Hi Jim, please sign me in, my new skype ID: chessqueen05, thank you .
Nene
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Subject: [usbca_chess] Last Call, New Class Round Robin
Hi All,
At the very bottom, you will find the list of names I have already for the
tournament. Please check over the list, make sure all of your informationh is
correct, fill in anything that is missing. Phone numbers are not necessary;
I’ve included only those which were sent to me. Some of you will show two email
addresses. If there is one you don’t want used, please indicate.
If you are receiving this email and have not yet signed up for the tournament,
please give it some consideration. Maybe you are new to tournament play. Maybe
you have been away from chess for a while. Maybe you are new to skype. And
maybe this is the first you’ve heard of the tournament.
I will do a bit more thorough research this year than I did last year to make
sure that the group you are placed with is indeed a group of players with
similar strength. For those who are new to tournament play, this is therefore
an ideal time to get your feet wet.
Unsure about time commitments? I will set this up similarly to last year in
that you will play your games when you are able. You will have the names and
contact info for all of your opponents, and you will be free to schedule your
games as your schedule permits. There will be a time control, of course. We
will use the fairly common 30 moves in 60 minutes for each player, and both
players will receive an additional hour once each 30-move threshold has ben
reached. We will be playing through the holidays, through semester breaks, etc,
and from time to time, I expect that people will have difficulty scheduling
their matches. That is why, though there will be listed start dates for each
round, those dates will be primarily for my benefit. I will use those dates to
post progress reports. You will not be penalized for playing rounds out of
order or for playing rounds after the posted round date has passed. In fact, I
will be out of state for the last half of December and will be unable to play
at all during that time. So, if you are even a little interested in playing a
realtime tournament, this one is probably most ideal to test your wings.
I will cut off at a number divisible by four or six. You will all be divided
into groups of four or six; I hate odd numbers, because they mean someone
getting a buy every round. If we divide into groups of four, I am considering
making the tournament a six-round affair where you will play two games against
each of your three opponents, once from each side of the board. If we have
six-player groups, then we will play a five-round tournament, one game against
each of your five opponents, and I will assign colors.
As I mentioned earlier, I will do a bit more research this year to try to
ensure that there are no mismatched players. It may take me a bit of time to
cull through the various lists to establish playing strengths. In general, I
will use the ftp-chess rating. However, some of those ratings are not really
reflective of a player’s strength, and there are already more than a few on the
list with no ftp-chess rating. So, it may take me a bit of time to work this
out. I plan to post pairings by next Monday, 13 November. You can jhoin the
fray any time through the end of this week. Just be aware, last one in stands a
better chance of being cut in order to maintain an even number of players. So,
if you are new to this sort of thing or have been away for a while, maybe
aren’t sure about playing under a time control, be reassured that wherever
possible, we will use third-party timekeepers, and if there is a third-party
timekeeper, you won’t even have to keep your own game score. I hope you’ll give
it some thought! I have 29 so far; Current list is below.
1. Abdulah Hasic
abdulahhasic@xxxxxxxxxxx
phone 8178799024
2. Ahmad el-Mordaa (Lebanon)
ahmad.elmordaa@xxxxxxxxxx
ahmad_mordaa@xxxxxxxxxxx
Skype: ahmad_mor_70
3. Anthony Borg (Malta)
anthonyborg001@xxxxxxxxx
tonyborg001
4. Claudio Levantini (Italy)
levantini@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: illeva
5. Curtis Cockayne (USA)
BLUESKYS012@xxxxxxx
Skype: curtis.cockayne
6. Dave Schuh (USA)
2dschuh@xxxxxxxxxxx
7. Edgar Rico Hernandez (Colombia)
emisea2010@xxxxxxxxx
emisea2002@xxxxxxxx
Skype: emisea
8. Gaurav Khetre (India)
kgaurav.chess@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: gaurav.khetre14
9. George de Nobrega (RSA)
florindo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
georgedenobrega1
10.Ginny Alverson (USA)
sportsgirl17@xxxxxxx
sportsgirlginny
10. Januário Pereira do Couto (Brazil)
janu.couto@xxxxxxxxx
skype: jcouto
11. Jesús Arasanz Seas (Spain)
jesusarasanzseas@xxxxxxxxx
JesusArasanzSeas
FreeChess Id: Somontano
12. Jim Slagle (USA)
jamesrslagle@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: jamesrslagle
13. Jim Thoune (USA)
hazelnutt2001@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: jim.thoune67
14. José María Saponara (Argentina)
josemsaponara@xxxxxxxxx
Freechess: retinosis
15. Dr. K. Muthuraman
chessmuthuraman@xxxxxxxxx
skype: k.muthuraman1
16. Mahendra Galani
galani@xxxxxx
galani@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: chintu3886
17. Marcos Antonio Segura Lozano
marcosselo777@xxxxxxxx
marcos.segura20
18. Mark Hague
mark.hague@xxxxxxxxxxxx
mark.hague-london
19. Massimo (Max) Maccaferri (Italy)
mm@xxxxxxx
mc_ferr
20. Mike Gieschen (USA)
mgieschen924@xxxxxxxxxxx
mykel924
21. Olivier Deville (France)
odeville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
olivier.deville
22. Pankaj Bendre (India)
pankajchess.16@xxxxxxxxx
bendre.pankaj16
23. Prathamesh Bendre (India)
prathamesh18071994@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: Prathamesh Bendre
24. Régis Gerbaux (France)
regis.gerbaux@xxxxxxxxx
regisgerbaux
25. Satyaprakash Shrivastav
satyaprakash12101999@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: 8800797159
26. Steve Thacker (UK)
stephenthacker3@xxxxxxxxx
27. Vijay Karia (India)
vijayrkaria@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: vijayrkaria
28. Viral Trivedi (India)
viral.trivedi77@xxxxxxxxx
Skype: viral2382
29. yves Le Brun (France)
yves.le-brun1@xxxxxxxxxx
Skype: yvlebrun07
