RandomDog tournament #1

Yup. As I've mentioned, most people are.

At least they start out that way. The 3D boards are an acquired taste.

I've started the Pootzies - KapitalP_Pro game.

Wonderful.

Best foot forward, players!

We should do a rating update soon so here's a recap of all the wins and losses since bulldog chess was revived:

@VM_LeaderAbhyudaya 1-0 @Rook_Handler

@BattleChessGN18 1-0 @Pootzies

@Pootzies 1-0 @PandasAwesome

@comradM 1-0 @BattleChessGN18

@Rook_Handler 0-1 @VM_LeaderAbhyudaya

I hope @Pootzies is still willing to do the rating calculations

sweet, I'll start with the rating adjustments.

If the players could let me know if they have played a game and received a rating before and about when they did that would be awesome. I'm currently beginning the process of digging through 70 pages in the ratings forum but it would be a little easier if I knew what to look for

For some reason I've found posts showing that @VM_LeaderAbhyudaya had completed games but the diagrams don't show their rating after those games...

For example at the top of this page https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-variants/bulldog-chess-ratings?page=32

Did any of you guys change your names? I also cannot seem to find BattleChessGN18 anywhere...

Here is what I've found so far

The most recent rating I can find for the players:

@Pootzies - unrated (1200)

@Rook_Handler is 1264

@Marks1420 -1583

@evert823 -1347

@PandasAwesome -1203

@ComradM -1469

@BattleChessGN18 -?

@VMLeaderAbhyudaya -?

If either of these players could point me to their most recent rating that would be awesome. Otherwise I'm continuing my search!

1200 ig.... I only played one game 2 yrs ago against @HarshSaberTwitch which I lost but u can keep it as 1200 unless you want to search for the rating of an account that has been inactive for long

BTW, @Pootzies you are almost out of time in ur game against KapitalP_Pro

Also to clarify did you win two games against rookhandler or did you just type it twice?

I won 2 games against him

Poor Rook_Handler

@Pootzies - 1250

@Rook_Handler is 1216

@Marks1420 -1583

@evert823 -1347

@PandasAwesome -1202

@ComradM -1469

@BattleChessGN18 -?

@VMLeaderAbhyudaya -1305

@VM_LeaderAbhyudaya 1-0 @Rook_Handler

@VMLeaderAbhyudaya 1200? -> 1259

@Rook_Handler 1264 -> 1232 (rating change originally -59 but cannot lose more then half of your rating so changed to -32)

@Rook_Handler 0-1 @VM_LeaderAbhyudaya

@VM_LeaderAbhyudaya 1259 -> 1305

@Rook_Handler 1232 -> 1216

@Pootzies 1-0 @PandasAwesome

@PandasAwesome 1203 -> 1201.5 (rounded up to 1202)

@Pootzies 1200? -> 1250

Waiting for @BattleChessGN to reply whether they have an established rating or not to do other results

Games awaiting rating adjustment:

@comradM 1-0 @BattleChessGN18

@BattleChessGN18 1-0 @Pootzies ( I don't remember this being a rated game but maybe I'm wrong )

EDIT-

Abhyudaya won twice against rook handler...

Yes, for players who had "established ratings" while the ratings sheet was still being updated. There are players in the tournament who have completed games who do not appear there because martin removed players from the chart after 5 months of inactivity

I won against evert. Who do I play now?

I think I'm up next (:

Congrats, @Marks1420, on your recent victory in your round 1 match with @Evert823. You will proceed to round 2!

https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/random-dog-tournament?page=2#comment-100348333

Please consult this Round 2 post ^^^ for further instructions. When both of you (@Marks1420 and @Pootzies) are ready to go, please PM me.

Or, since I'm guessing @Marks1420 is proctoring this match, you all may start without PMing me!

Hello Pootzies, would this configuration be alright with you?

We'd be using the witch, hunter, and barrier, which is noted by the upside-down rook

If you don't mind, I'd prefer to play with both rooks (no barrier) but substitute the queen for a time thief. I haven't played a game with that piece yet.