Chess Tournament

[Zelsius]

Welcome to the DATS Chess Tournament of Fame and Glory.

To participate you must know how to move the pieces and you need a yahoo mailing account. No YIM, just a mailing account which you can create for free on the site (http://www.yahoo.com/).

It's one round a week, so if you want to play, make sure you can spare the time.

The winner will get half of my kingdom and Rein's first-born son/daughter, and, of course, all of the fame and glory.

To enter the tournament, post in this thread.

As a wise man once said, "There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world."

[Joey]

I would enjoy a tournament very much. :3
*hasn't been in one since 8th grade*

[Nemomon]

I may try.

[Ebbit]

And my lurking record is slowly destroyed. But I cannot stay away. o.o

If we win, do we have to take all the prizes offered?

[Zelsius]

Given that I have no actual kingdom yet, and the woman deranged enough to sleep with Rein has been hiding well so far, you don't need to worry about that now.

[digiboy123]

I'll try.

Don't hurt me too bad, guys!

[hwarangoo]

But how would we play it then? im confused

[digiboy123]

Players would be split into blocks. Ever watch DBZ and the tournaments? Remember the status boards? Something like that, I think.

Check out this link:

http://yozh.org/images/tourny-2.16.png

And we play on Yahoo! Games to play each other. Pretty simple.

[Vande]

Did i mention Zel kicks chess ass?
Good luck guys - you WILL need it!
(sits this out)

[Ebbit]

The Yahoo! Games site has a chess section. You and your opponent would meet there at a time when you're both available and play. The results would then be returned to Zelsius. To play on the Yahoo! Games site, you need to sign in using a Yahoo! Mail address. It's free and doesn't take long to register, so don't let that stop you from playing.

[No. 44, New Series 864962]

My first born daughter/son? I've already entrusted them to Pazuzu when I die.

By that I mean to say that it is highly unlikely that I'll ever have a child, lol. Oh yeah, and I'm taking part in the awesome tournament, too. Wonderful idea, Zelsius. That is why you are so much greater than I am, and why Pazuzu loves you to death while he doesn't give me more than a fleeting thought every once in a year.

[hwarangoo]

If thats the case Im in even though I learned chess from the lego chess game. Tourneys are always fun and i already had a yahoo mail account.

[Spire]

I will apply too. It's been a while and I quite enjoyed the last one I was in ^^

[Zags]

I guess I'll enter. I just gotta make a yahoo account then.

[Takatofan1986]

I wanna play, i'll sign up when i get home :)

[hackerTamer]

<hackerTamer> THIS IS A CHALLENGE
<Zelsius> SIGN UP

[Takatofan1986]

I wanna play, i'll sign up when i get home :)

I thought we had to actually sign up somewhere else, lol. Yeah im in :D

[Zelsius]

Got it, Takatofan. =)

I meant to start the tournament now, but given that one of the players has lost his laptop, and another his whole house, I'm delaying it for a day or two to make new plans.

[SSJ Jup81]

I would try this, if I didn't suck big time at the game. I'm obviously not a strategical thinker.

[Zelsius]

Let's begin, then. Rein and digiboy cannot participate right now, but depending on when they come back, they might get their chance anyway.

There'll be five rounds with changing rules.
For the first round goes:
Win and you'll be in the second round. Lose and you're out. You can't offer nor accept draws, there must be a winner. Of course the chess rules can still force a draw, but no voluntary ones allowed.

The pairings and colour you'll be playing you can take from these:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/NemomonvsSpire.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/JoeyvsChris.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/ZagsvsEbbit.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/LecrosvsZelfish.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/TakatofanvsJup.png

Please get into PM contact with your opponent concerning the time you want to play the game, etc., and try to finish your game within one week starting today.

When you've played, the winner should report the outcome in this thread, please.

Any other questions still open, PM me, or post here.

[Ebbit]

Yay, pairings! And pretty, colour-coded pairings, no less. Mysterious rule changes sound entertaining, though I wonder very much what they are. Oh well. You'll tell in time.

*pm's Zags, Fellow Gomamon Fan and now mortal enemy*

[SSJ Jup81]

Ooo, the set up is nice.

[SSJ Jup81]

I won against Takatofan surprisingly. It was very close, imo.

[RollEXE]

My Brother would politely request the moves of the game if possible - e.g
1. E4 e5
2. Nc3 Nc6
etc...

He's pretty good at chess as well, and would like to analyze the game you guys play. Don't have to though :), but it would be appreciated.

[SSJ Jup81]

The next game I play, (and probably definitely lose, I can't get far, I suck at this game), I'll try to remember to do that. I'm in such a great mood...no Lit work for like another week! I just have to do some readings I did back in high school. lol I love when stuff I've read before pops up.

[Zags]

Hur we go... I'm still not sure how I measure up to everyone else... :/

[Zelsius]

He's pretty good at chess as well, and would like to analyze the game you guys play.
If your brother wants to see our chess games, tell him to participate next time.

You can send the moves' list to your eMail address on yahoo. Just pay attention to the options shown on the left side of the board, it's somewhere there. If you want to share the moves' list, make sure both players are okay with that.

[RollEXE]

He doesn't have an account here! Maybe I'll get him to use mine next time then? If that's allowed? =D

[hwarangoo]

That wouldn''t be much of a problem right?

Edit: Just played and got put check mate.
i shouldve practised more. Maybe I can dust off lego chess

[Zelsius]

He doesn't have an account here! Maybe I'll get him to use mine next time then? If that's allowed? =D
Sure, I don't see a problem with that. (And he can register anytime for free anyway.)

So, Lecros and I played. My win.

1. d2-d4 d7-d5
2. b1-d2 c7-c6
3. e2-e3 g8-f6
4. h2-h4 c8-g4
5. f1-e2 g4-c8
6. b2-b4 e7-e6
7. c1-b2 f8xb4
8. c2-c3 b4-e7
9. d2-b3 f6-e4
10. c3-c4 e7xh4
11. h1xh4 d8xh4
12. g1-f3 h4-h1+
13. e2-f1 d5xc4
14. b3-a5 c4-c3
15. b2-a3 b8-d7
16. a1-c1 d7-f6
17. f3-e5 h1-g1
18. f2-f3 g1-f2++

Memorable Lecros quote: "You are a lot smarter then my ds game"

[hwarangoo]

It already was sortof hopeless after move ten because of how I was playing.
Oh and this would have been cool if we wifid it with clubhouse games on DS

[SSJ Jup81]

Yeah, and if everyone owned a DS. =P

[Ebbit]

Zags and I played. Black won. I'll post the moves record only if Zags doesn't care. Good game, Zags.

[RollEXE]

Here's someone to cheer you guys on!

[Spire]

Nemomon - White
Spire - Black

According to Zelsius's adjudication, black in the set game won, although I should have lost at move 9 when I made a blunder in which Nemomon graciously allowed me to take back. We will have a re-match though.

[Zelsius]

To clarify for the most stubborn among us:

You are allowed to request your last move be taken back. Your opponent can decide whether he agrees with that or not. If he allows it and loses in the end, it does not mean your win is worth nothing. It is perfectly legitimate in this tournament as yahoo (where we play) offers this option.

Well played, both of you.

Furthermore, if a player doesn't show up for his game (Chris) within the destined time, he loses automatically.

[Nemomon]

Since i'm tired and java doesn't like me, i give up rematch. Spire, You're the Winner, regardless of Your move. Congratulation. Maybe someday (without a tournament) we will play again.

Moves:

1. e2-e4 c7-c5
2. d1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-c4 e7-e6
4. g1-h3 g8-f6
5. b1-c3 f8-e7
6. h3-g5 c6-d4
7. f3-d3 o-o
8. e4-e5 g7-g6
9. e5xf6 e7xf6
10. g5-f3 d4-c6
11. a2-a3 b7-b6
12. c3-e4 f6-e7
13. h2-h4 d7-d5
14. c4xd5 e6xd5
15. e4-g5 c8-f5
16. d3-b5 a8-c8
17. d2-d4 c6xd4
18. f3xd4 c5xd4
19. o-o f5xc2
20. f2-f4 c2-f5
21. c1-d2 e7xg5
22. f4xg5 c8-c2
23. d2-c1 f5-e4
24. g1-h2 c2xg2+
25. h2-h3 d8-c8+
26. b5-d7 c8xd7+
27. f1-f5 d7xf5++

[Joey]

Chris still hasn't contacted me yet. :/

[hwarangoo]

I think in the case of move taken back the players should agree who wins....

[Zelsius]

I think in the case of move taken back the players should agree who wins....
No. It's allowed on yahoo and it's allowed in this tournament. If a player doesn't want that in their game, they can simply deny it when it's requested.

Joey, I know. This'll get you an easy win, though.

[Zelsius]

First round ended.

Winners of the first round are Spire, Ebbit, SSJ Jup, and me. Those will enter the second round now. As Chris didn't show up for his game and digiboy returned, Joey's opponent for the first round was changed to digiboy. Game still pending since they didn't have as much time as the rest of us.

Results of the first round:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/RNemomonvsSpire.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/RJoeyvsChris.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/RZagsvsEbbit.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/RLecrosvsZelfish.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/RTakatofanvsJup.png

Pending:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/Joeyvsdigiboy-1.png

Well played, everyone.

Now, the second round is a point-based system. Every player has to play two games. For every win you get a point. A loss just means no point. The player with the least points at the end of the round will be out. If more than one player has that score, there'll be a bonus match to decide who can stay.

Second round's games are:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/SpirevsEbbit.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/JupvsZelfish.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/JoeyboyvsSpire.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/EbbitvsJup.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/ZelfishvsJoeyboy.png

This round will last two weeks since everyone has to play two games. Good luck!

Note: Special Thanks to Ebbit for helping me a great deal with the tiresome work of producing visual aids.

[Ebbit]

To Zelsius: No problem, I was very glad to help. Though I didn't really do much. <<

To Spire and SSJ Jup: Unless you contact me first, I'll be sending PMs to you soon to work out a time to play.

To Joeyboy: If you're interested, 10" by 10" glossy prints of the second edition (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/RemadeChimera.png) are available at my gift shop.

[Basaka]

Liek, Haiz.

Btw, I am Roll's brother. However, I won't be on this account much as Roll is the primary user (laugh)

I'm gonna get a Yahoo games account soon and hopefully use it in the next round. I haven't had time to analyze, but I will probably replay those games sometime this easter. (God I need a Chess software...)

[Zelsius]

Liek, Haiz.

Btw, I am Roll's brother. However, I won't be on this account much as Roll is the primary user (laugh)

I'm gonna get a Yahoo games account soon and hopefully use it in the next round. I haven't had time to analyze, but I will probably replay those games sometime this easter. (God I need a Chess software...)
Hello, Roll's brother.
You only need a normal yahoo mailing account. With that you can play all of yahoo's games on the site.
It's too late to enter this tournament, sadly, as it wouldn't be fair for the other contestants, but you're very welcome to play me anytime you want. (And take part the next time we do something like this.)

[PrimoPiccolo]

I am Roll's brother.
You mean Role's brother. Her sig implies she doesn't like people getting the two confused. ^^;

[Joey]

Digi D:

[Zelsius]

You mean Role's brother. Her sig implies she doesn't like people getting the two confused. ^^;
He introduced himself as Roll's brother, so that's what I'm going with. Either way, this has no place in this topic.

[SSJ Jup81]

Wait, by "two games" do you mean we play each person we're paired with twice, or that we're playing two single games (one for each person you're paired with)?

[Zelsius]

Two single games. You're playing me, and then you're playing Ebbit. Or the other way round, doesn't matter. That's why you have two weeks.

[SSJ Jup81]

Oh. Too bad Ebbit still seems to be busy. I'm ready and willing to play. ^_^

[Ebbit]

Sorry for missing earlier, SSJ Jup81. We'll have to play today or one of the other days this week.

I did finish the game with Spire I mentioned to you, and here are the results:

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: spirelancer
;Black: eoruntia
;Date: Sat Mar 22

1. e2-e4 c7-c5
2. g1-f3 e7-e6
3. d2-d4 d7-d5
4. e4xd5 d8xd5
5. b1-c3 d5-d7
6. c1-e3 b7-b6
7. f1-e2 c8-b7
8. d4xc5 b6xc5
9. d1xd7+ b8xd7
10. e2-b5 g8-f6
11. o-o-o f8-d6
12. d1xd6 o-o
13. b5xd7 f6xd7
14. d6xd7 b7-c6
15. d7-d6 c6xf3
16. g2xf3 c5-c4
17. d6-d7 a7-a5
18. d7-c7 f8-c8
19. c7xc8+ a8xc8
20. h1-d1 h7-h6
21. f3-f4 f7-f6
22. d1-d6 e6-e5
23. f4xe5 f6xe5
24. d6-e6 c8-a8
25. e6xe5 a5-a4
26. a2-a3 a8-c8
27. c3xa4 g8-h7
28. e5-c5 c8xc5
29. a4xc5 g7-g5
30. a3-a4 h7-g6
31. a4-a5 g6-f5
32. a5-a6 f5-g4
33. a6-a7 g4-h3
34. a7-a8 h3xh2
35. a8-f3 h2-g1
36. c5-e4 h6-h5
37. e4-g3 g1-h2
38. f3-h1++

Congratulations, Spire, on a well-earned victory~ (I of course now doubly expect to see you reach the finals of the tournament unbeaten, you understand. -.-)

[SSJ Jup81]

Tonight should work fine. I have to work, for now, though, so see you when I see ya.

[SSJ Jup81]

I lost to Zelsius. It was a really fast game. I had a feeling I was just from the way she opened.

[Zelsius]

She. I'm still female and will stay so for at least sixty more years. I hear horrible things about age and hormones, but that's far in the future.

1. e2-e3 d7-d5
2. d2-d4 e7-e6
3. b1-c3 c7-c6
4. h2-h4 g8-f6
5. f2-f4 f6-e4
6. h1-h3 f8-e7
7. h4-h5 e7-h4+
8. g2-g3 h4xg3+
9. h3xg3 e4xg3
10. c3-e2 g3-e4
11. c1-d2 d8-h4+
12. e2-g3 h4xg3+
13. e1-e2 g3xg1
14. f1-h3 g1-h2+
15. e2-e1 h2-f2++

Thanks for the game, Jup. =)

[SSJ Jup81]

I didn't even realize I typed "he". I know you're a girl. Major typo. ><;

[Joey]

Digi and I never ended up playing, so I guess I'll be playing Spire tonight/tomorrow/whenever XD

[hwarangoo]

Zelsius Has pretty good moves you have to Watch her carefully. Otherwise she can execute her program advance.
Edit: Can I play another match with you next week or so?

[Spire]

;White: Joey
;Black: spirelancer
;Date: Mon Mar 24 03:47:30 GMT 2008
;Result: Black Won (checkmate)

1. e2-e4 c7-c5
2. d2-d3 b8-c6
3. f2-f3 g8-f6
4. b1-c3 e7-e6
5. c1-e3 d7-d5
6. c3-a4 d8-a5+
7. c2-c3 d5-d4
8. e3xd4 c5xd4
9. b2-b4 a5-c7
10. c3xd4 c6xb4
11. a1-b1 b4-c2+
12. d1xc2 c7xc2
13. a4-b2 c2xb1+
14. e1-f2 f8-b4
15. g1-e2 b1xb2
16. f2-g3 b4-e1+
17. g3-f4 b2-d2+
18. f4-e5 d2-g5+
19. e5-d6 e1-b4+
20. d6-c7 g5-a5++

Good game, Joey

[Joey]

Thanks Spire~
That was fun.
Zel, let's finish our game in the morning. :)~

[SSJ Jup81]

I wouldn't mind a rematch with Zelsius, if that's okay. ^_^

[Zelsius]

Lecros, Jup, just send me a PM whenever you want to play and we'll find a time to. =)

(And the real threat is Spire, not I.)

[Zelsius]

Joey and I played. For some reason I won.

I'm sorry I played so horribly in the beginning, Joey. And then fell asleep in the middle of it. If you want a rematch, I'll gladly play you properly.

1. d2-d4 e7-e6
2. e2-e3 d7-d6
3. b1-c3 f8-e7
4. g1-f3 c8-d7
5. f1-e2 g8-h6
6. o-o e7-f6
7. c3-e4 f6-e7
8. e2-d3 d7-c6
9. c2-c3 c6xe4
10. d3xe4 f7-f5
11. e4xb7 c7-c6
12. b7xc6+ b8xc6
13. d1-e2 e7-f6
14. e2-b5 d8-d7
15. b2-b4 a7-a6
16. b5-e2 h6-f7
17. a2-a3 e6-e5
18. f1-e1 e5xd4
19. c3xd4 f5-f4
20. a1-b1 a6-a5
21. c1-d2 d7-f5
22. b4-b5 c6-a7
23. b5-b6 a7-b5
24. b1xb5 a8-b8
25. b5xf5 f4xe3
26. f2xe3 b8xb6
27. d2xa5 g7-g6
28. f5xf6 b6-b7
29. e1-c1 f7-h6
30. f6xd6 h6-f5
31. d6-e6+ e8-f7
32. c1-c6 f7-g7
33. e6-f6 g7-h6
34. e3-e4 b7-b8
35. e4xf5 h8-f8
36. a5-d2+ h6-h5
37. h2-h3 f8xf6
38. c6xf6 b8-b2
39. g2-g4++

[SSJ Jup81]

Well I'm officially out. I lost both my games. I saw I was going to lose and just resigned so that Ebbit could win. lol

[Ebbit]

;White: eoruntia
;Black: ssjupiter1981

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 f8-b4
3. b1-c3 b8-c6
4. d2-d4 e5xd4
5. f3xd4 g8-e7
6. c1-g5 o-o
7. f1-c4 d8-e8
8. o-o b4-c5
9. d4xc6 d7xc6
10. f1-e1 h7-h6
11. g5-f4 g8-h8
12. f4xc7 f7-f5
13. g1-h1 f5xe4
14. c3xe4 c5-b4
15. c2-c3 a7-a5
16. c3xb4 a5xb4
17. f2-f3 e8-h5
18. e4-g3 h5-h4
19. c7-d8 c8-h3
20. g2xh3 h4xc4
21. d8xe7 h8-g8
22. e7xf8 a8xf8
23. b2-b3 c4-h4
24. d1-c2 f8xf3
25. c2-c4+ g8-f8
26. c4xh4 f3-f1+
27. e1xf1+ Black Resigns.

And so ends Round II.

[Zelsius]

So now it's official. No one reads the rules!
Fine, listen to me, I'll try to make it quick and easy to understand.

Joey, play Jup.
Jup, play Joey.

Then the second round ends. Thanks for your attention.

[SSJ Jup81]

Oh...I totally missed that. Okay...now I play and lose to Joey. ><; Isn't Joey a tough player? *Trains Rocky style* =P

Seriously, I just figured that 0 - 0 wouldn't count and that the rule for moving on to the next round only counted for those who actually got points.

[Joey]

Let's play in the morning then. XD
*Is burnt out for the night*

[SSJ Jup81]

*Only got 3 hours of sleep the previous night* I'm surprised I"m not knocked out right now. I think I'm much too tired to feel even remotely sleepy if that makes any sense.

[Zelsius]

Have you two played?

Oh yah, since Spire and I both have two points we have to play each other, too, so that he'll have three.

[SSJ Jup81]

Not yet, and it's my fault. How much longer until we can play? Seems that I'm going to be much too busy to do much of anything until the weekend rolls around. I'm certain I could play on Friday, but if that's too late, just give the victory to Joey.

[Zelsius]

Originally the round was over on the first, but Spire and I didn't get to play yet, either. We'll do so this weekend, so if you and Joey can play till Sunday, it's okay. There're only us five left anyway, so no hurry.

[SSJ Jup81]

Alrighty. That's good to know. ^_^

[SSJ Jup81]

Let Joey get the victory. I'm much too tired to play. ><;

[Joey]

D:
Oh well~

[Zelsius]

I played Spire and resigned. Of course he will pay for this horrible insult in the coming rounds. Moves list may follow, depending on whether Spire received the mail.

This round is therefore over.
Results:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2SpirevsEbbit.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2JupvsZelfish.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2JoeyboyvsSpire.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2EbbitvsJup.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2ZelfishvsJoeyboy.png

Bonus rounds:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2JupvsJoey.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/Ebbit/2ZelfishvsSpire.png


The points gained are as follows:
Spire: 3
Zelsius: 2
Ebbit: 1
Joey: 1
Jup: 0

According to the rules no one reads that means that Jup is out. I'll post the next round [soon]. Yes, I have not given up hopes that someone will actually read it!

Many thanks to Ebbit for obviously helping again.

[Vande]

Zel you resigned....you didn't win one.....

[Zelsius]

You will see me lose in the following two rounds, too, Vande. There're two players better than me in this contest, after all. Try playing Spire! XD

[SSJ Jup81]

Good luck to the remaining players. ^_^

[Zelsius]

Thank you, Jup. =)

The third round is a bonus round. It won't get you kicked out, regardless of the results. However, they will be added to the points already gained before and will therefore decide the opponents for the next round.

The setting of players is this:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/fourway.png
The board we will play on will look somewhat like this:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/quattro.png
So yes, we will have a four-way war!
This game is called Quattro Chess. There seems to be no agreement on fixed four-handed chess rules, but I kept mostly to the Quattro Chess model.

Special rules:

The goal is, of course, to be the last one standing. So you have to checkmate your opponents.

When a king is checkmated, the player lost, and their pieces remain standing on the board, dead. They can't move anymore, but apart from that nothing changes. You can't just move through them as if they weren't there, but you can beat them without getting beaten from them.

The four squares in the middle of the board are the Kings' Salvation. If you can move your king onto your colour, you win the game.

The game will last for as long as there're players left who haven't won/lost yet.

We will play this weekend. As we're in four different time zones, organisation is a bit complicated. Here's the time in your respective time zones:

Spire - Sunday, between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Dear Myself - Saturday/Sunday, between midnight and 2 a.m.
Ebbit - Saturday, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Joey - Saturday, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

If there're questions, feel free to ask. Otherwise we'll see on Saturday/Sunday.


P.S.: Every player got to choose their colour themselves. Joey begged me for pink. I swear.

[SSJ Jup81]

You want to hear something ironic...I now have free time again. I lost my job. -_-; On the bright side, I found another one almost a day later, so let's hope I keep this one.

[Ebbit]

It's chess meets Chinese checkers. <.<
How we're going to play this game escapes me, unless we're editing an image of the board after each move. However, you're here to do the planning, not I, so I'll wait to see what entity plan has been devised.

This looks like it will be a lot of fun. The time should be good for me, so I hope it'll be good for everyone else too. ^^

[Zelsius]

It is.
Obviously I asked them when they'll have time before setting the date.

[Zelsius]

After a heated four-way battle with logs that are tl;dr but very funny, the board finally looked like this (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/round33.png), at Joey's turn.

Surviving uncertainness of rules in a four-way, a sleepy pic-updater who failed many times (don't look at me!) and eight hours of straight battle, Joey managed to win the game. Ebbit had been checkmated at this point by a cross fire of green and pink sparkles. I resigned since Spire had betrayed me anyway. So the results...

1. Joey
2. Spire
3. Zelsius
4. Ebbit

Congratulations, Joey! <3
We now enter the second to last round.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/JoeyvsEbbit.png

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/ZelsiusWaki/ZelfishvsSpire.png
The winners of those games enter the final. So good luck!

[Vande]

hah this should be interesting :D

[Ebbit]

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: josephmillenbruch
;Black: eoruntia
;Date: Sat Apr 26 00:37:30 GMT 2008

1. d2-d4 d7-d5
2. c2-c3 e7-e6
3. e2-e3 c7-c5
4. d4xc5 f8xc5
5. d1-a4+ b8-c6
6. b1-d2 g8-f6
7. d2-f3 o-o
8. c1-d2 c8-d7
9. a2-a3 e6-e5
10. b2-b4 c5-d6
11. f1-b5 a7-a6
12. b5xc6 d7xc6
13. a4-b3 h7-h6
14. b3-c2 a6-a5
15. g2-g4 f6xg4
16. h2-h3 g4-f6
17. h3-h4 a5xb4
18. h4-h5 a8xa3
19. a1xa3 b4xa3
20. e3-e4 d5xe4
21. c2-c1 e4xf3
22. d2xh6 d8-a5
23. c1-c2 g7xh6
24. c2-d2 a3-a2
25. g1xf3 a2-a1+
26. e1-e2 a1xh1
27. d2xh6 h1xf3+
28. e2-d2 f3-f4+
29. d2-c2 f4xh6
30. f2-f4 h6xf4
31. c2-b3 a5-a3+
32. b3-c2 f4-e3
33. h5-h6 a3-a2+
34. c2-d1 e3-g1++

He played a good game, but it spiraled in the end. (Your avatar's still cuter than mine, though. >>)

[Zelsius]

So, after only over a month of struggling with Spire moving, overall business, and time zones, I have come to the conclusion I won't find the time to concentrate on a game with Spire anytime soon.
It is clear he would have won anyway, though, so I step back and let him play the final with Ebbit directly.

Last round! Good luck, you two!

[Spire]

;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: eoruntia
;Black: spirelancer
;Date: Sun Jun 15 07:01:09 GMT 2008

Caro-Kann Defence

1. e2-e4 c7-c6
2. d2-d4 d7-d5
3. b1-c3 d5xe4
4. c3xe4 c8-f5
5. d1-d3 g7-g6
6. c1-f4 d8-d5
7. f2-f3 b8-d7
8. o-o-o d5xa2
9. g2-g4 f5-e6
10. e4-c5 a2-a1+
11. c1-d2 a1-a5+
12. d3-c3 a5xc3+
13. d2xc3 d7xc5
14. d4xc5 f8-g7+
15. c3-b4 g7xb2
16. c2-c3 a7-a5+
17. b4-a4 b2xc3
18. f4-c7 g8-f6
19. g1-e2 c3-b4
20. g4-g5 f6-d7
21. c7-b6 d7xc5+
22. b6xc5 b4xc5
23. e2-d4 e6-d5
24. f1-g2 o-o
25. d4-b3 b7-b5++


A very good game indeed, Ebbit.

[Nemomon]

Congratulation Spire^^

[Ebbit]

Congratulations, Spire, on a worthy match and a well-deserved victory.