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First one to get it gets 3 KC (see club currency) White to move

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Here is All puzzles: Puzzle of the day 10/27

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Black to move First one to get the solution gets 3KC others get 0 KC (because people can easily copy the correct answer). Also, you will need to explain to me why the move is correct (To prevent cheating)

Hello guys I am Akshay, this clubs (once) co-creator, and current club currency manager. I have made a currency in my Club and Devesh aka @1g4_1-0 Reached out to me and asked if I would like to make a club currency for him. Me being me said yes and that’s why i am writing this article right now. Let’s get to the information shall we. How to earn Knight coins (Yes knight coins that’s the name Devesh came up with) 1. Anyway one way to earn knight coins (or KC for short) is to invite. Invite. Invite. Every time you invite someone you get 5 KC, they dont have to join the club either, as long as you invite you get 5KC per person. But if they join they get 10KC instead of 5KC, and a special offer we made is that if a titled player joins you get 16KC that’s right double the amount, but wait that’s not all, if a coach joins, doesnt have to be titled, but if a coach joins you get 20KC. Isn’t that amazing. 2. Puzzles, y’all remember the weekly puzzles devesh posts right? Well you can get knight coins from that too. Well devesh posts 3 puzzles a week and first one to solve gets 3KC 3. Be active, Being active gets you 4KC a day. Not much more to it. 4. Tourneys. For tourneys first place winner gets 5KC, second place winner gets 3KC, and 3rd place winner gets 1KC 5. At the end of each monts (Eg: October 31st, November 30th, December 31st, all individual members in the top 3 will get KC. 1st place will get 20 KC, 2nd gets 10 KC, and 3rd gets 5 KC. Also me or Devesh can take AWAY Knight coins from you. First warning = 0 KC Second - fourth warning = -1KC each time, 5th warning = -2KC, 6th = -4KC, 7th = -8KC, 8th = - All your KC Now what you can use the knight coins on, You can use them to buy positions: Co-ordinator is 75 KC for 3 days Admin is 200KC for 3 days and S.A is 750KC for 3 days And more: 50 KC = 15 trophies 500 KC = 5 chances in advertising 350 KC = 1 hour lesson from me (rating less than 1000 blitz lol) 250 KC = I join a club of your choice Thats it, all you need to know, now don’t complain about the amount and prices to me as thats is decided by Devesh, if you need to contact Devesh his username is @son_of_the_bongcloud Btw, tiebreaker is broken by who got it first Leaderboard: #1 - @miademi - 17 KC #2 - @Sep-Gol - 6 KC #2 - @JnZach - 8 KC

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Here are the list of forum games at the moment:

The Roaring Knights Chess League Rules & Guidelines • Format • Regular Phase • Playoffs Phase • Requirements •• Teams • Team Captain • Player • Substitute Player •• Rating Collection • Forfeits • Arguing • Cheating Format The Roaring Knights Chess League is a team-based competition, consisting of an initial regular Phase, usually six weeks long, and subsequently a Playoffs Phase, usually four weeks long. Four games per player is demanded each week. The time controls are 3 minutes to each side, with a 2 second increment per move [3|2], and 5 minutes to each side, with 0 increment per move [5|0]. The games should be rated. A week is comprised of a six days duration - which can be extended on special occasions, or shortened during emergencies - during which the games will be played, and a rest day, where unplayed games are ruled upon, data is formulated and new threads are created. 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Playoffs Phase Consists of a must-win four rounds elimination stage up until the championship, following a Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals sequence of events, where at the first round the highest seed is paired with the lowest seed and so on. In case of a tie at the Round of 16 and/or Quarterfinals, higher seed advances. The loser of both Semifinals play in the 3rd place match. In case of a tie at the Semifinals and/or Finals and/or 3rd place match, there will be Tiebreaks rounds as follows: 1) Bullet Tiebreaks [2|1]; 2) NSPBCL Armageddon [2|1] - Higher seed picks the side to play, if still tied Black wins. Requirements To join as a Player in the Not-So Pro Blitz Chess League it is required that the chess.com member has a minimum of 1 month in the site, as well as a minimum of 30 rated Blitz games against 20 different human players. Games against computer live bots do not count to the minimum games required. Players failing to meet the requirements might still apply through the official form, however, it is a player's responsibility to communicate the administration once requirements are met, in case they so desire to join at a later date. All entries will be verified for deliberate rating manipulation, which is a form of fair play abuse and therefore will not be tolerated. Teams Each team has 6 players, which are divided into six boards respecting a rating ladder, being Board 1 the higher rated player and Board 6 the lower rated player. The average rating per team cannot surpass 2000. The rating used is the Blitz peak from the last 12 months. A max difference of 100 rating points will be accepted, in the event of a higher Board player being lower-rated than the player(s) below them. A board 5 player must be rated 1000 or above to be a board 5. It is required that one of the players stands in the condition of a Team Captain. Team Captain A Team Captain also stands in the condition of a Player and has, among their responsibilities throughout the season, to: 1) Recruit, manage and represent their teammates; 2) Find a substitute player if needed, communicating the administration beforehand - max 48 hours from the start of that particular week - in case of a substitution, a change of rosters or player replacements of any kind; 3) Provide a team name no wider than 32 characters (spaces included), a team logo (preferably in square proportion: min 200px wide, ideally 600px wide) and optionally choose their team lettering and background color for the pairings and results threads; 4) Be active and communicative for as long as their team lasts in the competition. Player A Player has, among their responsibilities throughout the season, to: 1) Locate their respective negotiation thread at the weekly Pairings & Negotiation Threads club news post; 2) Read and follow the instructions therein to negotiate a time for his game; 3) Attend for their game in the accorded time; 4) Post their game result at the weekly Results thread; 5) Communicate their Team Captain beforehand in case of an impossibility to participate on a certain week or period of time; 6) Have their live chess challenge settings open to everyone in the accorded game time, or alternatively add their opponent to the friends list in order to play the game (see this thread for detailed instructions); 7) Accept to play for the same team during the season, being unable to join other teams in case of an elimination or withdrawal. Substitute Player Substitute Players (Subs) are teamless volunteer players which might be recruited by a team during a certain period, in the event of a Player being unable to play. Subs are allowed to play for one single team per week.* For a substitution to be valid, the rating rules listed on Teams section need to be observed. Additionally, a Substitute Player cannot be rated higher than 100 rating points from the Player he is subbing for. A substitution needs to be communicated by the Team Captain to the Administration no further than 48 hours - 2 days - from the beginning of a playing week. On the event of extended weeks, for each 7 playing days comprised in it, there will be a plus of 48 hours added to this limit. E.g. a week that is 18 playing days long will have 144 hours - 6 days - limit for communicating substitutions. Late substitutions will not be accepted. All teamless Players which have signed on the official form and have not been assigned to a team will be shifted to the condition of Substitute Players when Team Formation ends, being then located at the Subs tab at the Google Spreadsheets. *A substitute player cannot substitute for a team's player in the playoffs if they have played for another team/other teams for more than 1 week after Week 3. (For the regular season, if a substitute plays for a team for 2 weeks, they are locked onto that team.) Rating Collection A player's collected rating will usually be based on his peak Blitz rating from the last 12 months of registration. If a player hasn't met the minimum game requirement (30 rated Blitz games against human opponents) to join the league, they will only be eligible after achieving the minimum games count [A player should let an administrator (Preferably @1g4_1-0) know after they have played the minimum game requirement of 30 rated Blitz games vs human opponents so that the administrators can add their rating]. If a player has met the minimum games requirement but did not play any games during the collection period of 12 months, their rating is therefore considered inactive. In those cases the administration will decide whether to collect an active rating that translates the player's strength (usually Bullet, if active) or to request said player for an amount of rated Blitz games against human players for his rating to be collected. Forfeits In the event of a player failing to be online (no-show) in the scheduled game time or even 30 minutes after the scheduled game time, they must justify it on the respective Negotiation Thread and offer new time windows as quickly as possible. The administration will be looking upon all negotiations closely for possible abuse of the negotiation system. Failing to show up twice in a week will award a forfeit win to the opponent. A no-show will also render the player a Strike. If a player accumulates three Strikes he will thereby be ejected from the remainder of the season. In case there is a game scheduled late in the week and one of the players is a no-show, they are likely to receive a forfeit loss. Arguing The decision of the administration on any issue is final and should not be debated within the group. You may, however, politely petition the administration for a review of the decision via Private Messages. Constant arguing and complaint may result in a member's ejection from the club. If you wish to suggest changes to the rules or how the league operates, you may join and use the NSPBCL Suggestions Group. IMPORTANT: Unnecessary comments are not appreciated in the Results Threads. Players may get muted/ejected from the rest of the season/ejected from the league if they do not refrain from posting unnecessary comments in the Results Threads after multiple warnings. Cheating Cheating is taken very seriously. Anyone caught cheating will get an automatic forfeit and will be kicked for the next 5 seasons Credits to NSPBCL

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It is unfortunately my saddest thing to say that Devesh was closed for violating our fair play policies. Hope we can pray for him. I am very sad that it happened again. I think he got closed about 10 months ago. Hope we can do it without him. Chimp

black to move, first to solve gets 3 kc

White to move like always, first to solve gets 3 KC

Black to move, first to solve gets 3 KC

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First one to solve gets 3 KC