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Game Courier Tournament #4: An Introductory Semi-Potluck. A tournament to feature games good for introducing people to Chess variants.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Standings beginning the 6th last round.
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Jose Carrillo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Armin Liebhart | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Thomas McElmurry | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Fergus Duniho | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Je Ju | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Jose Carrillo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Armin Liebhart | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Fergus Duniho | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Thomas McElmurry | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Je Ju | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Fergus Duniho | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Jose Carrillo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Armin Liebhart | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Thomas McElmurry | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Je Ju | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
1)Fergus defeats Vitya in a Modern Carrera's Chess game.
2)Fergus defeats Je Ju in an Ajax Orthodox Chess game.
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Fergus Duniho | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | José Carrillo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Armin Liebhart | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Thomas McElmurry | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Je Ju | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
1)Je Ju defeats Nicholas in an Hypermodern Shatranj game.
2)Je Ju defeats Nicholas in a Modern Carrera's Chess game.
3)José defeats Vitya in an Ajax Orthodox Chess game.
4)Armin defeats Nicholas in a Circular Chess game.
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Armin Liebhart | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11.5 |
| 3 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Fergus Duniho | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | José Carrillo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Thomas McElmurry | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Je Ju | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
1)Armin defeats Vitya in an Hypermodern Shatranj game.
2)Armin defeats Fergus in an Euchess game.
3)Thomas defeats Je Ju in an Euchess game.
4)Carlos defeats Fergus in an Hypermodern Shatranj game.
5)Armin defeats Thomas in an Ajax Orthodox Chess game.
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 2 | Armin Liebhart | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 3 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | José Carrillo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Fergus Duniho | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Thomas McElmurry | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Je Ju | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
1)Carlos defeats José in an Euchess game.
2)Thomas defeats Armin in an Hypermodern Shatranj game.
3)Carlos defeats Thomas in a Modern Carrera's Chess game.
4)José defeats Thomas in a Circular Chess game.
| Rank | Player | Wins | Ties | Losses | In Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Cetina | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 2 | Armin Liebhart | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 3 | José Carrillo | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Vitya Makov | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Fergus Duniho | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Thomas McElmurry | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Je Ju | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Joe Joyce | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 9 | Nicholas Wolff | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Sam Trenholme | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
1)José defeats Thomas in an Hypermodern Shatranj game.
2)Fergus defeats Je Ju in a Circular Chess game.
Since the tournament is finishing the results of the games played by Joe Joyce and Sam Trenholme are also added:
Joe 1-0 Nicholas
Joe 0-1 José
Joe 0-1 Fergus
Thomas 0.5-0.5 Joe
Joe 0-1 Vitya
Je Ju 0-1 Joe
Vitya 1-0 Sam
Sam 1-0 Je Ju
Sam 0-1 Carlos
Fergus 1-0 Sam
Sam 0-1 Thomas
Nicholas 1-0 Sam
There is no queen, but 2 compounds. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Daniil:
Your proposal seems to me very interesting. I have edited a preset for playing on a 9x8 board.
Preset's URL: http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/play.php?game%3DThere+is+no+queen+but+two+compounds%26settings%3D9x8
Please let me know if you would like to try it.
Preset's URL starting out from a reversed symmetric setup:
http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/play.php?game%3DThere+is+no+queen+but+two+compounds%26settings%3D9x8reversed
The true ajax variation of 'There is no queen but two compounds' on a 9x8 board with reversed symmetry would be this:
Definitevely, I would rather to play on a 9x8 board.
Yes. You are right. I already made the correction.
Game Courier Tournament #4: An Introductory Semi-Potluck. A tournament to feature games good for introducing people to Chess variants.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Thank you very much, Joe. Of course, I did not win the tourney... my opponents gave me it! I lost the count of how many gross blunders they made. The quality of the games I played is... POOR. They can be deleted and nothing would happen. They do not exist. About playability, the six chessvariants chosen are quite playable and enjoyable.
Game Courier Logs. View the logs of games played on Game Courier.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I would accept your challenge but with a time parameters more relaxed: spare 2 weeks, grace 3 days.
Yáng Qí. Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Fergus: It seems that there is a bug in the log of your open invitation 'fergus-cvgameroom-2010-351-107'. I could not make the first move as White. And the personal invitation that I have just sent to you also have a bug.
OK. From my viewpoint it would be interesting to try Yáng QÃ, apart from by using the swap rule, by applying the conversion rule that I conceived some time ago to the particular case of the symmetric array that you name Bigamous Chess. This would require to edit another preset by codifying such a rule for both bishops and vaos. Hope you like this idea. Enjoy!
Fergus: What do you think about running a tourney like this? I think Game Courier should have an annual potluck tournament.
I know that Joe and I can manage this. Due to the idiomatic barrier,
frequently don't express me adecuately. I was not asking or suggesting
that Fergus run the tourney, but rather if he would be agree with such an
event and would participate in it.
I hope that AT LEAST the following players sign up: Fergus, Jose, Vitya, Nick (Wolff), Armin, Mats, Joe and I. Hopefully also Christine Bagley-Jones could participate.
Then, formally judges for this tournament are expecting that those interested let us know which game bring each one. The date scheduled for beginnig it is February 1.
I bring Coherent Chess.
You are right, Fergus, the direct sense of the question is that, but I swear my intention was not that. It's hard to explain the case. I only can say I'm sorry, my mind is confused enough by thinking between Spanish and English. I'm happy with your participation. Without you this tourney would be a resounding failure. Extra Move Chess is an excellent choice. By my part it is accepted. Nicholas: I'm also very happy with your participation. If Joe has no objection, Smess also is accepted. Thanks and enjoy! Chieftain Chess... Wow! I will have to review my library on openning theory of this game! OK. We already are 4 contenders. Anyone else?
Christine: Thanks for the clarification. That was EXACTLY what I meant to say. I always have believed that women can read the minds of men! I cannot enter in a detailed discussion about the perform of pawns in a game; only would like to say that the name of this tourney, Free4All (=Free For All), mean that everybody (inventor or user) may enter if the game chosen fulfil these three MINIMUM/FEW conditions: 1)must be playable, 2)have their rules posted online, and 3)have at least 1 complete game score available. The reserve time of 5 months per player is for that players that cannot are on line dayly also could participate. The flat time limit of 10 months is because Joe and I have in mind to run a tourney like this every year: from February 1 to November 30. We can devote December of each year to analyse our performance in the tourney, and January of each year to open the sign ups for the following tourney.
Hi Greg, pleased to meet you and welcome back! What would be the game you bring? George: I like your idea of '...separate tournaments, whenever they start, to some space where non-participants can follow them,...'. Of course, this is something that only Fergus and maybe David Howe can make. But first we need to get an agreement on the kind of tournament we will play. By the way, I would be very happy if you would participate in it! Talking about democracy and justice, I think the method that Joe and I are proposing is quite democratic because we are giving to the people practically ABSOLUTE liberty to make theirs choice; it's understandable that each one will choose his/her favorite game. The fair here consists in the principle 'give for receiving': to I receive/get the pleasure of playing my favorite game I have to give to my adversary the pleasure of playing his favorite game. Naturally, it is perfectly possible to run several tourneys of diverse kinds at the same time: by theme and even by any particular variant. For instance, I have in mind to run in a next future a mini tourney playing Seirawan Chess. Of course, only the fonds of this great variant will participate in it. What about to carry out at the same time both ideas: the original of Joe/I and that of Fergus/Mats? Let's pospone a while the issue about to vote if Chieftain is accepted or not.
Joe: What is your position regarding the issue that Fergus and Greg have been raising? The mine is that we should follow with our original idea. I see this type of tourneys like a forum where certain kind of inventors could show theirs exotic variants, those that nobody or few people would want to play. I agree at all with Nicholas, save in one point: 'a tournament with 4 players sometimes doesn't provide enough'. Given the unpopular stuff we are trying, a tournament with 4 players is a resounding success!
Joe: Please don't worry by the time. I'm quite pleased by viewing you full occupied in business and similar things. Don't forget to send me the rules of 'Merchant Princes and Space Pirates'. I'm very interested in pirate you this game and to sell it here in Mexico!!! :)))) I insist in to run the original format of this tourney. I'm not against to change it. But, if Nicholas and I are the only guys interested in it, I would suggest to close this item/topic and to open another new one (perhaps) called 'Potluck Only4Vegetarians'. Enjoy!
George: Regarding Hot Potato I think Fergus is right. I'm waiting for your participation in this tournament!
Joe: I think we all have already gotten an agreement. There are five persons interested in this tourney each one bringin thus:
1)Fergus: Storm the Ivory Tower (Version 3),
2)Greg: Cataclysm,
3)Nicholas: Smess,
4)Joe: Chieftain Chess,
5)Carlos: Coherent Chess.
Nicholas: Please feel free to change your choice by any other variant you like; for instance, Dimension X, Holy Grail or Wild Kingdom Chess.
Nicholas: By my part there is no objection. It would be convenient to post the preset as soon as possible, no later than 2 days before the tourney begins. I think that if you face some difficulties to do that on time, we might play the original version that is very nice and fulfil all the requirements: it has its rules well explained; it already has a preset posted and it have been played several times although unfortunately the logs are broken. (see maeko-sissa-2009-63-847).
There is something bad with the address: 'wildestkingdomchess.webs.com'. I could not access it.
David Paulowich: How are you? I have been thinking that with the relaxed time control of 5 months per player perhaps you could participate in this. You have a lot of very interesting games and it would be fantastic to see you here joining us and bringing (say) Rose Chess XII!
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