I saw it gets a bit difficult for members to be active in the group since the tournament started, so i thought we can make an (infinite) ladder tournament. the idea is quite simple (and not from myself...) sign up and i´ll put you in level one. challenge another member at level one for an (un-)rated game from x days. the winner gets a level up, the loser gets a level down. (but you can´t get lower than level 1).
Rules:

-          You start at level  1

-          You can only play one ladder match at a time.

-          Everyone can challenge someone out of their own level, or from one level higher then yourself.

-    You must post in this forum if you want...
1...to sign up
2...to say you´ve challenged someone
3...to give the result of the game (please together with the link of the game)

-   And to be nice, you can´t get to level 0, -1 or lower, you´ll get as low as level 1 and as high as... as good you are!

-   Please be a bit active in the group. If you are busy, you may decline the Ladder challenge, but don't keep declining from all players!

I would thank Willy_France for the rules at post #13.
Good luck, and if you´ve got questions, ask them!

Level 4!:
Kacparov 

Level 3:
zheka2005 

Level 2:
MICK952 
redsoxfan33 

Level 1:
Dekker 
HerthaBSCer is playing with PsychoMath
PsychoMath is playing with HerthaBSCer
schaakmat 
Willy_France ended at level 1, and cannot be challenged for this tournament

Last updated at September 1st

Well i always wanted to be number one in mij life and here i got to start as number one!

Sign me up please and challenge my first on the ladder that fits position on your ladder, let it start

Willy_France (een van je vrienden  )

1. is it enough?

and Hello to all on or comming on this ladder......

What is the next step?

well, you can now challenge each other (however i think you play enough games against Willy France and me ), but if there are more members you can tell in this forum you´ve challenged, or are gonna challenge someone, and...let´s play!

The list up is the ladder i presume!

In that case i 'm level 1 so i gues to create level 2 i should challenge someone !
Let's see

- 1st Ladder Tournament - challenge for level 2 - challenge request sent to zheka2005 (random color) 3 days moves.

And let's get someone go to level 2, think i got it

Just to be sure ... what is the highest level?

I gues the amount of winning matches minus the lost matches (but not lower then 1) til as high as someone can have the his/hers best positive balance of winning. can then be high i think.
But Dekker correct me if i'm wrong!

Euh, good question!

Well, you should see it as a ladder with infinite ´levels´.

But you can only challenge someone who is also in the same level.

And Willy_France was right!

Now the picture is clear for me. Thank you for the explanations.

To all,

Because people want to know everything!
And I have to say that Dekker is waking me up to be active to improve, so here’s what I think!

I would be happy to see some comments about it.

                       The ladder tournament.

How high can you get between winning and losing, special interesting when streaks are going on!

-          You start at level  1

-          You can only play one ladder match at a time.

-          Everyone can challenge someone out of their own level, or from one level higher then yourself.

-          Challenges have to be reported in the 1st Ladder Tournament comments

-          Results of the match have to be reported also.
(preferable with link to it)

-          The winner will go one level up, and the loser one level down.
(you can only not go lower then 1)

I think this can be added
(or something like this)

-          Reaction time so the challenged player can react  should be at least 7 days

-          If someone refuses 5 challenges of 5 different players, in one serie he or she will go a level down.

At least that’s how I see it for easy understanding and I think this is going to be fun.

can i join this tournament ladder, and  what do i do.

The first match is finished and i am happy

Willy_France (1443)

zheka2005 (1854)

1-0 (won)

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4 May 2009

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It was is my eyes a very good match (highest win) so i am very pleased.
And i can tell that zheka2005 will beat my ass many times as revenge in the future. Thx Level 2 can be created

@ MICK952, You made a good start by saying that you wanna play

Yes, it was good game.

I will back to this tournament later since now I am playing too many games simultaneously ...

to  MICK952: now you´ve joined the tourney, you can challenge someone from your level (1) or the level above you. then you post in this forum you´ve challenged the person and you can play. the other way round is of course also possible, if someone challenge you, you click at the accept-button and let´s play.

the rules at post #1 would make everything clear, i think...

Thank you Dekker.

 Well does anybody want to challenge me.

Mick you can challenge anyone out of your level, or one level above you.
But remember, only one match at the time!

I can not challenge, no one is in my level

Hey, i would like to join this ladder tournament!

But please no1 challenge me, i will send challenges later (or you guys can challenge --doesnt matter) because i have too many games going at the moment.

Thanks, i will post when you guys can challenge me!

Mick challenged me we are playing now Dekker