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ketchuplover

Isolated Pawn

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29 Sep 17 18:23

ketchuplover

Isolated Pawn

Wisconsin USA

Joined: 09 Dec 01
Moves: 89986

29 Sep 17 18:23

(for offline chess) all random pairings tournaments!

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 44439

30 Sep 17 01:30

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Good idea.

random pairing - random colour - one game.
A big knock out 7 days no time bank.
Everyone on the site in whether they asked to or not.

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Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

30 Sep 17 13:47

Originally posted by @greenpawn34
Good idea.

random pairing - random colour - one game.
A big knock out 7 days no time bank.
Everyone on the site in whether they asked to or not.

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I'd rater see one day with 7 day time bank.

7 day could result in two weeks per move. One game could easily last a year.

venda

Dave

S.Yorks.England

Joined: 18 Apr 10
Moves: 93481

30 Sep 17 20:03

Originally posted by @greenpawn34
Good idea.

random pairing - random colour - one game.
A big knock out 7 days no time bank.
Everyone on the site in whether they asked to or not.

.

Everyone on the site Jeff?
There'd be hundreds of "non" games - a v b where neither player has moved for ever.
Maybe every active player on the site & the admins would have to send a message to all involved because so few of us read the forums that most would wonder what it was all about.
Also what about non subs with their full entitlement of current games?

pzn2pawn

Joined: 14 Apr 15
Moves: 20123

01 Oct 17 12:55

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I like this idea. Maybe subs only, with moves within the past month, say. But fast time limits please. I have posted elsewhere that I'd like to see annual RHP championship.

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 44439

01 Oct 17 15:58

Hi Venda,

Maybe calm it down to everyone who has moved in the last 4 months.

I think Russ has a 'PM all' routine
Include non-subs.
Make it non-rated to encourage players to try that risky opening
they have always wanted to try. A fast time control. Random Draw.

mlb62

Joined: 20 May 17
Moves: 20504

04 Oct 17 00:37

Originally posted by @venda
Everyone on the site Jeff?
There'd be hundreds of "non" games - a v b where neither player has moved for ever.
Maybe every [b]active player on the site & the admins would have to send a message to all involved because so few of us read the forums that most would wonder what it was all about.
Also what about non subs with their full entitlement of current games?[/b]

so how many "active players" are on RHP ??? What does active mean ?

venda

Dave

S.Yorks.England

Joined: 18 Apr 10
Moves: 93481

04 Oct 17 13:33

Originally posted by @ogb
so how many "active players" are on RHP ??? What does active mean ?

If you click on "players" at the top of your screen it'll bring up a listby date last moved.
It also shows the number of players -over 10,000.
If you move along the tabs you'll se a lot haven't moved for a long time
A lot of these have left the site for a number of reasons and can be considered "inactive".
Unfortunately their accounts cannot be cancelled by themselves or RHP as that would impact on the games they have played against other players so thet simply just sit there forever.

mlb62

Joined: 20 May 17
Moves: 20504

06 Oct 17 13:42

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Originally posted by @ketchuplover
(for offline chess) all random pairings tournaments!

a step in the right direction..but..as far as online tournaments go..make them all non-rated. or just not have any ratings at all..