Chess Tournament - Round 2 due by 7/27/08

**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

I am moving this to non-music gaming discussion, both because it better fits there, and because it will be less likely to fall off the first page.
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**thegibbonator** · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

I played iglooman1 for my game, and I won.

The ending checkmate contained multiple blunders from both sides. Basically, we both blundered away a queen without realising until it was too late. Oops.

Edit: Heh, I played MUCH better in the friendly game we had afterwards, so watch out Shinobi!

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**muna** · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 2929 Location: South Florida

Sorry, but I am on vacation now and I have to drop out. I am an alternate so I probably won't affect anything, but you can remove me from the list.
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**ShinobiAC** · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1065 Location: Raleigh, NC

**thegibbonator** · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

**ShinobiAC** · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1065 Location: Raleigh, NC

**thegibbonator** · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject:

Is it bad that you ninja'd my own analysis? I came up with the exact same mating line for Black. <_<

Only other real notable analysis that I've done so far was that there was a little time-wasting in the opening with the White queen, nothing exactly major. I haven't done any deep analysis yet.

Edit: I'm looking into what Black was trying to do with his rook sacrifice 20. ... Rxg3 now. It didn't seem to achieve much, and seems to be more a blunder than a proper sacrifice.

Edit 2: Yeah, thought so. Quite how Black managed that one, I'm not sure. Perhaps he didn't see the pawn on h2?

Edit 3: Damn it. Shinobi won our proper game, in which I played HORRIBLY. We then played a friendly game, and guess what? I won, and both of us played better than in the actual game. Sigh.

**ShinobiAC** · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1065 Location: Raleigh, NC

Round 2 pairings are up. Games will be due this coming Sunday.
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**Yell** · Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1291 Location: St. louis MO

looks like it will be me and you shinobi... Oh damn

**trofl** · Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 1297 Location: Ames, IA

*knock knock* anyone still here? I beat anajata after almost tossing my laptop midgame when it overheated and decided not to turn on again.

Got back on using another computer though. Good game!
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**PieGuy** · Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 2836 Location: Long Island, NY

Phew, I beat LordMathias after a really tight game where he had me, were it not for a blunder that evened out the material. Again, great game LM.

**ShinobiAC** · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1065 Location: Raleigh, NC

Round 3 scores due 7/27.

Barbaloot and Fyndig remain for round 2 but the winner is getting a round 3 bye. Barb said he will be playing sometime tonight, but even if not, that matchup will be moved to a 7/27 deadline as well.
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**LordMathias** · Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 329

I'm out and all, but I look forward to being in another one of these.

You better win it all PieGuy >_>
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**yudlugar** · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 356

I beat rocker.
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**ShinobiAC** · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1065 Location: Raleigh, NC

Cool yudlugar, updating the bracket now.

Also, Yell, I don't know if your inbox is full but it seems that a pm I sent July 4th to you hasn't been opened yet.

Might want to see and delete a couple messages if so. Anyways, just wanted to see about setting up our chess match before it gets too late in the week. Tonight or tomorrow night would be great. I live in EST timezone (GMT-5) and would be fine playing any time 6:00pm - 12:00am. Let me know on the thread or via pm or AIM if you have it and just don't have your name in your profile.
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