Originally posted by GatecrasherSorry, Gatecrasher. Never saw it that way. I'll refrain 🙂
Nice work, Gil.
Chess Slayer, should you discuss the details of games in progress?
Don't your comments just invite someone to comment, potentially assisting either side, and thus breaking the TOS?
Originally posted by GatecrasherThanks Gatecrasher and Chess Slayer for your support...😏
Nice work, Gil.
Originally posted by Chess Slayer
Thanks for the update.
Another important update:
Group 29 - Talem16 (1706) has resigned and Kingo2000 (1749) progress alone.
Now, there's only 5 groups still open to define their leading player or players to progress: Group 5, 15, 17, 21 and 28.
And there's 34 players progressing to 2nd round in 33 groups, including Group 21, which is still open to one more player.
The page 10 full updated list of players that might progress to the 2nd round by group with prognostics for the open groups:
Group 1 - IronMan31 (2457) progress.
Group 2 - futureman (1786) progress.
Group 3 - Exy (1915) progress.
Group 4 - Quirine (2121) progress.
Group 5 - Open. Chess Slayer (1957) and ericfrelicot (1902) fight against each other to progress.
Chess Slayer leads the group and just needs to draw his last game or a defeat of ericfrelicot to progress.
If ericfrelicot win all his unfinished games, including his game against Chess Slayer, he progress alone. If he lose for Chess Slayer, Chess Slayer progress alone.
Group 6 - cludi (2127) progress.
Group 7 - nicohuyboom (2185) progress.
Group 8 - David Tebb (2297) progress.
Group 9 - nickybutt (1625) progress.
Group 10 - Duhian (2255) progress.
Group 11 - hooptroop (1664) progress.
Group 12 - Baca (2242) progress.
Group 13 - GauravV (1774) progress.
Group 14 - cantspell (1548) progress.
Group 15 - Totally open. SteveC (2084), David G (1925) and ivanhoe (1924) fight against each other to progress.
SteveC leads the group. If he draw one more game he progress. If he win one more game or his opponents lose points one for another, he progress alone.
ivanhoe needs to win all his games and a draw between his opponents to progress. If he win all his games and SteveC lose for DavidG, he progress alone.
David G needs to win all his games and a SteveC's defeat for ivanhoe to progress with SteveC.
Group 16 - Perrys (2108) progress.
Group 17 - Open. cbd (1932) and Grand Master Gav (1854) fight against each other to progress.
Grand Master Gav have to beat cbd to progress alone.
If cbd draw both games or win a game he progress alone.
Group 18 - harrinpj (1453) progress.
Group 19 - sergen1976 (1624) progress.
Group 20 - JimmyBilly (1530) progress.
Group 21 - ggoulam (1574) has beaten Geordieboy (1061) and progress alone. caissad4 (1932) is out of the tournament.
Group 22 - hushpuppy (2034) progress.
Group 23 - Knight Time (1668) progress.
Group 24 - crusoe (1646) progress.
Group 25 - Prefect (1811) progress.
Group 26 - Northern Lad (2199) progress.
Group 27 - mistsplicer (1862) progress.
Group 28 - Open. koen (1962), rosaline (1952) and B Rock (1751) can progress.
koen lost important points to Vovochka (1714). He have to win his games against B Rock and beg for rosaline lose some points for B Rock to progress.
If koen win all his games and rosaline win just one game and draw another, koen progress with rosaline.
Unless B Rock, as koen to Vovochka, has lost important points to BrainB5 (1618), he's in a more comfortable condition than koen, because he's still fighting against his immediate opponents.
If he win all his games except one he progress alone. If he win all his games against another players, draw both games with koen and one game with rosaline and win a game from rosaline, he progress with rosaline.
At the best position on the group, rosaline just have to win a game and draw another to progress. If he win both games he progress alone.
Group 29 - Kingo2000 (1749) progress.
Group 30 - TRACKHEAD21 (1655) progress.
Group 31 - Gatecrasher (2047) progress.
Group 32 - awrightus (2034) progress.
Group 33 - fernando J P Vasquez (2272) progress.
Group 34 - ThePO (2251) and In His Name (2213) progress.
Group 35 - Tequila (2101) progress.
Group 36 - no1marauder (1939) progress.
Group 37 - webreaper (2123) progress.
Tournament Overview:
There's only 4 groups open to define their leading player or players to progress: Group 5, 15, 17 and 28.
There's 34 defined leading player progressing to 2nd round in 33 Groups.
Only Group 34 has defined two leading players to progress.
Another Facts:
Now, the Group 18 leading player, harrinpj (1453), is the lowest ranked player going through to the 2005 Championship 2nd round. He has taken this position from cantspell (1548).
It must be recorded that harrinpj has started the tournament with 1862 rating points, while cantspell was a 1456 player on the 3rd of January.
About to come:
The full 2005 Championship 1st round analysis group by group! The favorites. Who has fulfilled their favoritism. Who did not and why they didn't.😀😲🙄😏😉
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About to come:Can I post my white flag here and now ?
The full 2005 Championship 1st round analysis group by group! The favorites. Who has fulfilled their favoritism. Who did not and why they didn't.😀😲🙄😏😉[/b]
I got thru in a relatively weak group so i've been practising against 1900 opponents and been stuffed ! 1700s are frightening me too.
I think i need to sort out my openings...playing off the cuff can get you thru against my ranking and below to some extent but jeez its obvious that the big boyz know how to destroy a weak opener.
Good stuff Gil by the way, fascinating analysis 🙂
Originally posted by JimmyBillyThanks for your supporting Steve,
Can I post my white flag here and now ?
I got thru in a relatively weak group so i've been practising against 1900 opponents and been stuffed ! 1700s are frightening me too.
I think i need to sort out my openings...playing off the cuff can get you thru against my ranking and below to some extent but jeez its obvious that the big boyz know how to destroy a weak opener.
Good stuff Gil by the way, fascinating analysis 🙂
Keep on your practicing, you are into the 2nd round, so you can make it. Technically, you have the same chances of Ironman31... 😉
Now, an important update:
Group 28 - B Rock (1727) has lost his games against rosaline (1991) and koen (1951) for timeout. This way, rosaline progress alone.
Originally posted by Gil DeMarcus WalkerGroup 5 - Finally Closed. Chess Slayer progresses alone after ericfrelicot draws to Joop506.
Important update:
[b]Group 5 - Still open. Chess Slayer (1947) had a draw in his last game against ericfrelicot and progress.
Now, ericfrelicot must win all his unfinished games to progress with Chess Slayer.[/b]
Originally posted by Chess SlayerYeah!!!
Group 5 - Finally Closed. Chess Slayer progresses alone after ericfrelicot draws to Joop506.
That's it... Now we have only 2 groups open to define their leading players to progress: Group 15 and Group 17.
Great...
Edit: BTW, Congratulations Chess Slayer!!! 😏😀
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Originally posted by GatecrasherOuch ! So hurtful and yet so true !
Technically, the same chances? Only if both players use dice to make their moves...
Great experience though...I only started playing for the first time in over 25 years back in Oct/Nov 2004 so I am enjoying the ride !
I'm a damn sight better at tennis !
Steve
Important update:
Group 15 - Open. SteveC (1635), David G (1908) and ivanhoe (1951) fight against each other to progress.
SteveC has lost his last games against his immediate opponents, ivanhoe and David G, and depends on their results to progress.
If ivanhoe win both games against David G, he progress alone.
If David G win both games against ivanhoe, he progress with SteveC.
If ivanhoe and David G lose points for each other, SteveC progress alone.
Originally posted by Gil DeMarcus Walkerjust one important game left for group 15:
Important update:
[b]Group 15 - Open. SteveC (1635), David G (1908) and ivanhoe (1951) fight against each other to progress.
SteveC has lost his last games against his immediate opponents, ivanhoe and David G, and depe ...[text shortened]... hoe and David G lose points for each other, SteveC progress alone.[/b]
ivanhoe v davidG ***inprogress***Game 872203 *** inprogress****
if ivanhoe wins then ivanhoe progresses alone,
if loss or draw then SteveC progresses alone
Originally posted by flexmoreGame over; Davidg wins, so SteveC advances alone. He's resigned all his games though; wonder if he'll show up for the second round?
just one important game left for group 15:
ivanhoe v davidG ***inprogress***Game 872203 *** inprogress****
if ivanhoe wins then ivanhoe progresses alone,
if loss or draw then SteveC progresses alone