OT Forum Games Chess Tournament - Interest Check

[stevieji]

This isn't really a chess program, but http://www.kongregate.com/games/TheGrandestine/chess-evolved-online is a fun flash chess-like game where you can collect different pieces than the regular chess set up and can customize your board.

Thanks, but that doesn't sound like fun at all. I just need a half-decent chess program I can play offline - I need the practice. Obviously I can just search for one, but from experience they're not always great - and I thought this would be a good place to ask for a recommendation.

 

[madchemist]

Haven't played at all for a few years, but I'll be on the road soon, so expect soon to be playing insanely good Indians, Russians and Israelis on an almost daily basis.

Just realised I don't currently have a chess program on my pc. Any recommendations for Windows 8, please? Freeware, naturally.

I would be interested, but can't really commit to a tournament at the moment, as I'm going to off-grid at least some of the time.

I assume you mean offline programs where you play against the computer? Windows 7 came with Chess Titans which is pretty solid, and I think it can be downloaded for Windows 8. Try that one.

 

[stevieji]

I assume you mean offline programs where you play against the computer? Windows 7 came with Chess Titans which is pretty solid, and I think it can be downloaded for Windows 8. Try that one.

Thx.

 

[Hax]

Count me in.

I was typing in your name and it suggested "pdox_Hax".

Wonder who that is

Didn't you see the avatar?

 

[Gen. Marshall]

Didn't you see the avatar?

Get to da chesbooaard

 

[Ithvan]

Evening, people. I'd join, but only if MC tells me when this baby is starting. I'm going travelling tomorrow until Tuesday, you see.

 

[madchemist]

Evening, people. I'd join, but only if MC tells me when this baby is starting. I'm going travelling tomorrow until Tuesday, you see.

Haven't really decided yet. I was thinking I could wait until the end of the weekend for signups, and that'd probably allow you to manage the round 1 game.

Also, because of the pairing method I'm going to use, it's possibly for players to skip a round or two if need be; it'll just make it a bit harder for you to win if you do.

 

[Ithvan]

Haven't really decided yet. I was thinking I could wait until the end of the weekend for signups, and that'd probably allow you to manage the round 1 game.

Also, because of the pairing method I'm going to use, it's possibly for players to skip a round or two if need be; it'll just make it a bit harder for you to win if you do.

Fair enough. Count me in!

 

[Hax]

I would prefer to have 30 min matches.

 

[marty99]

I will tentatively join. Not much experience but it'll give me a decent yet fun workout hopefully. What time of day will matches be on? Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.

 

[jeray2000]

I will tentatively join. Not much experience but it'll give me a decent yet fun workout hopefully. What time of day will matches be on? Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.

I think there's going to be a pretty wide range of skill in this tournament, and MC is just setting up the pairings and keeping score, so it'll be up to the two opponents to find a time that works.

 

[marty99]

I think there's going to be a pretty wide range of skill in this tournament, and MC is just setting up the pairings and keeping score, so it'll be up to the two opponents to find a time that works.

Cool. Thanks.

 

[AsdfeZxcas]

I'm a bit worried about timezones. Perhaps a correspondence chess kind of thing might be better, although I'll give this a shot.

I believe lichess has a tournament feature.

 

[madchemist]

I would prefer to have 30 min matches.

Noted. I should probably make some sort of poll regarding time controls.

I'm a bit worried about timezones. Perhaps a correspondence chess kind of thing might be better, although I'll give this a shot.

I believe lichess has a tournament feature.

Correspondence would make this take forever. I think being able to knock out a game in one sitting is necessary to make it work.

Lichess does have a tournament feature, but it requires all players to be online at the same time, which I have serious doubts about. I think mutual agreement between players should be more workable than anything else.

 

[madchemist]

If you have strong preferences on the time control we'll use, please let me know by PM or in-thread. I'm inclined to stick with 15|10 right now, but if lots of people indicate that 30 minutes is much better (or want something faster than 15|10) I'll at least consider it.

Also, signups will close and round 1 pairings will go out at 7 PM Sunday evening (Eastern US time). Players will have 72 hours to get their round 1 games in; if everyone gets it done faster then I may reduce it to 48 hours.

 

[Gen. Marshall]

I played a couple of 15|10 games, there's honestly still too much time pressure for my liking. 20|10 would be a decent compromise for me.

 

[Tornadoli]

I played a couple of 15|10 games, there's honestly still too much time pressure for my liking. 20|10 would be a decent compromise for me.

Need to think faster.

 

[AsdfeZxcas]

I'll be busy Sunday, but I might get it in Monday afternoon/evening. As for time, I generally play classic mode with each player getting 10 minutes, but I'm open to longer games.

 

[madchemist]

I'll be busy Sunday, but I might get it in Monday afternoon/evening. As for time, I generally play classic mode with each player getting 10 minutes, but I'm open to longer games.

Lichess calls 10|0 classical, but by most standards it's a very fast time control.

 

[jeray2000]

Lichess calls 10|0 classical, but by most standards it's a very fast time control.

I definitely want increments in the game, if the game takes a lot of turns I don't want to be out of time for the couple of moves I really want to think hard about.