THE CHESS TOURNAMENT POST(i.e. no rubbish in this post, so please read it carefully)
Link to Chess:
http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?action=chess (thanks Kodanshi)
Okay, so Sprout's Chess is working, so we've got 7 players.
DO NOT PANIC! One of us will just play a dummy player for each round, i.e. be inactive. Okay? I'll start with that cuz I have a major test to study for tomorrow.
So everybody is numbered according to how you were listed in the OP. So to iterate:
1. Chepea
2. Zooby
3. Asbie
4. Clubs
5. Sprout
6. GRB
7. Kodanshi
8. Dummy player (whoever has this guy will not be playing for the round, sorry!)
Here is the matrix of the Plays for
Round 1:1 2 3 4 [challengers - BLACK]
v v v v
8 7 6 5 [challengee - WHITE]
You guys can probably figure this out
but the top row, i.e. row 1, are the people who are challenging their equivalent column member in the row below. Therefore, 1 vs 8 [me vs dummy], 2 vs 7 [Zooby vs Kodanshi], etc.
Please abide by the following rules:
1.
Please play this game by Wednesday 10 PM Friday 9 PM.If you're wondering what I mean by "9 PM", I'm referring to Ontario [Canada] time, so I suggest you look that up or something cuz I have no idea what time zone I'm in.
Anyway, arrange something with your opponent please, PM them. If the Challenger is being stupid and not taking the initiative to challenge you, then take matters into your own hands! Or report to me so that I can publicly humiliate them with my witching powers.
2. Challengers: Challenge your opponent to a game with a
FIVE MINUTE PER MOVE TIME LIMIT! Please ensure that you arrange with your challengee the timings of the game, since obviously it won't go on for days on end so you should both be at the computer. Since I am able to view all the games with ruthless dispassion, if any of you are not doing playing a 5 min timed game, I will immediately take your name, write it on a roll of parchment paper in blood, and set the djinn on you whilst I slowly burn the paper with candles and skullbones. Just don't do it, please.
3. Challengees: Do not accept a game until you are certain that you can play it in one sitting. The moves will be timed. Also, do not accept a game if it is not timed (see above).
4. Only challenge your opponent to
ONE GAME FOR NOW. We'll be doing a total of 14 rounds (I think, this is combinations so I have no idea), i.e. eventually you will face your opponent again (same matrix), except with the role of Challenger and Challengee reversed. So, you will be able to play them again but as the oppposite colour. < Reason I don't want you guys to do two games against one another back-to-back is cuz it'll be boring.
5. If you have any complaints, don't direct them at me cuz I don't care.
LOL, just kidding. PM me okay?
If someone is not able to play by Wednesday night, please tell me and I'll extend the deadline.
6. If you're playing any other Chess games against anybody else outside of this Tournament, they have been suspended for the time being. Your opponent might get mentally exhausted and suck at his Tournament game. You guys can continue after both of you have played your respective Tournament games. Forget this, even I'm not following it. 7. Lastly: don't make this post disappear. I know it's generally GRB and I who spam the most, so this is mostly directed at us, but I want this post to be visible. (Ignore this too.)8. Also, winners will be decided by how many games you win overall. If two or more people win the same amount of games, you'll have to go against one another.
To the death!! Except, you'll have to play two games with the person in order to make it fair, and flip a coin if there's a draw to go for another game. More on that if it happens.
9. (Thought of more stuff, sorry.)Regarding the time limit, maybe something really important happens and you are unable to move within 5 minutes because you are investigating the matter. In that case, please TELL YOUR OPPONENT IN THE CHATBOX. If s/he agrees to you randomly sprinting off (in which case, I guess the game makes you automatically resign) and doing a rematch, then that's great (just tell me please so that I know which game counts). If not, then I'm afraid that means you've lost. If you think this is wildly unfair, it is.
So just don't eat beans and get constipated or something during the game, and we'll be fine probably.
If you told your opponent in the chat and they didn't respond and you HAD to go to the washroom or something so you left, and then there's some major issue, I shall use my divinely-granted right to judge the situation (like King Solomon) and if I declare that there is a rematch, then don't whine about it.
But I probably won't be impartial, for instance if you're constipated then boo hoo hoo, see if I care
, but if like your mum makes you do something I'll be more sympathetic, or if you're GRB then I obviously will never rule in favour of you
j/k. But yeah. Try to avoid this kind of stuff kay?
Thanks.
Okay, I'm going to PM all the Challengers now to remind them.
I OFFICIALLY DECLARE THE MAY 2012 CHESS TOURNAMENT TO BE OPEN!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!! HAVE FUN!
Could y'all remind me if I've forgotten something? Thanks.
Topic: The Chess Thread