Ultimate 1. e4 challenge

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Ilampozhil25

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NirKrish
ImmortalGod07 wrote:

I want to be in e5 team

Pls add him too he is my friend he will play for e5 team as he has mentioned

Ilampozhil25

ill not do more stuff like that

after all @dsmith42 is the person responsible for this whole thing

XOsportyspiceXO

aright team caro !, so iv never played correspondence, before i commit, how does this work. does the team all add each other and discuss the moves via vote chess ?

Batman2508

can someone confirm my withdrawal?

Lord_Ultron

withdrawing

Dsmith42

Man, the things that happen when I have to spend a day in the office!

Anyway, the time control is 3 days per move.  Each player plays the corresponding player (by board number) on the other team, and has 3 days play once the opponent moves.  There is no limit to the number of players on a team, but only 7 will play in a given match.  The Team Captain will decide which players play and in what order prior to each match.

I honestly expected it to take some time to fill up all of the rosters, even the Sicilian and e5 teams, but the purpose of this challenge is to show 1. e4 players, as well as those of us who have to play against 1. e4 players (that is, all of us) the full range of common openings.  Each of the "Big Four" defenses (as well as the next four, for that matter) represent very different approaches to the center, and with respect to piece development.

Obviously, we can't force anyone to participate, but I think there is much to be gained from playing these kinds of games.  It's more than just bragging rights (though those are fun to have, too), everyone involved will be taken out of their normal comfort zone and forced to contend with the unique dynamics of other openings.

MTL_Made

Sign up team 1.e5.

YidingL1
 

hardest puzzle in world

 

kinkajouthedragon
Ilampozhil25 wrote:

team french-

@chamo2074

@DaBabysBurner

@ThrillerFan

@verylate

@theoof11

@Dsmith42

team sicilian-

@AustinL0926

@ninjaswat

@Lord_Ultron

@Batman2508

@isaacw13467

team e5-

@adrian_mclain

@ChessDude009

team ck-

nobody

btw the order is the order of registration

 

YidingL1
YidingL1 wrote:
 

hardest puzzle in world

 

what the heal is this

ThrillerFan
chamo2074 wrote:

Keep the format as it is, the teams will get filled. We're just waiting to see if the minor openings are going to have a say

 

If the minor openings do play, one of mine will likely transpose to another opening!

PaulieNomial
ThrillerFan wrote:
chamo2074 wrote:

Keep the format as it is, the teams will get filled. We're just waiting to see if the minor openings are going to have a say

 

If the minor openings do play, one of mine will likely transpose to another opening!

 

There certainly is a lot of transposition potential in the Alekhine

 

NirKrish

So @dsmith what is the teams list till now

Ilampozhil25

if i count correctly, there are 6 players in french

i think 6 in ck

5 in e5

4 in sicilian

and a few in  minor openings

Dsmith42

@Ilampozhil25 looks like he has the count right.  We'll wait as long as we need to in order to fill four teams.  Those who have signed up already are free to recruit players to your team.

Ilampozhil25

ironically, ck is the first team to fill up when at the start(6+1=7), they had the least members

NirKrish

Yeah ck rules

asdfghkl123456798

though french is much stronger i think

Ilampozhil25

true

team french defeated team ck 10-4