♟️ FIFTEENTH Annual AlphaMeridian Memorial GESC Chess Tournament! Round 3!

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    Round 4: https://meincmagazine.com/civis/threa...hess-tournament-round-3.1511005/post-44299362
    Round 3: https://meincmagazine.com/civis/threads/♟️-fifteenth-annual-alphameridian-memorial-gesc-chess-tournament-round-1.1511005/post-44260066
    Round 2: https://meincmagazine.com/civis/threads/♟️-fifteenth-annual-alphameridian-memorial-gesc-chess-tournament-round-1.1511005/post-44224061
    Round 1: https://meincmagazine.com/civis/threads/♟️-fifteenth-annual-alphameridian-memorial-gesc-chess-tournament-signups-are-open.1511005/post-44196807

    Better late than never, right? As usual, intent is to start the Sunday before January 19th. I know I usually have signups open 2 or 3 weeks earlier than this, so hopefully we fill up before then.

    For those of you who've played in years past, there are no changes in the rules. I know there was some discussion last year about potentially moving from Chess.com to Lichess, but IIRC there was no benefit to my overhead (neither allow me to run a Swiss tournament with a Daily timer). You're welcome to play your game there if you and your opponent agree, and I will adjust my pairing posts to provide both logins for those who have them, but for clarity: the default will still be Chess.com in the event of a disagreement.

    For those who come after, welcome! Please do not be intimidated, none of us are actually good at chess, we just like to come together to play every year! Also the rules are below:

    The Rules!

    The rules are based off of the Swiss-system tournament, and are as follows:
    • Each player will be seeded randomly at the start of the tournament based on the results of last year's tournament.
    • Each round will consist of one game against another player.
    • Each round will last one two weeks, to allow players to schedule their matches.
    • The match may be played either live or as a correspondence game, as long as it's finished within the week on time.
    • Both players will report the result of the match to the tournament administrators, and if possible, provide a transcript of the game.
    • A win (or Bye) will result in 1 point, a loss 0, and a draw 1/2.
    • In subsequent rounds, players with equal (or close) scores will be paired against each other, with modifications made by the administrators so that players do not play the same color twice in a row, and they do not play the same player twice.
    • Every player will play in every round. If we have an odd number of players, the player left out will receive a Bye for that round. Players will not receive more than one Bye for the entire tournament.
    • The number of rounds will be determined by the number of players signed up to play, at the admins' discretion. At minimum we will play the same number of rounds as a single-elimination tournament would net us, but we may increase it to allow players to play more games.
    • If too few players sign up, we will switch to a round-robin format.
    • All games must be played on Chess.com except with explicit clearance from the tournament admins. *
    • Players must provide a link to their game once it's started.
    • All daily games should be set at 3 days per move, at most. Fewer is permitted with the agreement of both players (acceptance of the challenge is considered agreement). If a game is erroneously created with a longer timer, the tournament director reserves the right to force a restart or penalize any player who takes longer than 3 days for a single move.
    Disputes will be arbitrated by the tournament directors. If a director is involved in the dispute, they will recuse themselves from participating in the resolution of said dispute. In the event of a dispute between two directors, there will be a fight to the death, livestreamed on twitch.tv.
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    I was just thinking about the fact that it's the new year and I haven't yet had my regular chess tournament beating!

    MalkierriKing - as always I'm open to side hustle games as well (lots of gigs to S2pidiT and jeff3f over the course of 2025. I feel like I've been off my game, but they've been very enjoyable none the less).
     
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    Cognac said:
    I was just thinking about the fact that it's the new year and I haven't yet had my regular chess tournament beating!

    MalkierriKing - as always I'm open to side hustle games as well (lots of gigs to S2pidiT and jeff3f over the course of 2025. I feel like I've been off my game, but they've been very enjoyable none the less).
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    You're doing great and remember what Qui-gon says, "there's always a bigger fish."

    I'm in for the tournament and also to help with all the other stuff I like to do with finding game links and updating the spreadsheetj. @dferrantino THANK YOU for organizing it!!
     
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    Oddabe19 said:
    There's no way I'd win first, second, or any other games. I'm terrible at chess, but do like it, so I'm out for this round. Maybe next time after I knock some dust off.

    Good luck to everyone else though!
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    NO, you need to play anyway! I avoided this tournament for a while due to feeling nervous about it and it wasn’t a big deal. While “there is always a bigger fish”, there is also a smaller fish for the most part. It’ll be okay and nobody is keeping score for reals beyond the tournament’s needs.
     
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    Noodle said:
    So much self-deprecation! Let's hear some optimism! Dang
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    I do think I'd be a couple hundred ELO points better if I took any time at all to study and practise chess. But I'm not sure I could find the time even without all of the other things in my life.

    That said, I can commit, here and now, to not make any moves right after I've woken up and before I've had my coffee, goddammit.
     
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    S2pidiT said:
    Optimism... Optimism... Hmmm.... Oh! There's a chance I'll win or tie a game. :biggreen:

    Self-deprecation is in my username. :judge:
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    @S2pidiT I've never believed that about you, it's unwarranted self-pessimism! You've also gotten nearly impossible (for me) to beat last couple years or so. As I'd say to my IRL friends, "you bastage!" (Johnny Dangerously reference).
     
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    Noodle said:
    So much self-deprecation! Let's hear some optimism! Dang

    Bring it on! noodlepdx on Chess.com and LiChess.
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    I dunno, each year I've played most of us seem to not win the tournament! Maybe it's the structure?

    Oddabe19 said:
    There's no way I'd win first, second, or any other games. I'm terrible at chess, but do like it, so I'm out for this round. Maybe next time after I knock some dust off.

    Good luck to everyone else though!
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    Everyone is terrible at chess. It's still a fun few months, and an interesting way to play some people you might not ordinarily play. Believe me, there is a hyuuuuuuuuge range of skills in the group that takes part, and everyone takes a pretty good humoured approach. You'll fit right in.
     
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    Cognac said:
    I dunno, each year I've played most of us seem to not win the tournament! Maybe it's the structure?


    Everyone is terrible at chess. It's still a fun few months, and an interesting way to play some people you might not ordinarily play. Believe me, there is a hyuuuuuuuuge range of skills in the group that takes part, and everyone takes a pretty good humoured approach. You'll fit right in.
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    I forget maybe from Ace Ventura, there must be winnarz AND luzars! I've lost all the tournaments but feel like I still won somehow! :)

    Especially because at the beginning I was super shy and self-concious about playing, and the Ars folks made me feel okay about how I played, good or bad.
     
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    Jeff3F said:
    @S2pidiT I've never believed that about you, it's unwarranted self-pessimism! You've also gotten nearly impossible (for me) to beat last couple years or so. As I'd say to my IRL friends, "you bastage!" (Johnny Dangerously reference).
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    I try my best, but I'm already not liking the direction our current side-game is going. :D
     
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    Bunsen said:
    Hi all! I’m definitely in, and I’ll see if one of my sons are interested too! I’ll know by tomorrow with those two.

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    My daughter expressed interest in playing when I mentioned it. Weighing whether I want to create an account for her...and trying to figure out how she'll play given she has no devices on which to do so 😬
     
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