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grandphish
4/24/2007
04:21:05
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 Subject: GLOBAL BOUNTY HUNTERS # 123
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Arpril 24 Early Puzzle:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
April 24 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/24/2007
11:16:25
[ report this post ] | April 24 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +336, surpassing our previous record of +335.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Tue, 4/24……Mon, 4/23…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..31……...…….28………........….-3
Team rating……..………..1337….….….1343………........….-6
Team rating rank….….…..51….....….38………........….-13
Avg. player rating….…..1649…....….1648………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..336…......….335………........….+1
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9578…....….9573………........….+5
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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, 4/23
outofthebox (1704) defeated forrestian (1657) of Phoenix Rising
astinkyfart (1377) defeated cgjr (1201) of knights of honor
snowdog (1277) defeated baconboy (1276) of © The Club ©
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Tuesday, 4/24
2 Games: muppyman (6)
3 Games: breakerofwind (17); d=drron (32); julianlore (24); kapablanca (8)
4 Games: grandphish (26); maryanne (4)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); davids (5) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18)
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15)
7 Games: peterf (11)
8 Games: terrabull (13)
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: astinkyfart (16); red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
16 Games:
17 Games:
18 Games: smallphish (19)
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
astinkyfart...............10….....0….....0...…..100 ↑
davids......................5….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................8….....2….....0...…..90
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................8….....0….....2...…..80
cjjpeterson................7….....1….....2...…..75
ctrl-reset..................7….....1….....2...…..75
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70 ↓
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
breakerofwind............6….....1….....3...…..65
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
lazarus_a..................6….....1….....3...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
panga74...................6….....0….....4...…..60
ronlumm....................5….....2….....3...…..60
muppyman................4….....3….....3...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40 ↑
erp9922....................3….....1….....6...…..35
outofthebox..............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↓
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............3….....0….....7...…..30
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
If you can't decide whether to accept or decline a sacrifice, accept it.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 24 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
breakerofwin posted the correct solution to the April 23 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Nxh8+ Kd8 (Kf8 2. Qf7#)
2. Nf7+ Ke8
3. Nd6+ Kd8
4. Qe8#
April 24 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 Monday, 4/23
Opponent: gemini
Started: 3/19/2007
Result: Lost 2-4
kings_knight…...skyeman…...L
kings_knight…...skyeman…...L
outofthebox…...muffedit…...W
outofthebox…...muffedit…...L
erp9922…...gauntletii…...W
erp9922…...gauntletii…...L
Opponent: CROATIA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TEAM
Started: 10/4/2006
Result: Draw 2-2
deadofknight…...zolinho…...W
deadofknight…...zolinho…...W
ctrl-reset…...hrvatska…...L
ctrl-reset…...hrvatska…...L
Opponent: * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
Started: 10/25/2006
Result: Won 4-2
smallphish…...flanders…...W
smallphish…...flanders…...W
panga74…...zusamen…...W
panga74…...zusamen…...L
snowdog…...chessfiend…...L
snowdog…...chessfiend…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Tuesday, 4/24
Opponent: Icelandic Warriors
drtony vs. marathonman
erp9922 vs. fasty
lazarus_a vs. joifreyr78
Opponent: Dangerous Toys
outofthebox vs. czessnut
breakerofwind vs. nimzo53
Opponent: Belgian Whelps
panga74 vs. svekke
erp9922 vs. daxer
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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erp9922
4/24/2007
11:33:20
[ report this post ] | April 24 puzzle solution
Message:
1. Nf6+ , either gxf6 or Kh8 or Kf8
2. Re8#
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peterf
4/24/2007
15:16:02
[ report this post ] | GBH ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT
Message:
Just a reminder that this intra team event will start in July. So far 10 GBH'ers have responded (8 ins & 2 outs).
It will be helpful if we can get the balance of responses sooner rather than later - thanks guys and gals - just send me a pm with your response.
Peter F
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peterf
4/24/2007
19:33:41
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Message:
Congratulations to cjjpeterson who was successful in his first round game with terrabull.
He now plays outofthe box in Round 2 with the winner up against julianlore in the third round
Peterf
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grandphish
4/25/2007
07:05:09
[ report this post ] | April 25 Eary Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
April 25 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/25/2007
09:44:41
[ report this post ] | April 25 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +341, surpassing our previous record of +336.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Wed, 4/25……Tue, 4/24…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..35……...…….31………........….-4
Team rating……..………..1360….….….1337………........….+23
Team rating rank….….…..30….....….51………........….+21
Avg. player rating….…..1650…....….1649………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..341…......….336………........….+5
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9588…....….9578………........….+10
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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 Tuesday, 4/24
astinkyfart (1394) defeated allan777 (1341) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
erp9922 (1443) defeated anyyoyo (1409) of Peace, Love, and Bunny Rabbits
outofthebox (1714) defeated amator67 (1673) of Alpenrebellen
breakerofwind (1609) defeated taikaviitta (1594) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
smallphish (1927) defeated flanders (1745) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
smallphish (1927) defeated flanders (1745) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
drtony (1468) defeated dagemh (1442) of Camelot World
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Wednesday, 4/25
2 Games: muppyman (6); outofthebox (6)
3 Games: drron (32); julianlore (24)
4 Games: breakerofwind (17); grandphish (26); kapablanca (8); maryanne (4)
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); davids (5) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18)
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15)
7 Games: peterf (11)
8 Games: terrabull (13)
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games: astinkyfart (16);
12 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
astinkyfart...............10….....0….....0...…..100
davids......................5….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95 ↑
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
breakerofwind............7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
kapablanca................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↓
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
cjjpeterson................7….....0….....3...…..70 ↓
drtony......................7….....0….....3...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
ctrl-reset..................6….....1….....3...…..65 ↓
drron........................4….....5….....1...…..65
lazarus_a..................6….....1….....3...…..65
patagusto.................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
panga74...................6….....0….....4...…..60
ronlumm....................5….....2….....3...…..60
muppyman................4….....3….....3...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
erp9922....................4….....1….....5...…..45 ↑
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45 ↑
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............3….....0….....7...…..30
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
Attack in number. Don't rely on just one or two pieces.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 25 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
erp9922 posted the correct solution to the April 24 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Nf6+ , either gxf6 or Kh8 or Kf8
2. Re8#
April 25 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
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MATCHES COMPLETED Tuesday, 4/24
Opponent: All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Started: 12/11/2006
Result: Lost 1.5-3.5
a_professional_idiot…...lordnguyenvo…...D
a_professional_idiot…...lordnguyenvo…...L
patagusto…...lman…...L
patagusto…...lman…...L
sonofcaissa…...philibuster…...W
sonofcaissa…...philibuster…...L
NEW MATCHES STARTED Wednesday, 4/25
Opponent: \m/ METAL MANIACS \m/
drtony vs. boseauro
erp9922 vs. jianminpei2004
panga74 vs. hiphipvargas
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/26/2007
14:43:02
[ report this post ] | April 26 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +343, surpassing our previous record of +341.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Thu, 4/26……Wed, 4/25…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..35……...…….35………........….+0
Team rating……..………..1342….….….1360………........….-18
Team rating rank….….…..45….....….30………........….-15
Avg. player rating….…..1647…....….1650………........….-3
Team score…….…...……..343…......….341………........….+2
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9600…....….9588………........….+12
====================================
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, 4/25
drron (2254) defeated apastpawn (2126) of The Pawn Stars™
drron (2254) defeated apastpawn (2126) of The Pawn Stars™
drtony (1443) defeated bobster38 (1388) of United Kingdom Chess Players...
panga74 (1430) defeated simobota (1521) of Bulgaria
drtony (1443) defeated williamsimon (1454) of © The Club ©
erp9922 (1443) defeated kirsu (1427) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
astinkyfart (1394) defeated young_walt (1241) of <::::: Team Trojans :::::...
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Thursday, 4/26
2 Games: erp9922 (10); outofthebox (6); panga74 (8)
3 Games: julianlore (24)
4 Games: grandphish (26); kapablanca (8); maryanne (4) {NEW PERSONAL BEST}
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); davids (5) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18); drron (32)
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15)
7 Games: peterf (11)
8 Games: terrabull (13)
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
11 Games:
12 Games: astinkyfart (16)
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
astinkyfart...............10….....0….....0...…..100
davids......................5….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75 ↑
kapablanca................7….....1….....2...…..75
breakerofwind............7….....0….....3...…..70 ↓
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
cjjpeterson................7….....0….....3...…..70
panga74...................7….....0….....3...…..70 ↑
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
ctrl-reset..................6….....1….....3...…..65
lazarus_a..................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60 ↓
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
ronlumm....................5….....2….....3...…..60
erp9922....................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↑
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↓
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
muppyman................3….....3….....4...…..45 ↓
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............3….....0….....7...…..30
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
Look for double attacks.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 25 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
April 26 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 Wednesday, 4/25
Opponent: The Pawn Stars™
Started: 8/16/2006
Result: Lost Won 3.5-0.5
drron…...apastpawn…...W
drron…...apastpawn…...W
breakerofwind…...carol45…...D
breakerofwind…...carol45…...W
Opponent: © The Club ©
Started: 10/4/2006
Result: Draw 3-3
erp9922…...jonny123…...L
erp9922…...jonny123…...W
drtony…...williamsimon…...W
drtony…...williamsimon…...L
chimane…...tjko…...L
chimane…...tjko…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Thursday, 4/26
Opponent: IHS team
maryanne vs. brunetti
panga74 vs. kame_84
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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peterf
4/26/2007
23:19:22
[ report this post ] | IT'S A KNOCKOUT - WEEKLY UPDATE
Message:
Status of games 27.4.07 Aussie Time
ROUND 2 GAMES
sstonka vs patagusto...................3 moves..........0
Winner to play grandphish in Round 3
cjjpeterson VS outofthebox..........10 moves..........0
Winner to play julianlore in Round 3
sonofcaissa vs darkshadow ..........6 moves ..........0
(Winner to play smallphish in Round 3)
erpp9922 vs ekto ..........27 moves ..........-4
(Winner to play kingsknight in Round 3)
kapablanca vs API ..........20 moves ..........+1
(Winner to play peterf in Round 3)
muppyman vs vesa ..........56 moves ..........-1
winner to play drron in Round 3
ROUND 3 GAMES
carpe_diem vs trond ..........13 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.
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grandphish
4/27/2007
04:12:34
[ report this post ] | April 27 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
April 27 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/27/2007
11:53:37
[ report this post ] | April 27 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +345, surpassing our previous record of +343.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Fri, 4/27……Thu, 4/26…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..37……...…….35………........….-2
Team rating……..………..1347….….….1342………........….+5
Team rating rank….….…..39….....….45………........….+6
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1647………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..345…......….343………........….+2
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9612…....….9600………........….+12
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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, 4/26
peterf (1902) defeated fennelslaw (1892) of ~✠~ KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ~...
deadofknight (1604) defeated easylearner (1511) of Chess For Fun (CFF)
panga74 (1437) defeated southworth (1437) of the tigers
astinkyfart (1403) defeated mollykule (1336) of Peace, Love, and Bunny Rabbits
erp9922 (1453) defeated twobubble (1361) of <::::: Team Trojans :::::...
ctrl-reset (1493) defeated marcdamien1974 (1464) of Celtic Tigers
deadofknight (1604) defeated jouni (1522) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Friday, 4/27
2 Games: outofthebox (6);
3 Games: erp9922 (10); julianlore (24);
4 Games: grandphish (26); kapablanca (8); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); davids (5) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; drron (32);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15);
7 Games: deadofknight (18);
8 Games: peterf (11); terrabull (13);
9 Games: sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games: astinkyfart (16);
14 Games:
15 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
astinkyfart...............10….....0….....0...…..100
davids......................5….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
ctrl-reset..................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
kapablanca................7….....1….....2...…..75
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
panga74...................7….....0….....3...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
erp9922....................6….....1….....3...…..65 ↑
lazarus_a..................6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
breakerofwind............6….....0….....4...…..60 ↓
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
cjjpeterson................6….....0….....4...…..60 ↓
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
ronlumm....................5….....2….....3...…..60
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
muppyman................3….....3….....4...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
chupacabra...............4….....0….....6...…..40
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............3….....0….....7...…..30
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
Play for the center: guard it, occupy it, influnce it.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 27 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
April 27 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, 4/26
Opponent: Chess For Fun (CFF)
Started: 1/3/2007
Result: Lost 4-8
outofthebox…...battery…...W
outofthebox…...battery…...L
breakerofwind…...pilou…...L
breakerofwind…...pilou…...D
deadofknight…...easylearner…...W
deadofknight…...easylearner…...L
erp9922…...dimblebleed…...L
erp9922…...dimblebleed…...L
drtony…...cosmichd…...L
drtony…...cosmichd…...D
chimane…...a3392…...L
chimane…...a3392…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Friday, 4/27
Opponent: Scandinavian Team
kings_knight vs. kimlar
cjjpeterson vs. juhaj
drtony vs. gustert
drtony vs. gustert
Opponent: Icelandic Warriors
deadofknight vs. jungle3man
lazarus_a vs. nonni86
Opponent: Colle's Camp
deadofknight vs. deejer
breakerofwind vs. calumetkid
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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peterf
4/28/2007
00:27:53
[ report this post ] | GBH ROUND ROBIN ENTRANTS
Message:
As of today (28/4/07) the following Team members have entered the Round Robin Team event
INS - 9
Grandphish - Davids - Outofthebox - Muppyman - DeadofKnight - RonLumm - Drtony - Errpp - RWyles
The following members have indicated that they will be unable to participate
OUTS - 3
Maryanne - Peterf - C/Reset.
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carpe_diem
4/29/2007
08:43:34
[ report this post ] | April 27 solution
Message:
1. Qxh5 gxh5 (if black does not capture queen, then Qh7#)
2. Bh7#
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peterf
4/30/2007
03:11:57
[ report this post ] | IT'S A KNOCKOUT UPDATE
Message:
Congratulations to muppyman who won his second round game against vesa and now tackles the resident mathematician (and WB) in Round 3.
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peterf
4/30/2007
03:36:17
[ report this post ] | close but no .....
Message:
WB should have read WebMaster - apologies to Ron & BBB
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grandphish
4/30/2007
03:56:49
[ report this post ] | April 30 Early Puzzle
Message:
PUZZLE OF THE DAY (EARLY EDITION)
April 30 early puzzle:
White to move and win.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
4/30/2007
14:05:42
[ report this post ] | April 30 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +349, surpassing our previous record of +345.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Mon, 4/30……Fri, 4/27…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..45……...…….37………........….-8
Team rating……..………..1354….….….1347………........….+7
Team rating rank….….…..34….....….39………........….+5
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1648………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..349…......….345………........….+4
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9631…....….9612………........….+19
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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, 4/27 through Sunday, 4/29
muppyman (1693) defeated mrstabby (1670) of Dangerous Toys
ronlumm (1526) defeated stanc (1461) of The English Defence
ronlumm (1526) defeated cl4rk3nt (1389) of Venezuela
breakerofwind (1615) defeated donh (1563) of Phoenix Rising
chupacabra (1502) defeated keijo42 (1513) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
astinkyfart (1396) defeated tim324 (1268) of ^ KINGKNOT'S CASTLING KINGS ^
ronlumm (1526) defeated chinusuliman (1482) of Por la razon o la fuerza !!!
ronlumm (1526) defeated cl4rk3nt (1389) of Venezuela
lazarus_a (1282) defeated samp1086 (1202) of @@@THE OLDER GENERATION@@@
davids (1857) defeated quas (1800) of Team Finland & Int. Friends
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Monday, 4/30
2 Games: outofthebox (6);
3 Games: julianlore (24);
4 Games: erp9922 (10); grandphish (26); kapablanca (8); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); drron (32);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); davids (6) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; ronlumm (18);
7 Games: deadofknight (18);
8 Games: peterf (11); terrabull (13);
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:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................6….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90 ↓
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
ctrl-reset..................7….....1….....2...…..75
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
kapablanca................7….....1….....2...…..75
breakerofwind............7….....0….....3...…..70 ↑
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
ronlumm....................6….....2….....2...…..70 ↑
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
erp9922....................5….....2….....3...…..60 ↓
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↓
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50 ↑
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50 ↑
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50 ↓
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............3….....0….....7...…..30
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
Fight for the center with pawns.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
April 30 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
carpe_diem posted the correct solution to the April 24 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Qxh5 gxh5 (if black does not capture queen, then Queen mates next move)
2. Bh7#
April 30 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, 4/27 through Sunday, 4/29
Opponent: Freedom team
Started: 11/21/2006
Result: Won 3-1
panga74…...chesster85…...L
panga74…...chesster85…...W
lazarus_a…...sekulic…...W
lazarus_a…...sekulic…...W
Opponent: Dangerous Toys
Started: 1/5/2007
Result: Draw 2-2
muppyman…...mrstabby…...L
muppyman…...mrstabby…...W
vesa…...nimzo53…...L
vesa…...nimzo53…...W
Opponent: The White Knights
Started: 2/17/2007
Result: Won 5-3
kenab1…...ghostman79…...L
kenab1…...ghostman79…...W
breakerofwind…...wingfoot…...D
breakerofwind…...wingfoot…...W
kapablanca…...srjh…...W
kapablanca…...srjh…...D
erp9922…...andizzle…...L
erp9922…...andizzle…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Monday, 4/30
Opponent: The Meck/Pom(mes) of East Germany
maryanne vs. bacchus001
muppyman vs. ich_loose_nur
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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carpe_diem
5/01/2007
09:16:20
[ report this post ] | April 30 solution
Message:
1. Rh8+ KxR (if ...Kg7, 2. Qh6#)
2. Qh6+ Kg8
3. Qh7#
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grandphish
5/01/2007
12:58:00
[ report this post ] | May 1 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +350, surpassing our previous record of +349.
Thanks to your hard work and dedication, another team goal has been reached. We now set our sights on 400!
Go Bounty Hunters.
Congratulations to our Bounty Hunter of the Month, astinkyfart, with a net gain for the month of April of +14!
Date…………..……..Tue, 5/1……Mon, 4/30…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..45……...…….45………........….+0
Team rating……..………..1351….….….1354………........….-3
Team rating rank….….…..40….....….34………........….-6
Avg. player rating….…..1648…....….1648………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..350…......….349………........….+1
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9636…....….9631………........….+5
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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, 4/30
outofthebox (1730) defeated forrestian (1666) of Phoenix Rising
panga74 (1428) defeated busa (1239) of Knight Stalkers
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Tuesday, 5/1
2 Games:
3 Games: julianlore (24); outofthebox (6);
4 Games: erp9922 (10); grandphish (26); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: carpe_diem (5); cathleya (6); drron (32); kapablanca (8);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); davids (6) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; ronlumm (18);
7 Games: deadofknight (18);
8 Games: peterf (11); terrabull (13);
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:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
davids......................6….....0….....0...…..100
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................7….....2….....1...…..80 ↑
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
breakerofwind............7….....0….....3...…..70
carpe_diem................7….....0….....3...…..70
ronlumm....................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
ctrl-reset..................6….....1….....3...…..65 ↓
peterf......................5….....3….....2...…..65
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
erp9922....................5….....2….....3...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
outofthebox..............4….....1….....5...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............2….....1….....7...…..25 ↓
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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Teammates currently on vacation:
none
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TIP OF THE DAY
Don't make careless pawn moves. In the opening, move as few pawns as necessary to complete your development.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
May 1 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
carpe_diem posted the correct solution to the April 30 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Rh8+ KxR (if ...Kg7, 2. Qh6#)
2. Qh6+ Kg8
3. Qh7#
May 1 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, 4/30
Opponent: Phoenix Rising
Started: 4/13/2007
Result: Won 3-1
outofthebox…...forrestian…...W
outofthebox…...forrestian…...W
breakerofwind…...donh…...L
breakerofwind…...donh…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Tuesday, 5/1
Opponent: muumuu
drron vs. agmac
panga74 vs. aagcrj
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
outofthebox vs. gothicgirl
ronlumm vs. sloskull
chupacabra vs. rrabinow
Opponent: Bong Chow
breakerofwind vs. jofus
deadofknight vs. schussboomer
chupacabra vs. elfrances
Opponent: Jumpy Horse
ronlumm vs. danaktivix
panga74 vs. herrflick
Opponent: Blue Moon Rising
davids vs. 9milewolf
panga74 vs. adrianconstance
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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muppyman
5/01/2007
14:03:58
[ report this post ] | May 1 puzzle,
Message:
B b5+, K e7, N d5#
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peterf
5/01/2007
22:49:57
[ report this post ] | ...congratulations stinky ...
Message:
.. on becoming the GBH of the month for April - will resist the obvious one liners - that has been quite a comeback and it's great to have you back - (where you belong) types he, humming a vaguely familiar tune. or as we may say in the land of OZ - gudeonyamite!!!!!
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muppyman
5/02/2007
01:00:47
[ report this post ] | stinky,
Message:
what a performance.
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grandphish
5/02/2007
11:13:05
[ report this post ] | May 2 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +355, surpassing our previous record of +350.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Congratulations to our Bounty Hunter of the Month, astinkyfart, with a net gain for the month of April of +14!
Date…………..……..Wed, 5/2……Tue, 5/1…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..50……...…….45………........….-5
Team rating……..………..1370….….….1351………........….+19
Team rating rank….….…..26….....….40………........….+14
Avg. player rating….…..1649…....….1648………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..355…......….350………........….+5
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9647…....….9636………........….+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 Tuesday, 5/1
erp9922 (1466) defeated eduardosantiago (1389) of Riders on the storm
outofthebox (1745) defeated chessxchamp (1560) of MOON WALKERS
outofthebox (1745) defeated chessxchamp (1560) of MOON WALKERS
carpe_diem (1774) defeated poirot (1709) of @@@THE OLDER GENERATION@@@
chupacabra (1523) defeated sonofander_pict (1395) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
breakerofwind (1627) defeated nimzo53 (1623) of Dangerous Toys
chupacabra (1523) defeated wesleyreno (1544) of International Chess DOGS
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Wednesday, 5/2
2 Games: chupacabra (11);
3 Games: julianlore (24);
4 Games: grandphish (26); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: cathleya (6); drron (32); erp9922 (10); kapablanca (8); outofthebox (6);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); carpe_diem (6) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; ronlumm (18);
7 Games: davids (7) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18);
8 Games: terrabull (13);
9 Games: peterf (11); sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
davids......................6….....1….....0...…..93 ↓
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
carpe_diem................8….....0….....2...…..80 ↑
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................7….....2….....1...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
erp9922....................6….....2….....2...…..70 ↑
peterf......................5….....4….....1...…..70 ↑
ronlumm....................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
outofthebox..............6….....1….....3...…..65 ↑
breakerofwind............6….....0….....4...…..60 ↓
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
ctrl-reset..................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↓
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............2….....1….....7...…..25
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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NEW LIFETIME HIGH RATING
We currently have 18 of 41 teammates who are at or near (within 30 points) of their LIFETIME high rating.
They are: a_professional idiot, breakerofwind, carpe_diem, chupacabra, davids, drron, grandphish, maryanne, muppyman, outofthebox, peterf, pschmailinglist, red-pawn, smallphish, sstonka, terrabull, trond, viglesias.
Congratulations to all on your continuing improvement.
Beginning today, I will recognize teammates achieving new lifetime high ratings in this section of the team notes.
Congratulations to outofthebox who achieved a new lifetime high rating of 1745 yesterday.
Congratulations to peterf who achieved a new lifetime high rating of 1909 yesterday.
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Teammates currently on vacation:
panga74 (return approx May 16)
a_professional_idiot (return approx. May 25)
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TIP OF THE DAY
If feasible, move both center pawns two squares each.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
May 2 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 May 1 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Bb5+ Ke7
2. Nd5#
May 1 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
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MATCHES COMPLETED Tuesday, 5/1
Opponent: Afro-Americans and Friends
Started: 1/3/2007
Result: Won 4.5-1.5
deadofknight…...dmatt25…...L
deadofknight…...dmatt25…...W
chupacabra…...deepeegee…...W
chupacabra…...deepeegee…...W
drtony…...iyafiyah…...D
drtony…...iyafiyah…...W
Opponent: MOON WALKERS
Started: 2/16/2007
Result: Draw 2-2
flyerguy1012…...jardin…...L
flyerguy1012…...jardin…...L
outofthebox…...chessxchamp…...W
outofthebox…...chessxchamp…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Wednesday, 5/2
Opponent: The Burninators
carpe_diem vs. swyalana
deadofknight vs. jacksparrow
ronlumm vs. idldice81
Opponent: Golden Horde
flyerguy1012 vs. jcasazza
vesa vs. sf115
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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grandphish
5/02/2007
11:22:09
[ report this post ] | May 2 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +355, surpassing our previous record of +350.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Congratulations to our Bounty Hunter of the Month, astinkyfart, with a net gain for the month of April of +14!
Date…………..……..Wed, 5/2……Tue, 5/1…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..50……...…….45………........….-5
Team rating……..………..1370….….….1351………........….+19
Team rating rank….….…..26….....….40………........….+14
Avg. player rating….…..1649…....….1648………........….+1
Team score…….…...……..355…......….350………........….+5
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9647…....….9636………........….+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.
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games Tuesday, 5/1
erp9922 (1466) defeated eduardosantiago (1389) of Riders on the storm
outofthebox (1745) defeated chessxchamp (1560) of MOON WALKERS
outofthebox (1745) defeated chessxchamp (1560) of MOON WALKERS
carpe_diem (1774) defeated poirot (1709) of @@@THE OLDER GENERATION@@@
chupacabra (1523) defeated sonofander_pict (1395) of * The Fighting \/\/ARRIORS *
breakerofwind (1627) defeated nimzo53 (1623) of Dangerous Toys
chupacabra (1523) defeated wesleyreno (1544) of International Chess DOGS
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Wednesday, 5/2
2 Games: chupacabra (11);
3 Games: julianlore (24);
4 Games: grandphish (26); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: cathleya (6); drron (32); erp9922 (10); kapablanca (8); outofthebox (6);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); carpe_diem (6) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; ronlumm (18);
7 Games: davids (7) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; deadofknight (18);
8 Games: terrabull (13);
9 Games: peterf (11); sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
davids......................6….....1….....0...…..93 ↓
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
carpe_diem................8….....0….....2...…..80 ↑
deadofknight.............8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................7….....2….....1...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
erp9922....................6….....2….....2...…..70 ↑
peterf......................5….....4….....1...…..70 ↑
ronlumm....................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
outofthebox..............6….....1….....3...…..65 ↑
breakerofwind............6….....0….....4...…..60 ↓
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
flyerguy1012..............5….....2….....3...…..60
ctrl-reset..................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↓
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50
chimane....................4….....1….....5...…..45
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
vesa........................4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............2….....1….....7...…..25
richardwyles..............3….....1….....6...…..35
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NEW LIFETIME HIGH RATING
We currently have 18 of 41 teammates who are at or near (within 30 points) of their LIFETIME high rating.
They are: a_professional idiot, breakerofwind, carpe_diem, chupacabra, davids, drron, grandphish, maryanne, muppyman, outofthebox, peterf, pschmailinglist, red-pawn, smallphish, sstonka, terrabull, trond, viglesias.
Congratulations to all on your continuing improvement.
Beginning today, I will recognize teammates achieving new lifetime high ratings in this section of the team notes.
Congratulations to outofthebox who achieved a new lifetime high rating of 1745 yesterday.
Congratulations to peterf who achieved a new lifetime high rating of 1909 yesterday.
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Teammates currently on vacation:
panga74 (return approx May 16)
a_professional_idiot (return approx. May 25)
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TIP OF THE DAY
If feasible, move both center pawns two squares each.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
May 2 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 May 1 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Bb5+ Ke7
2. Nd5#
May 1 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 Tuesday, 5/1
Opponent: Afro-Americans and Friends
Started: 1/3/2007
Result: Won 4.5-1.5
deadofknight…...dmatt25…...L
deadofknight…...dmatt25…...W
chupacabra…...deepeegee…...W
chupacabra…...deepeegee…...W
drtony…...iyafiyah…...D
drtony…...iyafiyah…...W
Opponent: MOON WALKERS
Started: 2/16/2007
Result: Draw 2-2
flyerguy1012…...jardin…...L
flyerguy1012…...jardin…...L
outofthebox…...chessxchamp…...W
outofthebox…...chessxchamp…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Wednesday, 5/2
Opponent: The Burninators
carpe_diem vs. swyalana
deadofknight vs. jacksparrow
ronlumm vs. idldice81
Opponent: Golden Horde
flyerguy1012 vs. jcasazza
vesa vs. sf115
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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peterf
5/02/2007
15:06:03
[ report this post ] | IT'S A KNOCKOUT WEEKLY UPDATE
Message:
Status of games 3 May AUssie time
ROUND 2 GAMES
sstonka vs patagusto...................3 moves..........0
Winner to play grandphish in Round 3
cjjpeterson VS outofthebox..........26 moves..........-5
Winner to play julianlore in Round 3
sonofcaissa vs darkshadow ..........7 moves ..........0
(Winner to play smallphish in Round 3)
erpp9922 vs ekto ..........29 moves ..........-5
(Winner to play kingsknight in Round 3)
kapablanca vs API ..........20 moves ..........+1 (postponed)
(Winner to play peterf in Round 3)
ROUND 3 GAMES
muppyman vs drron to start soon
carpe_diem vs trond ..........15 moves ..........0 (postponed)
(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.
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peterf
5/02/2007
15:18:06
[ report this post ] | GBH INTRA-TEAM ROUND ROBIN
Message:
As of today (3/5/07) the following Team members have entered the Round Robin Team event
INS - 13
grandphish - davids - outofthebox - muppyman - deadofKnight - ronlumm - drtony - errpp - rwyles - drron - breakerofwind - cjjpeterson - flyerguy
The following members have indicated that they will be unable to participate
OUTS - 5
maryanne - peterf - c/reset - kings knight - carpe_diem.
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grandphish
5/03/2007
10:54:42
[ report this post ] | May 3 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +357, surpassing our previous record of +355.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Thu, 5/3……Wed, 5/2…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..53……...…….50………........….-3
Team rating……..………..1358….….….1370………........….-12
Team rating rank….….…..28….....….26………........….-2
Avg. player rating….…..1649…....….1649………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..357…......….355………........….+2
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9658…....….9647………........….+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.
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games Wednesday, 5/2
astinkyfart (1402) defeated rainmaker1974 (1274) of \m/ METAL MANIACS \m/
ctrl-reset (1471) defeated mctubby (1517) of U.S. Armed Forces Team
chimane (1371) defeated santorini (1328) of The English Defence
chimane (1371) defeated marky47 (1333) of United Kingdom Chess Players...
deadofknight (1608) defeated dmatt25 (1505) of Afro-Americans and Friends
vesa (1571) defeated the_duke (1556) of God save the Queen
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Thursday, 5/3
2 Games: astinkyfart (16); chupacabra (11);
3 Games: chimane (13); julianlore (24);
4 Games: grandphish (26); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: cathleya (6); drron (32); erp9922 (10); kapablanca (8); outofthebox (6);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); carpe_diem (6); ronlumm (18);
7 Games: davids (7) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
8 Games: deadofknight (18); terrabull (13);
9 Games: peterf (11); sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
davids......................6….....1….....0...…..93
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
deadofknight.............9….....0….....1...…..90 ↑
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
carpe_diem................8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................7….....2….....1...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
erp9922....................6….....2….....2...…..70
peterf......................5….....4….....1...…..70
ronlumm....................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
outofthebox..............6….....1….....3...…..65
breakerofwind............6….....0….....4...…..60
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
ctrl-reset..................5….....1….....4...…..55
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
vesa........................5….....1….....4...…..55 ↑
chimane....................4….....2….....4...…..50 ↑
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
flyerguy1012..............4….....2….....4...…..50 ↓
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............2….....1….....7...…..25
richardwyles..............2….....0….....8...…..20
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Teammates currently on vacation:
panga74 (return approx May 16)
a_professional_idiot (return approx. May 25)
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TIP OF THE DAY
In the opening, move only center pawns unless the opening system or situation requires otherwise.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
May 3 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
May 3 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, 5/2
Opponent: U.S. Armed Forces Team
Started: 11/26/2006
Result: Won 3.5-2.5
ctrl-reset…...mctubby…...W
ctrl-reset…...mctubby…...W
panga74…...jt11good…...L
panga74…...jt11good…...L
ronlumm…...og11…...D
ronlumm…...og11…...W
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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olean_don
5/03/2007
12:57:19
[ report this post ] | may 3 puzzle
Message:
1 Qc8+ Ke7
2 Re6#
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grandphish
5/04/2007
10:50:18
[ report this post ] | May 4 Team Notes
Message:
CONGRATULATIONS BOUNTY HUNTERS !!!
Yesterday, we established a new ALL TIME HIGH SCORE for our team: +361, surpassing our previous record of +357.
Go Bounty Hunters.
Date…………..……..Fri, 5/4……Thu, 5/3…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..58……...…….53………........….-5
Team rating……..………..1388….….….1358………........….+30
Team rating rank….….…..16….....….28………........….+12
Avg. player rating….…..1649…....….1649………........….+0
Team score…….…...……..361…......….357………........….+4
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9662…....….9658………........….+4
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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 Thursday, 5/3
erp9922 (1470) defeated dark_knight666 (1376) of Stargazers
erp9922 (1470) defeated dark_knight666 (1376) of Stargazers
ctrl-reset (1458) defeated trebla (1528) of Colle's Camp
panga74 (1438) defeated myszek (1374) of WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK 'N...
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Friday, 5/4
2 Games: astinkyfart (16); chupacabra (11); ctrl-reset (7); panga74 (8);
3 Games: chimane (13); julianlore (24);
4 Games: grandphish (26); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: cathleya (6); drron (32); kapablanca (8); outofthebox (6);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); carpe_diem (6); ronlumm (18);
7 Games: davids (7) [NEW PERSONAL BEST]; erp9922 (10);
8 Games: deadofknight (18); terrabull (13);
9 Games: peterf (11); sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
davids......................6….....1….....0...…..93
astinkyfart...............9….....0….....1...…..90
deadofknight.............9….....0….....1...…..90
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
carpe_diem................8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................7….....2….....1...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
erp9922....................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
peterf......................5….....4….....1...…..70
ronlumm....................6….....2….....2...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
outofthebox..............6….....1….....3...…..65
breakerofwind............6….....0….....4...…..60
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
ctrl-reset..................5….....1….....4...…..55
lazarus_a..................5….....1….....4...…..55
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
vesa........................5….....1….....4...…..55
chimane....................4….....2….....4...…..50
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
flyerguy1012..............4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
kings_knight..............2….....1….....7...…..25
richardwyles..............2….....0….....8...…..20
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Teammates currently on vacation:
panga74 (return approx May 16)
a_professional_idiot (return approx. May 25)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Try to develop your Bishops before blocking them in by moving a center pawn just one square.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
May 4 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
olean_don of Phoenix Rising posted the correct solution to the May 3 Puzzle of the Day:
1 Qc8+ Ke7
2 Re6#
May 4 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
====================================
MATCHES COMPLETED Thursday, 5/3
Opponent: Colle's Camp
Started: 11/26/2006
Result: Won 5.5-0.5
red_pawn…...calumetkid…...W
red_pawn…...calumetkid…...W
ctrl-reset…...trebla…...W
ctrl-reset…...trebla…...W
kapablanca…...trachess…...W
kapablanca…...trachess…...D
Opponent: Knights of Caddy
Started:3/7/2007
Result: Draw 2-2
ronlumm…...mordermi…...W
ronlumm…...mordermi…...W
lazarus_a…...mattc82…...L
lazarus_a…...mattc82…...L
NEW MATCHES STARTED Friday, 5/4
Opponent: the tigers
erp9922 vs. p911
ctrl-reset vs. ernesttomkings
Opponent: WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK N ROLL
vesa vs. dollbraegen
chupacabra vs. mediocre1
erp9922 vs. c_guevara_p
ctrl-reset vs. jeffheiman
Opponent: Icelandic Warriors
erp9922 vs. weeboab
lazarus_a vs. petzili1
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The hunt is on……
LET'S GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
Have a great weekend!
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jsemmens
5/05/2007
22:17:45
[ report this post ] | puzzle solution
Message:
1. Nh5+ Rxh5
2. Rxg6+ Kxg6
3. Re6#
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jsemmens
5/05/2007
22:19:58
[ report this post ] | May 2 puzzle solution
Message:
1. Bf8+ Bh5
2. Qxh5+ gxh5
3. Rh6#
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grandphish
5/07/2007
10:14:04
[ report this post ] | May 7 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to vesa on completion of 300 team games. Thank you for your commitment to the team.
Date…………..……..Mon, 5/7……Fri, 5/4…….....…Change
Ladder rank………......……..48……...…….53………........….+5
Team rating……..………..1322….….….1358………........….-36
Team rating rank….….…..61….....….28………........….-33
Avg. player rating….…..1646…....….1649………........….-3
Team score…….…...……..361…......….357………........….+4
Team score rank……...…..21…........….21………........….+0
Games played….…...…..9684…....….9658………........….+26
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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, 5/4 through Sunday, 5/6
kings_knight (1709) defeated dmatzek (1646) of The Sneaky Knight Connection
breakerofwind (1632) defeated berries8883 (1566) of Knights of Force
kings_knight (1709) defeated dmatzek (1646) of The Sneaky Knight Connection
cathleya (1725) defeated marillion (1636) of WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK 'N...
astinkyfart (1386) defeated brentsg363 (1303) of The Brothers
sonofcaissa (1546) defeated superliverman (1524) of Footy-Fans
breakerofwind (1632) defeated frazzlerock (1567) of <::::: Team Trojans :::::...
kapablanca (1622) defeated boeboe (1506) of Dutch-Team
chupacabra (1528) defeated eeky (1474) of Dutch-Team
vesa (1559) defeated jsierra52 (1538) of Venezuela
vesa (1559) defeated jsierra52 (1538) of Venezuela
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CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) as of Monday, 5/7
2 Games: kings_knight (8); panga74 (8);
3 Games: chimane (13); julianlore (24); vesa (8);
4 Games: grandphish (26); maryanne (4) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
5 Games: drron (32); outofthebox (6);
6 Games: a_professional_idiot (15); carpe_diem (6); cathleya (6); kapablanca (8);
7 Games: davids (7) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
8 Games: deadofknight (18); terrabull (13);
9 Games: peterf (11); sstonka (9) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
10 Games: red_pawn (10) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
11 Games:
12 Games:
13 Games:
14 Games:
15 Games:
20 Games: smallphish (20) [NEW PERSONAL BEST];
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LAST 10 COMPLETED TEAM GAMES:
Teammate……….....Wins...Draws..Losses.…%
maryanne...................4….....0….....0...…..100
red_pawn..................9….....1….....0...…..95
smallphish.................9….....1….....0...…..95
davids......................6….....1….....0...…..93
deadofknight.............9….....0….....1...…..90
terrabull....................9….....0….....1...…..90
sstonka.....................8….....1….....1...…..85
carpe_diem................8….....0….....2...…..80
kapablanca................7….....2….....1...…..80
darkshadow...............3….....0….....1...…..75
drron........................6….....3….....1...…..75
vesa........................7….....1….....2...…..75 ↑
astinkyfart...............7….....0….....3...…..70 ↓
peterf......................5….....4….....1...…..70
pschmailinglist……………4….....0….....2...…..67
a_professional_idiot....6….....1….....3...…..65
erp9922....................6….....1….....3...…..65 ↓
outofthebox..............6….....1….....3...…..65
breakerofwind............6….....0….....4...…..60
cathleya...................5….....2….....3...…..60
drtony......................6….....0….....4...…..60
ronlumm....................5….....2….....3...…..60 ↓
patagusto.................5….....1….....4...…..55
sonofcaissa...............5….....1….....4...…..55
chimane....................4….....2….....4...…..50
chupacabra...............5….....0….....5...…..50
cjjpeterson................5….....0….....5...…..50
ekto.........................4….....2….....4...…..50
kenab1......................4….....2….....4...…..50
muppyman................4….....2….....4...…..50
panga74...................5….....0….....5...…..50
flyerguy1012..............4….....1….....5...…..45 ↓
grandphish................2….....5….....3...…..45
lazarus_a..................4….....1….....5...…..45 ↓
trond........................4….....1….....5...…..45
ctrl-reset..................4….....0….....6...…..40 ↓
snowdog...................3….....2….....5...…..40
kings_knight..............3….....1….....6...…..35 ↑
sankoteh...................3….....1….....6...…..35
julianlore...................1….....4….....5...…..30
richardwyles..............2….....0….....8...…..20
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Teammates currently on vacation:
panga74 (return approx May 16)
a_professional_idiot (return approx. May 25)
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TIP OF THE DAY
Develop your pieces quickly, preferably toward the center.
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TACTIC OF THE DAY
May 7 Tactic of the Day:
White to move and gain a winning advantage.
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PUZZLE OF THE DAY
jsemmens of The 47 Ronin posted the correct solution to the May 4 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Bf8+ Bh5
2. Qxh5+ gxh5
3. Rh6#
jsemmens of The 47 Ronin posted the correct solution to the May 2 Puzzle of the Day:
1. Nh5+ Rxh5
2. Rxg6+ Kxg6
3. Re6#
May 7 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, 5/4 through Sunday, 5/6
Opponent: WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK N ROLL
Started: 9/14/2006
Result: Won 4-2
cathleya…...marillion…...W
cathleya…...marillion…...W
ekto…...mediocre1…...L
ekto…...mediocre1…...L
deadofknight…...nomadictao…...W
deadofknight…...nomadictao…...W
Opponent: Peace, Love, and Bunny Rabbits
Started:4/9/2007
Result: Won 3-1
erp9922…...anyyoyo…...W
erp9922…...anyyoyo…...L
astinkyfart…...mollykule…...W
astinkyfart…...mollykule…...W
NEW MATCHES STARTED Monday, 5/7
Opponent: the tigers
cathleya vs. kemuri
breakerofwind vs. stuarthammer
erp9922 vs. methos1
Opponent: The Empire Strikes Back
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