Aim Here Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Division A Table and Outstanding Results Division A P W D L Pts DearyMe 21 19 1 1 58 ancientnoise 20 18 2 0 56 AimHere 22 16 0 6 48 The_Curmudgeon 21 14 2 5 44 stewartmathers 21 11 0 10 33 KenDeans 20 7 2 11 23 Arabjoe 21 6 3 12 21 invergowrie 22 5 4 13 19 AH13STU 17 6 0 11 18 AlbinoRov 21 5 2 14 17 beef2711 21 4 2 15 14 The_kid1433 21 3 2 16 11 For this week's results, I trawled the chess.com gamelist to see if I could find results that either I'd missed or hadn't been reported. The trouble with this method is that I don't know if you guys are playing each other in friendlies or games in other tournaments that don't affect the league, so any results I've found this way are recorded below - if I made a mistake, please correct me. Happily, for every outstanding result, there's either a game in progress or a (provisional) result to record. |-------+---------------------------+------------------------| | Round | Game | Status | |-------+---------------------------+------------------------| | 5 | AH13STU vs beef2711 | Win for AH13STU | | 9 | DearyMe vs AH13STU | Win for DearyMe | | 10 | beef2711 vs The_kid1433 | Win for beef2711 | | 12 | The_kid1433 vs AH13STU | Apparently In progress | | 13 | beef2711 vs Arabjoe | Apparently in progress | | 14 | AlbinoRov vs AH13STU | Apparently in progress | | 17 | AH13STU vs The_Curmudgeon | Apparently in progress | | 18 | beef2711 vs DearyMe | Win for DearyMe | | 21 | DearyMe vs ancientnoise | Apparently in progress | | 21 | KenDeans vs AH13STU | Apparently in progress | | 21 | The_kid1433 vs beef2711 | Win for the_kid1433 | | 22 | DearyMe vs invergowrie | Win for DearyMe | | 22 | ancientnoise vs KenDeans | Apparently in progress | | 22 | AH13STU vs stewartmathers | Apparently in progress | |-------+---------------------------+------------------------| As usual, results and calculations are on the spreadsheet at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YwODlp2A0TBMf2VuyjJox4ZaiyNKmLk37TH0_HrC-jk/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Division B Final Table Division B P W D L Pts redVtop 22 21 1 0 64 pleslie999 22 18 1 3 55 PnbMathematics 22 14 2 6 44 Basedgodsa1nt 22 14 1 7 43 Dandies1983 22 12 1 9 37 mackieboz 22 10 1 11 31 markf268 22 10 0 12 30 N5_Spur 22 8 1 13 25 RBWatson 22 7 1 14 22 Dustysghost 22 6 0 16 18 DieHardDoonhamer 22 4 0 18 12 XCTR94 22 3 1 18 10 All the results are now in for Divison B, and this season's runaway winner is newcomer redVtop / @Caro-Kann - the guy with the chess name on the football forum and the football name on the chess site. From his near-perfect winning record this season, and his cup upset against Trogdor, it looks like we'll have a likely challenger for the top spot next season. Congratulations and very well played! Joining him in the automatic promotion spot is pleslie999 / @pleslie99 who also put in a very good showing and in third place is PnbMathematics / @mathematics - league restructure permitting, he'll have some chance of promotion to division A via playoff. And thanks to all the players of Division B for making this a very easy to run tournament. I hope to see you guys back next season, once we've sorted out the other, (rather less prompt), division and the playoff spots! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N5 Spur Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 As always, thanks for organising and administering the whole shebang. Very much appreciated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Aye thanks again for being Chief Chess Admin! Great work as always and thanks to everyone taking part as well. It's really enjoyable having these games on the go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 17 hours ago, Aim Here said: Division A As usual, results and calculations are on the spreadsheet at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YwODlp2A0TBMf2VuyjJox4ZaiyNKmLk37TH0_HrC-jk/ In week 11, I beat AlbinoRov - the spreadsheet has me down for a loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientnoise Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 28/01/2024 at 08:01, Leicesterlichtie said: Take the win mate. I'm just having a mare keeping up to date. NP mate. @aimhere - last two game are still alive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientnoise Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) On 26/01/2024 at 00:23, ancientnoise said: P&B Cup No rush guys, but if there's only one game left by this weekend we'll go for a Cove / Brora thing and just draw the next round anyways. P&B Cup Apologies for the delay. Cost me another £2, but I reckoned I best take it before the kid starts demanding more - like £3, or a meta-headset thingy. Bairns, eh? Anyways, here's what she pullled out the bag this time. Put @Leicesterlichtiein the hat, though undertsand that the game v @Ken Deansis very much alive. Winner plays@Aim Here As always, best of luck to all! @Ken Deans@Leicesterlichtie@EvilScotsman@pleslie99@Albino Rover@Curmudgeon http://tinyurl.com/2s3vcauw Edited January 31 by ancientnoise 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caro-Kann Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Feels a bit like having beaten Celtic at home in the previous round I've drawn Rangers at home in the following round! Appears @ancientnoise's wean clearly has a grievance with Airdrie fans, but tbf so do most folk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Apologies @EvilScotsman I accidentally cancelled your request, I’ll resend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Caro-Kann said: Appears @ancientnoise's wean clearly has a grievance with Airdrie fans, but tbf so do most folk. Aye, rightly so, scoundrels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaSeDG0DSA1NT Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Im not sure this will work as ive never tried or done this before. looking for some insight, I'm reviewing one of my many humblings from @pleslie99 My last move was KG5 (sorry don't know how to type or explain moves) on my review it says it was a blunder and the best move was QH7. After that, a few moves down the line I would be -5, how can that be the best move? Genuine question if anybody has an answer. I've just started reviewing games and trying openings on Lichess and I am trying to improve so any tips, feedback, all is appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caro-Kann Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 32 minutes ago, BaSeDG0DSA1NT said: My last move was KG5 (sorry don't know how to type or explain moves) on my review it says it was a blunder and the best move was QH7. After that, a few moves down the line I would be -5, how can that be the best move? What square was your knight on prior to playing Ng5 ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, BaSeDG0DSA1NT said: Im not sure this will work as ive never tried or done this before. looking for some insight, I'm reviewing one of my many humblings from @pleslie99 My last move was KG5 (sorry don't know how to type or explain moves) on my review it says it was a blunder and the best move was QH7. After that, a few moves down the line I would be -5, how can that be the best move? Genuine question if anybody has an answer. I've just started reviewing games and trying openings on Lichess and I am trying to improve so any tips, feedback, all is appreciated. Looking at chess.com, it seems that the reason is that the engine thinks that otherwise, black has a small advantage. So a draw is in your favour. So after Qxh7 Nxh7 Bxh7 Kh8 then you can force a repetition draw by moving that bishop to and from h7. So this is really just machines being machines. Most people wouldn't be at the level where they could reliably evaluate this position as being very slightly black-favoured, so don't feel too bad! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 28/01/2024 at 16:49, Aim Here said: |-------+---------------------------+------------------------| | Round | Game | Status | |-------+---------------------------+------------------------| | 5 | AH13STU vs beef2711 | Win for AH13STU | | 9 | DearyMe vs AH13STU | Win for DearyMe | | 10 | beef2711 vs The_kid1433 | Win for beef2711 | | 12 | The_kid1433 vs AH13STU | Apparently In progress | | 13 | beef2711 vs Arabjoe | Apparently in progress | | 14 | AlbinoRov vs AH13STU | Apparently in progress | | 17 | AH13STU vs The_Curmudgeon | Apparently in progress | | 18 | beef2711 vs DearyMe | Win for DearyMe | | 21 | DearyMe vs ancientnoise | Apparently in progress | | 21 | KenDeans vs AH13STU | Apparently in progress | | 21 | The_kid1433 vs beef2711 | Win for the_kid1433 | | 22 | DearyMe vs invergowrie | Win for DearyMe | | 22 | ancientnoise vs KenDeans | Apparently in progress | | 22 | AH13STU vs stewartmathers | Apparently in progress | |-------+---------------------------+------------------------| Week 13 - Arabjoe beats Beef2711 by resignation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaSeDG0DSA1NT Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 9 hours ago, Caro-Kann said: What square was your knight on prior to playing Ng5 ? F3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaSeDG0DSA1NT Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 8 hours ago, Aim Here said: Looking at chess.com, it seems that the reason is that the engine thinks that otherwise, black has a small advantage. So a draw is in your favour. So after Qxh7 Nxh7 Bxh7 Kh8 then you can force a repetition draw by moving that bishop to and from h7. So this is really just machines being machines. Most people wouldn't be at the level where they could reliably evaluate this position as being very slightly black-favoured, so don't feel too bad! That makes sense, I see it now. Thank you for explaining. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientnoise Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 20 hours ago, BaSeDG0DSA1NT said: ...sorry don't know how to type or explain moves... ...I am trying to improve so any tips, feedback, all is appreciated. Hey @BaSeDG0DSA1NT, there's a pretty decent guide on notation right here: https://chessily.com/learn-chess/chess-notation/ The almost exclusive way of recording moves these days is the "algebraic" notation. This is how chess.com records the moves. Where: K: King Q: Queen R: Rook B: Bishop N ( or sometimes Kt ) : Knight Pawn: No Notation. x: Captures O-O or O-O-O: castles And so on. You can find out the rest via the link. Clearly there can be two Rs, 2Bs and 2Ns on the board, so refer to the "ambiguous moves" section for how that is handled. Of course just to complicate things, there is/was also another, less-fashionable way to record the moves, referred to as the "Descriptive Notation". This is how things are written in my copy of this book, an original published in the early seventies (a highly recommended read btw): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fischer-Spassky-World-Chess-Championship/dp/4871875148/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PQCI3TLFQ0M3&keywords=fischer+v+spassky+gligoric&qid=1706901071&sprefix=fischer+v+spassky+gligoric%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1 Showing my age, but we were still using the Descriptive when I was at school. Takes a bit of mind-adjustment to switch between the two. Stick with the algebraic I'd say. The older style is gradually disappearing and will most likely only appear in old books/games from now on. Edited February 2 by ancientnoise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Curmudgeon beats AH13STU by resignation Two minor errors settled this one. First was for a pawn, the second was a skewer that impaled a knight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) Division A Table and Outstanding Fixtures Division A P W D L Pts DearyMe 21 19 1 1 58 ancientnoise 20 18 2 0 56 AimHere 22 16 0 6 48 The_Curmudgeon 22 15 2 5 47 stewartmathers 21 11 0 10 33 Arabjoe 22 8 3 11 27 KenDeans 20 7 2 11 23 AH13STU 19 6 1 12 19 invergowrie 22 5 4 13 19 AlbinoRov 21 4 2 15 14 beef2711 22 4 2 16 14 The_kid1433 22 3 3 16 12 I did have to fish another result out of the chess.com gamelist, a draw between the_kid1433 and AH13STU, so if that wasn't a league match, please correct me There are five matches still to complete, all in progress, as far as I can tell, with stuff to play for at both ends of the table (if AlbinoRov doesn't get a result against AH13STU, the head-to-head results suggest that beef2711 gets the playoff spot) 14 AlbinoRov vs AH13STU 21 DearyMe vs ancientnoise 21 KenDeans vs AH13STU 22 ancientnoise vs KenDeans 22 AH13STU vs stewartmathers Results and calculations are on the spreadsheet at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YwODlp2A0TBMf2VuyjJox4ZaiyNKmLk37TH0_HrC-jk/ Edited February 4 by Aim Here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Aim Here said: Division A Table and Outstanding Fixtures Division A P W D L Pts DearyMe 21 19 1 1 58 ancientnoise 20 18 2 0 56 AimHere 22 16 0 6 48 The_Curmudgeon 22 15 2 5 47 stewartmathers 21 11 0 10 33 Arabjoe 22 8 3 11 27 KenDeans 20 7 2 11 23 AH13STU 19 6 1 12 19 invergowrie 22 5 4 13 19 AlbinoRov 21 4 2 15 14 beef2711 22 4 2 16 14 The_kid1433 22 3 3 16 12 I did have to fish another result out of the chess.com gamelist, a draw between the_kid1433 and AH13STU, so if that wasn't a league match, please correct me There are five matches still to complete, all in progress, as far as I can tell, with stuff to play for at both ends of the table (if AlbinoRov doesn't get a result against AH13STU, the head-to-head results suggest that beef2711 gets the playoff spot) 14 AlbinoRov vs AH13STU 21 DearyMe vs ancientnoise 21 KenDeans vs AH13STU 22 ancientnoise vs KenDeans 22 AH13STU vs stewartmathers Results and calculations are on the spreadsheet at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YwODlp2A0TBMf2VuyjJox4ZaiyNKmLk37TH0_HrC-jk/ It doesn't make a significant difference to the standings, but in week 20 you've got me down as a loss against Kendeans whereas it should be a win. Spoiler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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