The DKos Chess Tournament 2009 open thread is now open! Updated standings and results through Round 6 are posted below.
The semi-finals for the first ever DKos chess tournament are approaching. Currently, PsiFighter37 and MakeChessNotWar are tied for 1st place, and will be matched against one another in Round 7. At least two others, vets74 and Sharkmeister, and possibly a third (either cschess or wmorriss) will be tied for 2nd place next round.
There is no guarantee that one of these players will wind up as champion. For all we know, the players in 1st and 2nd could end up drawing on each of their next two matches. Then, someone else who is tied for 3rd could very well win his or her next two matches, and then there'd be a big jumble at the top of the standings. You never know with chess experts and masters. They know tactics like the back of their hand, and I would not be surprised to see such top-caliber players fight to a draw.
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DKOS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2009: ROUND 6 (July 28-August 4)
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UPCOMING MATCHES
White | Black | Match Time | Match Site |
mconvente | drache | Monday, August 3, 2009 04:30 PM ET | chess.com |
ThyrsiodB | vescis | Monday, August 3, 2009 05:00 PM ET | chess.com |
cavebird* | stlbucket | Monday, August 3, 2009 07:00 PM ET | chess.com |
rhutcheson | Free Radical | Monday, August 3, 2009 08:00 PM ET | chess.com |
SuperBowlXX | BTP (chess.com username BTPHartford) | Monday, August 3, 2009 09:00 PM ET | chess.com |
brendanm98 | Andrew Lazarus (chess.com username drlaz) | Monday, August 3, 2009 09:30 PM ET | chess.com |
M31 (chess.com username ticktockM31) | high5 (chess.com username high5104) | Monday, August 3, 2009 11:00 PM ET | chess.com |
Robert Naiman (FICS username chicagobob) | dnta | Tuesday, August 4, 2009 01:00 AM ET (midnight Central time) | FICS |
mnguy66 (chess.com username charlie1011) | ericledford (chess.com username ericbenjamin) | Tuesday, August 4, 2009 09:00 AM ET | chess.com |
* cavebird is a replacement opponent for Anderson Republican.
Bold indicates a top-tier match.
To chess players:
Round 6 will last from now until the evening of Tuesday, August 4. It is your responsibility to contact your opponent so that you can complete your match before the end of Round 6. 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 6 MATCH-UPS
The match-ups for Round 6 have been selected by the Tournament Director based on the results of Rounds 1-5 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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Albanius | vs. | PsiFighter37 | PsiFighter37 |
MakeChessNotWar | vs. | Abelian | MakeChessNotWar |
cschess | vs. | wmorriss | . |
vets74 | vs. | i know | vets74 |
Dvd Avins | vs. | Sharkmeister | Sharkmeister |
brendanm98 | vs. | Andrew Lazarus | . |
louisedkos | vs. | cmorrison | . |
sharris0512 | vs. | Cobbler | Cobbler |
FWIW | vs. | mquander | mquander |
cavebird | vs. | stlbucket | . |
Twin Planets | vs. | RickMassimo | Twin Planets |
dov12348 | vs. | Gangster Octopus | dov12348 |
Grey Paladin | vs. | debedb | Grey Paladin |
ActivistGuy | vs. | TeacherRyan | TeacherRyan |
M31 | vs. | high5 | . |
Thutmose V | vs. | Bill White | Bill White |
Dbug | vs. | hanswall | Dbug |
Robert Naiman | vs. | dnta | . |
Kimball | vs. | Keith Pickering | Kimball |
PedsNeuro | vs. | papicek | PedsNeuro |
Seneca Doane | vs. | writerkirk | writerkirk |
AndrewMC | vs. | thereisnospoon | thereisnospoon |
Marcion | vs. | Melanchthon | Marcion |
ben masel | vs. | FightingRegistrar | . |
rhutcheson | vs. | Free Radical | . |
spider441 | vs. | LaughingPlanet | . |
bgblcklab1 | vs. | musicalhair | musicalhair |
Guy Fawkes | vs. | Jumpin J | Guy Fawkes |
mnguy66 | vs. | ericledford | . |
Mo | vs. | ferrisbueller | ferrisbueller |
SuperBowlXX | vs. | BTP | . |
Dan Morris | vs. | DeadB0y | Dan Morris |
dpinzow | vs. | ZaBlanc | ZaBlanc |
kto9 | vs. | RageKage | . |
Spud1 | vs. | USArmyParatrooper | Spud1 |
dissonantharmony | vs. | DynamicUno | . |
foodmetaphors | vs. | Elvis Vader | foodmetaphors |
Geenius at Wrok | vs. | cskendrick | . |
jerseycorn | vs. | nargel | nargel |
Celtic Merlin | vs. | terrapin station84 | terrapin station84 |
lostboyjim | vs. | hekebolos | . |
Blue Wind | vs. | zamrzla | Blue Wind |
Pym | vs. | Odysseus | Pym |
ThyrsiodB | vs. | vescis | . |
mconvente | vs. | drache | . |
Joffan | vs. | Ignacio Magaloni | Joffan |
TheCid | vs. | Something the Dog Said | TheCid |
Chicagoa | vs. | eztempo | . |
Jimdotz | vs. | neilliebus | . |
rmonroe | vs. | Unlabled | rmonroe |
cartwrightdale | vs. | mattc129 | . |
31 of 51 Round 6 matches have been completed.
Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, the original opponents of AndrewMC and thereisnospoon could not play this week.
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 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
PsiFighter37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Sharkmeister | 5.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
vets74 | 5.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Albanius | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Cobbler | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
mquander | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Abelian | 4.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
cschess | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
dov12348 | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
i know | 4.5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Twin Planets | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
wmorriss | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Anderson Republican | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Andrew Lazarus | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Bill White | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
brendanm98 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
cmorrison | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Dbug | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Dvd Avins | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
FWIW | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Grey Paladin | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Kimball | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
louisedkos | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Marcion | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
PedsNeuro | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
TeacherRyan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
thereisnospoon | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
sharris0512 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
stlbucket | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
writerkirk | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Gangster Octopus | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
RickMassimo | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ActivistGuy | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
AndrewMC | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
BaxKen | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
black2thefuture | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Dan Morris | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
debedb | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
dnta | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
ferrisbueller | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
foodmetaphors | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Guy Fawkes | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
hanswall | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
high5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Joffan | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Keith Pickering | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
M31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Melanchthon | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
montrealdan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
musicalhair | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
nargel | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
papicek | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Robert Naiman | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Seneca Doane | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Spud1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Thutmose V | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ZaBlanc | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ben masel | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
DoomsdayShark | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Free Radical | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
FightingRegistrar | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Jumpin J | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
LaughingPlanet | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
lostboyjim | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
rhutcheson | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
spider441 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
terrapin station84 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
bgblcklab1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Blue Wind | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
BTP | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
cavebird | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Celtic Merlin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
cskendrick | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
DeadB0y | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
dissonantharmony | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
dpinzow | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
DynamicUno | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Elvis Vader | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ericledford | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
evilstorm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Geenius at Wrok | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
jerseycorn | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
kto9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
mnguy66 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Mo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
PinkFreud | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Pym | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
RageKage | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
SuperBowlXX | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
TheCid | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
USArmyParatrooper | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
hekebolos | 1.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Chicagoa | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
dmet | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
drache | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
eddiem86 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
eztempo | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Ignacio Magaloni | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
JeffLieber | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
KStreetProjector | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
mconvente | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Odysseus | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
rmonroe | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
rteeter | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Something the Dog Said | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ThyrsiodB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
vescis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
zamrzla | 1 | 6 | 3 | 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 | 4 | 2 | 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.
Note #1: lostboyjim won a make-up match for Round 5 against TheCid.
Note #2: Joffan won a make-up match for Round 5 against Pym.