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tournament complete!

Posted by Larsera on Friday, Oct 30 at 6:46am

Congratulations to notgm, who's two resounding wins secured the gold.  Larsera limped in with a silver, happy that he didn't have to defend it against ilikeflags, who's strong showing earned the bronze.

Thanks to all competitors, it was a fun go!

Winners:

#1 1st Place notgm (1504) United States

#2 2nd Place Larsera (1539) United States

#3 3rd Place ilikeflags (1534) England

TD: Larsera Started on Jun 12, 2009 @ 5:35am

Players: 16   Time Control: 1 day/move
Max Group Size: 4   Rating Range: Open
# Advance: 2   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 349   Games Rated: Yes
Max Avg Time/Move: 6 hours

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 16 Completed Games: 62 (tournament is 100% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 8 (50% of field) Games in Round 1: 48
Eliminated Round 2: 4 (25% of field) Games in Round 2: 12
Eliminated Round 3: 2 (12% of field) Games in Round 3: 2
Players Withdrawn: 2 (12%) # Timeouts: 0 (0%)
Remaining Players: 3 (18%) Remaining Games: 0 (current round)
Average Rating: 1456 Biggest Upset: 1515 defeats 1708

"In ceremonies of the horsemen,
Even the pawn must hold a grudge..."

My favorite Dylan, with chess and a strange calculus, certainly worth a tournament or three...

 


 

Comments:

by douggie - 2 years ago
Southminster, Essex United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 1300

Love Bob Dylan- excellent music

by Larsera - 2 years ago
Bowling Green, OH United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 1247

Thanks Bob!

My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesn't have to say she's faithful
Yet she's true, like ice, like fire

People carry roses
And make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines can't buy her.

In the dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repeat quotations
Draw conclusions on the wall

Some speak of the future
My love she speaks softly
She knows there's no success like failure
And that failure's no succes at all.

The cloak and dagger dangles
Madams light the candles
In ceremonies of the horsemen
Even the pawn must hold a grudge

Statues made of match sticks
Crumble into one another
My love winks, she does not bother
She knows too much to argue or to judge.

The bridge at midnight trembles
The country doctor rambles
Bankers' nieces seek perfection
Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring

The wind howls like a hammer
The night blows rainy
My love she's like some raven
At my window with a broken wing.