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List of all winners: Active members ! Tournament: Standard Cup (2012) http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/standard-cup-2012-round-1?page=1

Tournament Cup Links (Current Round): Mini match cup Round 2 (2012): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/mini-match-cup-1-2012-round-2 Ordinary Cup Round 1 (2012): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/ordinary-cup-1-2012-round-1 Tournament Cup Links (Completed Rounds): Standard Cup Round 1 (2012): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/standard-cup-2012-round-1 Standard Cup Round 2 (2012): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/standard-cup-2012-round-2 Mini match cup Round 1 (2012): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/mini-match-cup-1-2012-round-1 Other Links: Help and support: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/help-and-support Registered Teams (this forum is not updated): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/registered-teams7 General Rules: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/the-hunger-games-general-rules Registration: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/registration11 Calendar: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/calendar2 The Wall of Shame--(warned/banned groups): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/the-wall-of-shame

Lyrics Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray:And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of dayThe solitary child.No mate, no comrade Lucy knew;She dwelt where none abidemdash;The sweetest thing that ever grewUpon the mountainside!You yet may spy the fawn at playThe hare among the green;But the sweet face of Lucy GrayWill never more be seen. “To-night will be a stormy night—You to the town must go;And take a lantern, Child, to lightYour mother through the snow.”“That, Father! Will I gladly do:'Tis scarcely afternoon —The village clock has just struck two,And yonder is the moon!”At this the Father turned his hook,To kindling for the day'He plied his work; — and Lucy tookThe lantern on her way.As carefree as a mountain doe:A fresh, new path she brokeHer feet dispersed the powdery snow,That rose up just like smoke.The storm came on before its time"She wandered up and down;And many a hill did Lucy climb:But never reached the town.The wretched parents all that nightWent shouting far and wide;But there was neither sound nor sightTo serve them as a guide.At daybreak on a hill they stoodThat overlooked the scene;And thence they saw the bridge of wood,That spanned a deep ravine.They wept &mdash and, turning homeward, cried,"In Heaven we all shall meet!";— When in the snow the mother spiedThe print of Lucy's feet.Then downwards from the steep hill's edgeThey tracked the footmarks small;And through the broken hawthorn hedge,And by the long stone-wall;And then an open field they crossed:The marks were still the same;They tracked them on, not ever lost;And to the bridge they came.They followed from the snowy bankThose footmarks, one by one,Into the middle of the plank;And further there were none!— Yet some maintain that to this dayShe is a living child;That you may see sweet Lucy GrayUpon the lonesome wild. O'er rough and smooth she trips along,And never looks behind;And sings a solitary songThat whistles in the wind. the red part of the lyric says that lucy gray disappeared at the middle of the bridge since her footprints stop there. I think she got captured by a hovercraft. we also know that hovercrafts exist at the time. doctor kay and his team of scientists used a hovercraft to come to district 12 and Katniss mentions that a hovercraft took away a girl who later became a Avox confirming that the Capitol sends hovercrafts to discrit 12.

This is Round 2 for the Standard Cup. The format of this tournament can be found in Round 1: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/standard-cup-2012-round-1?page=1 Teams that made it to Round 2 (group name is hyperlinked): Team Philippines United Active members ! International 10 Minute Vote Chess Group Chessoholics United Challenges are to be sent before 8/17/12 and accepted before 8/20/12. When filling out the vote chess challenge form, please select: Name: Standard Cup (2012) (your group name) vs. (opponent group) 1 day/move Standard Starting Position My group plays as: White In the list below, teams listed first must send the challenge, and the teams listed second must accept the challenge. Please post the game links in the forum!

It turns out that we need a tiebraker round for the 2nd Standard Cup (2012) to determine 2nd and 3rd place from a three-way tie. Round 2 (last round) can be found here: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/standard-cup-2012-round-2 Round 1 can be found here: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/standard-cup-2012-round-1 The following groups are tied at 1 point from the 2nd round: Team Philippines United International 10 Minute Vote Chess Group Chessoholics United Challenges are to be sent before 2/2/13 and accepted before 2/7/13. When filling out the vote chess challenge form, please select: Name: Standard Cup (2012) Tiebrake Round (your group name) vs. (opponent group) 1 day/move Standard Starting Position My group plays as: White In the list below, teams listed first must send the challenge, and the teams listed second must accept the challenge. Please post the game links in the fourm.

This is Round 2 for the Mini Match Cup. The format of this tournament can be found in Round 1: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/mini-match-cup-1-2012-round-1? Teams that made it to Round 2 (group name is hyperlinked): Quick Moves Total Random Team THE POWER OF CHESS 2 The Optimum Grupo Países e Regiões Lusófonos Chesu No Rakuen ... Chess Paradise Challenges are to be sent by 11/5/12, accepted by 11/8/12, and locked by 11/12/12 Teams listed on the left (in the next comment) must send the challenge and teams on the right accept. Game name: Mini Match Cup Round 2 (2012): (your group name) v. (opponent group name) 3 days/move 2 simultaneous games. standard position. 1-10 players per team. autostart: no. Please post match links and any issues in this forum.

Format: Number of Rounds: 2 Teams will be split into three groups. Each team plays against each other in its group. The top two in each group move on. (Tiebrakers are used.) These six teams will play against each other. The top three winners will be congratulated. If there is a tie in the top three, we will not use tiebrakers this time. Instead we'll start a tiebrake round where all the tied teams play three matches at the same time against each other. Groups (name is hyperlinked): Group A: The Philippine Chess Olympiad Flying Chess Team THE POWER OF CHESS 2 Chesu No Rakuen ... Chess Paradise THE POWER OF CHESS Group B: Team Philippines United HORSEMEN & WOMEN Where Great Minds Meet ... THE EMPERORS OF CHESS King's Gambit Players Group C: Pinoy Chess Philippines Total Random Team Checkmate! Quick Moves Chessoholics United

2012 calendar: February 6, 2012 -- Mini Match Tournament (Team Match Tournament) Will start on February 25, 2012 Already started. April 1, 2012 -- Standard Cup (Vote Chess Tournament) Already started. July 10, 2012 -- Ordinary Cup (Team Match Tournament) Already started. Nov 10, 2012 ------> Postponed till futhur notice-- Complex Cup (Vote Chess Tournament)

Format: # of rounds: 2 Teams will be split into three groups. Each team plays against each other in its group. The top two in each group move on. (Tiebrakers are used.) These six teams will play against each other. The top three winners will be congratulated. If there is a tie in the top three, we will not use tiebrakers this time. Instead we'll start a tiebrake round where all the tied teams play three matches at the same time against each other. Groups: Group A: Quick Moves Piony Chess Philippines Total Random Team Flying Chess Team Group B: The Power of Chess 2 HORSEMEN AND WOMEN The Optimum Team Philippines United The Farm Group C: The Piony Chess Olympiad Gambit Fans The Ultimate Chess Ninjas Grupo Países e Regiões Lusófonos Chesu No Rakuen ... Chess Paradise Teams listed on the left must send the challenge and teams on the right accept. Challenges must be sent by March 3, 2012, accepted by March 7, 2012, and started by March 14, 2012. Game name: Mini Match Cup Round 1 (2012): (your group name) v. (opponent group name) 3 days/move 2 simultaneous games. standard position. 1-10 players per team. autostart: no. Please post match links and any issues in this forum.

Format: # of rounds: 2 Teams will be split into two groups. Each team plays against each other in its group. The top two in each group move on. (Tiebrakers are used.) These four groups will play against each other in Round 2, and a tiebrake round will be used instead of tiebrakers if necessary to determine the top three winners. Group A: Team Philippines United HORSEMEN & WOMEN Total Random Team Chesu No Rakuen ... Chess Paradise Active Members Quick Moves Group B: International 10 Minute Vote Chess Group Pinoy Chess Philippines Where Great Minds Meet Checkmate! Chessoholics United Grupo Países e Regiões Lusófonos

If your group is banned or is warned, it will be posted here. Two yellow cards equals one red card. Please do not post anything if you just so happen to see this forum when it is not locked. Thanks! Yellow Card (groups that are warned) HORSEMEN & WOMEN--did not lock multiple team matches even after being reminded to--yellow card will be cleared if no other violations occur until 4/27/13 Red card (banned groups) Note: Pardons may be given if group admins say and show that they are interested in playing future tournaments without causing trouble. 1. Checkmate! --excessive timeouts on team vote chess--no team match challenges sent, even after contacting both admins--banned from both team match and vote chess tournament pernamently. 2. THE POWER OF CHESS 2--did not lock multiple team matches even after being reminded to--did not accept or send vote chess challenges...super admin hasn't logined in for over a week, and admins not responding or doing anything.

There are 5 types of team match and vote chess tournaments in the Hunger Games. Please see the calendar for when these start here: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/calendar2 Vote Chess Tournaments: 1. Speed Cup 12 hours/move vote chess games Groups participating must have at least 100 members 2. Standard Cup 1 day/move vote chess games Groups participating must at least 75 members 3. Complex Cup 2 days/move vote chess games Groups participating must at least 50 members 4. Masters Cup 7 days/move vote chess games Groups participating must at least 45 members 5. 960 cup 2 days/move vote chess games (Chess960) Groups participating must at least 50 members Team match tournaments: All team matches are 3 days per move except for the Everlasting Cup. All team matches are 2 simultaneous games. 1. Mini Match Cup: 1-10 players per team Groups participating must have 50 members or more 2. Ordinary Cup: 5-20 players per team Groups participating must have 150 members or more 3. Everlasting Cup: 5-20 players per team Groups participating must at least 150 members or more Time control of 7 days/move 4. Grand Cup: 15+ players per team Groups participating must have at least 400 members 5. Fischer Cup: 5-20 players per team Groups participating must have at least 150 members Chess960 games You agree to these rules if you register. NO COMPUTER ASSISTANCE IS EVER ALLOWED IN THE ULTIMATE CUP TOURNAMENTS. Also, this forum should always be locked. If you just so happen to stumble across this forum when we are editing it and the forum isn't locked, please DO NOT post anything. If you have a question or comment, please post that in the help and support forum.