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06-02-2013 , 10:58 PM

plastic

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Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 427

I'm organizing a ladder competition for members of our group on chess.com. For those who aren't members of the group and wish to join: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/14...ss-com-925794/

To join the Ladder please go here: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumvie...llenges-thread

For those who don't know what a ladder is here is an example: http://chessladders.com/ladders/3

also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladder_tournament

LADDER STATUS (last updated 6/7/2013) - Players listed by chess.com screenname, which may or may not coincide with 2+2 names

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Rank	Player			Status
1	wlrs			
2	NSholar			
3	Noir_Desir		playing against TVEDAS
4	TVEDAS			playing against Noir_Desir
5	castlerook		playing against hamstergang
6	LIGAF			playing against BobJoeJim
7	hamstergang		playing against castlerook
8	BobJoeJim 		playing against LIGAF
9	TexAg06
10	apiscitello		challenging TexAg06
11	knightrunnermatt

Last edited by BobJoeJim; 06-07-2013 at 07:13 PM.

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06-03-2013 , 02:07 PM

knightrunnermat

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,571

I'll play. chess.com name is knightrunnermatt

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06-04-2013 , 09:52 AM

plastic

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 427

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Originally Posted by knightrunnermat

I'll play. chess.com name is knightrunnermatt

You don't appear to be a member of the group knightrunnermatt, please go to this thread if you want to join http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/14...ss-com-925794/ then I'll add you to the ladder.

It would be great if we could get a few more to join! I'm not sure if it's worthwhile with the current numbers, though I guess more people could join gradually.

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06-04-2013 , 12:16 PM

ganstaman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 10,852

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Originally Posted by plastic

It would be great if we could get a few more to join! I'm not sure if it's worthwhile with the current numbers, though I guess more people could join gradually.

Just requested to join (not sure why I've waited so long, tbh). Ladder sounds interesting.

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06-04-2013 , 02:20 PM

plastic

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 427

Nice, with you guys we would have 10 so it does actually look quite promising. I might have been being a little pessimistic.

Last edited by plastic; 06-04-2013 at 02:20 PM. Reason: would still like a few more obv

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06-04-2013 , 04:14 PM

knightrunnermat

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,571

I'm excited about this, although my game is still in its beginner stages. Should still be really fun though.

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06-04-2013 , 06:51 PM

plastic

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 427

I'm glad, I hope it would be fun while being an excuse for 2+2 members to play with each other. Also there's no harm in trying to battle your way up the ladder, trying to get a personal best or something.
It will be interesting to see how it goes at the top with two FIDE masters and chess_noir @ 2200. Obviously be extremely tough for most of the rest of us to get among the top spots even for a while

Last edited by plastic; 06-04-2013 at 06:57 PM.

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06-06-2013 , 04:07 AM

YouKnowWho

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,985

My actual level when I play correspondence on chess.com is closer to 1700 (on a good day)

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06-06-2013 , 08:56 AM

knightrunnermat

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,571

When is this starting?

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06-07-2013 , 12:31 AM

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plastic

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 427

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Originally Posted by plastic

chess_noir @ 2200.

Derp, sorry Noir_Desir That was a weird brainfart.

OK ladder thread is now up: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/group-ladder5

Sign up here: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumvie...llenges-thread

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06-07-2013 , 12:36 AM

#11

plastic

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Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 427

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

My actual level when I play correspondence on chess.com is closer to 1700 (on a good day)

Correspondence rating can be highly variable in my experience. There's a big difference between someone who plays 30 games at once and thinks quickly for each move and the same person who plays 5 games and thinks forever while utilizing the analysis board and opening databases. I'm sure you could play at your actual strength (which i know is high) if you put the effort in.

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06-07-2013 , 03:57 PM

#12

BobJoeJim

Tournament Director

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11,200

Updated ladder standings are now in the first post of this thread. I'll do my best to keep them up to date here (though they will only be as accurate as the ones that plastic/LIGAF has posted in the chess.com thread. Remember, THAT is the "official" thread, the place to check the standings, make challenges, etcetera. The info here is just a mirror.)

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06-08-2013 , 09:08 AM

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Noir_Desir

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Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,333

Where's the NSholar-Wlrs game?

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06-09-2013 , 08:10 AM

#14

Sholar

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Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,357

I'll issue a challenge soon; I need to focus on/finish a couple of tourny games first :-)

To be honest, the skill gap there is so high that even when I'm expending a lot of effort on the games, he outclasses me. (The small ratings gap is very deceptive.)

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06-10-2013 , 02:50 AM

#15

wlrs

adept

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 989

pff you're selling yourself short. *readies for war*

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06-10-2013 , 09:56 PM

#16

Sholar

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,357

Haha, well, my best chance is still lulling you into dropping a piece. We'll see whether WIM can overcome Elo.

One thing that would be excellent is to have links to all of the finished games somewhere, maybe on chess.com where they can be edited in to a locked thread.

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