The DKos Chess Tournament 2009 open thread is now open! Updated standings and results through Round 8 are posted below.
We are now at endgame. The final round of the tournament is now underway.
It's still pretty hard to believe that this community project has consumed my entire summer. I'm a working stiff these days, so it's not like I get to enjoy the summer as much as I did when I was in school. But, I can tell you that when this is done, I will be taking a mini-vacation away from DKos and chess.
More importantly, it's even harder to believe how much interest this tournament generated. I just hope that it has surpassed people's expectations as much as it has mine. My only goal was to take a fun activity and bring it to the Great Orange Satan on a big scale.
In addition to the title of DKos chess champion, I will be handing out my own personal awards to others in this tournament later on. I've also re-posted the poll question from yesterday. Please vote for whom you think will be crowned champion!
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DKOS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2009: ROUND 8 (August 12-August 24)
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MUSIC: "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"
UPCOMING MATCHES
White | Black | Match Time | Match Site |
RickMassimo (FICS username waspuppet) | Robert Naiman (FICS username chicagobob) | Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:00 PM ET | FICS |
stlbucket | Dvd Avins | Friday, August 14, 2009 07:00 PM ET | chess.com |
To chess players:
Round 8 will last from now until the evening of Monday, August 24. It is your responsibility to contact your opponent so that you can complete your match before the end of Round 8. When you and your opponent have agreed to a schedule and chess website for your match, e-mail me and papicek the time and place, and enter the information at this webpage.
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.
ROUND 8 MATCH-UPS
The match-ups for Round 8 have been selected by the Tournament Director based on the results of Rounds 1-7 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 ample opportunity to play as both White and Black throughout the tournament.
WHITE | vs. | BLACK | WINNER |
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MakeChessNotWar | vs. | Sharkmeister | . |
cschess | vs. | PsiFighter37 | . |
mquander | vs. | vets74 | . |
brendanm98 | vs. | louisedkos | . |
FWIW | vs. | Twin Planets | . |
i know | vs. | Cobbler | . |
Albanius | vs. | Abelian | . |
Grey Paladin | vs. | PedsNeuro | . |
Bill White | vs. | high5 | . |
RickMassimo | vs. | Robert Naiman | . |
wmorriss | vs. | lostboyjim | . |
dov12348 | vs. | Spud1 | . |
Andrew Lazarus | vs. | thereisnospoon | . |
sharris0512 | vs. | Kimball | . |
stlbucket | vs. | Dvd Avins | . |
Thutmose V | vs. | ZaBlanc | . |
nargel | vs. | ferrisbueller | . |
M31 | vs. | writerkirk | . |
Dbug | vs. | TeacherRyan | . |
Dan Morris | vs. | ericledford | . |
hanswall | vs. | papicek | . |
Gangster Octopus | vs. | dnta | . |
rhutcheson | vs. | AndrewMC | . |
Free Radical | vs. | Joffan | . |
Guy Fawkes | vs. | jerseycorn | . |
montrealdan | vs. | musicalhair | . |
foodmetaphors | vs. | bgblcklab1 | . |
BaxKen | vs. | debedb | . |
ActivistGuy | vs. | Blue Wind | . |
Seneca Doane | vs. | Melanchthon | . |
SuperBowlXX | vs. | DynamicUno | . |
vescis | vs. | TheCid | . |
Keith Pickering | vs. | ben masel | . |
LaughingPlanet | vs. | terrapin station84 | . |
DeadB0y | vs. | hekebolos | . |
Jumpin J | vs. | spider441 | . |
Pym | vs. | BTP | . |
Elvis Vader | vs. | USArmyParatrooper | . |
dpinzow | vs. | dissonantharmony | . |
cskendrick | vs. | mnguy66 | . |
Something the Dog Said | vs. | Chicagoa | . |
RageKage | vs. | rmonroe | . |
mconvente | vs. | eztempo | . |
drache | vs. | zamrzla | . |
ThyrsiodB | vs. | JeffLieber | . |
Odysseus | vs. | Unlabled | . |
neilliebus | vs. | Ignacio Magaloni | . |
STANDINGS
Note: Standings are sorted first by points, then by alphabetical order. Color balance is included.
Expanded standings can be found here.
Player | Points | # Matches | # White | # Black |
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MakeChessNotWar | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
PsiFighter37 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Sharkmeister | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
brendanm98 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
cschess | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
louisedkos | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
mquander | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
vets74 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
i know | 5.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Twin Planets | 5.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Albanius | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Bill White | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Cobbler | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
FWIW | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Grey Paladin | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
high5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
PedsNeuro | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Abelian | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
dov12348 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
lostboyjim | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
RickMassimo | 4.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Robert Naiman | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Spud1 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
wmorriss | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Anderson Republican | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Andrew Lazarus | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
cmorrison | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Dan Morris | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Dbug | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Dvd Avins | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
ericledford | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
ferrisbueller | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
hanswall | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Kimball | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
M31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Marcion | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
nargel | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
papicek | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
sharris0512 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
stlbucket | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
TeacherRyan | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
thereisnospoon | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Thutmose V | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
writerkirk | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ZaBlanc | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
AndrewMC | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
dnta | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Free Radical | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Gangster Octopus | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Joffan | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
rhutcheson | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
ActivistGuy | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
BaxKen | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
bgblcklab1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
black2thefuture | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Blue Wind | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
cavebird | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
debedb | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
DynamicUno | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
foodmetaphors | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Guy Fawkes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
jerseycorn | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Keith Pickering | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Melanchthon | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
montrealdan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
musicalhair | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Seneca Doane | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
SuperBowlXX | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
TheCid | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
vescis | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ben masel | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
DeadB0y | 2.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
DoomsdayShark | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
FightingRegistrar | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
hekebolos | 2.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Jumpin J | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
LaughingPlanet | 2.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
spider441 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
terrapin station84 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
BTP | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Celtic Merlin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Chicagoa | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
cskendrick | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
dissonantharmony | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
dpinzow | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Elvis Vader | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
evilstorm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
eztempo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Geenius at Wrok | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
kto9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
mnguy66 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Mo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
PinkFreud | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Pym | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
RageKage | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
rmonroe | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Something the Dog Said | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
USArmyParatrooper | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
dmet | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
drache | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
eddiem86 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ignacio Magaloni | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
JeffLieber | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
KStreetProjector | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
mconvente | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Odysseus | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
rteeter | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
ThyrsiodB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
zamrzla | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
aaraujo | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
cartwrightdale | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Unlabled | 0.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
ajsuited | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Blue Intrigue | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Crawdaddy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
filmgeek83 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Jimdotz | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
kentuckydave | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Kevin in Long Beach | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
KillerKoala | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
lexington1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
matador | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
mattc129 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
neilliebus | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Patch Adam | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
sjohntucson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Uncle Cosmo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
valislav stein | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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.