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johnclark 08-May-11, 21:37	Colle-Zukertort mini tourney sign-ups We are taking sign-ups for a thematic invitational mini tournament on the Colle-Zukertort opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 *. We would like to run a couple of sections, >1800 ratings and <1800 players. Mini tournaments require 5 to 11 players, so we need a minimum amount of 5 players per section. Please let me know if you are interested in playing in the tourney and I'll send you a sign-up link. Reply via this thread or a message to me. This tourney is limited to Club Morphy members. jc
iwanttoplayfisch 09-May-11, 09:57	Put me in. Put me in the tournament. Thanks, Paul.
epicureanone 09-May-11, 12:33	I'm game :) What the heck, I'll give it a shot...
philmitchell 09-May-11, 13:09	add me love to get beaten count me in thanks.
johnclark 09-May-11, 18:15	Colle-Zukertort mini tourney sign-ups The response for sign-ups has been faster than expected. We currently have 11 members with an under 1800 rating who have signed up for the mini tourney. And that fills the <1800 rated section of the mini tourney. Members with a rating of <1800 may still sign up, but they will be placed on a waiting list to fill vacated slots by any of the initial 11 who are unable to play. If there are 5 or more <1800 rated players on the waiting list, we will start another <1800 section. We are still taking sign-ups for the >1800 section. Current roster for the <1800 section is listed below and an invitation link will be sent to them. I thank all of you for your interest in the tournament and your prompt response. I enjoy the Colle-Zukertort opening and will post some links to articles/videos for those who are interested in it’s theory and application. Thanks again, jc Shamusb 1586 Pennsylvaniadan 1458 wnp213 1281 kansasjayhawk 1679 iwanttoplayfisch 1168 hankbrown 1300 epicureanone 1312 philmitchell 1404 ironbutterfly 1490 johnclark 1726 sad1lad 1728
johnclark 09-May-11, 18:33	Colle-Zukertort intro sources www.chessville.com www.zuke-dukes.com www.chessville.com
caknight 10-May-11, 16:56	Colle-Zukertort intro sources JC don't give away my Zuke sources, they are the ones I use against you & IB. :>}
johnclark 10-May-11, 19:59	Colle-Zukertort intro sources No worries! Aside from a couple of people on the site, your secret sources are safe.
andreabax 11-May-11, 05:07	Colle-Zukertort mini tourney sign-ups Well, I'm very glad for your hosting: let's try this opening. I'll study next days, and I'll be ready to the challenge. Add me to the tournament's list, please.
pennsylvaniadan 11-May-11, 05:09	Ha! You guys are safe by my account. I never look at any of those sources anyway. Isn't it a bit like using a search engine in studying the opening ahead of time? It takes the fun out of the game using someone Else's analysis beforehand----it's a crutch---I say walk like a man and think for yourself--------------I'm sure I'll get a response----lol
johnclark 11-May-11, 20:04	Colle Zukertort mini tournament >1800 section Sign ups are still in progress for this section. We have 4 members on the list and need AT LEAST one more member to get the tourney underway. Time limits will be set at the maximum limit permitted- 11 days per move. The following members have signed up to play: mcrachel 1892 easy19 2234 andreabax 2213 inpassant 1900 Please contact me via message or a post on this thread. jc
pennsylvaniadan 12-May-11, 03:22	Over 1800 JC, I would be happy to play in the over 1800 if that's possible.
johnclark 12-May-11, 15:26	Over 1800 Penndan: And I would be happy to play in the Masters   jc
johnclark 12-May-11, 16:19	Colle Zukertort mini tournament >1800 section We now have the minimum required of 5 players for this section. However, I have run into a technical problem. The problem is that if I host this mini tournament section I am automatically entered into it, which defeats the purpose since my rating is below 1800. The only solution I see is for a member with a rating >1800 who has a premium subscription of gold or higher to host the section. Setting up the mini-tourney is easy. -Go to TOURNAMENTS/My mini tournaments/Start new mini-tournament and the set up box appears -click on "Switch to "no points"/"no rating limits" at the bottom of the box -click on time control and set for max of 9 days -set number of players to 5 if the host has already signed up or 7 if he/she is a new sign up -title the tournament "Colle-Zukertort >1800 section" -click on "Set up starting position" and make the following moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 -click on "Start mini-tournament" -A board will appear with the position along with a box to invite the other 4 (5) players who have signed up. I will be available to assist with any questions. Send me a message if you are interested in volunteering. Players who have signed up to date are: mcrachel (1892) easy19 (2243) andreabax (2213) inpassant (1900) cadavre-opa- (2168) andreabax
easy19 12-May-11, 23:32	I can set up the MT No problem ill make it as soon i get home again..
easy19 12-May-11, 23:38	setup gameknot.com i will start inviting soon.
easy19 13-May-11, 11:02	all invited 1. inpassant » uninvite 2. pennsylvaniadan » uninvite 3. andreabax » uninvite 4. cadavre-opa- » uninvite 5. mcrachel » uninvite 6. easy19 not sure if jc also wants to play ?
johnclark 13-May-11, 15:05	easy19 Thank you! I very much appreciate your help. I'm playing in the <1800 section and wish to concentrate on those games. However, I and several others will regularly check in on the games as they progress. Thanks again. jc
johnclark 13-May-11, 16:17	Links to mini-tournament sections Here's the links to the tourney sections: >1800 gameknot.com <1800 gameknot.com
ironbutterfly 14-May-11, 10:37	under 1800 Just returned to town - thanks for entering me in the under 1800 - I'm really looking forward to it!
cadavre-opa- 04-Feb-12, 02:51	Just to let anyone that is interested know, the over 1800 tournament is now 71% complete. We've had a couple of issues with time-outs: (*) Freddy (easy19) managed to complete 6 games (5 wins, 1 loss) before having to withdraw due to other issues (*) Raúl (impassant) timed out of 3 games so far (*) Andrea (andreabax) timed out in 1 game (against Freddy, when Andrea had a bit of an advantage) It's down to three players that still have a chance of winning: cadavre-opa- 9 pts (2 games remaining) andreabax 4.5 pts (6 games remaining) mcrachel 3 pts (7 games remaining) andreabax and mcrachel still have to play each other twice. And cadavre-opa- still has to play both andreabax and mcrachel once. It's going down to the wire
johnclark 04-Feb-12, 18:42	Update on <1800 section Thanks for the update on the over 1800 section. It looks like a good fight among the three. For the <1800 section- -It is 93% completed. -It looked like johnclark had it, but with two recent losses to epi and sad1lad, it is now a fight between johnclark and sad1lad for first and sham and kansas for third. Johnclark has 15.5 points (with 2 games to complete). Sad1lad has 15.5 points (with 1 game to complete). Shamusb has 14 points (with 1 game to complete). Kansasjayhawk has 14 points (with 1 game to complete) Here are the links to sections: <1800 gameknot.com >1800 gameknot.com

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