Matt Nemmers has organized a group of posters here to sign up to play e-mail
chess as a team - I understand he has enough players to begin, so wonder if
he has challenged or been challenged by any other team yet?

Meanwhile, Rob Mitchell's initiated tournament is heading to a close, with
slower moves in, now, critical positions. About 4 or 5 people who post here
are taking part, joined by 4 random participants from around the world -
some of whom are doing okay against us.

Phil Innes

"Chess One" wrote in message
news:hCath.2207$dk1.2170@trndny03...
Matt Nemmers has organized a group of posters here to sign up to play
e-mail chess as a team - I understand he has enough players to begin, so
wonder if he has challenged or been challenged by any other team yet?

Meanwhile, Rob Mitchell's initiated tournament is heading to a close, with
slower moves in, now, critical positions. About 4 or 5 people who post
here are taking part, joined by 4 random participants from around the
world - some of whom are doing okay against us.

Phil Innes

I didn't realize that a "team" tournament actually involved us all playing
against other teams. Seems like quite an unruly format, since we must find
another team with the same number of mates. I know we've been through this
before -- but if everyoneon the letsplaychess.com server could supply their
names I will start a double round-robin among (or as Phil would say,
amongst -- ugh) us.

I'm having a bad time in general OTB and online. Went 0-4-2 at the Liberty
Bell Open and tonight I lost to one of my regular punching bags, hanging a
piece (I simply forgot to re-take). I also lost to a 1600-ish player on the
letsplaychess server in Rob Mitchell's tournament. Neither one of us
realized my Q was en prise for two moves. Finally he took. Blah. At least
there is ICC, where I'm still over 2000. Let's see what I can do about that.

Ange1o DePa1ma wrote:
"Chess One" wrote in message
news:hCath.2207$dk1.2170@trndny03...
Matt Nemmers has organized a group of posters here to sign up to play
e-mail chess as a team - I understand he has enough players to begin, so
wonder if he has challenged or been challenged by any other team yet?

Meanwhile, Rob Mitchell's initiated tournament is heading to a close, with
slower moves in, now, critical positions. About 4 or 5 people who post
here are taking part, joined by 4 random participants from around the
world - some of whom are doing okay against us.

Phil Innes

I didn't realize that a "team" tournament actually involved us all playing
against other teams. Seems like quite an unruly format, since we must find
another team with the same number of mates. I know we've been through this
before -- but if everyoneon the letsplaychess.com server could supply their
names I will start a double round-robin among (or as Phil would say,
amongst -- ugh) us.

I'm having a bad time in general OTB and online. Went 0-4-2 at the Liberty
Bell Open and tonight I lost to one of my regular punching bags, hanging a
piece (I simply forgot to re-take). I also lost to a 1600-ish player on the
letsplaychess server in Rob Mitchell's tournament. Neither one of us
realized my Q was en prise for two moves. Finally he took. Blah. At least
there is ICC, where I'm still over 2000. Let's see what I can do about that.

Angelo,
Mine is robmtchl
Grant Perks is Grant Perks
Phil Innes is Chess One

Rob wrote:
Ange1o DePa1ma wrote:
"Chess One" wrote in message
news:hCath.2207$dk1.2170@trndny03...
Matt Nemmers has organized a group of posters here to sign up to play
e-mail chess as a team - I understand he has enough players to begin, so
wonder if he has challenged or been challenged by any other team yet?

Meanwhile, Rob Mitchell's initiated tournament is heading to a close, with
slower moves in, now, critical positions. About 4 or 5 people who post
here are taking part, joined by 4 random participants from around the
world - some of whom are doing okay against us.

Phil Innes

I didn't realize that a "team" tournament actually involved us all playing
against other teams. Seems like quite an unruly format, since we must find
another team with the same number of mates. I know we've been through this
before -- but if everyoneon the letsplaychess.com server could supply their
names I will start a double round-robin among (or as Phil would say,
amongst -- ugh) us.

I'm having a bad time in general OTB and online. Went 0-4-2 at the Liberty
Bell Open and tonight I lost to one of my regular punching bags, hanging a
piece (I simply forgot to re-take). I also lost to a 1600-ish player on the
letsplaychess server in Rob Mitchell's tournament. Neither one of us
realized my Q was en prise for two moves. Finally he took. Blah. At least
there is ICC, where I'm still over 2000. Let's see what I can do about that.





Angelo,
adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

"Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Angelo,
adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

Is this the team so far, Rob? Dunno how strong Grant is, but Randy is a
master, and Angelo is 2000-some. How many more we need until we challenge
the Coastguards? Where are all the Sany-slayers? Come on Jerzy, we need you!
Phil

"Chess One" wrote

adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

LAST CALL!

I'm about to invite all the players on this list for a double round-robin
tournament. If anyone else would like to participate let me know by
Wednesday morning.

Ange1o DePalma

Chess One wrote:
"Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Angelo,
adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

Is this the team so far, Rob? Dunno how strong Grant is, but Randy is a
master, and Angelo is 2000-some. How many more we need until we challenge
the Coastguards? Where are all the Sany-slayers? Come on Jerzy, we need you!
Phil

I would love to see all of the corrospondence masters play. After all,
this is there type of game.
Most give the response that it is "beneath them" to play against me
because it might sully their reputations.
I am proud to say that both Angelo and Matt and Inconnux have thrased
me terribly! Angelo tried to have pity on me and begged me to resign so
I might save some dignity while in another game my play resembled
something a trained monkey might play. Matt has simply crushed me in a
tactical game and Phil bloodies my nose by the 12th move in almost
every game.

I am not afraid to play anyone. I try to learn from every game and try
to make a friend by the end of each. Perhaps thats the real reason some
of these people wont play. If they did and found out that being
friendly was possible then they would have no reason to post anything
at all.
Rob

I'm in! where the hell is Matt? We can do both things, or we go with
Angelo's plan. Phil

"Ange1o DePa1ma" wrote in message
...

"Chess One" wrote

adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

LAST CALL!

I'm about to invite all the players on this list for a double round-robin
tournament. If anyone else would like to participate let me know by
Wednesday morning.

Ange1o DePalma

"Chess One" wrote in message
news:cfwth.13754$pb7.287@trndny09...
I'm in! where the hell is Matt? We can do both things, or we go with
Angelo's plan. Phil

"Ange1o DePa1ma" wrote in message
...

"Chess One" wrote

adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

LAST CALL!

I'm about to invite all the players on this list for a double round-robin
tournament. If anyone else would like to participate let me know by
Wednesday morning.

Ange1o DePalma

There is definitely something fishy about the tournament organizing
capabilities of this site. I invited everyone today but I can't figure out a
way to see who has accepted. And supposedly Grant Perks has changed his
online name, but how do I re-invite him?

adp

I never got an invitation. :-(

On Jan 23, 9:56 pm, "Ange1o DePa1ma"
wrote:
"Chess One" wrote in messagenews:cfwth.13754$pb7.287@trndny09...





I'm in! where the hell is Matt? We can do both things, or we go with
Angelo's plan. Phil

"Ange1o DePa1ma" wrote in message
...

"Chess One" wrote

adp
chess one
GrantPerks
Inconnux
robmtchl
Nemmers
Randy395919

LAST CALL!

I'm about to invite all the players on this list for a double round-robin
tournament. If anyone else would like to participate let me know by
Wednesday morning.

Ange1o DePalmaThere is definitely something fishy about the tournament organizing
capabilities of this site. I invited everyone today but I can't figure out a
way to see who has accepted. And supposedly Grant Perks has changed his
online name, but how do I re-invite him?

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