My Handicapped Tournament

- Diet Coke
- trev33
- MissOleum
- sbacat
- Aiko
- clandarkfire
- fianchettochess
- Yuga
- badmoon
- Roosty
- Fools Errand
- Silverstriker
- cashthetrash
- dweezil
- YEAH BOY
- coquette
- duecer
- thadeusman

Originally posted by fianchettochess
It seems to me that under 20 moves is by far not enough to guarantee checkmate...

Lets say we use Grampy Bobby's guide above:

I am currently rated 1642. If I were to play an 1842 player, I would surely be able to hold on for 19 moves... After 19 moves even if my opponent is up material or has positional advantage, it is unlikely he would be abl ...[text shortened]... he weaker player, even with the greatest of difference margins in ratings.

Thoughts anyone?

I played a tourn. recently and held off 1700 and not much below for more than 20 moves.

I'm in.

I think piece handicaps would be more interesting. Some rating difference is worth a pawn, etc.

01- Diet Coke
02- trev33
03- MissOleum
04- sbacat
05- Aiko
06- clandarkfire
07- fianchettochess
08- Yuga
09- badmoon
10- Roosty
11- Fools Errand
12- Silverstriker
13- cashthetrash
14- dweezil
15- YEAH BOY
16- coquette
17- duecer
18- thadeusman
19- Carterson

Only 5 to go. What ratings will you apply, Trev? Highest ever, highest in last x days, tournament entry rating, current rating (you'll have to be fast setting up the handicaps if you pick this one).

Hi,

I could join this as well.

Originally posted by trev33
i got the idea for this when someone challenged me to a game but knowing i would beat him we put a bet on me winning within 20 moves. i won in 19 but instead of the boring games we usually have and me ending up winning easily it was a really fun and interesting game.

i would like to organize a tournament with the same rules here. of course all games would ...[text shortened]... dit: btw both subs and non-subs can play as only 2 games will be playing at any one time.

Me. Me. Me. Me. I'm in.

I'm in

01- Diet Coke
02- trev33
03- MissOleum
04- sbacat
05- Aiko
06- clandarkfire
07- fianchettochess
08- Yuga
09- badmoon
10- Roosty
11- Fools Errand
12- Silverstriker
13- cashthetrash
14- dweezil
15- YEAH BOY
16- coquette
17- duecer
18- thadeusman
19- Carterson
20- Emashi
21- Sunburnt
22- Thomaster


Only 2 to go. 🙂

Wake up Trev, you need to post up our official rules and conditions.

Originally posted by fianchettochess
It seems to me that under 20 moves is by far not enough to guarantee checkmate...

Lets say we use Grampy Bobby's guide above:

I am currently rated 1642. If I were to play an 1842 player, I would surely be able to hold on for 19 moves... After 19 moves even if my opponent is up material or has positional advantage, it is unlikely he would be abl ...[text shortened]... he weaker player, even with the greatest of difference margins in ratings.

Thoughts anyone?

20 moves after first capture.

Originally posted by MissOleum
Wake up Trev, you need to post up our official rules and conditions.

ok as this is a trail tourney and here's my final rules. they may change the next time i try this. we'll see how it goes in this one.

it won't be a duel....the higher rated player will play as white in a one game playoff. if 34 moves are set for a win and the checkmate is achieved in 34 or less moves the higher rated player will advance anything else will result in the lower rated player winning.

remember even if the game is lost the higher rated player most win by checkmate so keep playing on.

all games are unrated.

i can't remember the name but it won't be random pairings. the other one with 24 vs 12...23 vs 11 etc. in the ratings table. to ensure there's a gap in the ratings.

the min amount of moves will be 20 and the max 50, for every 20 rating points difference 1 point is taken away from the 50 to achieve the number of moves set for the higher player to win in.

if someone is unable to start their next round for whatever reason the person who they beat in the last round will advance. just as if the person had timed out in his/her previous game.

as there's 24 players in the tourney the final will consist of 3 player with the winner having to beat each of them to win the tourney. a win for each player will result in another 3 games being played until a winner is known.

everyones rating will be decided by tournament entry rating however this might differ for some players who have for whatever reason a rating below their true ability. everyones rating will be fair.

all ratings will be rounded to the nearest 20, for example my rating is 1611 so will be rounded up to 1620. 0-9 rounded down and 10-19 rounded up.

new ratings will be used at the start of each round. as people may improve a lot in between rounds or in fact have an inflated rating when the tournament starts.

games will be 3/7 but i ask as this is a friendly tourney not to take a time out if given the chance...at least for a couple of days....i just want it to run as smoothly and as quickly as possible but also want the player who can greatly handle his or her handicap to win.

assuming we get the final 2 players soon i'll start the tourney in about a weeks time.

i think that covers everything...anymore questions just ask.

good luck everyone.

Originally posted by trev33
ok as this is a trail tourney and here's my final rules. they may change the next time i try this. we'll see how it goes in this one.

it won't be a duel....the higher rated player will play as white in a one game playoff. if 34 moves are set for a win and the checkmate is achieved in 34 or less moves the higher rated player will advance anything else will ...[text shortened]...

i think that covers everything...anymore questions just ask.

good luck everyone.

That's the most you've said in a year. 😛

Originally posted by Sunburnt
That's the most you've said in a year. 😛

i bet you didn't read all of it 😛

- MissOleum
- Diet Coke
- trev33
- sbacat
- Aiko
- clandarkfire
- fianchettochess
- Yuga
- badmoon
- Roosty
+
-Phlabibit

01- Diet Coke
02- trev33
03- MissOleum
04- sbacat
05- Aiko
06- clandarkfire
07- fianchettochess
08- Yuga
09- badmoon
10- Roosty
11- Fools Errand
12- Silverstriker
13- cashthetrash
14- dweezil
15- YEAH BOY
16- coquette
17- duecer
18- thadeusman
19- Carterson
20- Emashi
21- Sunburnt
22- Thomaster
+ Phlabibit
24- petromichelaki

Not a sub, but will try to keep slots open