MakeChessNotWar!
Yesterday, MakeChessNotWar was victorious in his match against Sharkmeister, but before he could lock up the title, he still had to await the outcome of cschess vs. PsiFighter37, the latter of whom had to win in order to stay alive and force a blitz playoff for the championship. With time running out on their clocks, cschess and PsiFighter37 played to a draw. And with that, MakeChessNotWar won the title.
Please join me today in congratulating the champion of the first ever Daily Kos Chess Tournament.
CELEBRATORY SONG: "We Are The Champions" by Queen
MakeChessNotWar finished the tournament with 7.5 points out of a maximum of 8, with seven wins and a draw to second-place finisher PsiFighter37.
Below I have posted MakeChessNotWar's matches throughout the tournament, each of which were victories except for the aforementioned draw in Round 7. Enjoy!
When time permits, either this week or next, I will be posting a more celebratory diary for the 2009 DKos Chess Champ, with some cool anecdotes that you won't want to miss! I will also be holding an "Awards Ceremony" of my own later in the week, as I hand out my own personal awards and accolades to other players in the tourney.
(NOTE: Hat tip to papicek for retrieving the Round 1 match!)
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ROUND 1: ZaBlanc vs. MakeChessNotWar
ROUND 2: MakeChessNotWar vs. PedsNeuro
ROUND 3: nargel vs. MakeChessNotWar
ROUND 4: MakeChessNotWar vs. Gangster Octopus
ROUND 5: louisedkos vs. MakeChessNotWar
ROUND 6: MakeChessNotWar vs. Abelian
ROUND 7: PsiFighter37 vs. MakeChessNotWar
ROUND 8: MakeChessNotWar vs. Sharkmeister