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by cliff
Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 2011 Zapper Tournament Reports
Replies: 296
Views: 331653

hmmmmm.....Caissa's Chosen, eh? :shock: :shock: Let's see... - On August 1, after the first five games were playerd, the score was: Chosen - 3.5, Checkmated - 1, Beerdrinkers - 0.5, Tyr - 0. - On October 19, the end of Round One, the final score was: Tyr - 9, Checkmated - 9, Chosen - 8, Beerdrinkers...
by cliff
Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:44 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 2011 Zapper Tournament Reports
Replies: 296
Views: 331653

Funny thing, Brian....that's exactly what John did! With Team Tyr's lead, we can take a half-point or two and still run away with Round Two!


8)
by cliff
Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:18 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

redketchuplover wrote:Board 5 challenge reissued and is visible!. Sent messages to pwillows,jsiebert,and sour

Offered draws for both games to pwillows.

<crosses fingers>

:D

Way to go, Red!

Now, just take six points for our team, and all delays are forgiven!

:) :) :)
by cliff
Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:06 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

Not to worry, Brian.

I'm moving against sour in a few minutes, so I'll let him know to post it, and all four of you can play as scheduled!

Okay?

:) :) :)
by cliff
Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:04 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Greg halt time please
Replies: 3
Views: 7366

Thanks, Buddy. I really appreciate the sportsmanship, Brian. But I think I have 30d-Plus left in that game, and I'm going to be moving again today and tomorrow, so we don't have to stop the time, chum! Again thanks, though! It's things like this that make me appreciate this site and the people so mu...
by cliff
Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:07 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

"Cliff ! This makes no sense." ------------------------------------------------------------------- Agreed, Eugene. Again, I've been badly ill for a few days. Still not too welll today so going to my my Zaooer moves and sing off again. Apologies to all. However wilbeerthoven has left apparently. All...
by cliff
Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:58 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Greg,please restart 2011 final rd. with correct qualifiers
Replies: 6
Views: 12551

You know, there are times I feel sorry for David.

Bring so much a living legend must be a terrible responsibility to live up to.

But he IS David, and that has become almost a Pronoun for describing a great player!



:)
by cliff
Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

First off, I don't know if Judy has ever (jsiebert) has ever posted a tournament here, so she may not know how to. I think pEte (pwillows) has, and at any rate, I'll email him and find out. Secondly, if wilbeerthoven can't make it, I have a replacement standing by waiting for word of what happens, s...
by cliff
Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:30 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

The Board Three Tournament has been posted also!

:) :) :)
by cliff
Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:33 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

Sorry, Nils. When I said the time limits were the same, I had overlooked the fact that, after nearly three months since the start of Round One, it was easy to forget. Even Brian asked me the same question a few weeks back, and it's his tournament! :shock: Round One was 10d+10hr, and now that I think...
by cliff
Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

(NOTE: Still Today here, Eugene!) :lol: Okay folks, For Round Two, we have the Board System of Tournaments again, as I mentioned. There have been a couple of changes, since both Brian and I changed out Board orders a bit. BOARD ONE PLAYERS Energy Angel of the Night PCmvr Jvanmechelen BOARD TWO PLAYE...
by cliff
Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:20 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Hey Cliff, Is the Zapper Memorial Done?
Replies: 72
Views: 67580

Sorry guys, honest.

Tomorrow for sure!

Cross my heart!

:oops: :cry: :oops:
by cliff
Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:09 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: round 2 has started
Replies: 13
Views: 17994

Hmmm...Brian's memory problems again, eh? Do you recall the conversation in our current game? Brian: "ok boss you ready for round 2? will try and get a hold of angel shoot I forget who is on my side anyway!" (Set.28 4:25pm) Cliff: "Just about, although I think we should wait for Judy & Jim to finish...
by cliff
Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:38 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: round 2 has started
Replies: 13
Views: 17994

Okay folks, a Special Bulletin : At the request of the Tournament Director, Brian, the Assistant Tournament Director, myself, will take over Round Two. Everyone hold your horses for a few days, as the Tournament Officials (Brian, Eugene, and I) are now in conference and the new format will be announ...
by cliff
Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:09 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Am I wrong?
Replies: 20
Views: 19508

I was going to add something, but it seems that Chris covered the bases! Much like Eugene, Chris tends to play the unexpected openings, and although thay may not be common, everday things like the Queens Gambit, Sicilain, et al, these are perfectly legal openings! We can only control choices on our ...
by cliff
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:07 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 2011 Zapper Tournament Reports
Replies: 296
Views: 331653

Truly a wonderful tribute, Eugene!


:) :) :)
by cliff
Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ... And That's How The Fight Started!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 14339

:lol: :lol: :lol:


Wonderful, Eugene! Simply wonderful! A perfect recipe for laughter after a long day!

Absolutely wonderful! Or did I already say that...?



:lol: :lol: :lol:
by cliff
Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:28 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 2011 Zapper Tournament Reports
Replies: 296
Views: 331653

I'll go with Brian on this one.

Although, I think the match concept gets away from the team idea, if we're having matches, then the two-game matches would be best, in my mind.



(...such as my mind is ...

:? :? :?
by cliff
Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:38 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: zapper round 2
Replies: 30
Views: 33682

Fast note after a long weekend: I won't personally join a match until all Round One games are finished. There's only one left so what the heck? Shouldn't be more than a few days anyway! Sit on your hands and be patient. Brian! Geez! You're getting more like a Leaf fan every day! :lol: :lol: :lol: P....
by cliff
Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:06 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: zapper round 2
Replies: 30
Views: 33682

No comments on the format! (Hiss!) :P :P :P But....! A slight change to my team, Brian. Johnrbrown will be promoted to Second Board, while I drop to Third Board. Team Tyr's new Board order will be: Board 1 - Energy (Nils) Board 2 - Johnrbrown (John Brown) Board 3 - Cliff (Cliff) Board 4 - Johnb (Joh...
by cliff
Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:18 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: zapper round 2
Replies: 30
Views: 33682

:x :x

Damn! And I went to all that trouble and expense of hiring a medium, conducting a seance, and contacting the spirit of someone called Bob Fischer or something like that! he was looking forward to being my third board Boy is he gonna haunt you now, Chris!

:twisted: :twisted:
by cliff
Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:14 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: zapper round 2
Replies: 30
Views: 33682

I'll try to find out tomorrow. If he's not, I'd like to try and find a substitute of a similar playing strength, if that's okay with the other captains?
by cliff
Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:15 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Zapper Tournament Scoreboard
Replies: 208
Views: 201682

I think the TD got lost on his way back to Grabmyack! Anyone knowing his whereabouts please contact their local authorities. Or the local mental health facilities!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by cliff
Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:03 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: clifford
Replies: 9
Views: 17183

Tsk! Tsk! Thought I mentioned, Brian, old chum, that I'd take that one on after we get August out of the way. However, I did post one inviting you and a couple of other friends here that I haven't played in a bit. Check that one out, and see you there! :) A side note to Eugene: Your reporting has be...
by cliff
Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:26 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Zapper Tournament Scoreboard
Replies: 208
Views: 201682

Er...I'm confused now. (Mind you, that's nothing new for me! :D ) :? :? :roll: In another topic, I posted the Round Two, Three and Four formats that Brian (islanderfan), and myself had spoken about and agreed on a few weeks ago. ******************** ...Round Two, Three, and Four formats have Round T...
by cliff
Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:13 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: question for zapper peeps
Replies: 5
Views: 10829

This may be a good time for your faithful tournament secratary to add that the revised Round Two, Three, and Four formats have Round Two being identical to Round One. After Round Two, the team with the lowest cumulative points from Round One and Round Two will be eliminated for Round Three. Round Th...
by cliff
Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:46 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Zapper Tournament Scoreboard
Replies: 208
Views: 201682

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I think that the Beerdrinkers paid off someone to censor the pictures myself....instead of "Watergate", we have "Beergate"!!!


:lol: :lol: :lol:
by cliff
Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:49 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Zapper Tournament Scoreboard
Replies: 208
Views: 201682

Did anybody notice how Team Tyr is graduallly taking all the remaining points, and will soon take the lead?

:P :P :P
by cliff
Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:12 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Greg - Some missing results!
Replies: 4
Views: 9100

I think you must be correct, Chris. My final game from that tournament just ended against Eugene, and that's not showing either. And I took a quick look at Brian and Pete's game history also, and they're not showing there either. I don't recall actually, but I think I might have made it unrated beca...
by cliff
Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:55 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Greg - Some missing results!
Replies: 4
Views: 9100

Greg - Some missing results!

Hi Greg,

Minor glitch.

I had three completed games over the last day or two, and although they show up ion the match results page, they're not showing up in my game history.

The games are:

g1105078754 g1105078755 g1105078756

And the match number is:

m1312477163


Thanks,

Cliff.
by cliff
Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:01 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Happy...
Replies: 21
Views: 51847

And as a birthday present, i suggest all Red's opponents in the first round of the Zapper 2011 should resign!


:lol: :lol: :lol:

Happy Brithday, Red!

:) :) :)
by cliff
Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:46 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: all the way now!
Replies: 39
Views: 34579

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Let's here it for some wonderful broadcast news from our on the spot reporter, Eugene!

Hope that there's more broadcasts to come! Great Neilsen ratings!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by cliff
Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:03 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: all the way now!
Replies: 39
Views: 34579

:)

I have a funny feeling that you're right, Eugene...


:) :lol: :lol:
by cliff
Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:42 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: all the way now!
Replies: 39
Views: 34579

Well, I see that the first complete game is in the books, Chris (playing White) defeated Brian,who drew Black.

In all fairness though, the game was pretty close up to the point that Chris played 1.b4, then Brian's game looked worse!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :P
by cliff
Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS TEAMS & ROUND ONE PLAY FORMAT
Replies: 20
Views: 25730

I'll be curious to see the Board One and Board Three results, myself. I think my guys (Nils & Johnr) are the ones to beat in those!

:P
by cliff
Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:26 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS TEAMS & ROUND ONE PLAY FORMAT
Replies: 20
Views: 25730

Well, as mentioned earlier these are the four teams: Board One Tournament Energy, Angelofthenight, Jvanmechelen , Pcmvr – 1 game vs each opponent, 10d+10hr time. Board Two Tournament Cliff , Wilbeerthoven, Sisterofmercy, Iamachessstudent – Same games, same time. Board Three Tournament Johnrbrown, Pa...
by cliff
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:52 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: starts(tourney)
Replies: 2
Views: 6377

Check the other Zapper madness topics, remember?

We talked earlier today, and kept it for Monday, and start posting tomorrow!

8)
by cliff
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS TEAMS & ROUND ONE PLAY FORMAT
Replies: 20
Views: 25730

We haven't totally decided on who from which tournament will post the challanges until tomorrow so everyone sit on their hands till then! The official start date has finally been decided as Monday, July 18. But tomorrow the needed players should post their respective challanges! This should be fun! ...
by cliff
Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:55 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Zapper Update #55
Replies: 14
Views: 24024

To answer the first questions briefly, some player (we'll arrange who) from each of the tournaments will post the event, and the others will join them on the "Start A Game" page. Then the random element kicks in! With one game against each player (three games in total per player, as you said, Chris)...
by cliff
Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:10 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS TEAMS & ROUND ONE PLAY FORMAT
Replies: 20
Views: 25730

ZAPPER MADNESS TEAMS & ROUND ONE PLAY FORMAT

After the draft, the teams stand as follows. Assuming that each Team Captain will play his team in the order of their strongest players on Board One, the second strongest players on Board two, etc. this will be the orders. Team Tyr 1 – Energy (2819) (Nils – Norway) 2 – Cliff (2697) (Cliff – Canada) ...
by cliff
Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:46 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Announcements are gone
Replies: 15
Views: 24677

With another Zapper tournament starting to get underway, have we ruled out the possibility of Greg giving us another "ZAP!", like he did this time last year?

:roll: :roll: :shock:
by cliff
Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:12 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Announcements are gone
Replies: 15
Views: 24677

Curiouser and curiouser.
The site isn't showing profile pictures, rating historys, on current games.
Sometimes only half the home page is showing.
Some posts take, some apparently get posted twice, and some don't show up at all!
Nothing refreshes correctly.


hmmm.... GREG!!!! HELP!!!!
[/u]
by cliff
Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:15 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Announcements are gone
Replies: 15
Views: 24677

Same here, my friend! Is this another harbinger of a summer crash? I hope not!


:? :shock:
by cliff
Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Cliff!!!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 6102

Er....I mean another Zapper Madness thread, as soon as we get the draft results, NOT another tournament! lol! Anyway, with the time difference between North America & Europe, it'll be Sunday (here) before Jan can send his second round pick. I've recieved yours & Josh's. Don't know mine yet... :( Wel...
by cliff
Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:08 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Cliff!!!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 6102

Tell you what, Brian.
When the draft is over and we know what the teams are, I'll post the tournaments in the Zapper topic, or maybe you should start another one then, and we'll all know then!

:) :) :)
by cliff
Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:17 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS PART II
Replies: 32
Views: 35998

Emergency over! All is well!

We still have a full sixteen players, and the draft has begun.

Welcome to Team Tyr, Nils, as my first board!

:D
by cliff
Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:22 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS PART II
Replies: 32
Views: 35998

Er...this may be a bad time to mention this, but if anyone can find us one more player that may be willing to play, assuming he/she is willing to be an emergency stand-in if someone can't make it, PLEASE do so rapidly! The draft will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow, but that player may be needed as e...
by cliff
Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:07 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS PART II
Replies: 32
Views: 35998

Good names, guys! I'm not making moves tonight, just getting out the players lists to the captains, and I've already updated them, so I guess we're ready to go!

Anyway, my team is "Team Tyr"! Beware!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by cliff
Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS PART II
Replies: 32
Views: 35998

(Well here are the teams we could have after the draft, assuming that every captain took the next available highest rated player, and played their players on boards according to their rating. Again, these teams are fictionous, and just being used for the sake of example. The Team captains are in ita...
by cliff
Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ZAPPER MADNESS PART II
Replies: 32
Views: 35998

Well at any rate, here's the slate we have so far. [ b]Captains[/b] cliff (2721) (Cliff - Canada) iamachessstudent (2678) (Josh - USA) jvanmechelen (2561) (Jan - Belgium) islanderfan (2043) (Brian - USA) Players pcmvr (2883) (Pete - USA) energy (2819) (Nils – Norway) angelofthenight (2631) (Angel – ...