Hey everyone :) I'd like to organize a small tournament for lemmy users. Would anyone be interested in joining? And would you be interested in a specific time format or format? Like would you prefer a one time event or a league format etc

Cheers

https://youtu.be/jgjnuHeTVsM Scotch gambit explained by thechesswebsite https://youtu.be/Y-c3WDEIQvw the scotch opening explained by Jonathan St Louis club.

https://youtu.be/fnQejEK8pT8 the best variation against the scotch, check it out. Make sure to read Starting out: The scotch game by Emm

Hope this helps

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/133518

1st place wintermute

2nd; liwott

3rd; straight peach

4th; sexy peach

5th; michael

6th; me

(Sorry about delay, been busy)

Until proven otherwise, wintermute is the strongest chess player on the fediverse :p

I learnt a lot of stuff about running an e-tournament. Biggest factor is needing a lot of substitutes for when people drop out. Which would make the results weird, because say wintermute drops out and I sub in for him, then i'd lose the finals.

combah text, by david revoy the pepper and carrot author

background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsen%E2%80%93Niemann_cheating_controversy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/81639

tournament note for self; liwott won in 21 moves

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/67533

Roses are red

Violets are blue

You're gonna sign up for this chess tournament

How to play:

0. Most important! Share this event as widely as possible! Post on the fediverse and even on your Facebook, Reddit, tiktok etc

1. Sign up in the comments here. Just say your signing up.

2. I'll arrange brackets. Or if you particularly want to play someone, mention it in the comments and I'll pair you guys up

3. I'm open to suggestions, but lichess seems like the easiest way to set up matches, but really, if you can get your opponent to agree to use like Minetest chess, go for it!

4. If someone off the fediverse wants to play, have them contact me somehow. You could even relay their messages to me.

prizes:

• once the fedizens enquirer news paper is up and running, you'll be featured there.

• myself, @[email protected], Michael from Perthchat and/or @[email protected] will simp for you

• paid tournament will follow later on, if enough interest

Has this ever been attempted before?

I'm partially memeing bc i get that it's a game from like 3000 yrs ago, but its a very easy modification.

Is there a reason why this isn't done? Or changing the colors to something else? (Blue vs red, which seems to be video game standard)

I have aphantasia but managed to follow the moves in the video and notice the pin.

Aphantasia is the inability to create mental images in one's mind. You can check for yourself if you have aphantasia by imaging a ball on a table.

Do you have aphantasia? Can you play blind chess?

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Is there a havy puzzle doer over here? How does puzzle ELO compare to other categories in Lichess in your opinion? Because I suck at chess but I'm kinda good at puzzles.

For example, I am 1900 on puzzle but 1100 on rapid and 900 on blitz.