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Biggest Upset
Its a chess tourney for movers and shakers only. You would not have been invited if you didnt fit the criteria. If you cannot handle this tourney please do not enter. It is just agame but we relish it.Be polite resign when YOU think you should. Kickass when YOU think you should. Move when YOU should.
Announcements
tourney
Unforntuately I have been eliminated. But I will stand behind my original goal of having 100 of us playing constantly. Those of you that have placed below half of your group can withdraw WITHOUT LOSING ANYTHING and get in next one which will be starting soon. Thank you all for moving appropriately. The U.S. Open will be in Indianapolis in August and I'm goin......
tourney
WOW Still 9 undefeated! Great job by everyone. Group 7 needs a fire engine man they are really moving! Looks like 3 rd place in all groups will be a tooth and nail! Hope you guys and gals are enjoying this as much as a I am! There are some really big upsets so far.
time
Well here it is 3 more days later and another 100 games have gone by. The upsets are getting larger, how long can we keep this pace up? All this chess playing has brought us our first above freezing since November here in the Windy City. Thanx
tourney
You guys and gals are the bomb! We are averaging 34 games done a day!!!! Groups 5 and 7 (you know who are ) are really smokin. I can smell the plastic burnin here in Chicago! Keep it up this is turning out really well. Remember I will have another one immediately following completion of round 1. You will all be invited again except those that....
tourney
Wowie wow wow. We finished 100 games in 3 days!!!!!! Now you know why you all were chosen.Keep up the playing and lets see somebigger upsets and everybody gets at least one zero! Have a great weekend
My mistake
I have been talking like staff was chicken due to speed of signups and size of ratings. I just found out that I was messaging wrong monikers. We are all lovers of this game here! urge your chess buddies to fill the last 3 spots. Lets go. I said We would start tonite but too many of you are still signing up. so we will go to the max.It is now past monday here and im sorry you all mite not wake up to a game
but it is not tuesday in australia!
starting gate
Should be starting monday, I,m gettin antsy and registration is slowing doown.Dis outta be a really cool tourney, Good luck and God bless all of us cuz most of us are gunna need it! We gotta really wide range of players here! Ill bet ya the biggest upset is over a 1000. Who will that be?