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Let's see if there is enough interest to do another round of team chess (after the two from a year ago).

Rules and procedures:
1. Six to eight players, randomly split in two teams (one for white, one for black), will take turns for each move.
2. There is no strict rotation on the order each team's players make moves, other than no player is allowed to make consecutive moves for one color.
3. This is open to all skill levels. The only requirements are knowledge of how the pieces move and standard notation. Please do not attempt any illegal moves.
4. The game will only be agreed as a draw if there is a majority of players in both teams who agree to draw. (Of course, draws by other methods, such as threefold repetition, are fine.)
5. No cheating using chess engines.
6. We will keep track of moves by simply adding one half-move at a time to a running scoresheet. Example:

1. e4

1. e4 e5

1. e4 e5
2. Qh5

Ideally, someone can occasionally post a picture of the current board state.

I don't care how good or not-good you are: as long as you know how to move the pieces (along with how chess notation works), you are welcome to play. I have done this before in graduate school; disparity in abilities lead to some pretty hilarious results.

Signups:
1. Spartaculous
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Chess! Chess! Chess!

(I would like to be signed up)

1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
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Sure, why not?

1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
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1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
5. Pentasquare
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1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
5. Pentasquare
6. Kingofthepirates
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kingofthepirates wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:20 pm

1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
5. Pentasquare
6. Kingofthepirates
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for he is the pirate king! (he is! hurrah for the pirate king!)
and it is, it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king!

1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
5. Pentasquare
6. Kingofthepirates
7. REDNEURAX
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1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
5. Pentasquare
6. Kingofthepirates
7. REDNEURAX
8. Ernst_Brenner

that filled up quickly :p

Awwwwww…

I will make the decision to extend this to five people either team since it filled so quickly (sorry sparty :p)

1. Spartaculous
2. DreamTrawler
3. miminena
4. Hominidae
5. Pentasquare
6. Kingofthepirates
7. REDNEURAX
8. Ernst_Brenner
9. Pengwinja (presumably)
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Yayyy! (You are correct in your assumption)

@Aristocrat join join join join join

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:32 am

Let's see if there is enough interest to do another round of team chess (after the two from a year ago).

It seems that there is a superfluous amount of interest. What would be interesting is if anyone would be interested in another game of team cheese…

maybe we could run a chess tournament if there's enough interest

miminena wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:29 pm

maybe we could run a chess tournament if there's enough interest

although this wouldn't account for skill disparities the same way team chess would

miminena wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:29 pm

miminena wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:29 pm

maybe we could run a chess tournament if there's enough interest

although this wouldn't account for skill disparities the same way team chess would

Quick! Look behind you! *eats both of your rooks*

But in honesty I would be interested in a chess tournament. (Even if I place last :P)

Pengwinja wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:31 pm

miminena wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:29 pm

miminena wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:29 pm

maybe we could run a chess tournament if there's enough interest

although this wouldn't account for skill disparities the same way team chess would

Quick! Look behind you! *eats both of your rooks*

How dare you eat DreamTrawler...