billay Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) Allright. It's time to roll. In an effort to make the debacle as balanced as possible this year, I divided the players into 2 groups. The first group I am fairly familiar with. They have played in debacles past and some have participated in the Huddle Chess Ladder. I am confident that the players in this group are seasoned Chess players. The second group are mostly newcomers. I do not know how good you are at chess and how often you play. It may be that some of you are talented players, but i didn't have any way at knowing that. Here are the Groups: Group A Caveman Nick Skylive5 billay Sunysteelfly76 The Irish Doggy broncos05 Buffalo Wings Group B wcd80 Egret Vote Quimby2 untateve (for Hugh One) Perchoutofwater DemonKnight Timmypg **wcd480, I know you played in the ladder, but I only needed 1 more player for group A and both you and Buffalo were there. He was ahead of you in the ladder, so he got the spot.** Every participant will play 2 players from Group A and two players from group B. This way, we have at least some assurance that you will see a variety of skill levels. (The reason for the groupings was I tried to do the pairings randomly and 1 player ended up with matches against Nick, Skylive, Suny and myself,which I know to be unfair.) Here are the matchups: Caveman Nick: 1-1 Suny - broncos05(w) - wcd480 - unta(L) Skylive5: 2-0 billay - Buffalo Wings(w) - VQ2 - Egret(w) billay: Sky - Doggy - Egret - wcd Suny: 1-0 Nick - Perch - Buffalo(w) - Demon Doggy: broncos - billay - Timmy - VQ2 broncos: 1-1 Doggy - Nick(L) - Perch - Demon(w) Buffalo: 1-3 Timmy(w) - Sky(L) - Suny(L) - unta(L) wcd: Timmy - VQ2 - Nick - billay Egret: 0-2-1 unta(L) - Timmy(d) - billay - sky(L) VQ2: Demon - wcd - Skylive - Doggy untateve: 3-0 Egret(W) - Perch - Buffalo(w) - Nick(W) Perch: unta - Suny - broncos - Demon Demon: 0-1 VQ2 - Perch - broncos(L) - Suny Timmy: 0-1-1 Buffalo(L) - wcd - Doggy - Egret(d) Games are to be played at Yahoo Games . Games are not timed, but please endeavor to keep things moving. There also is no specific time limit to finish all your matches, but obviously, the sooner the better. I am not assigning who plays which color here and will leave that for the players to determine for themselves, but everyone should try to play 2 matches as white and 2 as black. It is customary to post scheduled matches and move lists here in this thread (there is a function @ yahoo to have the move list emailed to you) so that others may come and watch if they wish. Once all the games have been played, the top 6 will move on to a round robin. The person with the most points at the end of this round will be our new champion. I will update the results as they come in. Any questions? Edited March 21, 2007 by billay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I don't want to play Nick. He cheats. What are my options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'm free pretty much anytime except mornings. So just yell and we'll play & I'll lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I don't want to play Nick. He cheats. What are my options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) who's up for tonight? Edited March 6, 2007 by The Irish Doggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 What time? I can be free tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I am available most weeknights at 5 EST, and then again after 8:30. I can make arrangements to play on the weekends mostly anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) Edit - nevermind. Edited March 6, 2007 by The Irish Doggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 If we do the above, everyone will play 2 white and 2 black, and I think I got one of each in each group. I'll take the black guys and the over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Timmypg and I will face off at 7 PM EST tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Timmypg and I will face off at 7 PM EST tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'd like to do this if you run something in the summer--I just can't commit the time now and didn't want to drag down the process. My question--is it possible to watch some of the games as they happen? My other question--does my previous question make me a loser who needs to get a life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'd like to do this if you run something in the summer--I just can't commit the time now and didn't want to drag down the process. My question--is it possible to watch some of the games as they happen? My other question--does my previous question make me a loser who needs to get a life? Yes, and yes. Unta, before the matches begin, people will post where they are playing. (which yahoo room and which table) It is possible to log into their game and talk to them. At times there will be 5 or 6 of us watching an ongoing match. It's fun. I've gotten to know many huddlers this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I can play most nights after 8:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I don't want to play Nick. He cheats. What are my options? Agreed I vote billay takes my spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Timmypg and I will face off at 7 PM EST tonight. I'm in Social ---> Walrus rock. Yahoo name is cdmdoggy. Edited March 7, 2007 by The Irish Doggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Ok, make table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Ok, make table. done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 table 7 for those to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 We'll reschedule for another time Doggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 skylive5: billay - Buffalo Wings - VQ2 - Egret For those of you that don't know where Bremerton, WA is... LOL .... it is on the West Coast. When I talk about times I will talk about Pacific Time. So please let me know if you are talking about some other time than Pacific Time. I am available for games pretty much anytime after 4AM. (I need a couple of cups of coffee before playing.) I am not available for games after 8PM. Weekends are good... but if a time during the week is asked for... I will be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I'm available tonight for the next hour or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 skylive5: billay - Buffalo Wings - VQ2 - Egret For those of you that don't know where Bremerton, WA is... LOL .... it is on the West Coast. When I talk about times I will talk about Pacific Time. So please let me know if you are talking about some other time than Pacific Time. I am available for games pretty much anytime after 4AM. (I need a couple of cups of coffee before playing.) I am not available for games after 8PM. Weekends are good... but if a time during the week is asked for... I will be here. sky and I play coffee and robe chess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 sky and I play coffee and robe chess NTTAWWT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I'm up for awhile if anyone wants to squeeze in a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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