Originally posted by no1marauderNow, only the Group 17 is open...
Game over; Davidg wins, so SteveC advances alone. He's resigned all his games though; wonder if he'll show up for the second round?
Grand Master Gav (1882) or cbd (1945), who will progress?
I bet cbd will progress...
The 2005 Championship schedule proceeds perfect...
Start: January, 3rd, Monday
End of the 1st round: Until May, 3rd, Tuesday (Jan 3rd + 120 days)
Start of the 2nd round: The day after of 1st round end
Well I think that Russ can settle the 2nd round start to May, 2nd, and the final round start to Aug, 29th. This way all players in the contest could arrange their personal schedule and all rounds would start at a Monday.
Any one knows what Russ thinks about it?
Originally posted by Gil DeMarcus WalkerWell, one depends on the other 😉
Hey! Now we can say that there will be 38 players in the 2nd round...
How many groups for the 2nd round? How many players in each group?
I'd like to see 6 groups, 4 groups with 6 players and 2 with 7. This way there'll probably be a final group of 6-8 players depending on how many tie. With a groups size of 6-8 it is unlikely to see a tie for first place I think.
Originally posted by nickybutti strongly agree ... it is best to have a final round of at least 6 players minimum to reduce the likely hood of a draw in the final round. 7 or 8 players would be better.
Well, one depends on the other 😉
I'd like to see 6 groups, 4 groups with 6 players and 2 with 7. This way there'll probably be a final group of 6-8 players depending on how many tie. With a groups size of 6-8 it is unlikely to see a tie for first place I think.
i hope russ realizes this in time.
Originally posted by flexmoreDoes anyone know what Russ thinks about group sizes and about fixed dates for 2nd and final round start?
i strongly agree ... it is best to have a final round of at least 6 players minimum to reduce the likely hood of a draw in the final round. 7 or 8 players would be better.
i hope russ realizes this in time.
Originally posted by JimmyBillylikewise jimmy billy!!!!
Can I post my white flag here and now ?
I got thru in a relatively weak group so i've been practising against 1900 opponents and been stuffed ! 1700s are frightening me too.
I think i need to sort out my openings...playing off the cuff can get you thru against my ranking and below to some extent but jeez its obvious that the big boyz know how to destroy a weak opener.
Good stuff Gil by the way, fascinating analysis 🙂
The full updated list for the page 11 of players that progress to the 2nd round by group with updated prognostics of Group 17:
Group 1 - IronMan31 (2463) progress
(I would say progresses, but it's too much Ss to say).
Group 2 - futureman (1823) progress.
Group 3 - Exy (1905) progress.
Group 4 - Quirine (2124) progress.
Group 5 - Chess Slayer (1957) progress.
Group 6 - cludi (2193) progress.
Group 7 - nicohuyboom (2198) progress.
Group 8 - David Tebb (2296) progress.
Group 9 - nickybutt (1629) progress.
Group 10 - Duhian (1905) progress. Unfortunately he left RHP. Maybe he'll show up for the 2nd round.
Group 11 - hooptroop (1697) progress.
Group 12 - Baca (2235) progress.
Group 13 - GauravV (1721) progress.
Group 14 - cantspell (1622) progress.
Group 15 - SteveC (1654) progress.
Group 16 - Perrys (2120) progress.
Group 17 - Open. cbd (1945) and Grand Master Gav (1882) fight against each other to progress.
Grand Master Gav have to beat cbd to progress alone.
If cbd draw both games or win a game he progress alone and it seems he's about to do it.
Group 18 - harrinpj (1334) progress.
Group 19 - sergen1976 (1654) progress.
Group 20 - JimmyBilly (1508) progress.
Group 21 - ggoulam (1660) progress.
Group 22 - hushpuppy (2007) progress.
Group 23 - Knight Time (1709) progress.
Group 24 - crusoe (1608) progress.
Group 25 - Prefect (1779) progress.
Group 26 - Northern Lad (2242) progress.
Group 27 - mistsplicer (1881) progress.
Group 28 - rosaline (2034) progress.
Group 29 - Kingo2000 (1733) progress.
Group 30 - TRACKHEAD21 (1263) progress.
Group 31 - Gatecrasher (2102) progress.
Group 32 - awrightus (2034) progress.
Group 33 - fernando J P Vasquez (2264) progress.
Group 34 - ThePO (2274) and In His Name (2233) progress.
Group 35 - Tequila (2042) progress.
Group 36 - no1marauder (2019) progress.
Group 37 - webreaper (2123) progress.
1st Round Overview:
There's 38 defined leading player progressing to 2nd round in 37 Groups, including Group 17.
Only Group 34 has defined two leading players to progress.
Interesting Facts:
The new lowest ranked player going through to the 2005 Championship 2nd round is the Group 30 leader, TRACKHEAD21, he was sick and hasn't been moving since March, 24th.
After TRACKHEAD21, harrinpj (Group 18) and JimmyBilly (Group 20) are the lowest ranked player going through the 2nd round.
Finally ...
The 2005 Championship 1st Round Analysis Group by Group - Part 1
The favorites. Who has fulfilled their favoritism. Who did not and why they didn't.
Group 1 - IronMan31 (2459, 2382 at Jan 3rd) had no problem to easily confirm his ample favoritism. 24 games, 24 wins, 72 points, 12 opponents crushed, no chances for nobody.
For now, IronMan31 stands the Italy flag.
And I'm sure he's italian. He's the guy selfnamed Afro, who plays as cyrano at gameknot.com.
Did you see his photo at RHP faces (http://www.dogstarr.org.uk/rhpfaces/gallery/gal35.htm)? Compare it to cyrano's profile picture (http://gameknot.com/stats.pl?cyrano). Isn't the same person?
Group 2 - Fnugbatter (1856, 1821 at Jan 3rd) was the group favorite.
At the Championship start, Fnugbatter was 61 points ahead of rizzers (1662), and 126 points ahead of futureman (1823).
Fnugbatter has beaten rizzers, a win as white (Game 870361) and a draw as black (Game 870283). Against futureman, a tie, one win as black to each side (Game 870359 & Game 870259). And, unfortunately or not, in the board Game 870331, Fnugbatter lost some decisive points to alwaysup (1404, 1221 at Jan 3rd).
In his side, futureman didn't lose points for another players, neither for rizzers (Game 870252 & Game 870275), and has progressed alone against Fnugbatter favoritism.
futureman stands the US flag.
Group 3 - Exy (1855) was a 1863 player at tournament start and was the group favorite.
His closest opponents was bobbyboomer (1686, 1622 at Jan 3rd), vrobke (1550, 1606 at Jan 3rd), and neight (1927, 1572 at Jan 3rd).
During the games, neight, a rising player in RHP, presented himself as the toughest fighter, scoring two draws against Exy (Game 870527 & Game 870416) and a no defeat 1st round run.
However, neight lost points in a draw as black to bobbyboomer (Game 870452)and Exy has confirmed his favoritism, progressing alone.
Now, maybe neight should be called the group favorite, but it changes nothing.
Exy stands the UK flag.
Group 4 - At tournament start, January 3rd, Quirine (2124), with 1927 points, and sastorey (2063), with a rising rating graph and 1934 points, were the group favorites.
Quirine won both games against sastorey in two tough fights (Game 870545 & Game 870645), one 55 and other 67 moves game. He won all his other games in 1st round too, 24 wins, 72 points, just as IronMan31, and has progressed alone.
Quirine stands the Netherlands flag.
Group 5 - At January 3rd, Joop506 (1918), with 2004 points, and ericfrelicot (1939), with 1908, was the group favorites.
There was no other close candidate to progress. The closest opponents was Oleg Margolin (1649, 1617 at Jan 3rd), Phillidor284 (1733, 1586 at Jan 3rd), Chess Slayer (1956, 1513 at Jan 3rd), and unclescooby (1553, 1502 at Jan 3rd).
Joop506 and ericfrelicot had a draw in one of their games (Game 870725) and they're still fighting in the other (Game 870803), two tough games, as it would be expected from players at their level.
However, Joop506 ignored the lower rated opponents and paid for it. He had a tie with Oleg Margolin (1649, 1617 at Jan 3rd), two wins as black for each side (Game 870721 & Game 870755), a tie with unclescooby (1553, 1502 at Jan 3rd), two wins as white for each (Game 870718 & Game 870706), and was beaten by Phillidor284 (1733, 1586 at Jan 3rd), he lost as white (Game 870719) and had a draw as black (Game 870731).
But, above of all, both, Joop506 and ericfrelicot, ignored, as a strong candidate to progress in the group, an ascendant player, an opponent that couldn't be ignored, Chess Slayer.
Chess Slayer has beaten ericfrelicot, with a win as white (Game 870846) and a draw as black (Game 870812), had a tie with Joop506, one win as white for each one (Game 870839 & Game 870728), won all other games in his 1st round career, and has progressed alone to the 2nd round.
Chess Slayer stands the US flag.
Group 6 - No surprises. cludi (2141, 2082 at Jan 3rd) was, by far, the group favorite. He lost a game as white (Game 870964) to terminmater (1776, 1723 at Jan 3rd), but won all other games and has progressed alone.
cludi stands the Denmark flag.
Group 7 - Obviously, nicohuyboom (2194,2120 on Jan 3rd) was the group favorite. Dustnrogers (1852, 1377 at Jan 3rd), with his floating rating, due to multiple timeouts on opened short time games in his absences, and a impressive move fashion, fast, but also wise, could not be omitted.
Dustnrogers has started this thread at Jan 5th, when it was impossible to see the 2005 Championship table, and announced his recent achievement: two wins, no defeats. The day after, the same pace, six wins no defeats.
But, as fast as he defeated the low rated players, he has realized that it couldn't be so easy: Jan 7th, 8 wins, 2 defeats (Game 871029 & Game 871006). It was nicohuyboom, the 2140 rated player mentioned by him.
Feeling himself out of the contest, Dustnrogers lost one more game (Game 871053), for a minor player, pineapple42 (1197) who was around 1300 in the January early days.
Fulfilling his role, nicohuyboom won all his games, 24 wins, 72 points, as Quirine and IronMan31.
nicohuyboom stands the Netherlands flag.
Group 8 - This was the battle field for David Tebb (2296, 2291 at Jan 3rd) and meman (2251, 2199 at Jan 3rd) fight.
It must be noted the unlucky spriggles (1993, 1924 at Jan 3rd). Yes, that's an unlucky guy. Forced to face two top ten players in the 1st round, when he was able to progress to 2nd round with just a little better fate in championship pairing.
But spriggles did well. At least, he did a nice run, he was beaten by the group monsters as black (Game 871168 & Game 871228), but had two draws as white (Game 871257 & Game 871262).
In the battle field, David Tebb imposed his better condition against meman, a win as white (Game 871165) and a draw as black (Game 871221).
David Tebb stands the England flag.
Group 9 - No top 100 players. Actually, no top 200 players. And maybe, no top 500 players. A place where a common player could make it.
The group favorite was ouroboros (1620, the same around Jan 3rd). His closest opponents were dc3 (1445,1488 at Jan 3rd), 0rbital (1521, 1469 at Jan 3rd), and the surprising nickybutt (1629, 1447 at Jan 3rd).
As white, nickybutt has defeated all his opponents except dc3, against whom he had a draw (Game 871394).
As black, almost the same, all wins except two draws, again against dc3 (gid]871334[/gid]) and against scubagold (1291, 1276 at Jan 3rd - Game 871382), a player with a strange rating graph due to his many defeats for timeout, in a game out of the group favorites particular contest.
Fortunately for nickybutt, also out of the group favorites contest, ouroboros lost for lechler (1397, 1364 at Jan 3rd - Game 871318), 0rbital lost for antonymayhew (967, 1256 at Jan 3rd - Game 871420), and dc3 lost for scubagold (Game 871333).
So, ouroboros, 0rbital and dc3 lost 3 points for players out of the group main candidates to progress, while nickybutt lost only 2 points for those players.
Besides the equality in the games against nickybutt, dc3 couldn't make better than him against ouroboros and Orbital, so nickybutt has progressed alone frustrating his rivals favoritism.
nickybutt stands the Denmark flag.
Group 10 - Duhian (2279, 2153 at Jan 3rd) and Kawika (1622, 2038 at Jan 3rd) were the group favorites.
It seems that Kawika had disdained the tournament and Duhian fulfilled his role winning all his games. 24 wins, 72 points, as IronMan31, Quirine and nicohuyboom.
Duhian was standing the Portugal flag. Unfornately he left RHP, but maybe he will show up for the 2nd round.
That's it for now... Everybody feel free to comment and to correct any mistake...
Soon the Part 2...
Originally posted by Gil DeMarcus WalkerThank a lot, Gil. I really enjoyed it. For not being in the championship, you have a lot of interest which I'm grateful for.
Finally ...
[b] The 2005 Championship 1st Round Analysis Group by Group - Part 1
The favorites. Who has fulfilled their favoritism. Who did not and why they didn't.
Group 1 - IronMan31 (2459, 2382 at Jan 3rd ...[text shortened]... ree to comment and to correct any mistake...
Soon the Part 2...[/b]
Little mistake: I LOST to Joop506 as black, not a tie. I think he deserves that note since he played a great game that took up most of his time. He was a great opponent...
Little update: ericfrelicot has beaten Joop506 in the last game 🙂
Originally posted by Chess SlayerThank you for update...
Thank a lot, Gil. I really enjoyed it. For not being in the championship, you have a lot of interest which I'm grateful for.
Little mistake: I LOST to Joop506 as black, not a tie. I think he deserves that note since he played a g ...[text shortened]... Little update: ericfrelicot has beaten Joop506 in the last game 🙂
When I wrote the Group 5 chronicle this game hadn't finished yet.😞
About you tie against Joop506, I talked about a tie in points, one win for each side as white. 😉
About my interest in this Championship... I must say that, for RHP community, it's better than World Great League, better than the Superbowl, better than the NBA Playoffs...😲🙄😏😀😉😵
Thanks Gatecrasher for your supporting... doing it haven't been easy...😞😛 but I like it...🙄😀😉
EDIT: Hey everybody... I would appreciate recs... please... don't forget it... 😀