Fishers of Men - Christian Group
            Invitational T-10
                            
                                  An Individual Event - not a Team Event
                                             Free entry to ICC members

                   For T-9 Sponsorship & prizes, we gratefully thank :

                 Internet Chess Club  

                    T-10  Sponsorship  (Incuding Chess Training) sought: 

              For entry criteria:    On ICC  message chesskix  or  Contact Us
                   T-10 schedule:    Rounds 1 to 5 TBA.
 5 rounds Swiss System:    (One 'First Place' tiebreak round if required)
                     Time Control:    45 45 standard rated
                              Formula:    Set noescape 0
T-9 Championship Prize:     2 months ICC membership extension donated by ICC
       T-9 Best Game Prize:     2 weeks ICC membership extension donated by ICC
         T-9 Best Save Prize:     2 weeks ICC membership extension donated by ICC
                            
     Tournament Entry Clerk:    chesskix (chief TD) 
        Tournament Directors:    chesskix, RD1974, OGO
             Tournament Judge:    (Interim) chesskix
           Web page manager:    John3v16

                The Champion's handle shall be engraved onto a
            virtual plaque & permanently displayed on this page.  
                                  Also featured will be:
             "Best Game"  (Both entertaining & well played)  
          "Best Save"  (To win or draw from a "losing" position)

  Player pairings with assigned colours shall be posted to players' 
              nominated *email addresses prior to each round,
       then updated with game start times & results on this page.

T-9 Schedule:

Round 1 concluded 21:00 Wednesday March 30, 2011.

Round 2 concluded 21:00 Wednesday April 06, 2011.
Round 3 concluded 21:00 Wednesday April 13, 2011.
Round 4 concluded 21:00 Wednesday April 20, 2011.
Round 5 concluded 22:00 Wednesday April 27, 2011.
Round 6 First Place Tie Breaker (if required) from April 27, 2011.

Team4545League - T49 round 1 commences 22:00 Tuesday May 10, 2011

 
            Congratulations 
       theophilus!
Outright Winner & T-9  Champion!

SwissSys Final Standings:

Round 3 Results:

Round 2 Results:

Round 1 Results:

Are there any 'Best Game' or 'Best Save'
nominations? Contact Us or on ICC message a TD.

 


T-9 Seeds:

Reliability:
Please be prepared to play all 5 rounds regardless of how well you are doing in your game results. Forfeits are to be strenuously avoided and if a forfeit should occur then it needs to be followed up with a sincere explanation. A second forfeit will result in immediate suspension in the current & next 2 Invitational tourney's.

Scheduling Procedures:

Each rounds pairings shall be posted to players' nominated *email addresses at around 22:00 each Wednesday. Players' are then required to be in contact with each other preferably within 24 hours of each post until a mutually agreeable 'game start' day & time is reached. After due consideration of your opponents Time Zone, attempt to offer a range of times that would work for you.
 
The time scheduled shall be in ICC server time.
(On ICC - Type the command: date to synchronise your local time with ICC time). *Email is the desired method in which to schedule a 'game start' time but remember to check your Spam as well. ICC messages or chat can be useful, (especially copying & pasting your email as an ICC message for added insurance against straying emails) but once an agreed time is reached it needs to be confirmed with *email so that this page can be updated with the scheduled time.

If a player does not show up at the agreed time & after a 30 minute grace period has expired, then provided the offended player agrees, the game may be rescheduled. Emails are also hyperlinked to TD's email addresses so that if you or the TD's have any concerns about the posts or the scheduling of the game, sent offers can be scrutinised & only as a last resort the unplayed game will be adjudicated. 

Game Completion Deadline:

Rounds commence from 22:00 Wednesday & all games should be concluded by 21:00 the following Wednesday (the playing week) so that pairings for the next round can be announced. Games cannot be adjourned beyond the playing week. 

Posting Results:
Posting your PGN and/or game result is not necessary unless your game start time has not been advertised on this page, or if you anticipate that your game will disappear from your ICC History within 72 hours (3 days) of concluding the game.  Contact Us

 
Adjudications:
If the game does not get played by the end of the playing week and if the players themselves have not been able to arrive at a mutually agreeable game time or outcome, then as a last resort the game will need to be adjudicated. Rulings are final and cannot be appealed.

General rules:
As per Team4545League rules:
Players Handbook  (with the exception of Scheduling Procedures & associated Deadlines.)

Includes  no take-backs,  no  (C)heating,  no extra time, a 30 minute grace period.

In the event of a disconnection, please wait for at least 15 minutes for your opponent to reconnect.

To challenge your opponent type the command: match ICC handle 45 45 r w if you are playing with the white pieces
or match ICC handle 45 45 r b if you are playing with the black pieces.
 
*For help in creating a new, free email account, excluding your real name & using your ICC handle only:
 On ICC - message John3v16  or  Contact Us 


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                                   Fishers of Men - Christian Group
                  Invitational
 

T9 Champion	theophilus	Score  4 - 1 - 0
T8 Champion	hewdondada	Score  4 - 1 - 0
T7 Champion	theophilus	Score  5 - 0 - 0
T6 Champion	theophilus	Score  5 - 1 - 0
T5 Champion	bbentrup	Score  5 - 0 - 0
T4 Champion	mugurelt	Score  3 - 2 - 0
T3 Champion	Chesswooog	Score  5 - 0 - 0
T2 Champion	Fidius	Score  5 - 0 - 0
T1 Champion	Fidius	Score  4 - 0 - 0
T-9 Best Game	hewdondada	Site: ICC Examine #1533209381
T-9 Best Save	RamRock	Site: ICC Examine #1532888863

Special thanks to chesskix for being Tournament Organiser,
and for filling in as Tournament Judge of T-9 "Best Game" and "Best Save" 

Friends,

Please join me in congratulating RamRock for "Best Save" in his 
Round 2 match (noblitz-oblige vs  RamRock - Ex #1532888863).

Both Players had a very good game with very few errors (that Chessmaster could find).  White used the Panov-Botvinnik Attack and Black countered with a variation of the Caro-Kann Defense.  White was up two pawns after move 27 and things looked bleak for Black as White carried the advantage into the end game until move 50 ... a turning point in the game due to a slight inaccuracy by White.  The game fell apart for white after that due to sharp play by Black.  A very instructive game!


Also, please congratulate hewdondada for his Round 2 "Best Game" (hewdondada vs toukon -  Ex #1533209381).

White bravely sacrificed the exchange on move 35 but his advanced pawns cut coordination between the Black pieces.  Black tried to keep the initiative but found it difficult to consolidate his advantage.  White nullified Black's Attack and countered with his pawns to trap the active Black Rook with a well timed (52. f5!).  The Black King side was too weak to protect after losing the rook and White finished off the game with a beautiful mate!

Well Done to all!

Thanks to all who played ... Hope to see you back in T-10.

God Bless!

Marv
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SwissSys Final Standings. Invitational T-8

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	hewdondada	1827	W12	D4	W5	W9	W2	4.5
2	f5	2097	W22	W10	W9	W8	L1	4.0
3	Kidcobra	1677	W17	W7	L8	Z13	W10	3.5
4	John3v16	1728	W23	D1	L7	W18	W12	3.5
5	bacon1290	1674	D19	W20	L1	W17	W13	3.5
6	noblitz-oblige	1646	F21	W24	D11	W16	W8	3.5
7	RD1974	1814	W16	L3	W4	L10	W11	3.0
8	Kidviper	1859	D18	W21	W3	L2	L6	2.5
9	Tamarin	1793	W24	W11	L2	L1	D14	2.5
10	RamRock	1802	W15	L2	D18	W7	L3	2.5
11	Matein42	1420	W14	L9	D6	W22	L7	2.5
12	Invicta-Knight	1516	L1	W23	W14	H---	L4	2.5
13	toukon	1682	Z20	D18	W15	Z3	L5	2.5
14	Portola	1812	L11	W19	L12	W20	D9	2.5
15	dondel	1294	L10	W22	L13	W21	Z18	2.5
16	chesskix	1431	L7	H---	W21	L6	W19	2.5
17	Bosqueverde	1138	L3	B---	H---	L5	Z23	2.5
18	Tjet	1541	D8	D13	D10	L4	Z15	2.0
19	Kidrattler	1041	D5	L14	D20	D23	L16	1.5
20	bowwrestler	1210	Z13	L5	D19	L14	D24	1.5
21	whohuhwhat	1017	X6	L8	L16	L15	Z22	1.5
22	OGO	1565	L2	L15	W24	L11	Z21	1.5
23	Kingsrook	1231	L4	L12	B---	D19	Z17	1.5
24	Skylab	1280	L9	L6	L22	B---	D20	1.5

SwissSys Final Standings. Invitational T-7

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	theophilus	2187	W18	W9	W17	W6	W8	5.0
2	Tamarin	1707	W11	H---	W5	D7	W6	4.0
3	RD1974	1743	W25	L4	W20	W18	W7	4.0
4	Gregorio	1962	W10	W3	L6	H---	W12	3.5
5	RamRock	1812	W26	D12	L2	W10	W13	3.5
6	Portola	1779	W27	W8	W4	L1	L2	3.0
7	picante	1803	D21	W14	W13	D2	L3	3.0
8	bbentrup	2127	W15	L6	W12	W9	L1	3.0
9	Hewdondada	1866	W23	L1	W15	L8	W18	3.0
10	noblitz-oblige	1597	L4	W25	W19	L5	W21	3.0
11	bowwrestler	1105	L2	L26	B---	X20	W19	3.0
12	toukon	1602	W16	D5	L8	W21	L4	2.5
13	rubo	1703	D22	W21	L7	W14	L5	2.5
14	chesskix	1413	H---	L7	W26	L13	W22	2.5
15	OGO	1603	L8	W27	L9	W24	Z16	2.5
16	chesswooog	2017	L12	W22	L18	W26	Z15	2.5
17	VietLion	1883	W20	W19	L1	U---	U---	2.0
18	bacon1290	1644	L1	W23	W16	L3	L9	2.0
19	PJ	1755	W24	L17	L10	W23	L11	2.0
20	Bible-Believer	1559	L17	W24	L3	F11	W26	2.0
21	beerss	1348	D7	L13	W22	L12	L10	1.5
22	jocooper	1080	D13	L16	L21	W27	L14	1.5
23	MateIn42	1431	L9	L18	W25	L19	Z24	1.5
24	rgadoury	1298	L19	L20	W27	L15	Z23	1.5
25	Jazzy-Jeff	1234	L3	L10	L23	B---	D27	1.5
26	Bible	1354	L5	W11	L14	L16	L20	1.0
27	kingsrook	1328	L6	L15	L24	L22	D25	0.5

SwissSys Final Standings. Invitational T-6

Round 6 Tie-Breaker

Bd	Res	White Player Name	Res	Black Player Name
1	1	theophilus Site ICC: Ex #1496152873	0	Harmonicus

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	theophilus	2135	W9	W16	W6	W5	D3	4.5
2	Harmonicus	1826	X24	D3	W9	W11	W5	4.5
3	jorobo	2136	W12	D2	W13	W6	D1	4.0
4	noblitz-oblige	1613	W23	L6	W15	W14	W10	4.0
5	Gregorio	2034	W7	W14	W11	L1	L2	3.0
6	VietLion	1887	X21	W4	L1	L3	W13	3.0
7	Bible	1512	L5	W23	W16	L13	W14	3.0
8	MateIn42	1374	W18	L11	W19	L10	X16	3.0
9	PJ	1770	L1	W19	L2	W21	W15	3.0
10	basserben	1655	L13	X24	X20	W8	L4	3.0
11	rubo	1837	W17	W8	L5	L2	D12	2.5
12	OGO	1576	L3	L15	W23	W20	D11	2.5
13	chesskix	1329	W10	H---	L3	W7	L6	2.5
14	RD1974	1729	W15	L5	W17	L4	L7	2.0
15	The-Capitalist	1378	L14	W12	L4	W19	L9	2.0
16	mugurelt	1758	X20	L1	L7	W17	F8	2.0
17	toukon	1505	L11	W18	L14	L16	W21	2.0
18	bacon1290	1709	L8	L17	L21	W23	X20	2.0
19	Skyler	1369	D22	L9	L8	L15	W23	1.5
20	Islanderpfeifer	1480	F16	W21	F10	L12	F18	1.0
21	joshtournman	1505	F6	L20	W18	L9	L17	1.0
22	Timotheous	1678	D19	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.5
23	bowwrestler	1030	L4	L7	L12	L18	L19	0.0
24	orrgroup	1502	F2	F10	U---	U---	U---	0.0

SwissSys Final Standings. Invitational T-5

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	mugurelt	1760	W6	D4	D3	W5	W7	4.0
2	noblitz-oblige	1668	L7	D9	W10	W8	W3	3.5
3	RD1974	1643	W8	W5	D1	X9	L2	3.5
4	John3v16	1622	W9	D1	L5	W6	W8	3.5
5	OGO	1477	W10	L3	W4	L1	L6	2.0
6	chesskix	1435	L1	W7	L8	L4	W5	2.0
7	Skyler	1427	W2	L6	L9	W10	L1	2.0
8	The-Capitalist	1340	L3	W10	W6	L2	L4	2.0
9	dondel	1329	L4	D2	W7	F3	F10	1.5
10	WhoHuhWhat	1135	L5	L8	L2	L7	X9	1.0

  SwissSys Final T-4 Standings: (Pre-Sponsorship)

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	bbentrup	2076	W5	W7	W12	W3	W2	5.0
2	adh2050	2074	W9	W4	W8	W6	L1	4.0
3	GambitBandit	2104	X20	X17	W11	L1	D4	3.5
4	rubo	1788	W6	L2	W13	W12	D3	3.5
5	RD1974	1650	L1	D16	W17	W13	W10	3.5
6	chickenhead	1918	L4	W15	W14	L2	W11	3.0
7	hewdondada	1797	W16	L1	W9	L10	W14	3.0
8	noblitz-oblige	1696	W18	W13	L2	L11	W12	3.0
9	OGO	1521	L2	W18	L7	W15	W16	3.0
10	joshtournman	1474	L12	W19	X20	W7	L5	3.0
11	mugurelt	1768	D17	X20	L3	W8	L6	2.5
12	chess92192	1975	W10	W14	L1	L4	L8	2.0
13	Rookmaster	1828	W15	L8	L4	L5	W19	2.0
14	John3v16	1621	W19	L12	L6	W18	L7	2.0
15	chesskix	1412	L13	L6	W19	L9	W18	2.0
16	The-Capitalist	1347	L7	D5	L18	W17	L9	1.5
17	dondel	1335	D11	F3	L5	L16	B---	1.5
18	Skylab	1334	L8	L9	W16	L14	L15	1.0
19	Bowwrestler	1054	L14	L10	L15	B---	L13	1.0
20	withdrawal		F3	F11	F10	U---	U---	0.0

 

 SwissSys Final T-3 Standings. (pre-sponsorship)

SwissSys Final T-2 Standings. (pre-sponsorship)

SwissSys Final T-1 Standings. (pre-sponsorship)

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot
1	Fidius	2087	W11	W3	W2	W4	4.0
2	LAJ	1884	W12	W7	L1	W10	3.0
3	RootinTootin	1802	W13	L1	W 12	X7	3.0
4	Burning-Bush	2055	Z5	X6	W9	L1	2.5
5	Timotheous	1714	Z4	W11	L7	W9	2.5
6	ExpertLevel	1852	L8	F4	W13	W12	2.0
7	Chess92192	1881	W10	L2	W5	F3	2.0
8	Hewdondada	1839	W6	L9	L10	W11	2.0
9	John3v16	1692	W14	W8	L4	L5	2.0
10	OGO	1603	L7	W13	W8	L2
11	RD1974	1575	L1	L5	W14	L8	1.0
12	Chesskix	1556	L2	W14	L3	L6	1.0
13	medsurg	1387	L3	L10	L6	W14	1.0
14	Duck-Man	1190	L9	L12	L11	L13	0.0