2008 Championship

2008 Championship

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Standard memberRookGrabber

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12 Dec 07

Maybe we can get 800+ players and have 100+ groups in round one.

Will there be an easy way to figure out what group you are in ? For the last two I just clicked through every group until I found mine. In both 2006 and 2007 I was in group 37. Maybe I will get it 3 years in a row. 😀

Standard memberItsYouThatIAdore

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12 Dec 07

Looking forward to this! I just hope i get lucky like last year, and dont catch any 2000 players in the first round so i can advance again!! Over 400 entrants now! Looks like its going to be fun all over again! I am excited!

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12 Dec 07

I hope this is not a dumb or obvious question, but when does this tournament start?

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Originally posted by Dr Ballin
I hope this is not a dumb or obvious question, but when does this tournament start?
2008 😉

Standard memberItsYouThatIAdore

Canada

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Originally posted by jvanhine
2008 😉
usually a couple days into the new year so that most people have more time to prepare for the opening round, id like to see it possibly start a few days earlier, just so that im still on break from university, and I can focus on the games a bit more.

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Originally posted by ItsYouThatIAdore
usually a couple days into the new year so that most people have more time to prepare for the opening round, id like to see it possibly start a few days earlier, just so that im still on break from university, and I can focus on the games a bit more.
yeah, i would be happy with around the 5th..

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Tournament 3116

Sweet, 473 entrants already.

Standard memberItsYouThatIAdore

Canada

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Over 500 now...pretty intense competition, and a lot of very strong players that could pull some major upsets on higher seeds!

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Oh well, it'll be good for experience for me at least....
I just looked at entrants... I can advance past round one if someone times out, perhaps. Heheh.

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15 Dec 07

..i just entered the 2008 tournament...i am looking for a sponsor...i will wear your avatar on my t-shirt while i play...who would like to come up with the $29.95 ?...

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Not many of the elite players have entered this time. I wonder if it is true what people say about the higher a reating gets - the more reluctant a player is to put it on the line.

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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Not many of the elite players have entered this time. I wonder if it is true what people say about the higher a reating gets - the more reluctant a player is to put it on the line.
Some elite players have entered.

And if you look at amount of moves for the elite players you'll find that several of them like to make few well pondered moves a month. Maybe the format just does not sut them.

Oh and there could be another big gun duel tournamnet wioth loon timing, that could attract these players.

But that kind of champoionship would run years and not meet the placative 2008 championship title.

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17 Dec 07

be awesome if weyerstrass entered but as said above the time controls are probably to fast for him.

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Originally posted by cludi
Championship history:

[b]2005 Championship
Tournament 414
455 entrants

2006 Championship
Tournament 941
409 entrants

2007 Championship
Tournament 1677
590 entrants

2008 Championship
Tournament 3116
235 entrants already!
This should easily fill up to be the most popular annual championship so far! Very good![/b]
2008 Championship
Tournament 3116
592 entrants now ... the biggest so far ... and still growing.

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18 Dec 07

Originally posted by flexmore
[b]2008 Championship
Tournament 3116
592 entrants now ... the biggest so far ... and still growing.[/b]
625 now! Cracking!