Poly chess championship: join us now - Page 5

Harovan · September 24, 2003, 10:14

I don't object ljcvetko to take over zorbops place in the first group, but of course the games already started should be newly replayed and not just taken over.

Ljube · September 24, 2003, 10:59

Thanks Sir Ralph.
And naturally I do appreciate your suggestion to start new games.
If all of you accept this, I can start new games immediately.

Harry Seldon · September 24, 2003, 11:08

If you'd like to warm up before playing the masters, I'll play your first match. Will you start the thread and take the first move?

Ljube · September 24, 2003, 11:37

Thread started.

Our game

Julius Brenzaida · September 25, 2003, 12:01

Quote:

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
I sent Julius Brenzaida a private message about the games; hopefully he'll show up.

With all respect for the currently active players, whoever emerges as the strongest one will have to face JB IMHO before calling himself the Apolyton champ. Julius hasn't even let a draw out of his hands...

Carolus

Thanks Carolus.

Some games were pretty close, especially the last one.
(The scotch with the bishop ending)

Julius Brenzaida · September 25, 2003, 12:14

As you may gather from the time it took me to answer Carolus' post, I am quite busy.

I was once known as the Apolyton champ long ago, by winning games in this very forum, that's what Carolus talked about.

It's nice to see all those games going and all this interest for chess in this forum

It is impossible for me to keep the pace, I have too much work and I like to spend time on almost every move.

Here's what I can propose. If a champion comes out of your tournament(s), I would gladly oppose him in a single match, with, let's say, "a move a week at least" pace (it doesn't forbid to go faster).

I don't have time for more, so I perfectly understand if you don't accept the challenge the way I present it. I am no Fischer and no Kasparov, neither in my level of playing, neither in the desire to hold my title by any tricky means.

If I can play the winner under my conditions (or some other propositions that I would agree), that's fine. Otherwise, I can be seen as a "retired" champ that won't blame IBM, FIDE, Braingames or Apolyton, and that's also fine with me.

Keep on playing all those nice games !

DrSpike · September 25, 2003, 12:16

Hehe if only the real chess world worked that way.

Ljube · September 27, 2003, 12:14

I would like to start a game with Jaguar Warrior.
Since I'm playing in stead of zorbop, I'm white in this one.
Here's the thread.

ljcvetko - Jaguar Warrior game

Ljube · September 27, 2003, 12:24

Sir Ralph, you also seem to have completed (won !!!???)all other games, so I suggest you start a new thread with you as white

Harovan · September 27, 2003, 14:04

Fine with me. Here is it.

Zevico · September 30, 2003, 04:59

I'd like to play...am I too late (I didn't read most of the thread, sorry

)

Harry Seldon · September 30, 2003, 08:16

I think you need to find someone to pair with, then you get in on a tourney of six.

Carolus Rex · September 30, 2003, 11:31

Seems that a 150-year-old chess problem has been solved. Full story can be found here:

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/news/20...06/magictours/

Carolus

Carolus Rex · September 30, 2003, 11:34

You'll find a link to the programmers' site in the piece I linked to.

Carolus

DrSpike · September 30, 2003, 11:44

I decided there were none years ago. They should have just mailed me and I would have said.

Carolus Rex · September 30, 2003, 12:22

Yes.

When I was younger and passed a couple of standard chess tests to obtain a couple of "marks" (The Golden Knight one was called), I could have sworn (before passing after endless tries) it was impossible to mate with king, knight and bishop against king in less than 50 moves!

Carolus

Ljube · October 2, 2003, 16:05

I would like to start my final outstanding game with muxec.

I'm playing instead of zorbop, so I'm white in this one.

Here's the link

ljcvetko - muxec game

Tarquinius · October 5, 2003, 06:11

Hey, a chesstourney on Apolyton... I didn't expect that to happen

Is it possible for me to join a group? (I don't exactly understand your system, so I don't know whether there are still spots available

)

Playing games over the looks fun to me, would like to try it out!

Ljube · October 5, 2003, 14:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Ok, that gives:

1 = MichaeltheGreat
2 = Harry Seldon
3 = Sir Ralph
4 = zorbop
5 = muxec
6 = Jaguar Warrior

The rounds and results are:

Round 1
MichaeltheGreat	Jaguar Warrior	1-0
muxec	Harry Seldon
Sir Ralph	zorbop
Round 2
muxec	MichaeltheGreat	running
zorbop	Jaguar Warrior
Harry Seldon	Sir Ralph	0-1
Round 3
MichaeltheGreat	zorbop	running
Sir Ralph	muxec	1-0
Jaguar Warrior	Harry Seldon	1-0
Round 4
Sir Ralph	MichaeltheGreat	1-0
Harry Seldon	zorbop
muxec	Jaguar Warrior	0-1
Round 5
MichaeltheGreat	Harry Seldon	running
Jaguar Warrior	Sir Ralph	0-1
zorbop	muxec	running

Sir Ralph, why don't you update the table.

Ljube · October 5, 2003, 14:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Tarquinius
Hey, a chesstourney on Apolyton... I didn't expect that to happen

Is it possible for me to join a group? (I don't exactly understand your system, so I don't know whether there are still spots available

)

Playing games over the looks fun to me, would like to try it out!

It appears that there are enough interested people for another group.
Michael, Sir Ralph do we contact them all via PM to confirm their participation and set up group 2 of our championship?

MJW · October 11, 2003, 18:48

I beat Pave.

Pave · October 12, 2003, 06:49

Oh, that is so true!

Games?

Harry Seldon · October 22, 2003, 10:15

My company is cutting internet access and I'm having trouble getting connected from home so my posts are going to be few and far between. If this is ok I'll continue playing but if I'm dragging my feet too much I'll understand if you have to replace me. Damn!