Chess Tournament

2011-04-02 [All_Most PUNK]: 1600 is way too much. 1598 is the correct number.

2011-04-02 [Monochromatic Sight]: hahaha with one move happening every day I wonder how many years it would take to get through 1,598 players? XD

2011-04-02 [Mortified Penguin]: No, no... 1+5+9+8=23, so that's out of the question. No numbers that can be linked back to 23 should be allowed. Maybe 1596 would be a more suitable number.

2011-04-02 [All_Most PUNK]: Well, the tournament I'm currently playing has been on for 45 days or so. 60 players, 12 persons groups, 22 games. And some people are still playing the groups stage (I already finished all my games, finished second on my group, waiting for everybody else to end to play the next stage).

2011-04-02 [Monochromatic Sight]: All things considered, 45 days isn't that long. And with fewer players, the results would come in even faster... Either way, I look forward to when this starts.

2011-04-02 [All_Most PUNK]: It's far from over, though.

2011-04-02 [Mortified Penguin]: I don't know if [kamisch] will be around for it though. She doesn't seem to log in very frequently.

2011-04-02 [Monochromatic Sight]: That could be a problem. I wonder if she's just been busy or if this is a habit of hers...?

2011-04-03 [Araglas]: Lol wow, I love chess! Though...I haven't played ever in a tournament

2011-04-04 [Mortified Penguin]: I haven't either, but that hasn't stopped me from winning any of the numerous tournaments I've been in.

2011-04-04 [Hiro Kitaki]: how does this work?

2011-04-04 [angelofwar]: idk lol

2011-04-05 [beastman]: I actually don't use it all that much however I didn't ask for a smart ass remark I simply asked a question to anyone that may know, and your answer may have been simple and smart-assed yet still doesn't answer my question technically. I do not wish to get invites to wikis at all.

2011-04-05 [Mortified Penguin]: I'm not sure, but I figure blocking me might stop invites from me. Then again, it may not. As for blocking them altogether, I don't think there is a way.

2011-04-05 [Mortified Penguin]: And [Hiro Kitaki], you just make an account on chess.com and add it here. Then, whenever we start, I'll make a bracket and you'll play against whoever you're assigned. If you lose, you're out of the tournament. If you win, you advance to the next round.

2011-04-06 [Hiro Kitaki]: hmmm...k. im game.

2011-04-06 [Hiro Kitaki]: done lol.

2011-04-07 [Chishio]: .>
i'm no good at chess

2011-04-07 [Mortified Penguin]: So you gonna join, [Hiro Kitaki]?

2011-04-07 [Araglas]: Im hoping I'm good enough to win one match, lol

2011-04-08 [Monochromatic Sight]: Me too XD

2011-04-08 [yamisango]: good luck everyone.

2011-04-08 [Araglas]: You too Yami~

2011-04-09 [yamisango]: umm thanks if i join

2011-04-09 [Araglas]: lol sorry assuming is a bad habit I have ^_^ tryng to work on it

2011-04-10 [ScottJo]: Hopefully this little shindig will begin sometime before December 2012 mwaha

2011-04-10 [Mortified Penguin]: It's a possibility.

Right now, I'm waiting to see if Hiro is going to enter and if Kamisch is going to come back. If he is and she isn't, I'll just replace her with Hiro, so we'll have a nice, even 8 entrants.

2011-04-10 [Fallen Child Athena]: Nice thinking Mort.

2011-04-10 [Mortified Penguin]: Unless someone else wants to join. Then someone will just have a bye one round...

2011-04-10 [Fallen Child Athena]: yep

2011-04-10 [Araglas]: ^_^

2011-04-11 [kamisch]: Hey, you guys talkin' about me??? :P
I'm all up for another game. I was on vacation all of March. Usually I check in every night or at the very least once a week - I work at night, and the nights are loooong!!!!! But I've been spending the first weeks back at work playing catch up as I was almost completely off the grid.

2011-04-11 [Monochromatic Sight]: Welcome back, Kamisch.

2011-04-11 [kamisch]: So...we starting a new tournement or what???

2011-04-11 [Mortified Penguin]: Yup. Now we gotta see if Hiro is joining or not.

2011-04-12 [Hiro Kitaki]: i am.

2011-04-12 [Mortified Penguin]: Alright then. I'll probably start this thing next week or something.

2011-04-12 [Hiro Kitaki]: very well. i shall chek it occasionaly

2011-04-12 [Monochromatic Sight]: Excellent. I'm looking forward to this.

2011-04-12 [AuroraLumos]: :D this is going to be awesome.

2011-04-14 [Hiro Kitaki]: phear my chess rank of class A!

2011-04-14 [Mortified Penguin]: So should we make this tournament double elimination or should it be single elimination like the last one?

2011-04-15 [kamisch]: Depends on how fast we want to play! :D I'm not all that good, so...the faster the better so I can play again in the next tournament! lol

2011-04-15 [Araglas]: IT depends I guess...I don't mind either way

2011-04-17 [Hiro Kitaki]: meh...*dosent care either way*

2011-04-21 [Monochromatic Sight]: What's the difference between the two? *suddenly feels very stupid for not knowing*

2011-04-21 [Mortified Penguin]: A single elimination would be a lot quicker. If you lose one game, you're out of the tournament. With double elimination, if you lose, you get sent to the losers bracket to play another game.

2011-04-22 [kamisch]: Then I vote singles! :D

2011-04-24 [perfumed ignition]: Single works for me.

2011-04-25 [Araglas]: ^_^

2011-04-25 [Monochromatic Sight]: Either one works, in that case. Since I'll probably lose my first game, though, I'm going to lean toward doubles.

2011-04-26 [Mortified Penguin]: There, I've posted the bracket. It'll be single elimination. The first matches will be:

[Mortified Penguin] vs. [perfumed ignition]
[kamisch] vs. [ScottJo]
[Hiro Kitaki] vs. [AuroraLumos]
[All_Most PUNK] vs. [Monochromatic Sight]

And [Sagacious Turkey] and [Araglas] will have to wait for the results of matches 2 and 7 before they can play.

So if you're supposed to be playing someone, either you or they need to initiate a game. It doesn't matter who. When you're finished, post the winner here, so I can update the bracket.

2011-04-26 [Mortified Penguin]: To start a game, go here: http://www.chess.com/echess/create_game.html

Then, put the name of the person you're supposed to face here and click to create the game:

2011-04-26 [AuroraLumos]: Let's get this show on the roaaaddd :D

2011-04-26 [Hiro Kitaki]: hey i cant find your username auroralumos

2011-04-26 [AuroraLumos]: It's thinkpink_livelime :) (pretty sure I put it up properly on the list) I thought I sent you a game earlier?

EDIT - I'm playing as black apparently, though I don't usually mind either way (so I put random down, probably would've made more sense for me to start really though wouldn't it ^^')

2011-04-27 [Hiro Kitaki]: i never got a game request....

2011-04-27 [Hiro Kitaki]: ah there it is.

2011-04-27 [Hiro Kitaki]: and have just submitted a move...

2011-04-27 [Monochromatic Sight]: I knew I should have explored the site sooner... Okay, I issued a challenge (I have no idea how to tell if someone issued one to me).

2011-04-28 [AuroraLumos]: Alright :D we're underway! :3

2011-04-28 [Akayume]: Mort! Learn to make transparent backgrounds. :P

2011-04-28 [Hiro Kitaki]: for some odd reason it wont let me move any piece at all.

2011-04-28 [Hiro Kitaki]: ah crap we need a re-start. i thought the king was the queen...stupid peices.

2011-04-28 [angelofwar]: yeah re start

2011-04-28 [Araglas]: Okies I have to wait then? No problem ^_^

2011-04-29 [Hiro Kitaki]: sorry. i sent a new challenge and offered a drw on the last so neitehr rating goes down.

2011-04-29 [Araglas]:  >.>  <.<

2011-05-02 [Hiro Kitaki]: >_<'

2011-05-03 [perfumed ignition]: Well, I won my game I guess. Is everyone else still playing?

2011-05-03 [Sagacious Turkey]: In that case, BRING IT ON, SON!

2011-05-03 [Araglas]: Hmmm I wonder how the match to decide my competitor is going

2011-05-03 [Hiro Kitaki]: heh.

2011-05-04 [Monochromatic Sight]: I seriously doubt I'll be your opponent, Araglas. Looks like my prediction (that I'd lose my first game) was right XD Still, there's a little time. My game's still going.

2011-05-04 [Hiro Kitaki]: its end game...

2011-05-04 [AuroraLumos]: I lost... no real surprise for me there haha

2011-05-04 [Hiro Kitaki]: dont feel bad...my last ranking with me and about 45 people that played twice a week for 8 years was an A-class.

2011-05-04 [AuroraLumos]: Haha well then less of a surprise then :) I just like playing chess tbh not bothered if I win/ lose (normally the latter however)

2011-05-06 [Mortified Penguin]: Cheater cheater peter eater! I only lost, because my power went out for a week and I had no internet access... but fine! Whatever! I'll just beat you all twice as hard next tournament!

2011-05-06 [Mortified Penguin]: So I lost my game and Hiro won his game, right?

2011-05-07 [Monochromatic Sight]: I lost my game.

2011-05-07 [Hiro Kitaki]: indeed.

2011-05-07 [Mortified Penguin]: Then PUNK and Araglas, if you're not already, start playing!

2011-05-08 [Monochromatic Sight]: I'm going to play more and try to get good enough to win my first game next tournament! *insert determined and somewhat comical pose here, please*

2011-05-08 [Akayume]: You can always play meeeee <3

2011-05-08 [Monochromatic Sight]: I know <3 <3 <3 Want to play a game now?

2011-05-08 [Akayume]: I JUST SENT YOU A MESSAGE ASKING THAT.

Git out of mah head! XP

2011-05-08 [Monochromatic Sight]: I CAN'T!!! Get out of your head, that is. :P

2011-05-09 [Araglas]: Sent the challenge

2011-05-12 [kamisch]: I...so...suck at chess lol. ScottJo should be killing me off any day now...

2011-05-12 [ScottJo]: Ok gg Kamisch, Perfumed Ignition/Sagacious Turkey....get a move on :P

2011-05-13 [kamisch]: I totally did not see that move coming Scott! lol...and that is why...I suck at Chess.

2011-05-13 [Mortified Penguin]: So Scott won, right?

2011-05-13 [kamisch]: Yup. I think that's what he was trying to say up there...but I don't know what gg means.

2011-05-13 [Mortified Penguin]: Good game, I would think.

2011-05-13 [kamisch]: Oh that makes sense! :D

2011-05-17 [perfumed ignition]: I won my game.

2011-05-17 [Mortified Penguin]: Then you and [ScottJo] will play next. [Araglas], did you ever get around to playing Punk yet?

2011-05-18 [Hiro Kitaki]: ...

2011-05-18 [kamisch]: Dude...I just lost AGAIN...against my brother-in-law this time :\

2011-05-23 [Mortified Penguin]: Araglas?! Punk?! You people better be playing!

2011-05-23 [Mortified Penguin]: Stop not being on Elftown.

2011-05-23 [hanhepi]: you could always declare me the winner of their match. then i could loose gracefully to [Hiro Kitaki], and the tourney could continue.

2011-05-23 [Mortified Penguin]: I see, I see. While that sounds like a plan, I think I'll try sending them a message on www.chess.com

2011-05-23 [Mortified Penguin]: If I ever get around to it.

2011-05-23 [hanhepi]: i think Punk is away from the internet for a little while. dunno for sure though.

2011-05-23 [Mortified Penguin]: That coward! Fleeing in terror from my awesome skills.

2011-05-23 [hanhepi]: exactly! although, having played chess with you, i'm not surprised he ran. you do have some awesome chess mojo.

2011-05-23 [Mortified Penguin]: I know, right?!

2011-05-23 [Hiro Kitaki]: here!

2011-05-24 [Hiro Kitaki]: Lol

2011-06-03 [Araglas]: Well I was sent on a week long vacation without knowledge of what was going on, and I haven't recieved anything from Punk, he hasn't moved a chess piece or anything. I've issued a ton of games with him....I don't even know if he accepts them...

2011-06-04 [Hiro Kitaki]: ...

2011-06-08 [All_Most PUNK]: To me? I accept every game that comes my way and play them all. I was on Chess.com every day for the last 12 months or so. I'm sending you an invitation now. And I haven't left an unfinished game in several months too.

There, I sent you a challenge.

2011-06-08 [Araglas]: Really? I've been on often, I guess I didn't see you or something..going to accept.

2011-06-08 [Araglas]: I just accepted your challenge

2011-06-10 [All_Most PUNK]: I won the match against Araglas.

And I realize that one of the games I played while not in ET last month was part of this tournament, apparently xD

2011-06-11 [Mortified Penguin]: Alright, then you move on to the semi-finals to face [Hiro Kitaki].

2011-06-15 [All_Most PUNK]: I just sent the game request.

2011-06-18 [Hiro Kitaki]: *goes to check*

2011-06-25 [perfumed ignition]: I won my game on time.

2011-06-28 [Hiro Kitaki]: *is having a rather epic game*

2011-06-28 [Mortified Penguin]: Done yet?!

2011-07-07 [All_Most PUNK]: Hiro disappeared and lost on time. I don't mind giving him another chance if he had some problem.

2011-07-07 [Mortified Penguin]: I don't either, but this tournament has taken long enough already. So, you or [perfumed ignition] start a match.

2011-07-07 [All_Most PUNK]: Request sent.

2011-07-14 [Rice]: FEATURE :O - Congratulations. :)

2011-07-14 [Hiro Kitaki]: yeah i took a trip...sorry for not giving notice.*grumbles* _{i was gonna win.} lol

2011-07-15 [Ody]: fuck i was too late to sign up...

2011-07-15 [Lord Josmar]: There will be another tournament. At least I believe there will be another tournament.

2011-07-16 [Mortified Penguin]: I should think so.

2011-07-16 [Mortified Penguin]: Hopefully soon, as we're on the last game right now.

2011-07-16 [perfumed ignition]: Sorry, haven't been on in a while. I'll go check for the invite now.

2011-07-18 [Mortified Penguin]: Are you playing yet?!

2011-07-26 [Mortified Penguin]: *cough*

2011-07-30 [perfumed ignition]: Yes, we played and I won. What now?

2011-07-30 [Mortified Penguin]: I guess that's it then. First place is you, second is that Punk feller, and the rest of the places are all mine.

2011-07-30 [Mortified Penguin]: If you feel compelled, take your prizes.

Everyone else, sign up!

2011-07-30 [Mortified Penguin]: Don't forget to add your chess.com username, Sammie.

2011-08-07 [kians mummy]: done. :)

2011-08-29 [All_Most PUNK]: I'm in.

2011-11-03 [Eyden Of The Leprechauns]: let me know how it goes. I'll definitely join the next tournament

2011-11-03 [Mortified Penguin]: B-but... this tournament hasn't started yet... we're still waiting for more people to sign up...

2011-11-03 [Eyden Of The Leprechauns]: oh cool, then may I take part in this one?

2011-11-03 [Mortified Penguin]: Eeyup, you shore can.

2011-11-06 [Ody]: alright my name is djswaenk

2011-11-06 [Mortified Penguin]: Okie doke, just add yourself after [Eyden Of The Leprechauns] on this page.

2011-11-11 [Mortified Penguin]: ...nevermind.

2011-11-11 [*save my soul*]: right ive joined, but im gonna suck so hold no illusions :)

2011-11-11 [Mortified Penguin]: Don't worry, everybody else sucks too. Especially [All_Most PUNK]. He's the suckiest suck that ever sucked.

2011-11-11 [Stephen]: Doesn't it technically violate the Elftown UAR to put those in your house? (Unless you are creator)
Not to sound like a dick, just wondering. xD

2011-11-11 [*save my soul*]: not if you have permission from the artist

2011-11-11 [Stephen]: S-1. Animated images are not allowed in your house.
This includes animations donated to Elftown Graphics and animated wiki-banners.

The only exception to this rule is non-annoying animated images made by you. Something that makes you look for the delete button is annoying.

2011-11-11 [Lord Josmar]: Hmm. That is a conundrum. I don't feel they are annoying so I think they would be ok.

2011-11-11 [Mortified Penguin]: Nah, they're not annoying. And the guards know better than to mess with me. Right?!

*the guards cower*

Yeah, that's what I thought!

2011-11-11 [Stephen]: If anyone other than Morty made 'em, I'd not bother pointing it out, but he's so fun to pick on. :P

2011-11-13 [BillyThePsycho]: I d consider joining since it sounds like fun but i consider 1 move/day to be too much


plus
if that is the case
why play in a platform ?

2011-11-13 [Mortified Penguin]: It's not that one move is all you get per day, it's that one move is the minimum. You and your opponent can move as many times as you want in a day, provided you're both online at the same time.

2011-11-14 [9jlriexqk,ktpk]: Can I play against somebody? Though its a while since I played chess..

2011-11-14 [Mortified Penguin]: Shore?

2011-11-14 [9jlriexqk,ktpk]: sea here?

2011-11-14 [Mortified Penguin]: See here, I don't see the sea here or hear the sea here, y'hear?

...

Shut up and put your name on the list.

2011-11-15 [kians mummy]: By the way, we are not aloud animations in our houses, it says so in the Uploading art rules so there is no point in these badges.

2011-11-15 [kians mummy]: S-1. Animated images are not allowed in your house.
This includes animations donated to Elftown Graphics and animated wiki-banners.

The only exception to this rule is non-annoying animated images made by you. Something that makes you look for the delete button is annoying.

Animated images can be removed by the guards without warning

2011-11-15 [Mortified Penguin]: exception to this rule is non-annoying animated images made by you

These images are barely animated as it is. Do you honestly think sparkles would be considered annoying? And it just so happens that the person who is going to win first place made the first place trophy, the person who is going to win second made the second place trophy, and all the participants worked equally together to create the Participant Brick™.

2011-11-15 [9jlriexqk,ktpk]: I love those sparkles. I think it is only a problem if it is on an actual page/house? This is a wiki, though I may be wrong, I don't usually bother reading up on those kinda rules >>

2011-11-16 [Lord Josmar]: I dont know... Edward sparkles and I find it awfully damn annoying!

2011-11-16 [9jlriexqk,ktpk]: Who the hell's Edward when he 's at home like?

2011-11-16 [Lord Josmar]: ...wuh?

2011-11-16 [Ody]: So im in the lineup or what?

some one message me the details

2011-11-21 [All_Most PUNK]: Kids, kids, don't fight over still not broken rules. Specially when said rules leave place to interpretation.

Anybody who wants to play before the tournamente can send me a game request (PatricioUPMA).

Mort, maybe it would be a good idea to create a little tutorial about game challenges. I'm telling you because you obviously have a lot of free time... loser.

(BTW, yeah, I suck :P )

2011-11-22 [Mortified Penguin]: I already had a little tutorial made, but you jerks commented it off the page. >:o

2011-11-23 [All_Most PUNK]: That's why you had to put it on the wiki, you dumb bird!

well done, btw :P

2011-12-02 [Ody]: Still mildly confused as to when and who I will be playing

2011-12-02 [Mortified Penguin]: Well, the tournament begins whenever I feel like starting it. It should be sometime soon, I think. Whenever I get around to it, I'll post a list of who all will be playing who and also post a bracket to show the winners of each match as they progress to the finals.

2011-12-04 [Ody]: Ok

2011-12-09 [Eyden Of The Leprechauns]: I can't wait!

2012-01-02 [Mortified Penguin]: Alright, so the first round of the tournament consists entirely of byes, with the exception of one match: [*save my soul*] vs. [AuraFrothst]. The winner of this will go on to face me.

Since everyone else has a bye the first round, you can all go ahead and challenge your opponents for round two, which will be:

[All_Most PUNK] vs. [kamisch]
[AuroraLumos] vs. [Eyden Of The Leprechauns]
[Ody] vs. [kians mummy]

If you have any problems or questions, just angrily state them here in the comment box with as many capital letters and curse words as possible. Thank you.

Now, let's begin the third tournament, y'all.

2012-01-02 [Eyden Of The Leprechauns]: Yay!

2012-01-02 [Mortified Penguin]: Also, it'd be nice if you people would let me know when you start playing and when you finish playing. Links to games would also be appreciated.

2012-01-03 [AuroraLumos]: [Eyden Of The Leprechauns] ... challenge accepted :3

2012-01-04 [AuraFrothst]: [*save my soul*]... Challenge sent. :D

2012-01-06 [Sagacious Turkey]: Nonexistent opponent... challenge ignored. :u

2012-01-09 [AuroraLumos]: What a time for my internet to die haha... I lost because of a time-out ^^'

2012-01-09 [Mortified Penguin]: Suuuure you did. COWARD. But I guess Eyden will advance then.

2012-01-10 [AuroraLumos]: I only made 1 move! XD

2012-02-02 [Mortified Penguin]: *COUGH*

2012-02-14 [All_Most PUNK]: Any idea if [kamisch] is alive?

2012-02-16 [Mortified Penguin]: Any idea if anyone else in this tournament is alive?! What the heck, guys! *kicks a skull*

2012-02-16 [AuroraLumos]: Hey don't look at me I lost my match ages ago XDD

2012-02-16 [Lord Josmar]: Dont look at me either. Im not even in this!

2012-02-16 [Mortified Penguin]: *glares at [Lord Josmar], casually sharpening a knife as he does so*

2012-02-16 [All_Most PUNK]: I blame Josmar.

2012-03-08 [All_Most PUNK]: Well, I won on time after 3 moves :P

2012-04-04 [Mortified Penguin]: ...

2012-05-21 [All_Most PUNK]: ...

2012-12-10 [kamisch]: Sorry I died a while...it took some extra jabs, but I'm alive again. Sorry :(

2012-12-10 [Mortified Penguin]: ...!

2013-02-15 [All_Most PUNK]: ... :O

(2h ago) [Mortified Penguin]: DAMMIT, YOU GUYS.