The DKos Chess Tournament 2009 open thread is now open! Updated standings and results through Round 8 are posted below.
A potential championship match has been scheduled! MakeChessNotWar and Sharkmeister, both tied for 1st place, are set to square off against one another on Sunday, August 23 at 9 pm Eastern Time. I use the word "potential" because the winner of this match might end up as the winner of the tourney, depending on the outcome of the other finals matches. If they draw, there will be a blitz playoff to determine a final winner between them and any others who finish with 7 points through 8 rounds. A winner may also find himself tied with PsiFighter37, who could win his final match against cschess.
I am hoping to turn the weekend of August 22-23 into a championship weekend, where I will be able to liveblog the other three major finals matches. Updates to the schedule will be announced once they develop. Stay tuned....
UPDATE: Another finals match has been scheduled! brendanm98 and louisedkos will be playing at the same time as MakeChessNotWar and Sharkmeister.
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DKOS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2009: ROUND 8 (August 12-August 24)
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UPCOMING MATCHES
White | Black | Match Time | Match Site |
stlbucket | Dvd Avins | Friday, August 14, 2009 07:00 PM ET | chess.com |
hanswall | papicek | Friday, August 14, 2009 09:30 PM ET | chess.com |
RageKage | rmonroe | Monday, August 17, 2009 09:00 PM ET | chess.com |
brendanm98 | louisedkos (chess.com username jjohnson29) | Sunday, August 23, 2009 09:00 PM ET | chess.com |
MakeChessNotWar (chess.com username FM_Eric_Schiller) | Sharkmeister | Sunday, August 23, 2009 09:00 PM ET | chess.com |
Bold indicates a finals match.
To chess players:
Round 8 will last from now until the evening of Monday, August 24. It is your responsibility to contact your opponent so that you can complete your match before the end of Round 8. 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 8 MATCH-UPS
The match-ups for Round 8 have been selected by the Tournament Director based on the results of Rounds 1-7 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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MakeChessNotWar | vs. | Sharkmeister | . |
cschess | vs. | PsiFighter37 | . |
mquander | vs. | vets74 | . |
brendanm98 | vs. | louisedkos | . |
FWIW | vs. | Twin Planets | . |
i know | vs. | Cobbler | . |
Albanius | vs. | Abelian | . |
Grey Paladin | vs. | PedsNeuro | Grey Paladin |
Bill White | vs. | high5 | . |
RickMassimo | vs. | Robert Naiman | Robert Naiman |
wmorriss | vs. | lostboyjim | . |
dov12348 | vs. | Spud1 | . |
Andrew Lazarus | vs. | thereisnospoon | . |
sharris0512 | vs. | Kimball | . |
stlbucket | vs. | Dvd Avins | . |
Thutmose V | vs. | ZaBlanc | . |
nargel | vs. | ferrisbueller | . |
M31 | vs. | writerkirk | . |
Dbug | vs. | TeacherRyan | . |
Dan Morris | vs. | ericledford | . |
hanswall | vs. | papicek | . |
Gangster Octopus | vs. | dnta | . |
rhutcheson | vs. | AndrewMC | . |
Free Radical | vs. | Joffan | . |
Guy Fawkes | vs. | jerseycorn | . |
montrealdan | vs. | musicalhair | . |
foodmetaphors | vs. | bgblcklab1 | . |
BaxKen | vs. | debedb | . |
ActivistGuy | vs. | Blue Wind | . |
Seneca Doane | vs. | Melanchthon | . |
SuperBowlXX | vs. | DynamicUno | . |
vescis | vs. | TheCid | . |
Keith Pickering | vs. | ben masel | . |
LaughingPlanet | vs. | terrapin station84 | . |
DeadB0y | vs. | hekebolos | . |
Jumpin J | vs. | spider441 | . |
Pym | vs. | BTP | . |
Elvis Vader | vs. | USArmyParatrooper | . |
dpinzow | vs. | dissonantharmony | . |
cskendrick | vs. | mnguy66 | . |
Something the Dog Said | vs. | Chicagoa | . |
RageKage | vs. | rmonroe | . |
mconvente | vs. | eztempo | . |
drache | vs. | zamrzla | . |
ThyrsiodB | vs. | JeffLieber | . |
Odysseus | vs. | Unlabled | . |
neilliebus | vs. | Ignacio Magaloni | . |
2 of 47 Round 8 matches have been completed.
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 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
PsiFighter37 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Sharkmeister | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
brendanm98 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
cschess | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Grey Paladin | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
louisedkos | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
mquander | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
vets74 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
i know | 5.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Robert Naiman | 5.5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Twin Planets | 5.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Albanius | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Bill White | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Cobbler | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
FWIW | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
high5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
PedsNeuro | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Abelian | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
dov12348 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
lostboyjim | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
RickMassimo | 4.5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Spud1 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
wmorriss | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Anderson Republican | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Andrew Lazarus | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
cmorrison | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Dan Morris | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Dbug | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Dvd Avins | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
ericledford | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
ferrisbueller | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
hanswall | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Kimball | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
M31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Marcion | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
nargel | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
papicek | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
sharris0512 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
stlbucket | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
TeacherRyan | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
thereisnospoon | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Thutmose V | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
writerkirk | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ZaBlanc | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
AndrewMC | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
dnta | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Free Radical | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Gangster Octopus | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Joffan | 3.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
rhutcheson | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
ActivistGuy | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
BaxKen | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
bgblcklab1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
black2thefuture | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Blue Wind | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
cavebird | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
debedb | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
DynamicUno | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
foodmetaphors | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Guy Fawkes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
jerseycorn | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Keith Pickering | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Melanchthon | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
montrealdan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
musicalhair | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Seneca Doane | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
SuperBowlXX | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
TheCid | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
vescis | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
ben masel | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
DeadB0y | 2.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
DoomsdayShark | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
FightingRegistrar | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
hekebolos | 2.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Jumpin J | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
LaughingPlanet | 2.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
spider441 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
terrapin station84 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
BTP | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Celtic Merlin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Chicagoa | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
cskendrick | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
dissonantharmony | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
dpinzow | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Elvis Vader | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
evilstorm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
eztempo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Geenius at Wrok | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
kto9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
mnguy66 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Mo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
PinkFreud | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Pym | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
RageKage | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
rmonroe | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Something the Dog Said | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
USArmyParatrooper | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
dmet | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
drache | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
eddiem86 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ignacio Magaloni | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
JeffLieber | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
KStreetProjector | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
mconvente | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Odysseus | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
rteeter | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
ThyrsiodB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
zamrzla | 1 | 7 | 4 | 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 | 5 | 3 | 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.