King's Gambit Tournament

cmsMaster

Tournaments

07 Jul 06

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

09 Jul 06

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Except I'm not advertising for new members because I don't want any.

Why would you "not want any"?

XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

Joined: 06 Sep 04
Moves: 25076

09 Jul 06

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Why would you "not want any"?

Because the Guttersnipe Senior Management use The High Council for clan related business. Also flame wars.

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

10 Jul 06

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Because the Guttersnipe Senior Management use The High Council for clan related business. Also flame wars.

Hmm, what kind of business?

HomerJSimpson

Renouned Grob Killer

Joined: 17 Dec 05
Moves: 14725

13 Jul 06

Originally posted by cmsMaster
You mean like "The High Council"?

hahahahah

btw Im in

james47

Joined: 25 Jun 06
Moves: 2822

14 Jul 06

I would like in.

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

14 Jul 06

Originally posted by james47
I would like in.

Well you can join once Russ starts it. Don't get impatient, because he's a very busy man 🙂. Although I'm worried that it will start while I'm on vacation, which would be a disaster for me 🙁.

HomerJSimpson

Renouned Grob Killer

Joined: 17 Dec 05
Moves: 14725

15 Jul 06

Originally posted by cmsMaster
[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4PP2/8/PPPP2PP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1[/fen]

It seems as though the tournament WILL occur, with this starting position. And time controls will be 7/14, 7/7, or 3/21 with groups of 4.

can you ask russ to make it KBA though?

~~trevor33~~

my island

Joined: 10 Nov 05
Moves: 17944

15 Jul 06

Originally posted by HomerJSimpson
can you ask russ to make it KBA though?

agreed

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

15 Jul 06

Originally posted by trevor33
agreed

Hmm, I thought it would be best if we left the option open to the black player. I think the majority of games will be accepted since that seems the best response, but the option to decline the gambit should be open don't you think? Hm, IDK, it seems you guys don't want this though and I understand so I will send Russ an email asking him to change it.

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

15 Jul 06

1 edit

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Hmm, I thought it would be best if we left the option open to the black player. I think the majority of games will be accepted since that seems the best response, but the option to decline the gambit should be open don't you think? Hm, IDK, it seems you guys don't want this though and I understand so I will send Russ an email asking him to change it.

You guys are a hassle 😛. Anyhow, email sent and I now expect that the setup will be this...

With white to move.

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

15 Jul 06

Originally posted by trevor33
agreed

You're a 1.d4 player, are you even going to participate? If so, good 🙂, the moe the merrier.

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

15 Jul 06

Originally posted by Aiko
If we say no, will you cancel your request?

I think it is fine, but I don't know what a king's gambit is anyway. Just as long as it is banded, you can make me feel cheerful.

I don't think it will be banded. I didn't ask 🙂, but I think it'd be fun to play the top players on RHP using my favorite opening.

gezza

Joined: 07 Jun 05
Moves: 5301

15 Jul 06

Can you confirm what the time control will be? I'd be interested, but only providing the time control is long enough. I guess there will be others who will only be interested in a short time control, so it is a balance.

Are fixed opening tournaments rated?

Gezza

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

15 Jul 06

Originally posted by gezza
Can you confirm what the time control will be? I'd be interested, but only providing the time control is long enough. I guess there will be others who will only be interested in a short time control, so it is a balance.

Are fixed opening tournaments rated?

Gezza

It seems as though the tournament WILL occur, with this starting position. And time controls will be 7/14, 7/7, or 3/21 with groups of 4.

Not sure if Russ rates them.

tmetzler

Joined: 03 Sep 03
Moves: 87628

16 Jul 06

2 edits

Originally posted by HomerJSimpson
can you ask russ to make it KBA though?

actually, this might HAVE to be the case.

when i sponsored the From's Gambit tournamentTournament 793, Russ told me that the tournament HAD to start with white to-move. (a programming issue)

maybe this has been updated, but i doubt it.

edit: or perhaps I am remembering wrong,but i don't think so