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Iowa_Flames_Fan · 11-20-2022, 09:38 AM

QUICK TOURNAMENT UPDATE:

Even though the time control is 3 days per move, we’ve been playing pretty fast as a group and have already played 10 of 18 round 1 games.

So far Doozle (Superfraggle) is in the lead with 3 points, and is heading up the Group 2 “group of death” (which started the tournament with 2 players over 1250). CPSlava is making an impressive showing, currently holding down second place in group 2.

There are only 3 of us in Group 1, and there have been fewer games finished. But man…. they were some games. I eked out 2 wins against karim1002 (ah123), but don’t let the result fool you. They were back and forth games with complex middle and end game positions that could have gone either way. Both of us are still in our fist of 2 games against HonkyShaman, and those are still in the middle game, so group 1 is very much still up for grabs.

One game I would like to feature is the Group 2 matchup with Slava and Superfraggle, featuring the rarely seen closed Scandinavian.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/...059?tab=review

Very instructive game to look at for opening concepts. Also features an impressive 93% accuracy from Doozre (Superfraggle) who is obviously no slouch and maybe the early favourite. Both players played very well. The game probably turned on a single misstep from white (4. Bb5+, allowing … c6!! — forking the knight and bishop). That’s chess—it is brutal and unforgiving sometimes.

Impressive stuff all and hope everyone is having fun!

11-20-2022, 09:38 AM	#54
Iowa_Flames_Fan Referee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Over the hill Exp:	QUICK TOURNAMENT UPDATE: Even though the time control is 3 days per move, we’ve been playing pretty fast as a group and have already played 10 of 18 round 1 games. So far Doozle (Superfraggle) is in the lead with 3 points, and is heading up the Group 2 “group of death” (which started the tournament with 2 players over 1250). CPSlava is making an impressive showing, currently holding down second place in group 2. There are only 3 of us in Group 1, and there have been fewer games finished. But man…. they were some games. I eked out 2 wins against karim1002 (ah123), but don’t let the result fool you. They were back and forth games with complex middle and end game positions that could have gone either way. Both of us are still in our fist of 2 games against HonkyShaman, and those are still in the middle game, so group 1 is very much still up for grabs. One game I would like to feature is the Group 2 matchup with Slava and Superfraggle, featuring the rarely seen closed Scandinavian. https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/...059?tab=review Very instructive game to look at for opening concepts. Also features an impressive 93% accuracy from Doozre (Superfraggle) who is obviously no slouch and maybe the early favourite. Both players played very well. The game probably turned on a single misstep from white (4. Bb5+, allowing … c6!! — forking the knight and bishop). That’s chess—it is brutal and unforgiving sometimes. Impressive stuff all and hope everyone is having fun!