The ultimate Source for Video Game Soundtracks

05-16-2006, 04:49 PM	#13
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	Well perhaps I will assign us all numbers in privare messages then get some non player like kilu to do a random draw...obviously this would be fairer than just taking my word for it but we'll see

05-16-2006, 07:30 PM	#14
Locke Geomancer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Leduc, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,125	Meh, I'm not that concerned about fairness, especially off the bat. Nobody know's how good anybody is, so how could it be unfair? __________________ "And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do..." - A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin

05-16-2006, 07:35 PM	#15
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	Well I dont wanna face silver I know how good he is in comparison, he can beat me 2 in 3 times atleast..well I fear him hahaha nah I will do the damn draw, I am one of the fairest people on earth and i wont cheat still time to go til draw anyway

05-19-2006, 07:14 AM	#16
Kilu Fishbaker Geomancer Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: FI Posts: 3,827	In other news, I played a game of chess with Silver yesterday, and lost. __________________

05-19-2006, 09:10 AM	#17
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	yeah he is pretty good.... I am praying I meet him in the final to save ego You sure you don't want to be added Kilu? More the merrier? ALL ENTRIES CLOSED AT 18:00 BST (17 hours 20 minutes from latest edit time) Last edited by SeymourGuado; 05-19-2006 at 06:40 PM.

05-19-2006, 10:29 PM	#18
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	The draw has been made, obviously if someone else joins now I will have to redo the entire thing. Because I couldn't be bothered creating a small app that could draw us randomely I decided to set winamp (geosgaeno's idea) to best random then put our names in. Winamp then chose who plays who. Unfortunately becasue we have 9 people and not 8 or 16, the last 2 drawn have to play each other in order to go through to the last 8. Therefore 7 of us were drawn to be in the last 8 automatically. Luckily I was one Details at 18:00 BST if noone else has joined by then, the draw is set.

05-20-2006, 11:15 AM	#19
SeymourGuado White Wizard Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408	Draw added to post 1. REMEMBER TO READ POST 1 AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION A few things to note: 1. I have added W and B to show who goes first in QF, this was decided by the first person randomly selected of the two players. The players must alternate after this point. (if you were white, next game you are black etc). The person going first in new rounds will be revised each time. 2. A stalemate (draw) gives you 0.5 each like real chess. If a player is 1.5-1 say, the one who is on 1.5 only needs a draw to win a best of 3. In the event that a match becomes tied points will keep being added until 1 player has the highest score. This could potentially mean a score of infinity, somehow I doubt it but a score of say 5-4 ina best of 3 game is not beyond the realms of possibility. (In real chess if a draw occurs the match is simply drawn (and replayed?). In any case we will just carry on into sudden death 3. Remember your match score and if you can save and post the game history. This is not a requirement but the match score is 4. Locke was the unluckiest person drawn followed shortly by Mangachaos. There was no way to decide upon who should occupy the two last playoff positions except to say the last 2 randomly drawn were put there 5. I suggest you PM your opponent and arrange details of when your match is played. There is no time limit for it finishing. 6. If you play individual games because of time restrictions PM me with the updated score Any other questions feel free to ask. DLPB Last edited by SeymourGuado; 05-20-2006 at 12:00 PM.

05-22-2006, 04:44 PM	#20
Cyrano de Hero Bard Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With the cadets of Gascoyne... in Michigan, U.S.A. Posts: 321	Well, silverDistortioN and I had our match-up today. It was a fierce battle, but I managed to claim victory. Score was 2-0. Sorry, but I forgot to save the results for the first game, and the second results never got sent to my inbox for some reason. Silver played very well and it was fun. I enjoyed the match. Well, next match I'll make it a point to save the results. I promise! Also, silver and I were wondering: Who gets which color in the event of a tie breaker? Since both players have been each color, doesn't that pose a bit of a problem? White has the advantage over black usually, so that might tip the scales a bit in one player's favor... __________________ I understand about indecision I don't care if I get behind People living in competition All I want is to have my peace of mind...

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