2005 Championship: Round 2

Originally posted by Exy
This is par for the course - I'm still waiting for round 2 to start on this tournament!?!

http://www.redhotpawn.com/tournament/view.php?tid=249

😴

Me, too: I joined that tourney the first or second day I got my star. I won't ever join a 3/14 again!

Originally posted by nickybutt
I went through all the groups and found three games:
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
rossoboy-polarbear: Game 871605
twchess-neldo: Game 870216

All games are far from finished.
The next round is, at worst, months away.

The game: twchess-neldo: Game 870216 is now finish, so now it's up to polarbear and rossoboy to finish their games. The RHP community is anxiously awaiting. Will any of the two players be man/woman enough to time the other out? Right now it's rossoboy's move.
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
rossoboy-polarbear: Game 871605

Originally posted by no1marauder
Incredible!! I've been holding down my games expecting about 14 with beasts like IM, Dave Tebb, In His Name, etc. etc. but now see that a handful of sluggards will apparently hold this tournament in thrall until it's 90 degress in northern New York! What is wrong with you people; 25 moves in over 4 months?????? I guess this blasts Flexmore's theory about 0 timeouts and large timebanks finishing faster than a 1/7 or 3/7!

the race is far from finished yet ... imagine if the timecontrol here was 3/7 ... we would have been years and years .... 5000 games have finished ... just 2 to go ... not too bad.

now finish em please!

Originally posted by no1marauder
Incredible!! I've been holding down my games expecting about 14 with beasts like IM, Dave Tebb, In His Name, etc. etc. but now see that a handful of sluggards will apparently hold this tournament in thrall until it's 90 degress i ...[text shortened]... timeouts and large timebanks finishing faster than a 1/7 or 3/7!

The problems is the 2 days grace for automatic timeout... I'm sure of that, those games would me finished without it...

EDIT: Before May, 3rd... I'm sure...

Originally posted by nickybutt
The game: twchess-neldo: Game 870216 is now finish, so now it's up to polarbear and rossoboy to finish their games. The RHP community is anxiously awaiting. Will any of the two players be man/woman enough to time the other out? Right now it's rossoboy's move.
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
rossoboy-polarbear: Game 871605

And now it's polarbear's turn...
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
rossoboy-polarbear: Game 871605
COME ON!!

One game left!
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
It's now rossoboy's turn to move...

yeh that game wil be finsihed soon because as soon as polarbear moves he can time me out

Originally posted by rossoboy
yeh that game wil be finsihed soon because as soon as polarbear moves he can time me out

Hey rossoboy,

Say to us... how is your TB and how is polarbear's TB? according to our calculation, you both have no TB since May, 3rd... is it correct?

Originally posted by rossoboy
yeh that game wil be finsihed soon because as soon as polarbear moves he can time me out

i believe this is the best action ... polarbear should time you out.

you did take longer than the tournament allowed ... you should not slow it down ...

polarbear: take the skull ... claim the win.

Originally posted by flexmore
i believe this is the best action ... polarbear should time you out.

you did take longer than the tournament allowed ... you should not slow it down ...

polarbear: take the skull ... claim the win.

Guess he's not taking your advice as he moved about 15 minutes ago. 2005 Championship ending in 2005? NOT!

Originally posted by no1marauder
Guess he's not taking your advice as he moved about 15 minutes ago. 2005 Championship ending in 2005? NOT!

it is not 2006 yet ... i bet it still does finish this year ...

but it should not get down to this ... get rid of that grace period russ ... instantaneous autotimeouts for tournaments!

Originally posted by nickybutt
The game: twchess-neldo: Game 870216 is now finish, so now it's up to polarbear and rossoboy to finish their games. The RHP community is anxiously awaiting. Will any of the two players be man/woman enough to time the other out? Right now it's rossoboy's move.
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
rossoboy-polarbear: Game 871605

http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=871483

Yes the only game let. I know someone can declare a win and they should because there two players do not move on.

Originally posted by RBHILL
http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=871483

Yes the only game let. I know someone can declare a win and they should because there two players do not move on.

the game can't effect qualification anyway ... it's ridiculous that the whole tournament is being delayed for this meaningless game, we know who's qualified from every group ... just start the second round

Originally posted by Siskin
the game can't effect qualification anyway ... it's ridiculous that the whole tournament is being delayed for this meaningless game, we know who's qualified from every group ... just start the second round

We should PM the low rated player to resign the game or draw the game.

Originally posted by nickybutt
One game left!
polarbear-rossoboy: Game 871483
It's now rossoboy's turn to move...

The last game of the first round has finally ended. I look forward with anticipation (and a little dread) to the next round. Good games to all!