Chess Tournament for the general forum

@petewxyz said
Handicap tournaments would be interesting.

Maybe apply some enforced opening moves e.g. if your rating is more than 400 above your opponent you have to open by moving a knight out and then returning it to its starting position second move.

Maybe for 300 difference advance a pawn that nobody would normally chose. I guess somebody who knew a lot more about chess than m ...[text shortened]... ing difference, but I am sure you could handicap a player by obligating them to use a weird opening.

I've heard of "knight-odds" games or "rook-odds" games, where the stronger side gives up a piece to start.

We’re half way there, will give it another week or so before trying another forum.

@trev33 said
We’re half way there, will give it another week or so before trying another forum.

Perhaps less people would give you higher chances of getting a quick start! With 16 min and max could take awhile old friend.

-VR

I like to play chess with old men in the park. But it's so hard to find 32 of them.

~Emo Phillips

@very-rusty said
Perhaps less people would give you higher chances of getting a quick start! With 16 min and max could take awhile old friend.

-VR

If you join it will be that little bit quicker, actually see it filling up in a day if you join 😉

@rookie54 said
I like to play chess with old men in the park. But it's so hard to find 32 of them.

~Emo Phillips

32 old men don’t play chess in the park silly 😂

@trev33 said
If you join it will be that little bit quicker, actually see it filling up in a day if you join 😉

LOL trev....I can't see anyone beating orangutan that is on the list of names so far. Are you saying people would join up just to play me? 😉 Besides I am trying to keep my games around 50 on this site.

-VR

@trev33 said
32 old men don’t play chess in the park silly 😂

he intends to use the old men as chess pieces
not as opponents

drink more coffee

@rookie54 said
he intends to use the old men as chess pieces
not as opponents

drink more coffee

Never underestimate an old man, may be a big mistake on the person that does! 🙂

-VR

@rookie54 said
he intends to use the old men as chess pieces
not as opponents

drink more coffee

Sure they weren't playing some thing else?

@very-rusty said
LOL trev....I can't see anyone beating orangutan that is on the list of names so far. Are you saying people would join up just to play me? 😉 Besides I am trying to keep my games around 50 on this site.

-VR

You're at 44, now it's tough math but i figure if you join the tournament and play another two games that's still less than 50. Let the circus begin 😜

@trev33 said
You're at 44, now it's tough math but i figure if you join the tournament and play another two games that's still less than 50. Let the circus begin 😜

My friend did you happen to check the pending challenges I am in that could start at anytime? I will be staying out of this circus round! 😉 My Clan Challenges are more important to me.

-VR

@suzianne said
I've heard of "knight-odds" games or "rook-odds" games, where the stronger side gives up a piece to start.

That is an interesting idea!

-VR

Come on people, first page, enter the tournament

@trev33 said
Come on people, first page, enter the tournament

Where are we now at numbers wise?