World U1500 Championship IV

TD: acsmith Started on Jan 31, 2009 @ 8:04am

Players: 100   Time Control: 14 days/move
Max Group Size: 10   Rating Range: <1500
# Advance: 3   Tie Breaks: No
Points Available: 811   Games Rated: Yes


90% COMPLETE!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 100 Completed Games: 1117 (tournament is 90% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 68 (68% of field) Games in Round 1: 900
Eliminated Round 2: 0 (0% of field) Games in Round 2: 252 (86% completed)
Players Withdrawn: 4 (4%) # Timeouts: 295 (26%)
Remaining Players: 32 (32%) Remaining Games: 35 (current round)
Average Rating: 1414 Biggest Upset: 1377 defeats 1710


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Comments:

by Sheffield_Steel - 2 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 28

Johnab

Well,you were the one throwing crap at everyone!

Btw, you should really look over your spelling. Let me guess, you are from Barnsley?

by Sheffield_Steel - 3 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 28

Johnab

You have the right to your opinion but you are critizising other players with out any ground at all.

Your point was heared, yet it was a very stupid point.

by johnab - 3 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33
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by Sheffield_Steel - 3 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 28

Ah, of course. I mean shouldn't! Sorry about that Rayrook!

 

Johnab has gone very silent..

by HotFlow - 3 months ago
KL, Malaysia Malaysia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2509

I think he is more annoyed with losing to me, I signed up for this tourney long before I knew my "true" rating.

by gooey123 - 3 months ago
Bath Great Britain
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 108

I think you mean Rayrook shouldn't apologise. We all joined when we had lower than 1500. To be fair, this tournament started ages ago so a lot of people will have improved. Also, the people who proceed in the tournament are obviously going to have a higher rating because it means they have won games. Those who have been eliminated will have lower ratings. That's how the rating system works!?

by Sheffield_Steel - 3 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 28

Rayrook, you should apologize. It's the rather incompetent johnab who should apologize...

Everyone who is registered had a ranking below 1500, enough said.

by rayrook - 3 months ago
Christchurch New Zealand
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1114

first of all i would like to say sorry to my other tournament opponents under 1500, but I didn't do this on purpose. When i registered for this tournament my highest rating was only 1489(you can check my profile). That was in January, now it's December and my chess skills have improved. I would withdraw, but I would lose all of my games that I am half way through.

I apologize for this.

by Sheffield_Steel - 3 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 28

My rating when I entered this tournament was 1343. Just because you don't improve...

by johnab - 3 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

i want to wish all those over 1500s -------- and i really mean those way above 1500 all the very best in a competition for under 1500s ----- it has really given us the opportunity to fairly compete in an under 1500 competition ----------------------------------------------- under 1500s my ass john

by johnab - 4 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

how can a 1300 person compete against a 2100 person impossible it shud be like golf where u get a handicap so they start with a queen missing say then it might be fair john

by johnab - 4 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

well iv spent 6 months looking forward to round 2 and wot happens we get people way above the under 1500s quality and guess wot we wont get past round 2 xx and why cos i should have joined a competition where they started at say underr 1100s so when i got in round 2 i would be way above evrybody else - think my tournament days are over john

by johnab - 4 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

so where are we now with this competition - will it get to round 2 by christams and i wonder which christmas - john

by rayrook - 6 months ago
Christchurch New Zealand
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1114

my opponent is still moving slow :( oh wellFoot in mouth

by johnab - 6 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

iv never been in round 2 of anything wot happens now - maybe our tournament manager who didnt make it might help john

by tehdood - 6 months ago
asd Canada
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 7

hopefully things will move more quickly now as only the serious players remain

by johnab - 6 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

congrat to those thats moved forward comiserations to those that havent think its bye to acsmith john

by johnab - 6 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33

hi gooey well thanks for that - im not that bothered to be honest - icame on here for a game of chess so thats wot iv had and i still enjoy it - and as an added bonus acsmith has i think made me the champion by default of this league - the first thing iv won since joining so im quite happy - and as for all these comments they nay have hlped him decide that its not for him or someone thought it wasnt - i wud have liked feedback from the organisers cos i think this is a great site so maybe they will till the next time best of chess luck john

by gooey123 - 6 months ago
Bath Great Britain
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 108

Actually John, his account has been closed. It is not clear whether this is his decision or whether chess.com have removed him but good riddance either way.

by johnab - 6 months ago
nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 33
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