NU.net chess tournament?

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NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kirby » January 25th, 2012, 1:12 am

I don't even know how to play chess, but I noticed that a lot of forum members like to play chess (on Facebook) and I thought it might be fun to have a site competition.

Prizes wouldn't be anything major, if anything.

Post here if you'd be interested

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1. Raver
2. Maikel631
3. thecad
4. Ppprre
5. TimeToE
6. Nightcorix
7. Johannez691
8. RaveComing
9. DrownedinMusic5683
10. Dubstep Girl
11. jordesu

It'll be a double-elimination tournament
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-eli ... tournament

All games will be played to checkmade or resignation. If you draw you must rematch until a winner is determined. No time limits or additional game modes, but participants should try to complete their games as soon as possible in order to keep the competition moving.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Raver » January 25th, 2012, 1:15 am

I'm in. ;b
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Maikel631 » January 25th, 2012, 2:20 am

If it's only for "bad" chess players then I'll play. ;p
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by thecad » January 25th, 2012, 2:43 am

i will play :3
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Ppprre » January 25th, 2012, 7:35 am

I'll play, it's been a while since I've played. * Goes to practice against a computer *
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by TimeToE » January 25th, 2012, 7:48 am

I would really like to join too.
Seems like I need to get facebook then though xD
Havent played chess since 4 or 5 years i guess. Lets see how much I can remember.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by TntHhd » January 25th, 2012, 9:09 am

WTF... just for "bad" players... idk what 's a "bad" player for u... but the last year i was the best chess player in my city of my age... and the third btw 15 and 18 (i had 15)... anyway we were just 8 players XD...
but i've not payed seriously chees for 6 moths... just stupid chees with friends XD...

*For me serious chess means 1:30 hours every player...
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kirby » January 25th, 2012, 9:23 am

A lot of members used to play chess but don't anymore, don't actually know how to play chess and just move the pieces around, or are just genuinely bad at chess. And it seems a bit unfair to put them in the same group who do play chess actively and are good at it.

We could have two separate brackets; one for the good players and one for the bad players and at the end the best bad player plays the worst good player or something.
TimeToE wrote:Seems like I need to get facebook then though xD
From my understanding, they all use the Chess.com Facebook app to play, I think you could just play with them using the Chess.com website as well.
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Post by TntHhd » January 25th, 2012, 9:26 am

XD... ok, it's a good idea... anyway i would like to play with Dubstep Girl too XD...
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by thecad » January 25th, 2012, 9:46 am

maybe we can use 3 groups (if possible)
1.pro's
2.people who can play
3.people who never have played
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by RaveComing » January 25th, 2012, 10:44 am

Dubstep Girl considers herself good at chess and has a facebook ranking of roughly 1k (you start at 1.2k), meaning she has a w/l ratio of under 50%. I think she can participate. I'm not saying that she's bad, only that she wouldn't be overwhelmingly too strong for the rest of us.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Dubstep Girl » January 25th, 2012, 10:58 am

i wouldn't consider myself good lolz....

i win some, but lose alot as well since i don't take my time....
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by PandiCream » January 25th, 2012, 12:11 pm

Hehe :3 I like when the ponies step on the tiny crown guys >.> (Terrible at chess)
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kirby » January 25th, 2012, 1:32 pm

Dubstep Girl wrote:i wouldn't consider myself good lolz....
Your wall posts say otherwise, what with all the screenshots and "GET ON MY LEVEL!!!1" etc. :P

Anyways, I'll be accepting participants now, if you haven't already explicitly stated you'd join then please do so so I can start making the bracket. The tournament will be run double-elimination style, there will only be one group because everyone seems to insist that they're bad.

You'll need to decide on a game mode on Chess.com everyone will play in, I have no idea how this thing works.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kestrel0907 » January 25th, 2012, 1:34 pm

PandiCream wrote:Hehe :3 I like when the ponies step on the tiny crown guys >.> (Terrible at chess)
Lol +1 xd
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kirby » January 25th, 2012, 1:39 pm

First post has been updated with the participants, if you haven't already stated you'd like to play then please do so.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Maikel631 » January 25th, 2012, 1:43 pm

Kirby wrote:don't actually know how to play chess and just move the pieces around
That's exactly what I am LOL
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kirby » January 25th, 2012, 1:48 pm

Nightcorix, RaveComing, Dubstep Girl, PandiCream, Kestrel0907, I need to know if you are playing or not.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Ppprre » January 25th, 2012, 1:50 pm

Is there more than one chess gamemode? I just play to kill the king.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by TimeToE » January 25th, 2012, 1:50 pm

there are more but i guess we will just play "standard" chess
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Post by Raver » January 25th, 2012, 1:51 pm

As far as I know, there is just one objective in the game. The game modes is like more time, when you play you get more time, etc.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Kestrel0907 » January 25th, 2012, 1:51 pm

Kirby wrote:Nightcorix, RaveComing, Dubstep Girl, PandiCream, Kestrel0907, I need to know if you are playing or not.
I don't think i'll join,i suck at chess and i'm really stubborn to learn anything new. lol
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by TntHhd » January 25th, 2012, 1:59 pm

O.O
Does everybody play bad?



Anyway... is there anyone who wants to play with me?... I would like to enter but it would be unfair...
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Post by TntHhd » January 25th, 2012, 2:01 pm

Kirby wrote:Nightcorix, RaveComing, Dubstep Girl, PandiCream, Kestrel0907, I need to know if you are playing or not.
Playing?... if we want to play or if we usually play... lol
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Maikel631 » January 25th, 2012, 2:09 pm

Nightcorix, she's asking if you want to play in the competition. You should join, even if you're pro at it you haven't played in a while.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by TntHhd » January 25th, 2012, 2:16 pm

Maikel631 wrote:You should join, even if you're pro at it you haven't played in a while.
lol... I'm not a pro... i used to play well... not more...
even if i haven't play it seriously in a while... i play it once or twice a week in class with friends XD...

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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Johannez691 » January 25th, 2012, 2:44 pm

I'm in totally :-)
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Post by PandiCream » January 25th, 2012, 3:11 pm

I shall not be playing! :3 For I don't even know the rules.. Next game should be checkers! +1!!
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by Maikel631 » January 25th, 2012, 8:25 pm

Lol, I kinda want to drop out of this contest. Seriously, I am so bad at chess, you wouldn't even know xDDD I don't know 90% of the rules. Even the people who say they suck are for sure way better then me.
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Re: NU.net chess tournament?

Post by RaveComing » January 25th, 2012, 9:03 pm

Kirby wrote:Anyways, I'll be accepting participants now, if you haven't already explicitly stated you'd join then please do so so I can start making the bracket.
I wish to enter this competition (and will add my name on first page list)
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