https://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=144170 *144*Brf's 7th Annual St. Pat's Pente Tourney*144* en https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1162684 for those of you checking back on the status of things here's the real important link! Brf's 8th Annual St. Pat's Pente Tourney head on over and sign up now! Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:54:43 CET https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1160937 Brf: I watched this to the end. Looking forward to next year...4½ months away! I was expecting a round 4 with a 3 way tie? Congrats to Aleph_1, Spavacz, and Richard III. I'll see if I can give you a better run next year ;) Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:29:30 CET https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1160935 I get stuck in some serious hell in 2011 and still ongoing with Zoey in 2012 and here you guys just knock this right out in 2013. good playing Aleph, Spavacz, Rich. I'll talk to Fencer and have him split up the 1 year rook prize between you. 2 player final round = a long time to get done. 3+ final round and tourney finishes in less than 7 months. :) wish we could have that outcome more often. See you all next year and thank you to everyone who signed up in 2013! -Brf Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:42:14 CET https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1159921 Aleph, Rich, and Spavacz you all played really well congrats on making it to round 3. I thought I could pull it out but made 2 unrecoverable errors that killed me...was really fun though and a very challenging round 2! though I can honestly say that I am very glad I'm not in another 2 player final match and I can appreciate getting a sorely needed break. Round 3 is on! good luck to you guys and thanks for everyone who has signed up and made it this far. -Brf Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:27:02 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1159224 aleph_1: congrats brf! Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:48:54 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1159221 So, just a little heads-up, for whoever might be interested, that Brf's 5th St. Pat's -- the one that started in March 2011 -- just wrapped up with Brf emerging victorious. Congrats to Brf on a fine match! --Aleph_1 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:51:43 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158537 wow that's a lineup of work for me in Section 2! not saying section 1 looks any easier though! good luck everyone! Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:07:36 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158290 in the *Brf's 4th Annual St. Pat's Pente Tourney* chessik and globule offered draw to each other. no one cared when they did that. i offered draw because 1- it doesn't effect the advancement of my section any, and 2- tenuki is a strong player and i felt bad towards the end to use strong open on him under alt name, and so i offered draw to (as brf said), minimize the sbr take. it was my way of apologizing to tenuki. 3- its between me and tenuki, as draw is a legally allowed feature in the tourney, and i didn't force it on tenuki, he did accept it. its our personal business. there is no stated rule that players cant offer a draw. and it doesn't effect outcome any ways, so don't worry about it. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:06:50 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158122 ChaseWinstead: I realize it doesn't help now but I am going to do some things differently next time to hopefully mitigate this problem going into the 2014 tourney. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:28:58 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158120 I must say, that doesn't seem very like appropriate tournament behavior to me. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:52:35 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158115 ChaseWinstead: the posts earlier on in the message board denote why the draw was likely done for this instance. I believe a gesture was made to minimize one players loss of BKR due to a higher ranked player playing unbeknownst with an alternate acct. Didn't change the outcome but it did relieve some of the loss of BKR to the player caught off guard. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:23:24 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158112 I guess I am suggesting that at the very least, a draw should be considered somewhat suspicious in this tournament. Without being too accusatory, I am trying to give people an opportunity to suggest why one might agree to a draw in this tournament. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:32:56 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158083 draw isn't possible in regular game, is this the answer you expected ? Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:37:13 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158054 You obvisouly don't understand the point he's making, and i'm really not that bothered in order to explain further. It's a draw :-/ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:11:15 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158032 aint it obvious? players agreed for a draw, it has nothing to do with the situation on the board. Fri, 31 May 2013 13:12:47 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158031 I think he means how is a draw possible?, surely someone should win in pente before the board is full. Fri, 31 May 2013 12:01:31 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158008 ChaseWinstead: on the bottom of your game board (at least when it's your turn to move) it says "Add a note | Offer draw | Resign" if you select "offer draw" you will actually split the game with your opponent so a score of "1/2" will be awarded to each player when this is selected. Assuming the other player accepts the draw. Thu, 30 May 2013 16:47:22 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1158004 I noticed that one of the games in Section 6 was a draw. How the heck does a draw happen in pente? Thu, 30 May 2013 04:12:43 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1157158 difficult problem. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:47:31 CEST https://brainking.com/en/print/Board?bc=144170&ngi=1156627 aleph_1: And maybe I'll show you my sveshnikov... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:40:09 CEST