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Ancient of Days Open Tournament

Winners:

#1 1st Place rob9258 (1952) United States

#2 2nd Place yuggoth (2608) England

#3 3rd Place BorgQueen (2157) Australia

TD: Bajoran_Moon Started on Jul 23, 2009 @ 9:10pm

Players: 48   Time Control: 2 days/move
Max Group Size: 3   Rating Range: Open
# Advance: 1   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 269   Games Rated: Yes

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 48 Completed Games: 136 (tournament is 100% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 31 (64% of field) Games in Round 1: 96
Eliminated Round 2: 10 (20% of field) Games in Round 2: 30
Eliminated Round 3: 3 (6% of field) Games in Round 3: 8
Eliminated Round 4: 2 (4% of field) Games in Round 4: 2
Players Withdrawn: 3 (6%) # Timeouts: 6 (4%)
Remaining Players: 3 (6%) Remaining Games: 0 (current round)
Average Rating: 1698 Biggest Upset: 1523 defeats 2081

Sponsored by the Ancient of Days group, this is a 48 hr per move tournie for up to 48 players who claim to be 40 years old or over. If you are willing to lay claim to a birthdate in 1969 or earlier, you may join.


 

Comments:

by pbpostma - 2 years ago
Papakura New Zealand
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 16951

Still have my own teeth! Anyway "Good luck All" , as I need some too!

by macface - 2 years ago
los angeles United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 8

my boby feels young but my chess mind seems ancient.Wink

by Bajoran_Moon - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 538

Well done all you Golden Oldies! :) -- we are almost at maximum, but either way the games begin on Monday with the roster we have. I have reached the maximum number of invitations I am allowed to send out, so I must rely on you all to invite chess playing friends willing to admit to being over 40 to join up for the last few slots.

Thanks,

Derna

by pbpostma - 2 years ago
Papakura New Zealand
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 16951

Almost 60 ... but still feeling as on photo!

by Bajoran_Moon - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 538

Oh, teeth in... always teeth in! :)

by kings4breakfast - 2 years ago
Nanaimo, B.C. Canada
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 46

Can we play with our teeth in...or is that an unfair advantage?...:-)

by sowassupthen - 2 years ago
Camp Connell,Ca United States
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 80

CoolWe r gonna kick-bitt !

by Bajoran_Moon - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 538

:) -- thanks Panmumu -- you certainly qualify!

by Panmumu - 2 years ago
Shenyang China
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 7665

July 26, 1950 1800 hrs

by Mr_Knightley - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 12

I vote for allowing vacation time, as 48 hrs barely gets us over a weekend. I think that disallowing vacation would be unfair to those unable to play on weekends.

by Bajoran_Moon - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 538

Can I get some feedback from those registered?

Should this be a no-vacation tournament? or should we allow vacation?

I'll go with the majority.

by Mr_Knightley - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 12

:)

I'm a woman... despite the "pen name" on my account.

by Bajoran_Moon - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 538

I do hope I don't end up being the only woman player willing to lay claim to being over 40 for this tournament, lol! Where are all my chess playing sisters?!

by Bajoran_Moon - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 538

The Borg are timeless, my Queen... welcome aboard!

by BorgQueen - 2 years ago
Adelaide, South Australia
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 19535

I think I have my DOB correct on my profile :p