ancientnoise

Could @Aim Herehave got that b pawn with R -> B1, instead of his NF3 -> D2?

P&B 960 League Cup June 2023 CALL FOR PLAYERS So we're approaching the mid-point in Season 8. Time to start the plan for the much-promised P&B 960 (League) Cup. Same deal for the previous P&B (Scottish) Cup, only this time you pick the 960/random setup when you send your invitations: 1. Open/unseeded draw 2. Blitz for replays. Of course given it's the summer I imagine there'll be some away on holiday catching the rays on the finest rivieras (Porty, The Ferry, Burntisland, Saltcoats etc), so giving plenty of warning here. You want in? Yes, you do! All you have to do is like this post before midnight on Friday 23rd June. I'll make the draw on the Sat/Sun after that. @Curmudgeon@Aim Here@craigkillie@Leicesterlichtie@mathematics@Albino Rover@invergowrie arab@Frank Grimes@free beer@ancientnoise@Trogdor@IncomingExile@BaSeDG0DSA1NT@EvilScotsman@Ken Deans@N5 Spur@SweeperDee@Stellaboz@the tungston weasel@true_rover@arab_joe@pleslie99@Ziggy I think that's everyone. If I've missed any, pass it on please.

Div A - Round 10 ancientoise beats @Curmudgeonby resignation. Flung the ktichen sink up that flank, but never got the chance to deliver a cross or take a shot at the King Somehow ended up +5 but with more scope to move (b+b+N v R) Thanks for the game @Curmudgeon

Unexpected and hasty resignation IMO. But some succour for me I suppose, now knowing that I'm not the only one with a flagrant disregard for the Queen's safety! Thanks for the game @free beer I'm sure we'll get back to our epic tussles when we meet again.

Div A - Round 5 ancientnoise (black) beats beef2711 by checkmate. Thanks for the game @Marlo Stanfield

Take the win and move on.

Div A - Game 7 Aim Here (black) beats ancientnoise by resignation. Best of luck @Aim Herein all your chessing.

@invergowrie arab@Aim Here

Another result... Div A - Round 3 ancientnoise (black) beats PurpleKangaroo89 by resignation.

Div A - Round 6 ancientnoise (white) beats PnBMathematics by checkmate. All I can say is ThankTheLawd for castling, I'd have been in real trouble without it there. Good luck in your upcoming fixtures @mathematics.

Div A - Round 4 Result ancientnoise (white) beats Albino Rover by checkmate. Thanks for the game @Albino Rover

Div A - Round 1 AH13STU beats ancientnoise by resignation. Eyed each other up in the opening. Eyed each other up in the middle game. Then a huge blunder from me gifting a bishop. Hanging-on-by-the fingernails stuff from me after that, and my opponent closed it out expertly. Well played @Leicesterlichtie

P&B CUP Congratulations to @Aim Here- the P&B Cup Champion! https://tinyurl.com/5f7yu3ph Besides the prestige, you are now owed a packet of these: Well done Aim Here, and thanks to all who took part.

Yes I have: "Presumably the challenger selects the random choice?" Either of you present a challenge and go Standard - 1 day, and then select this:

Not really my call now @Aim Here Set a precedent for the final atween you. I'm certain it will be the right thing.

If the final is random, the blitz should also be random IMO.

Makes sense. IF the final ends up a draw, the replay is a Blitz game? Up to the finalists I suppose.

So there was some chat about a 360 cup a while back. Who's up for that? We have three tourneys in the fitba, so.... The Div A/B leagues (say "Premiership" + "Championship"), the P&B Cup (say "Scottish Cup"), and the 360 Cup (say "League/Diddy Cup"). Quite happy to organise the latter. I reckon we should at least finish the current P&B Cup and also get a few rounds of the running Season 8 league campaigns - perhaps half of them? - finished beforehand. So - Just putting the idea out there for now. Let me know if you agree or have any suggestions otherwise. Is this too much chess? Is there even such a thing?

You're not joking there! Protect the king eh? What a formation... I was wondering how I was going to get in there, ended up going for the "drunk chimp" approach, leading to a deserved rag-dolling. Not sure about the white/black situation for the final. Presumably the challenger selects the random choice? I'm sure @Aim Here will know, and go with whatever happened in previous tourneys. Good luck to both finalists, should be a cracker.

Division A ancientnoise (white) beats Dandies1983 via checkmate. Thanks for the game @Frank Grimes

And then there were four: @Aim Here, @ancientnoise, @free beerand @Leicesterlichtie Does anyone (not participating) want to volunteer to make the draw for the semi-final?

Thanks for letting me know @Leicesterlichtie. Spreadsheet updated. https://tinyurl.com/3dmyw45h I can see the pleslie99 v Aim Here match is reaching a conclusion. Once that is declared, the semi-final draw will be made.

Super. You're white in the Quarter Final, versus another rover - @Albino Rover Spreadsheet updated. https://tinyurl.com/3dmyw45h

P&B Chess Cup Quarter-Final Draw Me: "Fancy doing the draw for me?" Bairn: "Sure" Me (5 mins later): "No, not like that!" So that's... @pleslie99 v @Aim Here @ancientnoise v @Curmudgeon @free beer v @IncomingExile And @Leicesterlichtie or @true_rover v @Albino Rover Spreadsheet updated: https://tinyurl.com/3dmyw45h Best of luck, and we'll go for the swap-colour-and-blitz-format for any replays, should they arise. Invitation sent to @Curmudgeon. Just whenever you are ready good sir.

P&B Chess Cup I'll make the draw for the quarter final tomorrow guys. I say "I", which as you know by now means "the bairn". Besides the winner from the remaining game, the following will be in the bag: @Aim Here, @ancientnoise, @Albino Rover, @IncomingExile, @Curmudgeon @free beer and @pleslie99 In the meantime, I've started squinting at this. Not sure what they mean by "beautiful" yet, but the board is back out in an effort to find out: