S75 Chess Tournament

[Juice 641]

Oh darn chess is pretty cool, next time something like this is available lemme know as I'd love to play

[bigAL 2,176]

14 hours ago, Juice said:

Oh darn chess is pretty cool, next time something like this is available lemme know as I'd love to play

Our chess club is still pretty active, come check it out here: https://discord.gg/2K8mxCWjM7

[Red 499]

RedSus vs Ricer Game 1

 

Winner: RedSus

[bigAL 2,176]

On 12/15/2020 at 4:02 PM, bigAL said:

Barring any last minute surprises, the round robin will CLOSE at midnight tonight with the following results, including a _____ for the playoff cutoff:

 

Group A:

1. @Nikdandrea34 - 4Ws

2. @Martin Bradac (who doesn't exist anymore?!?!?) - 3 Ws

______

3. @BarzalGoat 2 W

4. @Domino Draws 1 W 

5. @dlamb 0 W

-10000. @Dil DQ

 

Group B:

1. @bigAL (rigged) 5.5 W

2. @rory  4 W (resigned)

3. @Berocka 3.5 W (sneaks in with Rory bailing)

_______

4. @MattyIce 3 W (wins on tiebreaker with only 2 losses)

5. @JorgTheGoat03 3 W

6. @fromtheinside nice guy, tries hard, loves the game

 

Group C (stop turning my groups into emojis  )

1. @RedSus 5.5 W

2. @ColeMrtz 2.5 W

____________

Did I miss something? No one else in this group won a game?!

 

Group D

1. @hedgehog337 10 W (wins the Victory Cup)

2. @Ricer13 8 W (started from the bottom now he's here)

___________

3. @thadthrasher 4 W

4. @GrittyIsKing09 1 W

5. @Cwalker Wins the tiebreaker with 5 GP

6. @Lilpfigher 4 GP

 

Let's do that chess!

 

Group A/B Bracket Side                                                                                     

 

@Nikdandrea34 v @Berocka

 

 

@bigAL v @Martin ?!?

 

Group C/D Bracket Side

 

@RedSus v @Ricer13

 

 

@hedgehog337 v @ColeMrtz

 

 

Rules:

1. All matches will be 24h daily games. Those worked really well with the time zones and stuff.

2. Each round is one game only. Winner moves on.

3. Once we declare a winner I can try to come up with a prize depending on where in the world they are. I am not delivering a pizza to San Marino.

4. Start your games first thing tomorrow (Wed Dec 16). Choose "RANDOM" for colour please. Do your best to play regularly and when you're playing, pretend there's a clock and hustle.

5. Round Robin scores will be accepted up until midnight EST, and they can impact the playoff rounds.

 

We have results from the first round!

 

Moving into the Round of 4 are:

 

1. @bigAL vs. @Nikdandrea34

 

2. @hedgehog337 vs. @RedSus

 

GAME ON!

[bigAL 2,176]

On 12/15/2020 at 4:02 PM, bigAL said:

Barring any last minute surprises, the round robin will CLOSE at midnight tonight with the following results, including a _____ for the playoff cutoff:

 

Group A:

1. @Nikdandrea34 - 4Ws

2. @Martin Bradac (who doesn't exist anymore?!?!?) - 3 Ws

______

3. @BarzalGoat 2 W

4. @Domino Draws 1 W 

5. @dlamb 0 W

-10000. @Dil DQ

 

Group B:

1. @bigAL (rigged) 5.5 W

2. @rory  4 W (resigned)

3. @Berocka 3.5 W (sneaks in with Rory bailing)

_______

4. @MattyIce 3 W (wins on tiebreaker with only 2 losses)

5. @JorgTheGoat03 3 W

6. @fromtheinside nice guy, tries hard, loves the game

 

Group C (stop turning my groups into emojis  )

1. @RedSus 5.5 W

2. @ColeMrtz 2.5 W

____________

Did I miss something? No one else in this group won a game?!

 

Group D

1. @hedgehog337 10 W (wins the Victory Cup)

2. @Ricer13 8 W (started from the bottom now he's here)

___________

3. @thadthrasher 4 W

4. @GrittyIsKing09 1 W

5. @Cwalker Wins the tiebreaker with 5 GP

6. @Lilpfigher 4 GP

 

Let's do that chess!

 

Group A/B Bracket Side                                                                                     

 

@Nikdandrea34 v @Berocka

 

 

@bigAL v @Martin ?!?

 

Group C/D Bracket Side

 

@RedSus v @Ricer13

 

 

@hedgehog337 v @ColeMrtz

 

 

Rules:

1. All matches will be 24h daily games. Those worked really well with the time zones and stuff.

2. Each round is one game only. Winner moves on.

3. Once we declare a winner I can try to come up with a prize depending on where in the world they are. I am not delivering a pizza to San Marino.

4. Start your games first thing tomorrow (Wed Dec 16). Choose "RANDOM" for colour please. Do your best to play regularly and when you're playing, pretend there's a clock and hustle.

5. Round Robin scores will be accepted up until midnight EST, and they can impact the playoff rounds.

 

We have results from the first round!

 

Moving into the Round of 4 are:

 

1. @bigAL vs. @Nikdandrea34

 

2. @hedgehog337 vs. @RedSus

 

GAME ON!

[bigAL 2,176]

On 12/15/2020 at 4:02 PM, bigAL said:

Barring any last minute surprises, the round robin will CLOSE at midnight tonight with the following results, including a _____ for the playoff cutoff:

 

Group A:

1. @Nikdandrea34 - 4Ws

2. @Martin Bradac (who doesn't exist anymore?!?!?) - 3 Ws

______

3. @BarzalGoat 2 W

4. @Domino Draws 1 W 

5. @dlamb 0 W

-10000. @Dil DQ

 

Group B:

1. @bigAL (rigged) 5.5 W

2. @rory  4 W (resigned)

3. @Berocka 3.5 W (sneaks in with Rory bailing)

_______

4. @MattyIce 3 W (wins on tiebreaker with only 2 losses)

5. @JorgTheGoat03 3 W

6. @fromtheinside nice guy, tries hard, loves the game

 

Group C (stop turning my groups into emojis  )

1. @RedSus 5.5 W

2. @ColeMrtz 2.5 W

____________

Did I miss something? No one else in this group won a game?!

 

Group D

1. @hedgehog337 10 W (wins the Victory Cup)

2. @Ricer13 8 W (started from the bottom now he's here)

___________

3. @thadthrasher 4 W

4. @GrittyIsKing09 1 W

5. @Cwalker Wins the tiebreaker with 5 GP

6. @Lilpfigher 4 GP

 

Let's do that chess!

 

Group A/B Bracket Side                                                                                     

 

@Nikdandrea34 v @Berocka

 

 

@bigAL v @Martin ?!?

 

Group C/D Bracket Side

 

@RedSus v @Ricer13

 

 

@hedgehog337 v @ColeMrtz

 

 

Rules:

1. All matches will be 24h daily games. Those worked really well with the time zones and stuff.

2. Each round is one game only. Winner moves on.

3. Once we declare a winner I can try to come up with a prize depending on where in the world they are. I am not delivering a pizza to San Marino.

4. Start your games first thing tomorrow (Wed Dec 16). Choose "RANDOM" for colour please. Do your best to play regularly and when you're playing, pretend there's a clock and hustle.

5. Round Robin scores will be accepted up until midnight EST, and they can impact the playoff rounds.

 

We have results from the first round!

 

Moving into the Round of 4 are:

 

1. @bigAL vs. @Nikdandrea34

 

2. @hedgehog337 vs. @RedSus

 

GAME ON!

[jhatty8 675]

aw I missed this. Next time I'll sign-up

[bigAL 2,176]

22 hours ago, jhatty8 said:

aw I missed this. Next time I'll sign-up

join our discord server to play in the meantime!

[bigAL 2,176]

22 hours ago, bigAL said:

Moving into the Round of 4 are:

 

1. @bigAL vs. @Nikdandrea34

 

2. @hedgehog337 vs. @RedSus

 

GAME ON!

And the finals are set!

 

@Nikdandrea34 proved too much for bigAL, and won with a checkmate the next move after losing his queen. Sneaky!

 

@hedgehog337 continues his absolute domination of the tournament with a win over @RedSus

 

Who will take home the championship?! At this rate, we'll know before Christmas!

 

Let the finals begin!

[bigAL 2,176]

WE HAVE A WINNER!

 

Congratulations to the biggest of brains, the mate of the check, the champion of the S75 VHL Chess Tournament....

 

Spoiler

@Nikdandrea34

 

With the whole Chess Club watching, Nik successfully navigated a little-used opener that @hedgehog337 hoped he wouldn't be ready for. Hedgehog played a bit too passively, without ever challenging the black king. Nik had trouble closing out the game, needing 7 checks in a row to force Hedge to resign (the computer says with two more moves, Nik would have checkmated).

 

You can watch the replay of their game here. (h/t to Berocka for sharing the link with the club)

 

Nik's victory comes with the ultimate reward: an invite to defend his title at the S76 Chess Tournament!

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in the tournament, and for those who missed the registration but joined the Chess Club server anyways. I'm looking forward to our next match!