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flyerguy1012
4/09/2007
06:45:33
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 Subject: GLOBAL BOUNTY HUNTERS # 122
Message:
Time for a new thread...
GO HUNTERS !!!
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grandphish
4/09/2007
14:11:15
[ report this post ] | April 9 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +304, surpassing our previous record of +295.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Mon, 4/9……Fri, 4/6…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..37……...…….35………........….-2
Team rating……..………..1382….….….1361………........….+21
Team rating rank….….…..17….....….27………........….+10
Avg. player rating….…..1647…....….1646………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..304…......….295………........….+9
Team score rank……...…..23…........….23………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9417…....….9396………........….+21
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The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games Friday, 4/6 thru Sunday, 4/8
panga74 (1471) defeated petikides (1386) of \m/ METAL MANIACS \m/
lazarus_a (1287) defeated samp1086 (1108) of @@@THE OLDER GENERATION@@@
erp9922 (1465) defeated neil_ (1376) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
erp9922 (1465) defeated johnsherlock (1454) of ChessDudes
drtony (1517) defeated eforsyth (1307) of Colt 45
panga74 (1471) defeated gusr (1312) of The Sneaky Knight Connection
ronlumm (1506) defeated otto_glasgi (1468) of ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
erp9922 (1465) defeated twobubble (1441) of <::::: Team Trojans :::::...
ronlumm (1506) defeated grop70 (1449) of God save the Queen
breakerofwind (1596) defeated bharathiraja (1635) of Chess For Fun (CFF)
ronlumm (1506) defeated eagleeyes (1465) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
panga74 (1471) defeated 1320950aa (1497) of Por la razon o la fuerza !!!
maryanne (2156) defeated krzychumag (2156) of P.C.T.-Polish Chess Team
maryanne (2156) defeated krzychumag (2156) of P.C.T.-Polish Chess Team
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Monday, 4/9
2 Games: breakerofwind (17); davids (2) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drtony (7); grandphish (26); peterf (11); snowdog (10)
3 Games: chupacabra (11); cjjpeterson (5); drron (32); erp9922 (10); flyerguy1012 (13); kapablanca (8)
4 Games:
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6)
6 Games: lazarus_a (10); terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games: sstonka (8) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
9 Games: red_pawn (9)
10 Games:
11 Games: ronlumm (12)
12 Games: astinkyfart (16)
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
astinkyfart...............10….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................10….....0….....0...…..100 ↑
davids......................2….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100 ↑
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
panga74...................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70 ↑
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70 ↑
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
chupacabra...............6….....0….....4...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
erp9922....................5….....1….....4...…..55
kenab1......................4….....3….....3...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
kings_knight..............5….....0….....5...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............4….....2….....4...…..50
breakerofwind............4….....1….....5...…..45
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45 ↑
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
vesa........................3….....2….....5...…..40
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
ekto (Return approx. April 12)
patagusto (Return approx. April 17)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Don't ignore your opponent's moves.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
Please feel free to post your solutions to this puzzle as well as the Puzzle of the Day.
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
olean_don posted the solution to the April 6 puzzle:
1 Ng5+ hxg5
2 Bxf5+ Kh6
3 Qxg5#
or
1 Ng5+ hxg5
2 Bxf5+ Qxf5
3 Qxf5+ Kh6
4Qg6#
April 9 puzzle:
White to move and win.
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NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
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MATCHES COMPLETED Friday, 4/6 thru Sunday, 4/8
Opponent: Warriors from the Forgotten Realms
Started: 1/24/2007
Result: Won 3-1
panga74…...cannycap…...W
panga74…...cannycap…...W
chimane…...nascent…...L
chimane…...nascent…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Monday, 4/9
Opponent: Bulgaria
davids vs. iliqn_33
viglesias vs. levisman
cjjpeterson vs. bilgeits
vesa vs. zdravko
ronlumm vs. kaisha1
panga74 vs. simobota
Opponent: Yeshua's Army
drtony vs. mjs23
sstonka vs. warrior74
lazarus_a vs. jhjdj532
Opponent: chess-il team
maryanne vs. dylam
panga74 vs. asiil
Opponent: Peace, Love, and Bunny Rabbits
erp9922 vs. anyyoyo
astinkyfart vs. mollykule
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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olean_don
4/09/2007
15:09:40
[ report this post ] | apr 9 puzzle
Message:
1 Ng6+ hxg6 ( or Kg8 )
2 Rxf8#
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breakerofwind
4/09/2007
19:47:12
[ report this post ] | TACTIC OF THE DAY
Message:
1. Rf7+ Ke8
2. Bxd8 Kxd8
3. Rf8#
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chimane
4/10/2007
11:13:24
[ report this post ] | Whatever happened
Message:
to the early edition? I actually got on in time to solve one of those once. Cap'n thanks for all your hard work!!
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grandphish
4/10/2007
14:44:48
[ report this post ] | Early edition
Message:
The early edition Team Notes got misplaced during my move. As soon as I find the box I packed it in, I will try to resume this feature. Until then, vist the website -> www.gbhchess.com for more daily puzzles.
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grandphish
4/10/2007
14:46:21
[ report this post ] | April 10 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +307, surpassing our previous record of +304.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Tue, 4/10……Mon, 4/9…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..39……...…….37………........….-2
Team rating……..………..1387….….….1382………........….+5
Team rating rank….….…..15….....….17………........….+2
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1647………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..307…......….304………........….+3
Team score rank……...…..22…........….23………........….+1
Games played….…...…..9424…....….9417………........….+7
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The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games Monday, 4/9
erp9922 (1468) defeated ludde (1458) of team norway and int. friends
davids (1826) defeated quas (1779) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
erp9922 (1468) defeated ludde (1458) of team norway and int. friends
panga74 (1471) defeated cannycap (1306) of Warriors from the Forgotten ...
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Tuesday, 4/10
2 Games: breakerofwind (17); deadofknight (18); drtony (7); grandphish (26); peterf (11); snowdog (10); vesa (8)
3 Games: chupacabra (11); cjjpeterson (5); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; drron (32); flyerguy1012 (13); kapablanca (8)
4 Games:
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); erp9922 (10)
6 Games: lazarus_a (10); terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games: sstonka (8) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
9 Games: red_pawn (9)
10 Games:
11 Games:
12 Games: ronlumm (12)
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................9….....1….....0...…..95 ↓
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90 ↓
panga74...................8….....1….....1...…..85 ↑
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
chupacabra...............6….....0….....4...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
kenab1......................4….....3….....3...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
kings_knight..............5….....0….....5...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............4….....2….....4...…..50
breakerofwind............4….....1….....5...…..45
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
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Teammates currently on vacation:
ekto (Return approx. April 12)
patagusto (Return approx. April 17)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Don't give needless checks. Check only when it makes sense.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 9 Tactic of the Day:
1. Rf7+ Ke8 (or 1. … Kg8 2. Bxd8 winning)
2. Bxd8 Kxd8
3. Rf8#
April 10 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
olean_don posted the solution to the April 9 puzzle:
1 Ng6+ hxg6 ( or Kg8 )
2 Rxf8#
April 10 puzzle:
White to move and win.
====================================
NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
====================================
NEW MATCHES STARTED Tuesday, 4/10
Opponent: Team Finland & Int. Friends
breakerofwind vs. taikaviitta
panga74 vs. tonttiaivo
ctrl-reset vs. juhalo
Opponent: Alekhine
maryanne (2160) vs. bobroy (2124)
erp9922 (1468) vs. ironbutterfly (1490)
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/10/2007
14:55:26
[ report this post ] | April 10 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +307, surpassing our previous record of +304.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Tue, 4/10……Mon, 4/9…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..39……...…….37………........….-2
Team rating……..………..1387….….….1382………........….+5
Team rating rank….….…..15….....….17………........….+2
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1647………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..307…......….304………........….+3
Team score rank……...…..22…........….23………........….+1
Games played….…...…..9424…....….9417………........….+7
====================================
The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Monday, 4/9
erp9922 (1468) defeated ludde (1458) of team norway and int. friends
davids (1826) defeated quas (1779) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
erp9922 (1468) defeated ludde (1458) of team norway and int. friends
panga74 (1471) defeated cannycap (1306) of Warriors from the Forgotten ...
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Tuesday, 4/10
2 Games: breakerofwind (17); deadofknight (18); drtony (7); grandphish (26); peterf (11); snowdog (10); vesa (8)
3 Games: chupacabra (11); cjjpeterson (5); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; drron (32); flyerguy1012 (13); kapablanca (8)
4 Games:
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); erp9922 (10)
6 Games: lazarus_a (10); terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games: sstonka (8) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
9 Games: red_pawn (9)
10 Games:
11 Games:
12 Games: ronlumm (12)
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................9….....1….....0...…..95 ↓
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90 ↓
panga74...................8….....1….....1...…..85 ↑
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
chupacabra...............6….....0….....4...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
kenab1......................4….....3….....3...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
kings_knight..............5….....0….....5...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............4….....2….....4...…..50
breakerofwind............4….....1….....5...…..45
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
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Teammates currently on vacation:
ekto (Return approx. April 12)
patagusto (Return approx. April 17)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
====================================
TIP OF THE DAY
Don't give needless checks. Check only when it makes sense.
====================================
TACTIC OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 9 Tactic of the Day:
1. Rf7+ Ke8 (or 1. … Kg8 2. Bxd8 winning)
2. Bxd8 Kxd8
3. Rf8#
April 10 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
olean_don posted the solution to the April 9 puzzle:
1 Ng6+ hxg6 ( or Kg8 )
2 Rxf8#
April 10 puzzle:
White to move and win.
====================================
NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
====================================
NEW MATCHES STARTED Tuesday, 4/10
Opponent: Team Finland & Int. Friends
breakerofwind vs. taikaviitta
panga74 vs. tonttiaivo
ctrl-reset vs. juhalo
Opponent: Alekhine
maryanne (2160) vs. bobroy (2124)
erp9922 (1468) vs. ironbutterfly (1490)
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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muppyman
4/10/2007
15:02:41
[ report this post ] | april 10 puzzle,
Message:
Nxc7+, Rxc7. Qxc6+, R (or pawn) xc6. Rd8#.
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muppyman
4/10/2007
15:10:53
[ report this post ] | or conversely,
Message:
Qxc6+, bxc6. Nxc7+, Rxc7. Rd8#
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breakerofwind
4/10/2007
20:16:15
[ report this post ] | April 10 Tactic of the Day:
Message:
1. Nf6+ wins the rook at e8
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grandphish
4/11/2007
10:41:43
[ report this post ] | April 11 Team Notes
Message:
Date…………..……..Wed, 4/11……Tue, 4/10…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..43……...…….39………........….-4
Team rating……..………..1362….….….1387………........….-25
Team rating rank….….…..31….....….15………........….-16
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1648………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..307…......….307………........….+0
Team score rank……...…..23…........….22………........….-1
Games played….…...…..9432…....….9424………........….+8
====================================
The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Tuesday, 4/10
breakerofwind (1598) defeated gareth747474 (1607) of \m/ METAL MANIACS \m/
peterf (1908) defeated juuso67 (1821) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
ctrl-reset (1431) defeated trebla (1533) of Colle's Camp
peterf (1908) defeated e4addict (1862) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Wednesday, 4/11
2 Games: deadofknight (18); drtony (7); grandphish (26); vesa (8)
3 Games: chupacabra (11); cjjpeterson (5); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; drron (32); flyerguy1012 (13); kapablanca (8)
4 Games: peterf (11)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); erp9922 (10)
6 Games: lazarus_a (10); terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games: sstonka (8) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
9 Games: red_pawn (9)
10 Games:
11 Games:
12 Games: ronlumm (12)
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75
panga74...................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↓
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
chupacabra...............6….....0….....4...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
kenab1......................4….....3….....3...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
kings_knight..............5….....0….....5...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............4….....2….....4...…..50
breakerofwind............4….....1….....5...…..45
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
ekto (Return approx. April 12)
cathleya (Return approx. April 17)
patagusto (Return approx. April 17)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
panga74 (Return approx. April 18)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Answer all threats. Try to do so by improving your position and/or posing a counter-threat.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 10 Tactic of the Day:
1. Nf6+ wins the rook at e8
April 11 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
muppyman posted the solution to the April 10 puzzle:
1. Qxc6+, bxc6.
2. Nxc7+, Rxc7.
3. Rd8#
April 11 puzzle:
White to move and win.
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NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
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NEW MATCHES STARTED Wednesday, 4/11
Opponent: Team Борис Спасский
maryanne vs. diamondfortyone
snowdog vs. * vandewinkel
Opponent: Italians Do It Better
maryanne vs. aditora
a_professional_idiot vs. wwgia
ctrl-reset vs. stey_one
Opponent: Scottw
drtony vs. kuipje
ctrl-reset vs. kevinhome
astinkyfart vs. scottw
Opponent: Knightmares
ronlumm vs. crispind
astinkyfart vs. machinehr
Opponent: knights of honor
maryanne vs. andyst
astinkyfart vs. cgjr
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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peterf
4/12/2007
03:38:47
[ report this post ] | IT'S A KNOCKOUT UPDATE
Message:
Status of games 14.4.07 Aussie Time
As of 7.3.07 (Aussie time)
ROUND 1 GAMES
sstonka vs monkeybiker 25 moves 0
(Winner to play patagusto in Round 2)
snowdog vs vesa 33 moves -10
(Winner to play muppyman in Round 2)
terrabull vs cjjpeterson 40 moves -+1
(Winner to play outofthebox in Round 2)
ROUND 2 GAMES
sonofcaissa vs darkshadow 6 moves 0
(Winner to play smallphish in Round 3)
erpp9922 vs ekto 21 moves 0
(Winner to play kingsknight in Round 3)
kapablanca vs API 18 moves +1
(Winner to play peterf in Round 3)
ROUND 3 GAMES
carpe_diem vs trond 9 moves 0
(Winner to play flyerguy in quarter final)
Just a reminder for the winners (change of rule) to advise me of each result as soon after the games finish as possible - thanks.
Please note that a summary of all games in this event is available on our website.
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grandphish
4/12/2007
03:51:03
[ report this post ] | April 12 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
Back after a month hidden in a moving box, it's the Early Edition puzzle.
April 12 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/12/2007
10:28:58
[ report this post ] | April 12 Team Notes
Message:
Date…………..……..Thu, 4/12……Wed, 4/11…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..28……...…….43………........….+15
Team rating……..………..1339….….….1362………........….-23
Team rating rank….….…..43….....….31………........….-12
Avg. player rating….…..1647…....….1648………........….-1
Team score…….…...……..307…......….307………........….+0
Team score rank……...…..22…........….23………........….+1
Games played….…...…..9440…....….9432………........….+8
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The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games Wednesday, 4/11
vesa (1565) defeated cfinlayson (1680) of Team 256
kenab1 (1563) defeated tlheen (1617) of Stargazers
drtony (1533) defeated imm0rtal (1050) of ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
drtony (1533) defeated imm0rtal (1050) of ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Thursday, 4/12
2 Games: deadofknight (18); grandphish (26)
3 Games: chupacabra (11); cjjpeterson (5); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; drron (32); flyerguy1012 (13); kapablanca (8); vesa (8)
4 Games: drtony (7); peterf (11)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); erp9922 (10)
6 Games: lazarus_a (10); terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games: sstonka (8) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
9 Games: red_pawn (9)
10 Games:
11 Games:
12 Games: ronlumm (12)
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
chupacabra...............6….....0….....4...…..60
panga74...................6….....0….....4...…..60 ↓
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
kings_knight..............5….....0….....5...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............4….....2….....4...…..50
breakerofwind............4….....1….....5...…..45
kenab1......................3….....3….....4...…..45 ↓
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
cathleya (Return approx. April 17)
patagusto (Return approx. April 18)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
panga74 (Return approx. April 19)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Play for the initiative. If you already have it, maintain it. If you don't have it, seize it.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 12 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
April 12 puzzle:
White to move and win.
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NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
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MATCHES COMPLETED Wednesday, 4/11
Opponent: Warriors of the Blood
Started: 1/16/2007
Result: Won 4-2
muppyman…...rlwhite…...W
muppyman…...rlwhite…...W
panga74…...repsman42…...W
panga74…...repsman42…...W
sankoteh…...pdubya12…...L
sankoteh…...pdubya12…...L
Opponent: The Burninators
Started: 1/17/07
Result: Won 1.5-6.5
kings_knight…...dickes…...L
kings_knight…...dickes…...L
breakerofwind…...arch-nemesis…...D
breakerofwind…...arch-nemesis…...L
sstonka…...happyface…...W
sstonka…...happyface…...L
sankoteh…...no_genius…...L
sankoteh…...no_genius…...L
Opponent: Team 256
Started: 1/8/2007
Result: Won 7-1
vesa…...cfinlayson…...W
vesa…...cfinlayson…...D
cjjpeterson…...2kcusxos…...W
cjjpeterson…...2kcusxos…...W
erp9922…...xven…...D
erp9922…...xven…...W
chimane…...cathal…...W
chimane…...cathal…...W
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
Started: 2/28/2007
Result: Lost 1-3
kenab1…...dmatzek…...L
kenab1…...dmatzek…...L
erp9922…...farrbird…...L
erp9922…...farrbird…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Thursday, 4/12
Opponent: Team Finland & Int. Friends
drtony vs. floydtooth
cjjpeterson vs. gulde
deadofknight vs. jouni
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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breakerofwind
4/12/2007
11:58:07
[ report this post ] | April 11 Tactic of the Day
Message:
1. Rxh4 gxh4
2. Bxh6
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breakerofwind
4/12/2007
11:59:07
[ report this post ] | April 11 puzzle
Message:
1. Bh5+ Kh7
2. g6#
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breakerofwind
4/12/2007
15:15:54
[ report this post ] | April 12 Tactic of the Day
Message:
1. Rxc4 Rxc4
2. Bc5+ K moves
3. Bxc4
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breakerofwind
4/12/2007
15:16:38
[ report this post ] | April 12 puzzle
Message:
1. Qxh6+ gxh6
2. Rxh6+ Rh7
3. Bxf6#
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grandphish
4/13/2007
04:10:05
[ report this post ] | April 13 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
April 13 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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muppyman
4/13/2007
04:54:13
[ report this post ] | April 13 early puzzle.
Message:
Qxg7+, Qxg7. P(f6)xg7#
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grandphish
4/13/2007
11:15:56
[ report this post ] | April 13 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +308, surpassing our previous record of +307.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Fri, 4/13……Thu, 4/12…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..21……...…….28………........….+7
Team rating……..………..1329….….….1339………........….-10
Team rating rank….….…..48….....….43………........….-5
Avg. player rating….…..1647…....….1647………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..308…......….307………........….+1
Team score rank……...…..22…........….22………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9453…....….9440………........….+13
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The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Thursday, 4/12
breakerofwind (1617) defeated johry (1549) of ջKnights Of The Square...
breakerofwind (1617) defeated johry (1549) of ջKnights Of The Square...
outofthebox (1696) defeated muffedit (1677) of gemini
drtony (1566) defeated tifoconnapoli (1395) of Riders on the storm
drtony (1566) defeated tifoconnapoli (1395) of Riders on the storm
drtony (1566) defeated bobster38 (1393) of United Kingdom Chess Players...
deadofknight (1553) defeated gulde (1549) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Friday, 4/13
2 Games: grandphish (26)
3 Games: breakerofwind (17); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drron (32); flyerguy1012 (13); kapablanca (8); vesa (8)
4 Games: peterf (11)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); erp9922 (10)
6 Games: lazarus_a (10); terrabull (13)
7 Games: drtony (7);
8 Games: sstonka (8) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
9 Games: red_pawn (9)
10 Games:
11 Games:
12 Games: ronlumm (12)
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
drtony......................8….....0….....2...…..80 ↑
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
breakerofwind............6….....1….....3...…..65 ↑
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
panga74...................6….....0….....4...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............5….....0….....5...…..50
kenab1......................3….....3….....4...…..45
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
kings_knight..............4….....0….....6...…..40 ↓
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
cathleya (Return approx. April 17)
patagusto (Return approx. April 18)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
panga74 (Return approx. April 19)
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TIP OF THE DAY
When exchanging, try to get at least as much as you give up.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 11 Tactic of the Day:
1. Rxh4 gxh4
2. Bxh6 winning the Bishop
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 12 Tactic of the Day:
1. Rxc4 Rxc4
2. Bc5+ K moves
3. Bxc4 and White gains a Bishop
April 13 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 11 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Bh5+ Kh7
2. g6#
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 12 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Qxh6+ gxh6
2. Rxh6+ Rh7
3. Bxf6#
April 13 puzzle:
White to move and win.
====================================
NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
====================================
MATCHES COMPLETED Thursday, 4/12
Opponent: Celtic Tigers
Started: 1/22/2007
Result: Won 4-2
breakerofwind…...marcdamien1974…...L
breakerofwind…...marcdamien1974…...L
chupacabra…...pawnee21…...W
chupacabra…...pawnee21…...W
erp9922…...kmcgett…...L
erp9922…...kmcgett…...W
Opponent: Aztecas
Started: 2/5/07
Result: Won 4-2
ctrl-reset…...lobito59…...W
ctrl-reset…...lobito59…...W
kapablanca…...dizzy66…...W
kapablanca…...dizzy66…...W
lazarus_a…...bgp_student…...L
lazarus_a…...bgp_student…...L
NEW MATCHES STARTED Friday, 4/13
Opponent: VB-Fourex United
maryanne vs. nick1024
cjjpeterson vs. mattip
Opponent: ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
ronlumm vs. hrneilson
sankoteh vs. johnny_o07
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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muppyman
4/14/2007
03:22:25
[ report this post ] | April 13 puzzle
Message:
Ng5+ Kg8, Qxh7#
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peterf
4/14/2007
16:32:53
[ report this post ] | IT' A KNOCKOUT NEWS
Message:
Congratulations to vesa on winning the first round game against snowdog. Vesa now plays muppyman in round 2, and the winner of that match will meet drron in the third round.
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grandphish
4/16/2007
03:48:11
[ report this post ] | April 16 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
muppyman posted the solution to the April 13 Early Edition puzzle:
1. Qxg7+ Qxg7
2. fxg7#
April 16 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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breakerofwind
4/16/2007
04:16:15
[ report this post ] | April 13 Tactic of the Day
Message:
1. Rxe6+ Kxe6
2. Bc4+ K moves
3. Bxb3
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breakerofwind
4/16/2007
04:22:39
[ report this post ] | April 16 early puzzle
Message:
1. Qxg7+ Kxg7
2. Nf5+ Kg8
3. Nh6#
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grandphish
4/16/2007
11:03:50
[ report this post ] | April 16 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +321, surpassing our previous record of +308.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Mon, 4/16……Fri, 4/13…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..32……...…….21………........….-11
Team rating……..………..1365….….….1329………........….+36
Team rating rank….….…..24….....….48………........….+24
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1647………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..321…......….308………........….+13
Team score rank……...…..21…........….22………........….+1
Games played….…...…..9489…....….9453………........….+36
====================================
The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Friday, 4/13 through Monday 4/16
erp9922 (1478) defeated bilinga05 (1343) of ջKnights Of The Square...
astinkyfart (1304) defeated allan777 (1342) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
chimane (1365) defeated docfeelgood (1380) of Afro-Americans and Friends
chupacabra (1503) defeated odi7 (1333) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
red_pawn (1605) defeated anathema (1564) of The English Defence
maryanne (2176) defeated valeriuzaharia (2074) of Backpackers
erp9922 (1478) defeated manickam (1390) of the tigers
ronlumm (1510) defeated hrneilson (1449) of ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
a_professional_idiot (1752) defeated chess91806 (1774) of San Miguel Knights
kenab1 (1575) defeated tkelly910 (1561) of Riders on the storm
erp9922 (1478) defeated tankdipper (1447) of United Kingdom Chess Players...
sstonka (1397) defeated consciousone (1038) of $MAMBA$
muppyman (1664) defeated martine (1496) of The Sneaky Knight Connection
drtony (1543) defeated mickbiondi (1412) of Ladder~Legends~oF~Yahoo
maryanne (2176) defeated valeriuzaharia (2074) of Backpackers
astinkyfart (1304) defeated achilles13 (1427) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
sankoteh (1292) defeated scouseste (1340) of WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK 'N...
ctrl-reset (1452) defeated lobito59 (1460) of Aztecas
ctrl-reset (1452) defeated lobito59 (1460) of Aztecas
ronlumm (1510) defeated grop70 (1456) of God save the Queen
ronlumm (1510) defeated otto_glasgi (1415) of ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Monday, 4/16
2 Games: astinkyfart (16); chimane (13); ctrl_reset (7); erp9922 (10); kenab1 (5); outofthebox (6)
3 Games: breakerofwind (17); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drron (32); grandphish (26); kapablanca (8); vesa (8)
4 Games:
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); peterf (11)
6 Games: terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
17 Games: ronlumm (17) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................2….....0….....0...…..100
ronlumm....................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
red_pawn..................8….....1….....1...…..85
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
drtony......................8….....0….....2...…..80 ↑
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
lazarus_a..................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
breakerofwind............6….....1….....3...…..65 ↑
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
flyerguy1012..............5….....3….....2...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
panga74...................6….....0….....4...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
outofthebox..............5….....0….....5...…..50
kenab1......................3….....3….....4...…..45
monkeybiker...............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chimane....................4….....0….....6...…..40
ctrl-reset..................3….....2….....5...…..40
kings_knight..............4….....0….....6...…..40 ↓
a_professional_idiot....3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................2….....3….....5...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
cathleya (Return approx. April 17)
patagusto (Return approx. April 18)
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
panga74 (Return approx. April 19)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Capture with the piece of least value, unless there is a definite reason for doing otherwise.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 13 Tactic of the Day:
1. Rxe6+ Kxe6
2. Bc4+ K moves
3. Bxb3
April 16 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
muppyman posted the correct solution to the April 13 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Ng5+ Kg8
2. Qxh7#
April 16 puzzle:
White to move and win.
====================================
NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
====================================
MATCHES COMPLETED Friday, 4/13 through Sunday, 4/15
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
Started: 4/1/2006
Result: Lost 1-3
julianlore…...azamantur…...D
julianlore…...azamantur…...D
deadofknight…...schlepy…...L
deadofknight…...schlepy…...L
Opponent: * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
Started: 12/1/2006
Result: Won 3-1
a_professional_idiot…...billbristol…...W
a_professional_idiot…...billbristol…...D
chimane…...cvbfreak…...W
chimane…...cvbfreak…...D
Opponent: ~✠~ KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ~✠~
Started: 12/11/06
Result: Lost 0.5-3.5
peterf…...sam6691…...D
peterf…...sam6691…...L
ctrl-reset…...billythompson…...L
ctrl-reset…...billythompson…...L
Opponent: $MAMBA$
Started: 1/8/2007
Result: Won 4-2
breakerofwind…...jerm_…...W
breakerofwind…...jerm_…...W
sstonka…...consciousone…...W
sstonka…...consciousone…...W
chimane…...plausibel…...L
chimane…...plausibel…...L
Opponent: Afro-Americans and Friends
Started: 3/5/2007
Result: Won 4-2
ronlumm…...iyafiyah…...L
ronlumm…...iyafiyah…...W
drtony…...8pawns…...W
drtony…...8pawns…...W
lazarus_a…...wahala…...W
lazarus_a…...wahala…...L
Opponent: +++SERBIAN TEAM+++
Started: 3/9/2007
Result: Won 2.5-1.5
smallphish…...kojotovski…...W
smallphish…...kojotovski…...W
erp9922…...sladjan…...L
erp9922…...sladjan…...D
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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jsemmens
4/16/2007
18:50:33
[ report this post ] | puzzle solution
Message:
1. Nd6+ Kd8 (if 1...Kf8, then 2. Qf7#)
2. Qe8 Nxe8 (or 2...Rxe8)
3. Nf7#
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grandphish
4/17/2007
04:22:32
[ report this post ] | April 17 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
breakerofwind posted the solution to the April 16 Early Edition puzzle:
1. Qxg7+ Kxg7
2. Nf5+ Kg8
3. Nh6#
April 17 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/17/2007
11:05:09
[ report this post ] | April 17 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +325, surpassing our previous record of +321.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Tue, 4/17……Mon, 4/16…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..37……...…….32………........….-5
Team rating……..………..1367….….….1365………........….+2
Team rating rank….….…..24….....….24………........….+0
Avg. player rating….…..1646…....….1648………........….-2
Team score…….…...……..325…......….321………........….+4
Team score rank……...…..22…........….21………........….-1
Games played….…...…..9500…....….9489………........….+11
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The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Monday, 4/16
ctrl-reset (1472) defeated jblackmd (1520) of International Chess DOGS
a_professional_idiot (1769) defeated olik (1566) of Icelandic Warriors
vesa (1588) defeated zdravko (1516) of Bulgaria
a_professional_idiot (1769) defeated olik (1566) of Icelandic Warriors
panga74 (1416) defeated jyc_ (1436) of ___ For USSR ___
ronlumm (1509) defeated mrghyo (1445) of Riders on the storm
vesa (1588) defeated corneliusblisand (1598) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Tuesday, 4/17
2 Games: astinkyfart (16); chimane (13); julianlore (24); outofthebox (6)
3 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); breakerofwind (17); ctrl_reset (7); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drron (32); grandphish (26); kapablanca (8)
4 Games:
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); peterf (11); vesa (8)
6 Games: terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
17 Games:
18 Games: ronlumm (18) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95 ↑
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
ronlumm....................7….....3….....0...…..85 ↓
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
drtony......................8….....0….....2...…..80
erp9922....................8….....0….....2...…..80 ↑
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
breakerofwind............6….....1….....3...…..65
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65 ↓
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60 ↓
lazarus_a..................5….....2….....3...…..60 ↓
muppyman................5….....2….....3...…..60 ↑
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
ctrl-reset..................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↑
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
a_professional_idiot....5….....0….....5...…..50 ↑
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
grandphish................3….....4….....3...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45 ↑
kenab1......................3….....3….....4...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45 ↓
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45 ↑
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40 ↓
kings_knight..............4….....0….....6...…..40
monkeybiker...............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
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Teammates currently on vacation:
kapablanca (Return approx. April 18)
panga74 (Return approx. April 19)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Cut your losses. If you must lose material, lose as little as possible.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 17 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
jsemmens posted the correct solution to the April 16 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Nd6+ Kd8 (if 1...Kf8, then 2. Qf7#)
2. Qe8 Nxe8 (or 2...Rxe8)
3. Nf7#
April 17 puzzle:
White to move and win.
====================================
NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
====================================
MATCHES COMPLETED Monday, 4/16
Opponent: Synergie
Started: 1/17/2007
Result: Lost 1-3
sstonka…...joshuamichael…...L
sstonka…...joshuamichael…...W
panga74…...vnusbtrfly…...L
panga74…...vnusbtrfly…...L
Opponent: Chessmania
Started: 2/15/2007
Result: Lost 3-5
muppyman…...gur_arie…...W
muppyman…...gur_arie…...L
kapablanca…...glaeken…...L
kapablanca…...glaeken…...W
richardwyles…...chekov22…...W
richardwyles…...chekov22…...L
lazarus_a…...piedraros…...L
lazarus_a…...piedraros…...L
Opponent: Icelandic Warriors
Started: 3/1/07
Result: Won 4-0
a_professional_idiot…...olik…...W
a_professional_idiot…...olik…...W
kapablanca…...jungle3man…...W
kapablanca…...jungle3man…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Tuesday, 4/17
Opponent: Phoenix Rising
outofthebox vs. forrestian
breakerofwind vs. donh
Opponent: Lord of the Rings
maryanne vs. kikoursus
chimane vs. ollie
Opponent: Venezuela
outofthebox vs. juancom
muppyman vs. ciclope
vesa vs. jsierra52
ronlumm vs. cl4rk3nt
chupacabra vs. werew
astinkyfart vs. sirconrado
Opponent: MMMM Beer!
a_professional_idiot vs. gososvraatje
ronlumm vs. zoodog
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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breakerofwind
4/17/2007
12:10:11
[ report this post ] | April 17 early puzzle
Message:
1. Qh7+ Kf8
2. Qh8+ Ke7
3. Nf5+ exf5
4. Bc5#
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breakerofwind
4/17/2007
12:17:13
[ report this post ] | April 17 Tactic of the Day
Message:
1. Qf6+ Ke8 (Kd7 loses the Queen to Rad1)
2. Qxh8 wins a rook
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grandphish
4/18/2007
06:24:44
[ report this post ] | April 18 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
breakerofwind posted the solution to the April 17 Early Edition puzzle:
1. Qh7+ Kf8
2. Qh8+ Ke7
3. Nf5+ exf5
4. Bc5#
April 18 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/18/2007
11:43:46
[ report this post ] | April 18 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to ronlumm on completion of 500 team games. Thank you for your commitment to the team.
Date…………..……..Wed, 4/18……Tue, 4/17…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..36……...…….37………........….+1
Team rating……..………..1329….….….1367………........….-38
Team rating rank….….…..59….....….24………........….-35
Avg. player rating….…..1646…....….1646………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..325…......….325………........….+0
Team score rank……...…..22…........….22………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9513…....….9500………........….+13
====================================
The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Tuesday, 4/17
erp9922 (1449) defeated bilinga05 (1336) of ջKnights Of The Square...
panga74 (1434) defeated asiil (1457) of chess-il team
ctrl-reset (1482) defeated rrabinow (1492) of The Sneaky Knight Connection
panga74 (1434) defeated spid3r (1479) of God save the Queen
flyerguy1012 (1979) defeated obiwankanoebi (1877) of San Miguel Knights
muppyman (1673) defeated gur_arie (1703) of Chessmania
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Wednesday, 4/18
2 Games: astinkyfart (16); chimane (13); julianlore (24); outofthebox (6); panga74 (8)
3 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); breakerofwind (17); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drron (32); kapablanca (8)
4 Games: ctrl_reset (7); grandphish (26)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); peterf (11)
6 Games: terrabull (13)
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
drtony......................8….....0….....2...…..80
erp9922....................8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
ronlumm....................6….....3….....1...…..75 ↓
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
breakerofwind............6….....1….....3...…..65
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
ctrl-reset..................6….....0….....4...…..60 ↑
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
sankoteh...................6….....0….....4...…..60
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↓
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
a_professional_idiot....5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50 ↓
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45 ↓
kenab1......................3….....3….....4...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40
kings_knight..............4….....0….....6...…..40
panga74...................4….....0….....6...…..40 ↓
monkeybiker...............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
If you blunder, don't stop fighting. After getting the advantage, your opponent may relax and let you escape.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the April 17 Tactic of the Day:
1. Qf6+ Ke8 (Kd7 loses the Queen to Rad1)
2. Qxh8 wins a rook
April 18 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
April 18 puzzle:
White to move and win.
====================================
NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
====================================
MATCHES COMPLETED Tuesday, 4/17
Opponent: Chess For Fun (CFF)
Started: 9/23/2006
Result: Won 5.5-2.5
ronlumm…...ninja999…...L
ronlumm…...ninja999…...L
ctrl-reset…...hughp1126…...W
ctrl-reset…...hughp1126…...D
chimane…...james_e…...W
chimane…...james_e…...W
sankoteh…...dac1217…...W
sankoteh…...dac1217…...W
Opponent: Eagles Nest
Started: 11/21/2006
Result: Lost 2-6
vesa…...alstone…...L
vesa…...alstone…...W
cjjpeterson…...mersennetwister…...W
cjjpeterson…...mersennetwister…...L
panga74…...edhalstead…...L
panga74…...edhalstead…...L
lazarus_a…...bludolfn2…...L
lazarus_a…...bludolfn2…...L
NEW MATCHES STARTED Wednesday, 4/18
Opponent: Por la razon o la fuerza !!!
muppyman vs. toribiov1982
red_pawn vs. ferdyrojo
ronlumm vs. chinusuliman
Opponent: * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
flyerguy1012 vs. tuzzo
a_professional_idiot vs. prvijuli
muppyman vs. ionutz_ctin
vesa vs. earlkarjohn
drtony vs. tightd33
chupacabra vs. sonofander_pict
panga74 vs. achilles13
chimane vs. kleinemax
sankoteh vs. taper71
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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peterf
4/19/2007
03:59:43
[ report this post ] | IT'S A KNOCKOUT - WEEKLY UPDATE.
Message:
Message:
Status of games 20.4.07 Aussie AM Time
ROUND 1 GAMES
sstonka vs monkeybiker ..........29 moves..........-1
(Winner to play patagusto in Round 2)
terrabull vs cjjpeterson ..........45 moves ..........+1
(Winner to play outofthebox in Round 2)
ROUND 2 GAMES
sonofcaissa vs darkshadow ..........6 moves ..........0
(Winner to play smallphish in Round 3)
erpp9922 vs ekto ..........25 moves ..........-2
(Winner to play kingsknight in Round 3)
kapablanca vs API ..........18 moves ..........+1
(Winner to play peterf in Round 3)
vesa vs muppyman ..........35 moves ..........-1
winner to play drron in Round 3
ROUND 3 GAMES
carpe_diem vs trond ..........10 moves ..........0
(Winner to play flyerguy in quarter final)
Just a reminder for the winners (change of rule) to advise me of each result as soon after the games finish as possible - thanks.
Please note that a summary of all games in this event is available on our website.
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grandphish
4/19/2007
05:32:18
[ report this post ] | April 19 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
April 19 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/19/2007
14:26:59
[ report this post ] | April 19 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to ronlumm on completion of 500 team games. Thank you for your commitment to the team.
monkeybiker has decided to take a break from chess and has left the team. We wish Derek well.
Date…………..……..Thu, 4/19……Wed, 4/18…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..35……...…….36………........….+1
Team rating……..………..1299….….….1329………........….-30
Team rating rank….….…..108….....….59………........….-49
Avg. player rating….…..1646…....….1646………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..325…......….325………........….+0
Team score rank……...…..22…........….22………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9528…....….9513………........….+15
====================================
The annotated games of the team can now be accessed from our website: -> www.gbhchess.com Check it out.
Also available on our excellent website is a bracket with pairings and results to date of our Knockout Tournament along with a selection of games.
====================================
Congratulations to our teammates winning games Wednesday, 4/18
terrabull (1494) defeated jianminpei2004 (1432) of \m/ METAL MANIACS \m/
ctrl-reset (1492) defeated achilles13 (1403) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
ronlumm (1517) defeated eqj2 (1518) of Chess Players of the World
panga74 (1424) defeated tonttiaivo (1404) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
panga74 (1424) defeated timanou (1291) of The Sneaky Knight Connection
erp9922 (1430) defeated juhalo (1425) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Thursday, 4/19
2 Games: astinkyfart (16); chimane (13); julianlore (24); muppyman (6); outofthebox (6)
3 Games: breakerofwind (17); davids (3) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drron (32); kapablanca (8)
4 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); grandphish (26)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); peterf (11)
6 Games: ctrl_reset (7)
7 Games: terrabull (13)
8 Games:
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................3….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
drtony......................8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
terrabull....................8….....0….....2...…..80
ctrl-reset..................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
ronlumm....................6….....3….....1...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
breakerofwind............6….....1….....3...…..65
cjjpeterson................6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55
muppyman................4….....3….....3...…..55 ↑
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
erp9922....................5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50 ↑
sankoteh...................5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
a_professional_idiot....4….....1….....5...…..45 ↓
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
kenab1......................3….....3….....4...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....3….....4...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40
kings_knight..............4….....0….....6...…..40
monkeybiker...............3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
Never play a risky move hoping your opponent will overlook your threat unless you have a losing position. In that case, you have nothing to lose.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 19 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
April 19 puzzle:
White to move and win.
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NEW FEATURE!!! WANT MORE PUZZLES?
Our webmaster, Ron (drron), has added a great new feature to our website home page.
Every day, 3 new puzzles will appear - 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard. Try to solve them without looking, but the answers are available if you get stuck.
This is a great way to practice one of the most important parts of your game - tactics. Thanks, Ron.
The puzzles can be found at -> www.gbhchess.com
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MATCHES COMPLETED Wednesday, 4/18
Opponent: * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
Started: 12/8/2006
Result: Won 4-2
ctrl-reset…...achilles13…...W
ctrl-reset…...achilles13…...W
drtony…...mudcat…...L
drtony…...mudcat…...L
panga74…...gliss…...W
panga74…...gliss…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Thursday, 4/19
Opponent: ~*QuantumChoir*~
julianlore vs. velociraptor
maryanne vs. kgrob
kings_knight vs. pmcmurphy
Opponent: Blue Moon Rising
kings_knight vs. john_wr
terrabull vs. arnoutvanee
erp9922 vs. natat
lazarus_a vs. stuka
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight C |
