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Happy Halloween Everybody!! The 2nd Season of the Fortnight Speed Vote League is nearly upon us. Here are the teams that will be competing in the Dracula vs Frankenstein Season: North A: Chess Nuts! - (Chess_Kebabs), (NabeelDaSorcerer) B: Chess Empire - (Kacparov), (DaPharaoh) C: The Dark Knights - (Billium248), (Ray_D) D: The Winning Team - (h777), (Maurissius) E: Checkmate! - (OpeningGambit), (brfc) South A: Fast Players Group - (mthinker), (CheekyChops0) B: Rapid Chess - (johanpalmaer), (chessman_calum) C: The Scotch Fans Team - (Chessy4000), (tournamentguy) D: We Chat Global - (blackfirestorm666), (monroe721) E: Burning Pawns - (wilt18), (Billium248), (elcomandante66) East A: The Power of Chess - (Komoliddin07), (jchurch5566) B: Team Antarctica - (Rooperi), (Billium248) C: Super Troopers - (DannyDawson), (blackfirestorm666), (timmygadget) D: Light Force - (Zhane), (Susanti), (Billium248) E: Chess Maniacs - (jrcolonial98), (kid_of_chess) West A: Animal Lovers - (Billium248), (blackfirestorm666), (idosheepallnight), (wpostma) B: The Premiere of All - (Val08), (Komoliddin07) C: Chess Unlimited - (Jaller435718), (wilt18) D: Wizards of Oz - (Rab63), (Wallyjack) E: The Red Army - (Manchero), (EternalHope), (VuduChile), (Turn) And here is the official schedule: Fortnight 1: 11/9-11/22Chess Nuts vs The Winning Team Chess Empire vs The Dark KnightsFast Players Group vs We Chat GlobalRapid Chess vs The Scotch Fans TeamThe Power of Chess vs Light ForceTeam Antarctica vs Super TroopersAnimal Lovers vs Wizards of OzThe Premier of All vs Chess UnlimitedWeek Off: Checkmate, Burning Pawns, Chess Maniacs, The Red Army Fortnight 2: 11/23-12/6Chess Nuts vs Chess EmpireThe Dark Knights vs CheckmateFast Players Group vs Rapid ChessThe Scotch Fans Team vs Burning PawnsThe Power of Chess vs Team AntarcticaSuper Troopers vs Chess ManiacsAnimal Lovers vs The Premier of AllChess Unlimited vs The Red ArmyWeek Off: The Winning Team, We Chat Global, Light Force, Wizards of Oz Fortnight 3: 12/7-12/20Chess Nuts vs CheckmateChess Empire vs The Winning TeamFast Players Group vs Burning PawnsRapid Chess vs We Chat GlobalThe Power of Chess vs Chess ManiacsTeam Antarctica vs Light ForceAnimal Lovers vs The Red ArmyThe Premier of All vs Wizards of OzWeek Off: The Dark Knights, The Scotch Fans Team, Super Troopers, Chess Unlimited Holiday Break: 12/21-1/3Happy New Year!! Fortnight 4: 1/4-1/17Chess Nuts vs The Dark KnightsThe Winning Team vs CheckmateFast Players Group vs The Scotch Fans TeamWe Chat Global vs Burning PawnsThe Power of Chess vs Super TroopersLight Force vs Chess ManiacsAnimal Lovers vs Chess UnlimitedWizards of Oz vs The Red ArmyWeek Off: Chess Empire, Rapid Chess, Team Antarctica, The Premier of All Fortnight 5: 1/18-1/31Chess Empire vs CheckmateThe Dark Knights vs The Winning TeamRapid Chess vs Burning PawnsThe Scotch Fans Team vs We Chat GlobalTeam Antarctica vs Chess ManiacsSuper Troopers vs Light ForceThe Premier of All vs The Red ArmyChess Unlimited vs Wizards of OzWeek Off: Chess Nuts, Fast Players Group, The Power of Chess, Animal Lovers Quarter-Finals: 2/1-2/14Teams to be determined Semi-Finals: 2/15-2/28Teams to be determined Finals: 3/1-3/14Teams to be determined Off-Season: 3/15-4/4Everybody take a break!! Good Luck Everybody!! Have Fun and Don't Time Out!! Follow along with all the fun in the Fortnight Speed Vote League Headquarters: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/the-fortnight-speed-vote-league-headquarters

The Fortnight Speed Vote League is getting ready to start its second season. There's still one week left to get your team registered. All you need to do to qualify is complete one game of Vote Chess at 10-mins/turn WITHOUT TIMING OUT (to prove that you can go the distance, since these games can last for several hours). Each team will play 1 game of Speed Vote Chess every 2 weeks. The Season 2 schedule will look like this: Fortnight 1: 11/9-11/22Fortnight 2: 11/23-12/6Fortnight 3: 12/7-12/20Holiday Break: 12/21-1/3Fortnight 4: 1/4-1/17Fortnight 5: 1/18-1/31Quarter-Finals: 2/1-2/14Semi-Finals: 2/15-2/28Finals: 3/1-3/14Off-Season: 3/15-4/4 I will begin working on the schedule on Monday, October 19th, and have it posted by Monday, October 26th. Therefore, all teams have until Sunday, October 18th to qualify. If you would like your team to compete in Season 2, please post the names of at least 2 administraors (one primary contact, and at least one secondary contact) who will be responsible for making sure that the league games are started as scheduled. Here is a link to the teams who have already signed up: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/season-2---teams Speed Vote Games are incredibly intense and exciting!! They are also a great bonding tool for groups to come together and learn how to function as a team. Anyone is welcome to join the League HQ and follow along with all the action: http://www.chess.com/groups/view/the-fortnight-speed-vote-league-headquarters Looking thru the Vote Chess records for this team, it looks like you have played 20 Speed Vote Games and they have ALL timed out (you lost 18 of them by timeout - the only 2 you won were in the first hour). If you want to be in Season 2, you really need to finish a game first.

Black mates in 3 moves.

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Hello Everybody, Since you guys are #50 on the Vote Chess Leaderboard, I wanted to invite you to participate in the next season of the Fortnight Speed Vote League. We play Vote Chess at 10-mins per turn, which is incredibly intense, exciting, and addictive. It can also be very time consuming as an average game can last 7-10 hours (the longest game in Season 1 was over 21 hours), and SOMEONE needs to be online to make a move every 20 minutes (no one needs to be online for the whole game of course, as long as SOMEONE is there to stop the game from timing out). If this speed is too fast for you, I can completely understand, I just wanted to give you the opportunity of joining if you wanted to. All you need to do is complete 1 Vote Game at 10-mins per turn (against any group) to prove that you can go the distance without timing out, and put your name in this thread (before October 1st): http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/season-2---teams Anyone who wishes to follow along with the League is welcome to join the headquarters and/or browse the forums (even if this team doesn't join): http://www.chess.com/groups/view/the-fortnight-speed-vote-league-headquarters We've had an incredible first season (we're in the Semi-Finals right now), and we're looking forward to an even better Season 2. Hope you can join us.

thanx for havin me,im glad to be here.who's up for a game?

Comments are welcome.

I will post one here everyday (save some weekends). http://www.chess.com/forum/view/endgames/politicalmusics-daily-endgame-puzzle-july-8-2009

This is my favorite opening.The queens pawn opening

Can we have some team matches and vote chess games?

White to play and draw. Please post any comments. I don't even get this problem myself, I just find it interesting.

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Hi guys, I have a new tournament and would appreciate it if some of you joined. It is not only for players of the winning team but an open tournament for everyone. If interested, click on the link below. Best regards, Arcueid http://www.chess.com/tournament/100-years-of-chemotherapy---remembrance-tournament

in this position can white block mate?

an easy puzzle inspired by a game i got running(i know the moves he made are mistakes) game ended comments are welcome(if i made mistakes that could have been countered please tell

This is a puzzle I want to share with you guys!

Try to solve! comments are welcome! Enjoy!

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We need more people to start the team match JOKERS VS WINNING TEAM.We need two more people so please join thank you

Yes, I know people would laugh at the skill level presented in the game, but the title of the post minus the question mark is actually the truth... Comments I'd appreciate greatly because I need to improve my skills to prevent me from thinking about leaving Chess.com... again...