the rebirth Posted December 16, 2006 #201 Share Posted December 16, 2006 hey guys, dont time me out, but just so you know ill be on vacation in New York from christmas day to the following saturday. ill try to find a compy while im there so i can continue moving, but i cant guarantee anything... trying to finish up last few games for the tourney... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnSide Posted December 16, 2006 #202 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I think you can change your status on RHP to 'vacation' to let your partners know you're not just ditching the game you're just unavailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus Magnus Posted December 18, 2006 #203 Share Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) I have a couple slots open if anyone wants to challenge me for an out-of-tournament game. Forgot to mention my username is Opus Magnus on RHP. Edited December 19, 2006 by Opus Magnus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rebirth Posted December 19, 2006 #204 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I think you can change your status on RHP to 'vacation' to let your partners know you're not just ditching the game you're just unavailable. yes but i want to try to get on if i can while im there so i probably wont activate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abecrombie Posted December 19, 2006 #205 Share Posted December 19, 2006 yes but i want to try to get on if i can while im there so i probably wont activate that. hey rebirth have a great vacation and a safe one at that hope you have a great holiday as well , until we move again.lol Abecrombie or...should i say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STIX Posted December 19, 2006 #206 Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) Sorry I have been AWOL for a bit and didn't know the tourney started, could you PM me when the next one starts!? If anyone wants to play for fun just look me up on Red Hot Pawn my username is ChessJester send me a PM Edited December 19, 2006 by STIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Link of Hyrule Posted December 20, 2006 #207 Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) Well I think i made a better account of myself against Talon this time than last time. It was actually fairly even (well, he still had the advantage, but I still had momentary dreams of snatching a draw, lol), right til I overlooked a move that forced me to abandon a defensive piece and I lost my knight. Grrrr, maybe I'll turn the tables in the endgame Oh well, I'll have ya next time, eh mate Edited December 20, 2006 by Paranoid Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarman Posted December 21, 2006 #208 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I break up for Christmas today, and as I only have internet access at work I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I'll see you all in 2007 for what I'm sure will be an exciting round 2. Take care. thebarman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggs Posted December 21, 2006 #209 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Well I think i made a better account of myself against Talon this time than last time. It's ok, PA. We're just lulling him into a false sense of security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetic Reven Posted December 22, 2006 #210 Share Posted December 22, 2006 In participating in this tournament I have realised..... That I can't play chess worth a crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Link of Hyrule Posted December 23, 2006 #211 Share Posted December 23, 2006 ^Guess what, no one knows how to play at first. There's always time to learn though Keep it up, arb. No sense in giving up just because you got stuck in a group with Talon and barman (winner and runnerup of last year's tournament). Keep practicing. Learn from your mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted December 23, 2006 #212 Share Posted December 23, 2006 In participating in this tournament I have realised..... That I can't play chess worth a crap. When I first joined my school's chess club - guess how many games I lost... all of them! I couldn't play to save myself. I was throwing away pieces left right and centre; and that’s assuming I lasted more than 10 moves. There was this one individual who I could never beat, and yet I played him day after day, until one day (after a few months) I got a draw. Then after that, almost all our matches ended in draws. And then one day I finally beat that plonker!!!! And in the months that followed it came to a point were he simply couldn't beat me and I moved onto stronger opponents. And after 3 years in that chess club I was in the top 3... then the top 2, and in the final year I finally won the tournament and became champion. And the result? In the last year I've only lost one game in all the tournaments on this site. Now, I'm not saying the moral of the story is play for an hour, five days a week for 5 years, but I am saying we all start of somewhere, and nobody wins their first match. Even the grand masters had to start somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lottie Posted December 23, 2006 #213 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Arb, PA and Talon are right...don't give up. It's unfortunate that you were landed in a group with two very good players.. Yet in another sense it's a good thing to play different levels of players as you gain more experience. Reading through the chess game and some moves may help your cause also. You have done really well considering Talon and thebarman were in your group. (which I am not looking forward to. ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetic Reven Posted December 23, 2006 #214 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Haha, thanks for the encouragement everyone, I'm practising right now..... No sense in starting something then walking away, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rebirth Posted December 25, 2006 #215 Share Posted December 25, 2006 merry christmas to all, and to all a good night... ~signing off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abecrombie Posted December 26, 2006 #216 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Hello Chess players and the big man on campuss, SaRuMAn .lol Just to let everyone know that I'm on my last game before Group "C" will be completed. The rebirth and I are neck and neck as with that its almost of matter of time before one of us wins. The rebirth offered a draw , but I wished not because we are so close.Plus I think I only have 2 wins. So nothing personal rebirth,.... its a matter of challenging myself as well as trying to excel up the ladder here in this tournament. We will post soon Abecrombie {the rhp zombiedog} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Link of Hyrule Posted December 27, 2006 #217 Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) Is anyone else having problems at the moment with RHP? When i click on the link to any games, the board comes up, but there are no pieces on the board to display edit: problem fixed Edited December 27, 2006 by Paranoid Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Link of Hyrule Posted December 28, 2006 #218 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I've sent out a couple of challenges to improve myself and see what I'm up against next round. But I've still got one slot left to play against any person if someone wants to challenge me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnSide Posted December 28, 2006 #219 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I'm up for a few friendly games while waiting for the new round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Link of Hyrule Posted December 29, 2006 #220 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Thanks Burnsie, but someone took my last spot already. I'm nearly through a couple of other games so it shouldn't be too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Link of Hyrule Posted December 30, 2006 #221 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Ok, I freed up a slot now for ya, Burnside. Challenge issued. Sorry Bardude, you're on holidays and we hadn't started our match yet. I'll challenge ya as soon as I have a free space to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnSide Posted December 30, 2006 #222 Share Posted December 30, 2006 You're on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted December 30, 2006 #223 Share Posted December 30, 2006 When I first joined my school's chess club - guess how many games I lost... all of them! I couldn't play to save myself. I was throwing away pieces left right and centre; and that’s assuming I lasted more than 10 moves. There was this one individual who I could never beat, and yet I played him day after day, until one day (after a few months) I got a draw. Then after that, almost all our matches ended in draws. And then one day I finally beat that plonker!!!! And in the months that followed it came to a point were he simply couldn't beat me and I moved onto stronger opponents. And after 3 years in that chess club I was in the top 3... then the top 2, and in the final year I finally won the tournament and became champion. And the result? In the last year I've only lost one game in all the tournaments on this site. Now, I'm not saying the moral of the story is play for an hour, five days a week for 5 years, but I am saying we all start of somewhere, and nobody wins their first match. Even the grand masters had to start somewhere. I think I might be in order to make it 2 losses if you don't mind a challenge Anyway.. If you have a slot open I'd be happy to play, my RHP name is KBAchess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggs Posted December 30, 2006 #224 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Err - Group F looks interesting - SaRu's obviously through on 24 points, but then there are three players tied with 12 points each - what's going to happen there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted December 30, 2006 Author #225 Share Posted December 30, 2006 FallenGodling has actually quit the tournament, so he won't be going through - which means that it will Snake6024 and Cat Scratch Fever who will go on to round two. Only 15 games left to go before round one is finished, so shouldn't be very long now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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