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dpruess

NM Reb would like to give chess.com premium members a chance to play a game against a master. He will be playing simultaneously against up to 100 members in echess!

The matches will start on the same day, once we receive sufficient registrations. The time control will be 2 days per move.

To participate: one should be rated under 1200. Just post to this forum saying that you want to play (that way we will know when we have enough players). Then look out for an announcement (in this forum) when it is time to start the game, and issue your challenge to Reb.

Nytik

Rated under 1200? What kind of scam are you trying to pull? Cool

Natalia_Pogonina

Any live chess simuls coming? Wink

ozzie_c_cobblepot

Go Reb!

goldendog

Woo hoo Reb! Tear them beginners a new one!

Beginners, enjoy your master game!

ozzie_c_cobblepot

Now I wish I weren't going on vacation for two weeks starting on Saturday. I think I'd be able to contribute another 50 or so games!

mwaltenburg

Please sign me up for this!

Zhane

can I play against Reb in the under 1200 tournaments?

Please sign me up currently 1014

J_Piper

Under 1200?  This is going to hurt the master's long term focal preperation when he plays a decent player???  Reb, I wouldn't mind playing you unrated, because then it won't be a lose, lose situation for you.

mwaltenburg
socket2me wrote:

Under 1200?  This is going to hurt the master's long term focal preperation when he plays a decent player???  Reb, I wouldn't mind playing you unrated, because then it won't be a lose, lose situation for you.


THIS IS MEANT TO HELP THOSE OF US THAT DON'T HAVE HIGH RATINGS. THIS IS TO BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE! WE SHOULD ALL BE SO LUCKY TO HAVE ANY MASTER CHESS PLAYER TO OFFER THIS! I FOR ONE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.

conman1000

Dang, just a 100 points or so above that.

ZRH
OwnagePranks wrote:
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

Go Reb!


 OMG- A NM


OMG- a Canadian

dpruess

we are not quite ready for live simuls yet. we will do one once we are ready!

anyone under 1200 posting here that they want to play, is considered registered. but you will have to pay attention and issue a challenge to Reb at the right time.

Zhane

Ok thanks

J_Piper

To be quite honest, no offense should be taken, but wouldn't a game against an intermediate player be of more value?  If I was an 800 player, I wouldn't know how to analyze a game versus Reb.  I know I am a skunk compared to a titled player, but does that make me bad at chess?  Titled players represent(I believe 0.01% of all people who know how to play chess.  Everyone's perceptions of what good and what bad are all individual beliefs.  My opinion, if I take a collective whole of people who play chess, I am a strong intermediate. If I am playing a titled player, I am a beginner.  I'm only basing this from chess.com's bell curve. 

Wouldn't playing those who are intermediates be better than those who play move to move with a blindfold on their eyes two moves ahead?

TheJason1975

I'd like to play - as I'm under 1200 as I post, please sign me up! Cool

RoyalFlush1991

Can I play 100 <1200 players and inflate my rating too?

sstteevveenn
RoyalFlush1991 wrote:

Can I play 100 <1200 players and inflate my rating too?


sure, just make 100 seeks Tongue out

52R3LL7

Let's Play everybody Challange me

TadDude
RoyalFlush1991 wrote:

Can I play 100 <1200 players and inflate my rating too?


In a rated game Reb will not gain any ratings points for a win against a player rated less than 1200.

It is not beyond the realm of possibility some opponents may draw or win and Reb would lose ratings points.