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I'd just like to say good luck to everyone and may the best player win.

No, I dont want the best player to win... I want to...

Anyhow, good luck to all... and anyone in my group feel free to start a game with me.

The problem with my username has now been sorted saruman i can be found now. lol



Good luck all im sorry i will have to make you weep by destroying you.

Bring it OOOONNN!!!!!!

I have added everyone in my group apart form Ashley-Star*Child, her user name is not coming up. I will give her a quick PM.

Good luck everyone!

[Edit] Ashley your PM box is full or not receiving messages. Can you let us know your user name? Thanks

Yup, got a game going with everyone in my crew. I think.. hehe.
Yay it's been ages since i played!

Just for future reference, I will be unavailabe from the 21st to the 29th of this month, Im going to RAF leeming for a week then to Birmingham for 2 days

GOod luck pottielottie in our match.

Let the best man or gal win

I hope i dont meet lottie in battle

I think the groups are unfair, i get paired up with all the good people

lol i got whooped by gambit i erm mean i let him win.... umm yeah that's it i let him win.

lol

Um, Talon, Kratos, Thistle, Saruman and Thabarman.... all them finished above me and lottie in the last tournament.... So, I think the groups are even.

is there an award for the worst contestant....I've lost all my matches

punish3ment,

I have sent you a PM with a little critique on how the games between us were played and where I thought you went wrong. I hope this helps you a little and boosts your confidence a bit more.

Don't worry you played great. It's just that I am very competitive and so is Subster.

If any of my people want to play I will be on for the next three hours flipping between Naruto and chess so if you move I'll likely get back to you within a few minutes.

Yeah these are the guys you need to watch out for particularly Talon .
Hence why I am rather relieved not to be playing him at the moment.

Talon, I am up for some punishment practice with you.

Very well I shall teach you the ways of pain friendly competition

Started two games, having problems with my other two opponents.

sunofone - Edit: problem solved, game now in progress.

reincarnated - you haven't got a profile on RHP yet.

To the others in my group - good luck

~ PA

In other news, I just checked last seasons scoreboard - some interesting facts for this season's comp:

Group A seems to be the "Group of Death", with both last year's winner and runner up drawn in that group.
Group D is the Wild Card of the lot. It's the only group without any participant from last season drawn in that group.

Thought you'd like to know

Group E seems pretty sound, currently playing Lottie and Punsihment. If anyone else in group E would mind waiting to challenge me for a few days would be fine if not then it's fine to challenge.

Meaning I'm taking on Barman again from the off...of which I am very disturbed at





Not looking forward to playing anyone I haven't played before, it means you can't predict anything about their game, in particular if they'll fall for certain traps or take advantage of slip ups. Terrifying opponents.


Edit: Of note, with the exception of my driving lession between 7.30-8.30 UK time, I will be on all night if the peeps in my group wish to complete a game or two.

Good you will learn to FEAR ME


Lol i dont know why i keep saying stuff like that gambit beat me to a pulp........then we played chess lol.

" then we played chess"

Okies that's all my matches started.....now I just need to sit around and wait for someone to make a move

If anyone wants a fun game while they're waiting gimme a shout

I wish i had kept up with practice i have been whooped again this time by talon but i still have to play her again and this time i will have revenge. I think.

^^^^ I think that is more terrifying!

Uh oh, you called Tal "her" .......... NOW you gonna be in trouble

I can understand why he said it when we consider I have two little animated Japanese girls as my avatar





I assure you I won't crash.... again...

can i be on the list for the next chess tournament SaRuMaN ?

PLEASE PLEASE thank you
or if someone fails to keep up in this one
however it works i want in so put me in line

thank you
Abecrombie

Whoops sorry Tal and yes i noticed your avatar and assumed you were a girl i apologize.

I wouldn't worry about it.

This is annoying. Time zone differences mean i am not on when my opponents are. So my games are going to be LONG

Don't worry too much about that, as long as you don't go for several days without moving the games won't time out.


Your in luck, we have an opening. You are now in Group C as "Zombiedog" in place of T-Nemesis who bowed out earlier on.

I must ask...______
SaRuMaN , I do have a question, since im not a subscriber at the RHP , I'm only allowed to play six games at a time . So here are a couple of raising questions I will need answered so I can start asap. ;

Q: 1} On the RHP site, is this tournament under a clan or a tournament category ?
Q: 2} I have currently five public games going on with others not of the "UM" , Does that mean I have one pending slot for the person in whom I challenge in group "C" ?
And then after the games end with the players from that web , this "UM" tournament 3 i would keep vacant to start adding the others I want to challenge in my group?


ok thats 3 questions .lol


Abecrombie ......or...........I will refer to my chess name zombiedog [/size][/font]

Question 1: Answer is no. Each match is just set up as an individual match with one of your opponents.

Question 2: That is correct. Most members here only have the non subscriber access, and can only have 6 games going at one time. So most of us are in the same boat, or at least have been lol.

Your right, its best when you finish one of your games to leave the slot open for a tourny game.

Then fear me, Talon - fear me

For we will most certainly meet somewhere along the lines if you're as good as they say

~ PA

P.S - I should note that this is mere boasting on my behalf. I am in fact a very average player, though I do hope to make it beyond the group stages at least

Ah it's good to see someone else acting like me lol. You too will suffer a horrible defeat i had to send gambit a PM cursing him for deafeating me..i mean for letting him win

" Im Burnin up ,..."

Burnside light my fire and lets play , I challenge you in my group{C} here in round 1

I chose black and your the only one I can play in group "c"
{until the RHP remaining 5 games continuing there are finished.
I chose you , to challenge me ,.........are you ready to play?
lets just see what we can both bring to table?

Are you gonna set me on fire Burnside ?
Or will I eat you alive ?


Lets Find out
sounds exciting to me , nervous but exciting ,....first time for everything .
Will you win or me?
I ready .....

Zombiedog

Thats not really true, all the groups have 'strong people' from previous tournments. If you want to feel bad for someone, think of the people in Group A, it contains both the No1 of both previous tours & No2 of the Autumn 2005 set (The 'Group of Death' as someone already said). Group F also contains a previous No2 in the Summer 2005 who was also the No 3 in the Autumn 2005 tournments. Group C's Thistle was also No3 in the Summer 2005 tournment.
Of your own group E's the only one who's been in the top five in a previous tournment was Subby (not that I'm saying Ashley and Lottie should be underestimated... I've never played Mikewood so he's a wild card much like 50% of the other players), so in actually fact your group is pretty even with the others.




I'm not really

Thats ok. Its just annoying for everyone else

*pokes Barman* You alive there mate?

...Talon has been beaten only once in two tourny's ... You tell me whether that makes him good or not lol

And, I am currently twiddling my thumbs a bit... So if anyone wants to start a game with me for practise, or such, please do so.. (I am at work for a couple of hours, but will be back soon enough)

Technically it could be argued twice. Elfstone once came two moves away from Checkmate and there was nothing I could do to stop it... just she didn't see it and agreed to a draw.. which I've always felt guilty about. On top of that I've drawn at least 6 times so I am beatable, I've just lucked out at the end.

lmao Geez Tal, quit being so modest (now THERE'S a phrase I never thought I'd hear myself say ) you kick ass at this game so just admit it.

Actually at work the other day I played a game with one of my friends, and he beat me pretty quickly, he just let me hammer him so easily for the few moves I got over confident and didn't even see what that his queen and knight were in threatening checkmate.

Thanks Subby

I'll take you up on that. Your move, peep.

Reincarnated, kyoquadon - where are you guys? Need to start playing some chess with you two.

Sorry for the delay to those who've challenged me in my group, as some may remember from the last tournement my job sometimes requires me to be sent away for a week or so where I have no internet connection. I am however back now and look forward to my first match with.....oh....what!.....seriously, my first game is with Talon!?

Pfft