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Bird's the Word Thematic Tournament

TD: Narz Started on Aug 6, 2009 @ 9:33am

Players: 45   Time Control: 5 days/move
Max Group Size: 3   Rating Range: Open
# Advance: 1   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 268   Games Rated: Yes


97% COMPLETE!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 45 Completed Games: 137 (tournament is 97% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 26 (57% of field) Games in Round 1: 90
Eliminated Round 2: 12 (26% of field) Games in Round 2: 36
Eliminated Round 3: 2 (4% of field) Games in Round 3: 12 (91% completed)
Players Withdrawn: 5 (11%) # Timeouts: 28 (20%)
Remaining Players: 5 (11%) Remaining Games: 1 (current round)
Average Rating: 1722 Biggest Upset: 1462 defeats 2164

Trophies:

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Bird Opening Theme Tourney! Smile

Note : will now start at 45, not 99 players.

Custom Trophies for top three!

Open to all!  Have fun!


 

Comments:

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

but the pic says 99... Undecided

I'll start at 45, another two weeks 'till then probably which is fine by me since I'm a bit overloaded with games already!

by ZRH - 2 years ago
Salt Lake City United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 63

you should probably start at 30...

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

Cool, well welcome, try to recruit 79 new players! Cool

by check2008 - 2 years ago
Central Illinois United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 1495

Always a big fan of the Bird opening!

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

looks like we may not get 99 anytime soon, should we just wait or should I start at 30 or something?

by Yoshirools - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 324

eww, picture looks sick.

Anyawys, looking foward to this tourney!

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

I'm in no rush of course, I'm behind on my currrent games!

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

8 in, 91 to go!

by RichardHayden - 2 years ago
Ashburn, VA United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 587

1. f4 e6

2. g4

 Laughing

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

I thought the momentum was building.  Still just seven.

by Knatted - 2 years ago
Vancouver B.C Canada
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 2140

"Imagine your name up in lights!"

 

Secretly I was thinking just that  Laughing

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

glad you joined Knat, the momentum is building now. Cool

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

Last?  Come on man, shoot for the stars!  Imagine your name up in lights!  "Biggest upset - 1498 defeats 2349". Laughing

by Knatted - 2 years ago
Vancouver B.C Canada
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 2140

Well someone needs to come in last!   Laughing

 

Here goes.........

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

it is kind of "album cover" looking, isn't it! Laughing

by VuduChile - 2 years ago
Port Of Spain Trinidad/Tobago
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 4974

the art reminds me of an old carlos santana album cover :)

by Narz - 2 years ago
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

Thanks Dave.  Hope I didn't go over the line! Laughing

by DaveShack - 2 years ago
Tucson AZ United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 1926

Nice picture!  First to join Cool