Our first recorded rapid game, 12 minutes with 5 second increment.
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Mark’s first long time control game
I’ve played blitz and rapid tournament and online games and many long informal untimed games over the last 23 years but never a long time control game (an hour or more per side) online or over the board, so this was my debut.
Click on on the C8 square for the pgn and G8 for documentation.
Ratings after week 2
Blitz ratings
| Name | Rating | 68.27% range | 95.45% RD | Volatility | White wins | White draws | White losses | Black wins | Black draws | Black losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boa Constrictor | 1997 | 1739.36-2254.64 | 1481.72-2512.28 | 0.06006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinyl Vampire | 1688 | 1415.27-1960.73 | 1142.54-2233.46 | 0.06000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dragon’s Breath | 1662 | 1371.49-1952.51 | 1080.98-2243.02 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OsaridSaris | 1562 | 1360.56-1763.44 | 1159.12-1964.88 | 0.06004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Member #6 / the boss #2 | 1500 | 1246.39-1753.61 | 992.78-2007.22 | 0.05999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EasyPrisey | 1124 | 935.73-1312.27 | 747.46-1500.54 | 0.06009 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rapid ratings
| Name | Rating | 68.27% range | 95.45% RD | Volatility | White wins | White draws | White losses | Black wins | Black draws | Black losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsaridSaris | 1662 | 1371.68-1952.32 | 1081.36-2242.64 | 0.06000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EasyPrisey | 1500 | 1246.6-1753.4 | 993.2-2006.8 | 0.05999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Member #7 | 1338 | 1047.68-1628.32 | 757.36-1918.64 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Untimed ratings
| Name | Rating | 68.27% range | 95.45% RD | Volatility | White wins | White draws | White losses | Black wins | Black draws | Black losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member #6 / the boss #2 | 1662 | 1371.49-1952.51 | 1080.98-2243.02 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EasyPrisey | 1338 | 1047.49-1628.51 | 756.98-1919.02 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Week one and two financial report
Income
- $65 admission contributions
- $9 drink sales
- $16.45 marketing material contributed
Total income: $90.45
Expenses
- $16.45 marketing materials, printing, tacks, plastic bags
- $46.16 rent
- $2.25 foam cups
- $3.07 cost of drinks sold
Total expenses:$67.93
Net income: $22.50
Assets
- $55 Petty cash
- $15.37 Drink inventory
- $15 Held by Mark in trust
Total assets: $83.32
Liabilities
- $46.16 rent
- $14.64 owed to Mark
Total liabilities: $60.80
Net worth: $22.52
Great chess lecture in the great outdoors
Week 1 financial report
Income
- $14 contributions on site
- $3 drink sales
- $16.45 marketing material cost donation
Total income: $33.45
Expenses
- $16.45 marketing materials, printing, tacks, plastic bags
- $23.08 rent
- $2.25 foam cups
- $1.02 cost of drinks sold
Total expenses:$42.80
Net income: -$9.35
Assets
- $15 Petty cash
- $15.37 Drink inventory
Total assets: $30.37
Liabilities
- $23.08 rent
- $16.64 owed to Mark
Total liabilities: $39.72
Net worth: $-9.35
Week one ratings
Blitz ratings
| Name | Rating | Rating deviation | Volatility | White wins | White draws | White losses | Black wins | Black draws | Black losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsaridSaris | 1800 | 227.74 | 0.06003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dragon’s Breath | 1662 | 290.32 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinyl Vampire | 1662 | 290.32 | 0.06000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Member #6 / the boss #2 | 1500 | 253.40 | 0.05999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EasyPrisey | 1139 | 193.53 | 0.06009 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Untimed ratings
| Name | Rating | Rating deviation | Volatility | White wins | White draws | White losses | Black wins | Black draws | Black losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member #6 / the boss #2 | 1662 | 290.32 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EasyPrisey | 1338 | 290.32 | 0.06000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A bad day for queens and missed shots at kings
A rapid game I played with 10 minutes and 3 second increment played on FICS (they consider that blitz). Blundered queens and missed checkmates by both sides.
Blitz on our paper marketing sets
For absurdity sake, EasyPrisey and OsaridSaris subject the free paper marketing sets to 3 minute blitz. White makes the first blunder before even moving by mispronouncing his own nickname. They open with all 8 moves from their current correspondence game.
Click on on the C8 square for the pgn and G8 for documentation.
The game from our poster
On our 11×17″ poster is the following game between “Rudolf Rocker v Emma Goldman, November 5, 1899, London”.
Those two did meet in November 1899, but were not known to have played chess. This game is actually between myself and another club member and was their second of two games played with handicapped time controls (white rapid, black blitz) on International Tabletop Day, April 5, 2014.
This game was actually played beyond move 23, but I got a bit confused and then lazy while going through the record at that point and I figured this was long enough for the poster. A fine place to resign, though 15. Qxa1+ would been time enough as well.
Click on on the C8 square for the pgn and G8 for documentation.