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Here are the pairings for Group C. Under match name you will find the requested match name to use for this tournament. The 1st team listed issues the challenge to the 2nd team listed. The challenge date and lock date columns are the dates the challenge should be issued and match locked so that the tournament can be finished on time. Teams are expected to give a little leeway on these dates if requested by the other team. Teams which fail to issue the challenge and/or lock the match after being contacted by their opponent or the TD may be forfeited at the TD's discretion. If the teams are not able to agree on a lock date/time, the TD will set a specific deadline on request. Matches should be set for 5+ players, open ratings, 2 simultaneous games. If a team cannot reach 5 members (we hope this does not happen) then the other team has the option to lock the match with fewer players, or claim a forfeit. Good chess to all! Group C Team Name W L T Pts GW GL TB Chess Etiquette World-Stars blue lagoon Canadians of Chess.com Challenge Lock Date Date Match Name T1 T2 # 1/13/2012 1/18/2012 TMC2012 R1 Chess Etiquette vs blue lagoon 1/13/2012 1/18/2012 TMC2012 R1 World-Stars vs Canadians of Chess.com 1/18/2012 1/23/2012 TMC2012 R1 Canadians of Chess.com vs Chess Etiquette 1/18/2012 1/23/2012 TMC2012 R1 blue lagoon vs World-Stars 1/23/2012 1/28/2012 TMC2012 R1 World-Stars vs Chess Etiquette 1/23/2012 1/28/2012 TMC2012 R1 Canadians of Chess.com vs blue lagoon

Here are the pairings for Group A. Under match name you will find the requested match name to use for this tournament. The 1st team listed issues the challenge to the 2nd team listed. The challenge date and lock date columns are the dates the challenge should be issued and match locked so that the tournament can be finished on time. Teams are expected to give a little leeway on these dates if requested by the other team. Teams which fail to issue the challenge and/or lock the match after being contacted by their opponent or the TD may be forfeited at the TD's discretion. If the teams are not able to agree on a lock date/time, the TD will set a specific deadline on request. Matches should be set for 5+ players, open ratings, 2 simultaneous games. If a team cannot reach 5 members (we hope this does not happen) then the other team has the option to lock the match with fewer players, or claim a forfeit. Good chess to all! Group A Team Name W L T Pts GW GL TB active members ! snowwhite Pawn Stars World Stars B Challenge Lock Date Date Match Name T1 T2 # 1/13/2012 1/18/2012 TMC2012 R1 active members ! vs Pawn Stars 1/13/2012 1/18/2012 TMC2012 R1 snowwhite vs World Stars B 1/18/2012 1/23/2012 TMC2012 R1 World Stars B vs active members ! 1/18/2012 1/23/2012 TMC2012 R1 Pawn Stars vs snowwhite 1/23/2012 1/28/2012 TMC2012 R1 snowwhite vs active members ! 1/23/2012 1/28/2012 TMC2012 R1 World Stars B vs Pawn Stars

I would like to suggest that the winner and runner(s) up get a trophy of some kind to post on their team page. Open to other suggestions

Signups are now open here for the 2011 season of TM Championship. A reminder, this championship is open to "small" teams, traditionally 250 members or fewer, plus or minus a bit. Larger teams should join Team Match International or Team Match League instead. However instead of stating a firm cutoff point at this time, let's see how many entrants we get and what sizes. Teams signing up need to provide a link to the team's match page and names of two admins. Teams who have withdrawn or forfeited in past seasons will need to provide convincing evidence of their committment to play. All teams will be asked to post their acceptance of the rules of the tournament. To fill the standard 4-round schedule we need 32 teams. You might want to invite admins you know from teams with less than 300 players -- but be careful not to trigger the spam checker by sending the same exact message to multiple people. The estimated start date is September 15, 2011. Edit: Corrected typos -- normal max is 250 with possible extension to 300 depending on how many small teams sign up.

Hi Folks As 'Super-Admin' of the "Pawn Stars" group I thought I would take this opportunity of asking a few questions, but before I do I wanted to warn you that my 'little group of stars' are formidable opposition, ratings count for nothing!! The questions I would like to ask are; 1: When does the action start? 2012? 2: Who do we play? 3: And how do we know Who, What. Where and When? Art.

OK so here is the plan. I am aiming for 8 teams for each group. Of course if more teams are interested then I can extend it to suit. Group 1 = <150 members Group 2 = 150-300 members Group 3 = 300-600 members Group 4 = 600 - 900 members Group 5 = 900 - 1200 members Group 6 = 1200+ members ========================================================================= All matches 3 days per move. If a match is not completed I will take the result after 90 days. A team that is winning at that point will go to the next round. I aim to start in say 2-3 weeks time to give teams a chance to sign up. 1 team + 2 admins in this group = registration. ========================================================================= RULES I aim for this competition to be as fair as possible. I also want no "in house fighting" in the threads - I shall create a forum for any match problems so PLEASE post it in there. I ONLY want teams who are serious about joining. I am going to be spending a lot of time divising this so the last thing I want is late challenges, no links, missing admins etc etc. If the dates are NOT honoured and adhered to then you will lose by forfeit. ALSO any team that remove players from their rosters (this WILL need to be shown to be happening) will be disqualified. The whole point of signing up is to give teams a fair chance of winning. Any questions? Donna :)

Here is the pairing board for Division B of Round 3. Please name the match appropriately. Matches should be 5+ players, 2 simultaneous games. Challenge and lock dates are shown in the table. Good chess to all! ROUND 3: GROUPs DIVISION B MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1 Chess Mistresses 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 The Thunder Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 šahovski klub ajdovščina 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 Online Chess Masters 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% #DIV/0! Challenge Lock TM NAME SCORE PPT 03/05/2011 03/10/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Chess Mistresses VS The Thunder Knights 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/05/2011 03/10/2011 TMC ROUND 3: šahovski klub ajdovščina VS Online Chess Masters 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/10/2011 03/15/2011 TMC ROUND 3: The Thunder Knights VS Online Chess Masters 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/10/2011 03/15/2011 TMC ROUND 3: šahovski klub ajdovščina VS Chess Mistresses 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/15/2011 03/20/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Online Chess Masters VS Chess Mistresses 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/15/2011 03/20/2011 TMC ROUND 3: The Thunder Knights VS šahovski klub ajdovščina 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0!

Here is the pairing board for Division A of Round 3. Please name the match appropriately. Matches should be 5+ players, 2 simultaneous games. Challenge and lock dates are shown in the table. Good chess to all! ROUND 3: GROUPs DIVISION A MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1. e4 Lovers 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Artistas de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Adults Only Group 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Coat of Arms 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% 0.0 #DIV/0! Challenge Lock TM NAME SCORE PPT 03/05/2011 03/10/2011 TMC ROUND 3: 1. e4 Lovers VS Artistas de Portugal 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/05/2011 03/10/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Adults Only Group VS Coat of Arms 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/10/2011 03/15/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Artistas de Portugal VS Coat of Arms 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/10/2011 03/15/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Adults Only Group VS 1. e4 Lovers 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/15/2011 03/20/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Coat of Arms VS 1. e4 Lovers 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0! 03/15/2011 03/20/2011 TMC ROUND 3: Artistas de Portugal VS Adults Only Group 0.0 0.0 0 #DIV/0!

This is the 2nd round pairing for TM Championship 2010. Team listed 1st sends challenge to team listed 2nd. Open rating range, 5+ players, 2 simultaneous games. Matches must be sent, accepted, and locked by the dates shown in the following table. The round ends January 20 2011, at which time the team with more points wins even if not enough games have finished to clinch the match outcome. Please post a link to the match once the challenge is accepted. There are three sets of matches, so that admins may spread out the match starts and allow time to recruit. It is perfectly OK to challenge, accept, and lock early, to give more time for the games. The date in the pairing table is the challenge date. Corresponding accept and lock dates are as follows: Challenge Accept Lock 28-Oct 30-Oct 4-Nov 2-Nov 4-Nov 9-Nov 7-Nov 9-Nov 14-Nov ROUND 2: GROUPs DIVISION C MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 4 Online Chess Masters 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 FOX 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 Artistas de Portugal 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 Dr Pepper United 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Online Chess Masters VS FOX #DIV/0! 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Artistas de Portugal VS Dr Pepper United #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: FOX VS Dr Pepper United #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Artistas de Portugal VS Online Chess Masters #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Dr Pepper United VS Online Chess Masters #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: FOX VS Artistas de Portugal #DIV/0!

This is the 2nd round pairing for TM Championship 2010. Team listed 1st sends challenge to team listed 2nd. Open rating range, 5+ players, 2 simultaneous games. Matches must be sent, accepted, and locked by the dates shown in the following table. The round ends January 20 2011, at which time the team with more points wins even if not enough games have finished to clinch the match outcome. Please post a link to the match once the challenge is accepted. There are three sets of matches, so that admins may spread out the match starts and allow time to recruit. It is perfectly OK to challenge, accept, and lock early, to give more time for the games. The date in the pairing table is the challenge date. Corresponding accept and lock dates are as follows: Challenge Accept Lock 28-Oct 30-Oct 4-Nov 2-Nov 4-Nov 9-Nov 7-Nov 9-Nov 14-Nov ROUND 2: GROUPs DIVISION D MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 4 The Thunder Knights 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 Coat of Arms 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 England 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 FC Bunyodkor 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: The Thunder Knights VS Coat of Arms #DIV/0! 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: England VS FC Bunyodkor #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Coat of Arms VS FC Bunyodkor #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: England VS The Thunder Knights #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: FC Bunyodkor VS The Thunder Knights #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Coat of Arms VS England #DIV/0!

This is the 2nd round pairing for TM Championship 2010. Team listed 1st sends challenge to team listed 2nd. Open rating range, 5+ players, 2 simultaneous games. Matches must be sent, accepted, and locked by the dates shown in the following table. The round ends January 20 2011, at which time the team with more points wins even if not enough games have finished to clinch the match outcome. Please post a link to the match once the challenge is accepted. There are three sets of matches, so that admins may spread out the match starts and allow time to recruit. It is perfectly OK to challenge, accept, and lock early, to give more time for the games. The date in the pairing table is the challenge date. Corresponding accept and lock dates are as follows: Challenge Accept Lock 28-Oct 30-Oct 4-Nov 2-Nov 4-Nov 9-Nov 7-Nov 9-Nov 14-Nov ROUND 2: GROUPs DIVISION B MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 4 Chess Mistresses 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 Adults Only Group 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 Artists of the World 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 Learning with Fun 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Chess Mistresses VS Adults Only Group 10 #DIV/0! 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Artists of the World VS Learning with Fun 18 #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Adults Only Group VS Learning with Fun 13 #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Artists of the World VS Chess Mistresses 8 #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Learning with Fun VS Chess Mistresses 15 #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: Adults Only Group VS Artists of the World F #DIV/0!

This is the 2nd round pairing for TM Championship 2010. Team listed 1st sends challenge to team listed 2nd. Open rating range, 5+ players, 2 simultaneous games. Matches must be sent, accepted, and locked by the dates shown in the following table. The round ends January 20 2011, at which time the team with more points wins even if not enough games have finished to clinch the match outcome. There are three sets of matches, so that admins may spread out the match starts and allow time to recruit. It is perfectly OK to challenge, accept, and lock early, to give more time for the games. The date in the pairing table is the challenge date. Corresponding accept and lock dates are as follows: Challenge Accept Lock 28-Oct 30-Oct 4-Nov 2-Nov 4-Nov 9-Nov 7-Nov 9-Nov 14-Nov ROUND 2: GROUPs DIVISION A MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 4 šahovski klub ajdovščina 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 1. e4 Lovers 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 The Ancient of Days 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 TEAM TOSHKENT 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% 0.0 #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: šahovski klub ajdovščina VS 1. e4 Lovers #DIV/0! 10/28/2010 TMC ROUND 2: The Ancient of Days VS TEAM TOSHKENT #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: 1. e4 Lovers VS TEAM TOSHKENT #DIV/0! 11/02/2010 TMC ROUND 2: The Ancient of Days VS šahovski klub ajdovščina #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: TEAM TOSHKENT VS šahovski klub ajdovščina #DIV/0! 11/07/2010 TMC ROUND 2: 1. e4 Lovers VS The Ancient of Days #DIV/0!

Hello this is a new league which will only contain up to 6 teams. So hurry up and register. Only teams with 100-300 members can join. To register follow the link and read the rules both of these are in the forums. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?? http://www.chess.com/groups/home/international-league

Each round is scheduled to last roughly 90 days, unless there are definitive results in all matches before then. We measure from the last set of games scheduled to start per round, so there is less bias toward ending matches early. (if the 1st set of games were used, then the 3rd set would have 10-15 less days scheduled). On each round's ending date, the current score of all matches is captured. Those scores are used to determine match winners and tiebreaks, even if the match does not yet have a clinched victory by one of the teams. This is unfortunate but it is the only way to guarantee the championship will end on time. Teams which are eliminated on this basis but still have a chance to win their match have the consolation that the final match score is what counts on the team match leader board. Round 2 started on November 14th. That would yield an end date of February 14th if we just bumped the month by 3. I will be tied up on that day, so this time we'll go with the actual 90 days instead of padding it with extra days for months with 31. The ending date for round 2 is February 12, 2011. The GMT time of that cutoff depends largely on when I can get online and capture all the results, so I won't bother to try to predict it.

Group C pairings for 2010. Dates shown are lock by dates. Team listed first sends challenge to team listed 2nd. If I overlook a place where only one team is listed -- that represents a "bye". Each team has 2 matches in groups with 3, and 3 matches in groups with 4. Later matches can start earlier with agreement of both teams, it is only staggered in case admins don't want to saddle their members with lots of simultaneous matches. Match settings: 3 days per move, 2 simultaneous games, 5+ players. ROUND 1: GROUPs DIVISION C MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1 The Hindu 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 Chess Mistresses 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 FC Bunyodkor 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: The Hindu vs FC Bunyodkor #DIV/0! 07/05/2010 #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Chess Mistresses vs The Hindu #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: FC Bunyodkor vs Chess Mistresses #DIV/0!

Hi everyone I have just created a brand new VC tournament called "The Valentines Cup - For The Love of VC" and I am inviting you all to join up. I have laid out all the parameters in this group: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/the-valentines-cup---for-the-love-of-vc Here is a copy of all the information that you will need: 24 teams 6 groups of 4 Starts 14th Feb Deadline for registration 10th Feb. Open to all teams 2 days per move MUST have completed at least 3 VC games DATES MATCH 1 Send challenge 14th Feb. Accept by 18th Feb. Forfeit date 21st Feb. MATCH 2 Challenge sent 21st Feb. Accepted by 25th Feb. Forfeit date 28th Feb. MATCH 3 Challenge sent 28th Feb. Accept by 4th March. Forfeit date 7th March. At least 1 admin / contact must be in the group to register your team.

Group G pairings for 2010. Dates shown are lock by dates. Team listed first sends challenge to team listed 2nd. If I overlook a place where only one team is listed -- that represents a "bye". Each team has 2 matches in groups with 3, and 3 matches in groups with 4. Later matches can start earlier with agreement of both teams, it is only staggered in case admins don't want to saddle their members with lots of simultaneous matches. Match settings: 3 days per move, 2 simultaneous games, 5+ players. ROUND 1: GROUPs DIVISION G MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1 Corrupt-a-wish group 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 England 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 Online Chess Masters 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 TEAM TOSHKENT 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Corrupt-a-wish group vs Online Chess Masters #DIV/0! 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: England vs TEAM TOSHKENT #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: England vs Corrupt-a-wish group #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: TEAM TOSHKENT vs Online Chess Masters #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Corrupt-a-wish group vs TEAM TOSHKENT #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Online Chess Masters vs England #DIV/0!

Group B pairings for 2010. Dates shown are lock by dates. Team listed first sends challenge to team listed 2nd. If I overlook a place where only one team is listed -- that represents a "bye". Each team has 2 matches in groups with 3, and 3 matches in groups with 4. Later matches can start earlier with agreement of both teams, it is only staggered in case admins don't want to saddle their members with lots of simultaneous matches. Match settings: 3 days per move, 2 simultaneous games, 5+ players. ROUND 1: GROUPs DIVISION B MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1 Wolf Pack 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 Adults Only Group 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 Artistas de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Wolf Pack vs Artistas de Portugal #DIV/0! 07/05/2010 #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Adults Only Group vs Wolf Pack #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Artistas de Portugal vs Adults Only Group #DIV/0!

Group A pairings for 2010. Dates shown are lock by dates. Team listed first sends challenge to team listed 2nd. If I overlook a place where only one team is listed -- that represents a "bye". Each team has 2 matches in groups with 3, and 3 matches in groups with 4. Later matches can start earlier with agreement of both teams, it is only staggered in case admins don't want to saddle their members with lots of simultaneous matches. Match settings: 3 days per move, 2 simultaneous games, 5+ players. ROUND 1: GROUPs DIVISION A MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1 7 Seven 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 Dr Pepper United 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 šahovski klub ajdovščina 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: 7 Seven 7 vs šahovski klub ajdovščina #DIV/0! 07/05/2010 #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Dr Pepper United vs 7 Seven 7 #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: šahovski klub ajdovščina vs Dr Pepper United #DIV/0!

Group F pairings for 2010. Dates shown are lock by dates. Team listed first sends challenge to team listed 2nd. If I overlook a place where only one team is listed -- that represents a "bye". Each team has 2 matches in groups with 3, and 3 matches in groups with 4. Later matches can start earlier with agreement of both teams, it is only staggered in case admins don't want to saddle their members with lots of simultaneous matches. Match settings: 3 days per move, 2 simultaneous games, 5+ players. ROUND 1: GROUPs DIVISION F MP W D L PTS GW GL TB 1 The Thunder Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 Learning with Fun 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 Artists of the World 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 World Chess Players 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0% #DIV/0! TM DATE TM NAME SCORE PPT 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: The Thunder Knights vs Artists of the World #DIV/0! 07/05/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Learning with Fun vs World Chess Players #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Learning with Fun vs The Thunder Knights #DIV/0! 07/11/2010 TMC ROUND 1: World Chess Players vs Artists of the World #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: The Thunder Knights vs World Chess Players #DIV/0! 07/16/2010 TMC ROUND 1: Artists of the World vs Learning with Fun #DIV/0!