The DKos Chess Tournament 2009 open thread is now open! Updated standings and results through Round 2 are posted below.
Quick announcement: The deadline for Round 2 has been extended to Monday, June 29. A good number of opponent pairs have e-mailed me to tell me of scheduling difficulties for the weekend, so I'm giving the tourney field an extra day to see if late-comers can get to their respective matches.
The tournament schedule will now be revised so that one round per week will take place from Monday-to-Monday. Players will have all of Saturday and Sunday to complete their matches. Match-ups for each successive round will be released on Monday nights.
UPDATED SCHEDULE:
Round 2: June 21-29
Round 3: June 29-July 6.
Round 4: July 6-13.
Round 5: July 13-20.
Round 6: July 20-27.
Round 7: July 27-August 3.
Round 8: August 3-10.
Championship Match: August 11, Tuesday night (the Tuesday before Netroots Nation '09).
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DKOS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2009: ROUND 2 (June 21-29)
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UPCOMING MATCHES
Dan Morris vs. jerseycorn on Chess.com, Sunday 6/27 @ 12 AM (midnight) ET (or, Saturday 6/26 @ 9 PM Pacific time). This game was rescheduled from earlier. Dan Morris's username on chess.com is WaterPoloDan.
Twin Planets vs. kto9 on Chess.com, Sunday 6/28 @ 12 PM (noon) ET.
To the chess players: Please post your match info (time and place) so I can update the diary.
To the community: If you would like to watch an upcoming match, you will first need to register for an account on the website where the game is taking place, then log in. You can observe the games on Chess.com by opening Live Chess (under the Play tab at the top of the main page) and finding the user of your choice. On FICS, type "observe [INSERT USER'S NAME HERE]" into the command console. On Chess Cube, add the user you're looking for as a friend, click on that user's profile, and observe the game he/she is playing. On Yahoo! Games, you will need to know which room/lounge the user is playing in -- then just enter it and sit at the table.
See more information about using these websites here.
MATCH-UPS AND RESULTS
The match-ups for Round 2 have been selected by the Tournament Director based on the results of Round 1 and the approximate skill rating of each player. All matches will have a 30-minute time limit per player, 0 bonus time. Every effort is being ensured to maintain color balance. In other words, every player will have the opportunity to play as both White and Black throughout the tournament.
WHITE | vs. | BLACK | WINNER |
hanswall | vs. | cschess | cschess |
MakeChessNotWar | vs. | PedsNeuro | MakeChessNotWar |
writerkirk | vs. | PsiFighter37 | PsiFighter37 |
AndrewMC | vs. | vets74 | vets74 |
ericledford | vs. | Albanius | Albanius |
ben masel | vs. | thereisnospoon | ben masel |
montrealdan | vs. | cavebird | montrealdan |
DynamicUno | vs. | Sharkmeister | Sharkmeister |
Abelian | vs. | Kimball | Abelian |
brendanm98 | vs. | TeacherRyan | TeacherRyan |
dmet | vs. | Cobbler | Cobbler |
BTP | vs. | mquander | mquander |
i know | vs. | ActivistGuy | i know |
RickMassimo | vs. | lostboyjim | RickMassimo |
Twin Planets | vs. | kto9 | . |
ferrisbueller | vs. | wmorriss | wmorriss |
Andrew Lazarus | vs. | Robert Naiman | Andrew Lazarus |
Melanchthon | vs. | dov12348 | dov12348 |
Seneca Doane | vs. | high5 | high5 |
PinkFreud | vs. | Keith Pickering | Keith Pickering |
Chicagoa | vs. | Anderson Republican | Anderson Republican |
Dan Morris | vs. | jerseycorn | . |
FightingRegistrar | vs. | stlbucket | FightingRegistrar |
Dvd Avins | vs. | rteeter | Dvd Avins |
FWIW | vs. | cskendrick | FWIW |
Gangster Octopus | vs. | Free Radical | Gangster Octopus |
Marcion | vs. | nargel | nargel |
rhutcheson | vs. | hekebolos | DRAW |
Thutmose V | vs. | RageKage | Thutmose V |
KStreetProjector | vs. | M31 | . |
Geenius at Wrok | vs. | DoomsdayShark | DoomsdayShark |
foodmetaphors | vs. | Jumpin J | Jumpin J |
Ignacio Magaloni | vs. | cartwrightdale | Ignacio Magaloni |
spider441 | vs. | neilliebus | spider441 |
ajsuited | vs. | LaughingPlanet | . |
dpinzow | vs. | TheCid | DRAW |
aaraujo | vs. | ThyrsiodB | . |
zamrzla | vs. | Guy Fawkes | Guy Fawkes |
Grey Paladin | vs. | vescis | Grey Paladin |
dissonantharmony | vs. | kentuckydave | . |
mconvente | vs. | DeadB0y | . |
black2thefuture | vs. | Pym | . |
Blue Intrigue | vs. | USArmyParatrooper | . |
cmorrison | vs. | ZaBlanc | cmorrison |
KillerKoala | vs. | Dbug | . |
sjohntucson | vs. | dnta | . |
eddiem86 | vs. | Jimdotz | eddiem86 |
filmgeek83 | vs. | BaxKen | BaxKen |
Patch Adam | vs. | bgblcklab1 | . |
debedb | vs. | matador | debedb |
Spud1 | vs. | eztempo | eztempo |
Crawdaddy | vs. | Blue Wind | . |
papicek | vs. | Celtic Merlin | papicek |
Kevin in Long Beach | vs. | Bill White | Bill White |
lexington1 | vs. | Mo | . |
rmonroe | vs. | drache | drache |
Unlabled | vs. | sharris0512 | sharris0512 |
Elvis Vader | vs. | mattc129 | Elvis Vader |
Something the Dog Said | vs. | SuperBowlXX | SuperBowlXX |
evilstorm | vs. | Joffan | evilstorm |
JeffLieber | vs. | mnguy66 | mnguy66 |
47 of 61 Round 2 matches have been completed.
Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, the users filmgeek83 and sharris0512 were switched with each other from their original respective match-ups.
UPDATED STANDINGS
Note: Standings are sorted first by points, then by alphabetical order. Color balance is included. Players who won their matches by forfeit had randomly selected colors for Round 1.
Player | # Matches | Points | # White | # Black |
Abelian | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Albanius | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Anderson Republican | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Andrew Lazarus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
ben masel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cobbler | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
cschess | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
DoomsdayShark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
dov12348 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dvd Avins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
FWIW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Gangster Octopus | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
high5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
i know | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Keith Pickering | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
MakeChessNotWar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
montrealdan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
mquander | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
nargel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
PsiFighter37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
RickMassimo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Sharkmeister | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
TeacherRyan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Thutmose V | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
vets74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
wmorriss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
FightingRegistrar | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
hekebolos | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Jumpin J | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
rhutcheson | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
spider441 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
ActivistGuy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
AndrewMC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BaxKen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bill White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
brendanm98 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BTP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
cavebird | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chicagoa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
cmorrison | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
cskendrick | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dan Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
debedb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
dmet | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
dpinzow | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
drache | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DynamicUno | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
eddiem86 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Elvis Vader | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ericledford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
evilstorm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
eztempo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ferrisbueller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Guy Fawkes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Geenius at Wrok | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Grey Paladin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
hanswall | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Ignacio Magaloni | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
jerseycorn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kimball | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
KStreetProjector | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
kto9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
lostboyjim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
M31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Marcion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Melanchthon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
mnguy66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
papicek | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PedsNeuro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PinkFreud | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
RageKage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Robert Naiman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
rteeter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Seneca Doane | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
sharris0512 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
stlbucket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SuperBowlXX | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
thereisnospoon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Twin Planets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
writerkirk | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
aaraujo | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
cartwrightdale | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Free Radical | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
LaughingPlanet | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
TheCid | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
ajsuited | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
bgblcklab1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
black2thefuture | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Blue Intrigue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Blue Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Celtic Merlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Crawdaddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dbug | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DeadB0y | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
dissonantharmony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
dnta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
filmgeek83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
foodmetaphors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JeffLieber | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jimdotz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Joffan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
kentuckydave | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kevin in Long Beach | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
KillerKoala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
lexington1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
matador | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
mattc129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
mconvente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
neilliebus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Odysseus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Patch Adam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pym | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
rmonroe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
sjohntucson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Something the Dog Said | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spud1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ThyrsiodB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Uncle Cosmo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Unlabled | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
USArmyParatrooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
valislav stein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
vescis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ZaBlanc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
zamrzla | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
KEY:
Points = 1 point for a win, 0 points for a loss, 0.5 points for a draw.
# White = Number of times played as White.
# Black = Number of times played as Black.
# Matches = Number of matches played.