FED2K chess tournament[ Players pls check!]

[lowzeewee]

OK So we got 9 people now, format will be like this with 9 people->3 groups of 3 people and champion of each group plays the other champions and the one who wins both games[that means the other 2 can't win both as they lost at least once] is champion

[Cyborg]

Silly, Lowzeewee...

Aren't we forgettting about someone here?  :O  :'(

[lowzeewee]

1-Lowzeewee

2-Dust Scout

3-EWS

4-Acriku

5-Nema Fakei

6-Dunenewt

7-Rookie

8-Sardaukar Elite

9-Khan

10-Cyborg

OK round robin once to reduce the number to 5 and then we'll just have a mini-league between the 5 and the best person wins or do you guys want ladder?

[Dante]

Still here... Posting to make sure nobody forgets me...

[Caid Ivik]

Would you add me finally too, lwz?

[bryorama]

I would join if we managed to find a flash/online based game. I don't like posting it.

[GUNWOUNDS]

Count me in ... Chess Champion here  ;D

[lowzeewee]

1-Lowzeewee

2-Dust Scout

3-EWS

4-Acriku

5-Nema Fakei

6-Dunenewt

7-Rookie

8-Sardaukar Elite

9-Khan

10-Cyborg

11-Dust Scout

12-Caid Ivik

13-Sentinel

14-Gunwounds

Something like www.aapeli.com/pelit/shakki to play in... :) OK 2 more places!!

[ExSPlug]

Count me in

[lowzeewee]

1-Lowzeewee

2-Dust Scout

3-EWS

4-Acriku

5-Nema Fakei

6-Dunenewt

7-Rookie

8-Sardaukar Elite

9-Khan

10-Cyborg

11-Dust Scout

12-Caid Ivik

13-Sentinel

14-Gunwounds

15-ExSPlug

16-?

Do you guys want elimination rounds or ladder? If its ladder, I need someone to help me organize it...

[lowzeewee]

I guess we will start with ladder if noone joins in 24 hours' time...

[EWS]

Where are we playing it

Msn or what??

[lowzeewee]

@Everyone: It appeared that I repeated Dust Scout twice so there are 15 people now but I guess I'll just start. ::)

@S. Paladin: Alright, you take the final spot. :)

Registration for Cup officially ended now. You can still register for the league[you can call it ladder] though.

Yeah ok you guys can use MSN's chess too.

I guess we can have both a league and "cup" but I guess I'll start with the FED2K Chess Challenge Cup first. 3 people in a group, and you know what do do...best person proceeds. Just play each other once.

[lowzeewee]

Group 1:

EWS

Caid Ivik

Cyborg

Group 2:

Sardaukar Elite

Rookie

Dust Scout

Group 3:

ExSPlug

DuneNewt

Acriku

Group 4:

Nema Fakei

Khan

Gunwounds

Group 5:

Spectral Paladin

Sentinel

Lowzeewee

You all will contact each other via PM and arrange the games.

[Khan]

Ok, that sounds pretty good.

[nemafakei]

Uh, what format do the games take? I don't have time or the connection for any online realtime nonsense.

[Wolf]

I'm interested in playing, but really if we could get some program, or something, that would obviate the need to list the moves.

And since registration ended, I'd have to wait my turn for the next go-around, I suppose.

[bryorama]

Wouldn't it be unfair with Low being in the tourney and managing it, sorta like rigging the groups?

And call my Bryo, since I was Bryorama before.  :-

[GUNWOUNDS]

if its not gonna be real-time chess then i withdraw....

whats the point of playing chess when your opponent has several days to think about his move and maybe even ask friends and relatives about his next move.

totally absurd.

[lowzeewee]

@Gunwounds and everyone: It's online and real-time. You guys decide which ONLINE REAL-TIME GAMESITE you wanna use, MSN or www.aapeli.com/pelit/shakki or whatever and then play on it. On the latter, if you wanna use it, you can PM me about it. IT IS NOT LISTING MOVES. ::)

@Nema, Wolfwiz: If you got no time for it, I guess Wolfwiz can take your place then...

@Bryorama: At first I didn't know you were Bryorama and after PM-ing you, I thought I sent the PM to the wrong person, lol. I cut a sheet of paper into 16 equal size pieces and wrote you guys' names on it, crushed them up and then placed them all in a box and I shake them each time before I draw the lots all the way till I got to the 12th name, then the remaining 3 had to play each other.

A good suggestion from Spectral Paladin->"perhaps the best 3 runner-up could qualify for the next round so that there will be 8 and knock-out quarter finals can be played"

[lowzeewee]

I have decided to be more flexible. You can have a best-of-[insert odd number] round to decide the winner too or a first-to-[insert number]-wins round as well.

Spectral Paladin and I agreed on a first-to-2-wins game and he won it by getting 2 wins straight from the start. So I have lost 1 and he won 1. We both have to play Bryorama[sentinel] next.

[bryorama]

I don't  think I will have enough time to play, to tell the truth. I've been extremely busy and can hardly find time to get online.

[nemafakei]

"@Nema, Wolfwiz: If you got no time for it, I guess Wolfwiz can take your place then"

Yes, I hadn't intended to sign on for definite in any case.

[Wolf]

Well, the problem is that I'm not sure I have the time, either, and I'd hate to take the place of another intersted player. I think I'd have to wait a little before seeing what I can and cannot participate in.

[Cyborg]

Really...

An online game of chess neither takes long time to finish, nor any noticeable bandwidth...