Just Messing With You Upside Down Chess
About Tournament
Some observations about Upside Down Chess:
- Every game ends in stalemate immediately because the pieces are in the way of the pawns, and vice-versa. Oh, you think the knights can move? Don't be silly. White horses can't jump.
- Pawns can still move forward two squares, but no one ever does that because the pawn would fall off the edge of the board and die. (SchemingMind disallows these moves.)
- Castling is allowed, but only after 256 moves from each side, and even then, normal limitations on castling apply.
- The rooks can bring their catapults from Stanley, but they don't get to use them, nor can they swap positions.
Tournament Details
- This is a single round robin tournament (one game against each of the other players).
- One point is awarded for each win, half a point for a draw.
- This is a public mini-tournament, which means that it is open to all players meeting any criteria listed here.
- Please note that this is a Chess Variant tournament, all games will be played under 'Upside Down Chess' rules - please do not enter unless you wish to play this chess variant.
- The time control is 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days).
- This mini-tournament was started by Thomas Jacob Kelly.
- The winner and first and second runners up in this tournament will earn a SchemingMind Master norm.
- The winner and first runner up in this tournament will earn a SchemingMind Senior Master norm.
- Games will be started before the closing date, as new players join the tournament.
Games
Start Date: 4/5/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 28... Qgg7# (4/11/2017)
United States
Koops
1575 (183)
Germany
Ponderable
1177 (183)
Start Date: 4/21/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 14... Qb7# (4/25/2017)
Canada
DP
2026 (133)
Germany
Ponderable
1177 (183)
Start Date: 4/19/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 26... Qxg6+ (4/26/2017)
Canada
DP
2026 (133)
United States
Koops
1575 (183)
Start Date: 5/8/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 3. Nd3# (5/10/2017)
Germany
Ponderable
1175 (185)
United States
2131 (190)
Start Date: 5/10/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 14... Qxd1 (6/25/2017)
United States
2201 (169)
Canada
DP
2037 (124)
Start Date: 5/7/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 9. Qxc3 (5/15/2017)
United States
Koops
1613 (172)
United States
2131 (190)
Start Date: 6/2/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 3. Nd3# (6/5/2017)
Germany
Ponderable
1206 (164)
United States
1457 (99)
Start Date: 6/2/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 5... Ncxd5 (6/8/2017)
United States
2201 (169)
United States
1457 (99)
Start Date: 6/7/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 3. Nf3# (6/13/2017)
United States
1457 (99)
Canada
DP
2037 (124)
Start Date: 6/7/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 16. Qe4+ (6/21/2017)
United States
1457 (99)
United States
Koops
1576 (140)
Start Date: 6/12/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 14. Qg3# (6/22/2017)
Germany
Ponderable
1206 (164)
England
1795 (190)
Start Date: 6/13/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 37... Qxh8+ (8/23/2017)
England
2038 (171)
United States
2111 (161)
Start Date: 6/13/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 16... h1=Q (7/13/2017)
England
1924 (178)
Canada
DP
1990 (123)
Start Date: 6/13/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 5... Nd6# (6/27/2017)
England
1795 (190)
United States
1457 (99)
Start Date: 6/13/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 11. Nd3+ (6/20/2017)
United States
Koops
1576 (140)
England
1795 (190)
Start Date: 6/20/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 3. Bh6 (6/20/2017)
Argentina
1133 (182)
Germany
Ponderable
1206 (164)
Start Date: 6/19/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 3. Nd3# (6/20/2017)
Argentina
1133 (182)
England
1795 (190)
Start Date: 6/20/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 7... Nb5 (6/27/2017)
Canada
DP
2037 (124)
Argentina
1133 (182)
Start Date: 6/24/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 1... Nf3 (6/25/2017)
United States
2201 (169)
Argentina
1133 (182)
Start Date: 6/21/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 1... Nf3 (6/21/2017)
United States
1457 (99)
Argentina
1133 (182)
Start Date: 6/19/2017
Time Control: 'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
Last Move: 3. Nd3# (6/20/2017)
Argentina
1133 (182)
United States
Koops
1576 (140)