[Closed] STW Chess

Count me in. Have enjoyed them all so far.

I'm in again please, even though I'm pretty hopeless

Maybe 2 days per move though?

I seem to have missed the existence of tournament 3. Count me in for 4 if it happens - chess.com user Xebeq.

I'll have a go again please, been enjoying it even with all the beatings 😄

2 days per move would suit me too

I'd be up for that too. Ideally quicker time limits though. Quite how some people can do one move every 48hrs is beyond me. A couple of games in some of those previous tournaments lasted months!

Make move.
Opponent waits 47.5hrs, moves.
You move.
47.5hrs later...

I’d be up for it. 24hrs should be the max tho. Ideally a total game clock too to keep all games under a week! It’s ridiculous that the 1st tournament is still ongoing 😂

Sign me up too please. User name is sillysillystw

Cheers

What Zilog said

I would be keen! Jordan_ke on chess.com

I think 1 day per move should be enough time and it will keep games moving. To allow for things like overnights in the hills with no internet access I will leave the vacation option open. So if you can not make a move within 24hrs you have the option to pause your games.

https://support.chess.com/article/624-how-does-vacation-work-how-much-time-do-i-get

If you pay an annual or monthly subscription you get auto vacation so Chess.com pauses your games if you are going to lose on time.

So far
irc1979
zilog6128
Xebeq
kennyp
@Grum - Chess.com username?
crewlie
zilog6128
sillysillystw
Jordan_ke
@crazy-legs Chess.com jlyon77?

That's me!

Add me please

Me too ta

I'll have a go for the first time:

JeremyDog

So far
@Grum - Chess.com username?
irc1979
zilog6128
Xebeq
kennyp
crewlie
zilog6128
sillysillystw
Jordan_ke
jlyon77
richwales
2bit
jeremydog

Cheers, I'm grahamwynne on there

Add me please, played in first tournament but not since then...

Ooo yes please. I will hopefully be more on it now Covid etc is behind me 🙂

dannybgoode 🙂

@iancity1 What's your Chess.com username?

Iancity29

I’ll play again - stevo_mcd

Aye, there have definitely been some looooonnnng games. Reckon it’s like driving speed limits - some people see them as limits, some as targets!

Missed the ones before
I’m in
dtcaban on chess.com

Count me in so you lot can thrash me again.Can't believe how long some games are taking.

username---chessron99

could you please add me.
vince2638

In so far
Iancity29
irc1979
zilog6128
Xebeq
kennyp
crewlie
zilog6128
sillysillystw
Jordan_ke
jlyon77
richwales
2bit
jeremydog
grahamwynne
dannybgoode
stevo_mcd
dtcaban
chessron99
vince2638

I'm kprook on chess.com

Please add me!!!

aejames

Thanks for organising this 🙂

Me too please. I’ve not done overly well so far and not played in months, but I’d be keen. Thanks.

Django2357 on chess.com (PlayStation too if anyone’s playing Warzone (badly) 😉).

Invite please
comino64

Can I join too please? Not very good, trying to improve. User blocpep on chess.com

So far
Iancity29
irc1979
zilog6128
Xebeq
kprook
crewlie
zilog6128
sillysillystw
Jordan_ke
jlyon77
richwales
2bit
jeremydog
grahamwynne
dannybgoode
stevo_mcd
dtcaban
chessron99
vince2638
aejames
Django2357
comino64
blocpep

OK 23 players so far. Waiting another couple of days for any more interest before setting it up.

I’m in: Marzipan1994

I'm in please Was never great is the name

OK. Invites sent. Everyone should have either an email or message on Chess.com with a link to click to accept invite.

25 players so far. Max group size is 7. So space for 3 more if any one else is interested.

Top 3 go through to round 2 from each group. I'll give it until Friday for any more interest.

Bugger, it's telling me that I can't join as I have too many timed out games in the last 90 days. That was from a tournament I joined and then when it started I found it was some weird format with pieces in all the wrong places so I just let the games expire.

Didn't realise it would then stop me joining any other tournaments. I'm on the naughty step!

Bugger, it’s telling me that I can’t join as I have too many timed out games in the last 90 days. That was from a tournament I joined and then when it started I found it was some weird format with pieces in all the wrong places so I just let the games expire.

Should be a setting on the tournament that @irc can change to allow you to join regardless.

@crazy-legs

Timeout setting tweaked. Should work now.

I got Biggest Upset in T3 so can I please have another go - I am Kevin PhilipsBong

Thanks @irc , all sorted.

@ fruitbat
AKA KevinPhilipsBong

Invite winging it's way towards you.

Crazy Legs I did that too twice but I just resigned each game .

Half the players still to join the tournament. As well as the link sent out this link can maybe used.

https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-chess-club-t4/join/266ff9

2bit
Crewlie
dtcaban
Iancity29
Jordan_ke
kprook
Marzipan1994
richwales
sillysillystw
stevo_mcd
Wasnevergreat
xebeq

Last chance anyone wanting to play to accept the invite.

Starting tournament tomorrow.If it stays at the 16 currently joined I'll go for 2x groups of 8 for round 1

Is it too late to add me? Nosedive37

@nosedive

You are invited. THere will be a link to click in your email or Chess.com messages.

You need to click this to accept the invite in order to join thetoyrnament.

This link may also work.

https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-chess-club-t4/join/266ff9

Accepted, nice one thanks

@2bit
@crewlie
@iancity1
@jordyboy
@cteagles
@richwales
@stevomcd

All to accept invites if still wishing to play. Message in email or chess.com messages.

Or try
https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-chess-club-t4/join/266ff9

@irc

Not sure whats gone on. When I click that link above it says I'm already registered but theres no invite email in my chess.com mails, like previous tournaments, & I don't remember accepting any invite (which tallies with your shout out to accept)...

Any ideas?!

@2bit

Looks like you are signed up for the tourney (I presume you are 2bitbash :p)

Yes indeed 👍

As long as I'm in. By hook or by rook right?!

My mistake 2bit. You are in as 2bitbish. I had invited a random player with Chess.com username 2bit. Now cancelled.

Pending invites now
Crewlie
Iancity29
Jordan_ke
Marzipan1994
richwales
stevo_mcd

Sorry guys, missed the invite message! Trying to accept now, but getting "This tournament is already full" messages.

Looking forward to this, i missed tournaments 2 and 3, watching number 1 progress slowly has been painful, the second round i played both the best and worst chess games I have ever played.

@stevomcd
Should be able to join now

watching number 1 progress slowly has been painful,

Apologies for that. Setting the number of days per move to keep a tournament ticking along but not so fast that people time-out because they forgot to log on each day after breakfast is a little trial and error. In hindsight 5 days per move was too long.

I am still playing a 14 day per move one which I think I joined in a past life...

Just a heads-up...

https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/the-stw-chess-com-chess-club/

I am still playing a 14 day per move one which I think I joined in a past life…

I'm in a tournament where one of my opponents went on vacation for 2.5 months until his/her vacation time was used up at which point his/her clock started ticking and the game was lost on time 24hrs later. His/her last dozen games were time outs.

Probably the best answer is just not to worry and forget about stalled tournaments. If you have a few tournaments going at once some will be active and some stalled waiting for a round to finish.

I'm currently involved in 21 tournaments but only have 21 active games.

Last call for joining

Iancity29
Jordan_ke
Marzipan1994

OK. Currently 23 players joined.

I've made the max group size 9. So the Chess.com computer will split the players into 2 groups of 8 and 1 group of 7.

Top 3 qualify for a final round with 9 players.

I would like all players to make at least one move per day to keep it moving. I have changed the time limit to 2 days. The effect of this means you can make daily moves at any time of day. With a 1 day limit if you move at 9am the next day you need to move before 9am. With a 2 day limit any time is good.

Starting the tournament at 1900 tonight.

Still time for Iancity29, Jordan_k,Jordan_ke, and Marzipan1994 to join as there is 4 spaces left.

https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-chess-club-t4/join/266ff9

List of current joined players is at

https://www.chess.com/tournament/stw-chess-club-t4/players

And we're off! Tournament started. Good luck all.

I think I probably need to apologise to @RamseyNeil for that fluked win. There was no plan in that, I was busy trying to avoid your knights and then you opened that diagonal!

However it has got me back to a 1400 rating after @beiciwr64 hammered me yesterday and dropped me down the rankings!

@crazy-legs
Good games thanks!

@beiciwr64 - yes indeed, a well-played one win each. 🙂

@crazy-legs

That was quick! 8 games already. I'm not past move 17 in any of my STW games.

Currently got 33 games on the go mind you.

@irc I don't think I could cope with 33 games on at the same time!! We're up to move 20 now! I'm trying to stay in it!

@crazy-legs

Are you playing blitz or daily games?! :p very impressive.

Are you playing blitz or daily games?! :p very impressive.

I just sit at a desk all day and have my phone next to me!

Loving the tournament, got battered a few times but hung in there in some others. I am definitely not going through! Only played the 10 minute games before and I'm learning loads.

Swapping back to the 10 minute games is tricky though. A couple of times I've moved in the 10 minute games expecting to have the chance to confirm.

(JeremyDog on chess.com)

I too am thoroughly enjoying it, although I’m not sure I’m learning much - three moves in and I’m bamboozled. Can you play a league instead of a tournament, so that everyone would get to play everyone else?

I did think that perhaps after all the games are played that we could create a separate tournament(s) for those that did not qualify by invite only. That way everyone gets to keep playing and at a similar level.

I don't know if a tiered league would be possible?? I think a 20+ player league might be a bit overwhelming.

Yes good idea.

What about the top three go through and play each other (as planned) the rest split in 2 to play another 2 leagues?

There should be enough players for that as it will split into two groups of 7. If it is done on finishes in these current round, then it would be a table of say 6 and 8 or 9 and 5. Or we could say best 6th finisher joins league 2... all of which sounds a bit complicated! There might be some who do not want to do a continue as well. Perhaps best see who wants to continue with a separate tournament once this round is done and take it from there.

I hate knights. Can we get rid of knights please?

I also would be up for continuing something after this tournament is over, even with knights.

Thanks for setting this up
Enjoying it despite losing the first two games.

Yes many thanks @irc and everyone I'm playing

Easy enough to set up another tournament for those who don't qualify for the final.

Max group size is 12. So if all 14 non qualifiers wanted in it would be 2 groups of 7.

Probably worth doing. Playing someone of near equal strength means games are not a near foregone conclusion.

Once the rating difference is 400 the higher rated player is expected to score 90%

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

When I'm picked non STW tournaments to join I look for under 1700 tournaments as a 1550 player.

Cheers @irc for the extra tourny info.

I do think that some of the elo ratings in this tourny don't properly reflect the actual skill level though!