# Dopers 2005! Chess: Royal Rumble! Doper Chess Fest!!!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 26, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061 "2005-02-26T22:58:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 7
### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/121 "2005-03-25T03:55:03Z")
How’s everybody else’s matches going? Anybody having problems? I’ll send out an email later tonight to those who’ve not yet posted finished games.
Oh, and in Finn vs. **Ellis** , a matchup of mighty warriors, nay, forces of nature, I masterfully forced **Ellis** to kick my ass. Oh yes, with my black belt in losing fu I simply could not win. I’m just that good. Do not fear me, even a little! (Game results to be posted later)
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2005, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/122 "2005-03-25T08:18:27Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#):
>
> (Game results to be posted later)
Here they are:
;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
;White: ellisdee37
;Black: ninjafnord
;Date: Fri Mar 25 03:12:54 GMT 2005
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 c6-d4
4. b1-c3 d4xf3+
5. d1xf3 f8-b4
6. o-o b4xc3
7. f3xc3 f7-f6
8. d2-d4 a7-a6
9. b5-c4 e5xd4
10. c3xd4 g8-h6
11. c1xh6 b7-b5
12. h6xg7 b5xc4
13. g7xh8 c8-b7
14. h8xf6 d8-c8
15. d4-e5+ e8-f7
16. e5-e7+ f7-g8
17. e7-g7++
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/123 "2005-03-25T08:45:52Z")
> [@SpaceDog](#):
>
> OK, try [this](http://www.geocities.com/pgnchess2004/) one instead as there’s no download.
>
> The cool thing is that you can then hit the View Game button and get a little interactive viewer for those that want to play along at home.
It lets you view the entire game between me and **Finn** , but it fails after the first few moves of **Euthanasiast** and **treis** ’s game, which is kind of a downer. (It won’t even translate it until you remove the surrender, either.)
But very cool when it works. I appear to be bishop/queen happy.
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### Author:  [@Elvez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvez)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/124 "2005-03-26T00:50:20Z")
Ok, **ronincyberpunk** and I just finished our game over on [itsyourturn.com](http://itsyourturn.com).
He played white and I played black:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4
4. Nxd4 d6
5. Nc3 Nf6
6. Bb5 Bd7
7. O-O Ne5
8. Bxd7+ Qxd7
9. Nf5 g6
10. Ng3 O-O-O
11. Be3 d5
12. exd5 Nxd5
13. Bd4 Bg7
14. f4 f6
15. fxe5 fxe5
16. Bc5 b6
17. Ba3 Ne3
18. Qxd7+ Rxd7
19. Rf2 Bh6
20. b4 Ng4
21. Re2 Be3+
22. Kf1 Rf8+
23. Ke1 Rdf7
24. Nce4 Rf4
25. b5 R8f7
26. Bd6 Nxh2
27. Bxe5 Rf1+
28. Nxf1 Rxf1#
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### Author:  [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/125 "2005-03-26T03:10:19Z")
Just came back from a busy week, I am contacting **Gfactor** to play later today or tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/126 "2005-03-26T03:32:12Z")
Four out of twelve pairings reported, a fifth in progress… what’s happening with the rest of the folks? I was busy (read: tired) last night and didn’t get emails out… I’ll try to get it done tonight after Battlestar Galactica.
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### Author:  [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/127 "2005-03-26T19:25:20Z")
[Event “Yahoo! Chess Game”]
[Site “Yahoo! Chess”]
[Date “03-26-2005”]
[Round “”]
[White “GIGObuster”]
[Black “gfactor”]
[Result “0-1”]
1. d4 d5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Bg5 Nbd7
4. Qd2 c6
5. e3 e5
6. O-O-O h6
7. Bh4 Bb4
8. a3 Ba5
9. dxe5 Nxe5
10. f4 Ng6
11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Nf3 O-O
13. h4 Re8
14. h5 Ne7
15. Ne5 Nf5
16. g4 Ng3
17. Rg1 Ne4
18. Qd4 Nxc3
19. bxc3 Qe7
20. Bd3 Bb6
21. Qa4 Bxe3+
22. Kb2 Bxg1
23. Rxg1 f6
24. Ng6 Qe3
25. Rg2 Qh3
26. Rg1 Bxg4
27. f5 Bxf5
28. Nf4 Qe3
29. Qb4 Qxg1
30. Bxf5 Re1 0-1
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/128 "2005-03-26T19:51:55Z")
Excellent, I know you guys were having some troubles, good thing you were able to complete your game. I will be sending out those emails today… if I don’t hear back from people in a few days, we’ll just elminiate them and go on to the second round.
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### Author:  [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/129 "2005-03-27T03:05:43Z")
Game between\*\* I Love Me \*\* and **Lockz** is in progress (14th move).
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/130 "2005-03-27T04:19:47Z")
For anybody using Its Your [Turn.com](http://Turn.com) to get their game going, is there any reason why you have to finish the game on that service?
Couldn’t you – in theory, at least – create a yahoo game and simply recreate the first 14 moves you’ve already made?
In that way, ItsYourTurn can help get a match started, and help speed things along by making it so that a yahoo “remainder game” would be much less time consuming than a full game from the beginning, making it possibly easier to coordinate.
Just a thought.
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### Author:  [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/131 "2005-03-29T14:42:19Z")
I was on holiday and proposed to do the game over email, as I had a Blackberry handheld with me, but haven’t received a replay on that request yet. I’m back now and have resent a request to play, but obviously now using any means preferred, as I’m back in the land of cable. 😉
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### Author:  [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/132 "2005-04-03T20:05:03Z")
Just a little bump to say, “what’s going on with this?”
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/133 "2005-04-03T20:31:47Z")
Waiting on the results of **I Love Me, Vol. I** ’s game. Will keep folk updated as best as I’m able.
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### Author:  [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/134 "2005-04-03T20:46:03Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#):
>
> Waiting on the results of **I Love Me, Vol. I** ’s game. Will keep folk updated as best as I’m able.
Is our game the last game to finish?
I daresay that we will be done pretty soon; perhaps today.
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/135 "2005-04-03T20:50:39Z")
~hangs head in shame~
Truth be told, I’m not totally sure.
I had a hell of a week last week and I wasn’t on top of this as I should be, my apologies.
I still haven’t tallied up all the pairs and sent out another email, but I really will get that done tonight. (promise)
After that, we’ll give people about 24 hours to respond and if they don’t, on with round two!
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### Author:  [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/136 "2005-04-04T00:39:32Z")
Lathe of Heaven and I are also playing a game on [Itsyourturn.com](http://Itsyourturn.com)
We must have wildly dissimilar schedules. We get in a move per weekday.
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### Author:  [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/137 "2005-04-04T01:59:00Z")
**I Love Me Vol. I** and **Lockz** are finished with our game. Somehow I (I Love Me) managed to win a game of chess. I can hardly wait to be obliterated in the next round. Here is the notation of our strange game:
1. e4 e5
2. b3 b5
3. Bxb5 c6
4. Bd3 Nf6
5. Bb2 d6
6. c4 c5
7. Qc2 Nc6
8. a3 Qb6
9. Nf3 Bg4
10. Be2 g6
11. Nc3 h5
12. Nd5 Nxd5
13. exd5 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Nd4
15. Bxd4 exd4
16. Qe4+ Be7
17. Rb1 f5
18. Qe6 Rh6
19. Qg8+ Bf8
20. O-O O-O-O
21. Qe6+ Kb7
22. b4 Qa6
23. bxc5+ Kc7
24. cxd6+ Rxd6
25. Qf7+ Rd7
26. Qxf8 Rh7
27. c5 Rd8
28. d6+ Kc8
29. Rb8+ Kxb8
30. Qxd8+Qc8
31. Rb1+ Rb7
32. Rxb7+resigns
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2005, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/138 "2005-04-04T07:40:55Z")
We’ve not yet heard back from many of our pairings:
ITRchampion vs Aesiron
Scarface vs Dubious Sacrifice
Black Knight vs Greenback
Petelin vs Garfield
Really Not all that bright vs Arwin
**Arwin** ’s been in touch with me and evidently his opponent isn’t checking email… maybe folks will be able to see this thread if they do a vanity search?
I’m also sending out emails to these pairings, maybe it’ll get through one way or another. If not, **Arwin** , I’ll drop out and you can have my spot.
If people are having time problems and can’t meet up please let me know. We can extend the first round, but if I don’t hear from you we might just have to move on and assume that you’ve quit.
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/139 "2005-04-04T07:47:44Z")
**Petelin** and **Garfield** have checked in, their match is being played by email, but they’re still in the tourney.
That leaves
ITRchampion vs Aesiron
Scarface vs Dubious Sacrifice
Black Knight vs Greenback
Really Not all that bright vs Arwin
I’ll post more as I learn more.
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### Author:  [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-2005-chess-royal-rumble-doper-chess-fest/292061/140 "2005-04-04T18:56:30Z")
Updates: **Lockz** may not be staying with this tourney, so **Arwin** may take his spot, details to follow in the next few days.
**Patelin** and **Garfield** are currently on move three, so I’m seeing if there isn’t any way they can hurry it up.
Haven’t heard back from :
ITRchampion vs Aesiron
Scarface vs Dubious Sacrifice
Black Knight vs Greenback
If I still haven’t by the time we work out the rest of those responding, we’ll just figure that they’re forgotten about the tournament and go on with fewer pairings.
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