I have to say, I felt bad for Danny. It's the pits when your body's not on the same schedule as your life. As John Lennon said: Life's what happens while you're making plans (or something to that effect). He did outstandingly, and it's even more impressive doing so with such distraction and physical discomfort! Yay, Danny!
As an aside, I feel it's necessary to mention this, since I don't know who will read it and I want to be sure I nip a potential problem in the bud:
During the show today I was told by David (one of the actual bosses on Chess.com) that using a certain word in chat was "OK." I learned something new, and since not every rule of conduct is concrete, sometimes there are different judgement calls. Obviously, what David or Danny says is what goes :) There's no question about that at all. What there was a problem with was the jeering and mocking that ensued because I, as a new mod, was corrected. I was treated more than disrespectfully and it was not appreciated. Just to be sure this is understood: in chat during shows, when I'm there, I will continue to use my judgement when it's necessary, and will make judgement calls as I see fit and am not being told differently by any other mods or bosses. Being told by a boss that a word I saw as unfit to be used the way it was used today, was actually "OK" should not be taken as a blanket statement that any time I ask someone to watch their language or behavior, that it shouldn't be taken seriously.
Thanks for listening!
As the title heading shows, IM Danny Rensch was one draw away from scoring his first ever 10/10 BIG Show, but distractions were abound in today's episode of "The BIG Show" keeping Danny away from that big prize.
Like always, the weekly 10-game simul with the 15|30 time controls never failed to be entertaining even though it got a late start. Almost 250 viewers joined in and the chat room was hopping (some good, some bad) but all in all it was another great show.
So let's try to keep this short and sweet today and get to the games in completion order:
Game #1 vs. IgorQED - B01 Scandinavian Defence:
#2 - vs. Axos - B45 Sicilian Four Knights (this game ended abruptly for specific reasons that I will not get into and we'll leave it at that.)
#3 - vs. Briggo - A45 Trompowsky Attack:
#4 - vs. Paddestoel - B35 Sicilian Accelerated Dragon with 5. Nc3 - Main line:
#5 - vs. sharpyuk - B56 Classical Sicilian:
#6 - vs. RomainLabernede - C41 Philidor Defence:
#7 - vs. ChocoNut - B23 Closed Sicilian - without g3:
#8 - vs. ANason21 - C45 Scotch Game:
#9 - vs. rooknite - E10 Blumenfeld Gambit: This is the game that got away and became a thorn in the side of perfection today. What would you have done differently?
Congrats to rooknite for a hard fought draw!
#10 - vs. Incrense - A20 English Opening 1...e5: (The longest game of the day)
There you have it folks. Another week down. Almost a date with destiny. Hopefully next time Danny will take care of the bathroom breaks before the show starts. I honestly think if it wasn't for that it would've been 10/10.
Have a great night everyone!
-Mark