Board Game Smogon Chess Tournament - Won by Ashwins72 and Royal1604

[momfatlol]

Hello everyone. Chess has been popping off over the Coronavirus period and is getting even bigger now with Queen's Gambit being such a big deal. It's time to capitalize on that with the first Smogon Chess tournament in years- with prizes!

The tournament structure will heavily depend on the amount of signups we receive. I am planning to host two brackets- one casual and one experienced. If we don't get enough signups that may have to change we've got more than enough lol. You can choose which one you sign up for and I will not require any proof of experience. If you're brand new and want to compete in the experienced bracket you can sign up for that but I'll ask experienced players to not join the casual one. The prize will not be worth it. Each bracket will be run in a Swiss style, not elimination. Everyone will get to play every week and be matched up with opponents who have performed to a similar level.

Each round will be 1 week long, similar to your average Pokemon tournament. Matches will be bo1 with a 15-5 time control (15 minutes on your clock with a 5-second increment, you gain 5 seconds every time you move). Colors will be assigned for each round, you will be told to play either Black or White. Games will be played on Lichess.org. It is free and no account is required. You can use the "PLAY WITH A FRIEND" button on the side to create a game link to send to your opponent.
New rules:
The advanced bracket will play a 5+3 time control with bo2s. Casual can stay at 15+5 bo1, I don't expect people brand new at Chess to adjust to such a fast format well and I'm a lot less concerned about the Mario chess set compared to the cash prize. I'm going to require everyone in both brackets to make a free lichess.com account to play under but I won't ask for a FIDE/USCF account.

Replays/Game links will be required for all games for the result to be valid and I will be checking games for the use of a Chess engine to avoid cheating. To new players in the casual bracket, draws are a valid outcome, you do not replay if a draw happens and brackets will reflect your half-point earned. The length of the tour will depend on signups- I'm hoping for 6 weeks of play but it really depends. We got way too many people, it's gonna be 8 weeks

The plan is for each bracket to have a single prize go to the player with the top record (although a better one for the experienced bracket). If there is a tie, I'll have the top performers play off. I do not know what the prizes will be yet but when I do I will make a new post about it.
e: I am also very excited to announce the prizes! For the casual bracket, I will be mailing the winner my Super Mario Chess Set. Opened and used once or twice but in pretty much brand new condition. I believe this page is for the same product although it was definitely cheaper when I got it so there may be differences. For the experienced bracket, Hogg is generously offering either $50 or $25 + 1 year gold membership on chess.com.

To sign up please post "in" and indicate whether you would prefer to play in the beginner or advanced bracket. Signups will last until Sunday, December 6th. Good luck to all competitors! And I am in for the experienced bracket.

in,casual

 

[eblurb]

in ad

 

[Skarpherim]

bong cloud, advanced

 

[Gimmy]

in, casual

 

[ChessFan614]

in for casual

 

[IRazvannN]

in, casual

 

[Tea In Tokyo]

In, Casual

 

[Spicy Boii]

In, advanced

 

[The Official Glyx]

in for casual because my body is physically revolted by the concept of blitz and because I haven't played chess seriously in like 6 years-

 

[thien toan]

In, advanced bracket

 

[Days for Dabs]

In adv

 

[TheSealGoesMeow]

in casual

 

[MZ]

Round 1
​

Casual Bracket

• You play on lichess.org. Make an account before you play, do not play under an anonymous account. You can use the "play with a friend" option to create a game with the necessary rules
• If your name is on the left you'll play white, if it's on the right you play black. Colors are just random​
• The time control is 15 minutes with a 5 second increment​
• The game is a best of 1​
• You get 1 point for a win, 1/2 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Activity wins are worth 1 point​
• This is a Swiss tournament with random seeding. If you lose you are not out. Each round you will play someone with the same record as you​
• Based on the number of signups we received, the tournament will be 8 rounds long​
• Replays/game links are required! You can simply link the URL after the game is over​

Matchups

Maki vs Palapapop
Sensei Axew vs not a racist
Expulso vs rylon
vivalospride vs Saladae
mikaav vs kakaks
ShootingStarmie vs lvl100Blaziken
Kouhie vs Astoria
soTsoT vs Former
awesomesamuel12 vs Zokuru
Rosa vs Boubu
Decem vs keppy
Martin vs Mx
Gimmy vs Mighty-Cannon
413x vs Enzo Gorlami
skywa vs Mishimono
The Quasar vs GotCookies
Windingsss vs shadowpeashooter
Hockey1 vs ezlaturbo
WeepingDevil vs IRazvannN
Akai vs Some Bob
maroon vs Lionyx
dnagerbadger vs Boat
7shoes vs OM
DYA vs LeGénoce
emma vs Blue_Tornado
carson237 vs euFeatured
MatLaTomate vs Texas Cloverleaf
gum vs frostyicelad
Fraolain vs So Noisy
Dflo vs Drud
zio vs Itomori
Heika vs KawaiiiiPotato
XxSevagxX vs weakermaker
Supra-Aimure vs Haruno
memomiguel vs Sificon
Karl Dude Guy vs tazz
Spandan vs MTG Xerxes
Heracross2.0 vs Arai
Metalgro$$ vs Maxy07
DarkyLeThugLife vs Estronic
Sam vs Lugi Lugi
CKW vs Trade
yovan33321 vs JonAmon 25
jcbc vs Vaboh
Diophantine vs Hyperuser
yedla vs vani
Bread Sandwich vs Archiiiie17
Naurid vs juan123juan
qwily vs Duskfall98
Fiend vs Ninjadog
HiAyaaaa! vs Energy
youngsterjoeyv69 vs RAP Yogurt
longhiep341 vs majority
HJAD vs Racsozeta
kythr vs LNH
vermillionbedsheet vs Tomahawk
JTMagicman vs TioDragonite
SacredCunoCV vs Dieu Amphibien
Chloe vs grizzz
Stella Athena vs wick wak
Tico 21 vs BlessyZ
Pawn Lelouch vs 20Yelram20
Anthonyy23 vs cleann
VigilanteVigoroth vs Geysers
abd1710 vs Nathan401
ProDigeZz vs TacticalFacepalm
Mace vs qsns
Vileman vs Darkfire47
TJ vs Hamlette
FeaNiiX vs roman
spatulakun vs Artstein
ez vs ChessFan614
Shivam3299 vs tomhyoshi
Best Gal vs Investingolive
Hamhamhamhamham vs Da Letter El
Total Clefairy vs avarice
ForgottenOnes vs cityscapes
Investor-A vs OddsAre
Manan999 vs Cheese5555
raf vs Aurodian
yelodash vs Maxomega
ashwins72 vs Tea in Tokyo
Christo vs MarquisPhantom
syzgy vs zoowi
tigers jaw vs Blazade
Sadlysius vs Mega zygarde-100%
TheSealGoesMeow vs lotiasite
Coolrom122 vs The Immortal
Saurav the great vs M24
Ismakhil vs Blui
Ruft vs JustFranco
momfatlol vs antemortem
ThelordofbadRNG vs Bag of Trixx
Blanko vs Swimmingly
Maskun vs Skipkan
Roxiee vs Alkione
Bulbabrain vs reyscarface
Sevelon vs Frrf
Fardin vs basaninho
I Eat Snoms vs Bye

Advanced Bracket

• You play on lichess.org. Make an account before you play, do not play under an anonymous account. You can use the "play with a friend" option to create a game with the necessary rules
• These matches will be best of 2, it's up to you and your opponent who plays which color first
• You get points for the overall match, not the individual game. If you lose one game and draw the other, you get 0 points and your opponent gets 1 point. If both games are draws or you each win one, each player receives 1/2 point. Activity wins are worth 1 point
• The time control is 5 minutes with a 3 second increment
• This is a Swiss tournament with random seeding (sorry, that's just a side effect of hosting on Smogon). If you lose you are not out. Each round you will play someone with the same record as you
• The tournament will be 8 rounds long. The signup number means this only needs 7 weeks but why run it one less week than the casual bracket
• Replays/game links are required! You can simply link the URL after the game is over

Matchups

ZestOfLife vs Oiseau Bleu
pokenerddude vs Nalorium
MZ vs pulsar512b
spanishlines vs Hrizu
Poseidon's Wrath vs Knuckstrike
Vrdi vs Waylaid
Blue Rocket vs Drookez
zorbees vs Brisked
GOAO vs Endal
Irpachuza vs Archangel Nubosi
SparksBlade vs little maths
Ivar57 vs Chazm
tlouk vs .44 Magnum
TectonicDestroyer vs killerjays
Ahmad Alfaith vs ShedMiddleFinga
Chaitanya vs Zephir
Jimmy Turtwig vs Galarian Sith
Sylveon used calm mind vs FlamingVictini
elednb vs Far too complex
termi vs KSt3ve
Kingler vs Patlop2307
Carmin vs 64 Squares
EternalSnowman vs MJ
Furret4ssb vs Derppedeath
zugubu royale vs Lazy_bread27
Quantum Tesseract vs Notater
Myzozoa vs dogknees
Clefable vs Rigas
Xx_CheckM8_xX vs thien toan
Zenithial vs Mikasa Ackerman
Mdraa vs Skarph
thelinearcurve vs Cdumas
Coconut vs Days for Dabs
imjustgray vs Mario34
tlenit vs PixelCubes08
Skullhunter987 vs a fruitshop owner
Ho3nConfirm3d vs pileosand
Dorron vs Charzard14
ToadNorton vs Isa
Triangles vs theangryscientist
LaBallaldeDesCieux vs Not Yin
Siglut vs Chiles Habaneros
Datsko vs Alternatif
ButteredToast vs arn.av136
shrop vs qwerty1015
Bitana vs KyleCole
Nateiscool246 vs Bughouse
Procrastinasian vs ChexLuther
dpascett vs eblurb
Royal1604 vs Leo
mikmer vs Gilgamesh9
ash_won_kalos vs Anish
Pkel SweeTForU vs iLlama
Astral Observatory vs Spicy Boii
crucify vs coolio1223
Mattakata vs UncleSam
shubaka17 vs byronthewellwell
SvartPest vs Yoda2798
BasedWhat? vs Bye

The deadline is Sunday, December 13th, 11pm EST
I will have a separate post up with tags asap

 

[MZ]

Tags

Decem
Fardin
Some Bob
Sevelon
zio
Aurodian
Martin
Saladae
Boat
Christo
Chloe
Blazade
OM
Maki
FeaNiiX
Texas Cloverleaf
qwily
Roxiee
Duskfall98
TJ
basaninho
Former
Darkfire47
avarice
RacsoZeta
Sificon
The Immortal
JustFranco
Heracross2.0
Ruft
skywa
JonAmon 25
Blue_Tornado
Spandan
HJAD
cityscapes
Sam
I Eat Snoms
Total Clefairy
MatLaTomate
KawaiiiiPotato
weakermaker
spatulakun
Skipkan
Estronic
dnagerbadger
Lugi Lugi
Mx
itomori
frostyicelad
Pawn Lelouch
Hamlette
Anthonyy23
Geysers
Maskun
yovan33321
VigilanteVigoroth
ashwins72
tigers jaw
yedla
Sensei Axew
Karl Dude Guy
Blanko
Cheese5555
juan123juan
Bread Sandwich
GotCookies
Akai
TioDragonite
Lionyx
Bag of Trixx
Mace
Vaboh
tazz
Fiend
wick wak
grizzz
Hockey1
ezlaturbo
qsns
awesomesamuel2
So Noisy
emma
Ninjadog
ez
Blui
M24
vivalospride
gum
Archiiiie17
lotiasite
abd1710
Mikaav
Shivam3299
youngsterjoeyv69
keppy
ForgottenOnes
cleann
Aloopuriza
Best Gal
CKW
DYA
kythr
raf
Trade
Maxomega
LeGénoce
not a racist
DarkyLeThugLife
TacticalFacepalms
ThelordofbadRNG
Da Letter El
Heika
lvl100Blaziken
tomhyoshi
MetalGro$$
7shoes
WeepingDevil
Mega zygarde-100%
Palapapop
Mishimono
Diophantine
Supra-Airmure
Saurav the great
Kouhie
Fraolain
Dieu Amphibien
ShootingStarmie
memomiguel
kakaks
vani
RAP Yogurt
Dflo
Zokuru
soTsoT
BlessyZ
ProDigeZz
Sadlysius
413X
longhiep341
yelodash
SacredKunoCV
rylon
HiAyaaaa!
euFeatured
Enzo Gorlami
Ismakhil
Nathan401
OddsAre
Frrf
Drud
Oibaf
Energy
Hamhamhamhamham
reyscarface
StellaAthena
Tico 21
Vileman
Alkione
Manan999
BulbaBrain
Maxy07
Coolrom122
vermillionbedsheet
Investingolive
Haruno
zoowi
Windingsss
MarquisPhantom
JTMagicman
Boubu
roman
LNH
Artstein
Hyperuser
Tomahawk
MTG Xerxes
Arai
XxSevagxX
Naurid
The Quasar
Swimmingly
Investor-A
syzgy
maroon
Expulso
jcbc
shadowpeashooter
Paolo_Rodriguez
20Yelram02
majority
carson237
momfatlol
Gimmy
ChessFan614
IRazvannN
Tea In Tokyo
Rosa
TheSealGoesMeow
MZ
Quantum Tesseract
charzard14
Leo
Zenithial
Yoda2798
shrop
Isa
spanishlines
Dorron
crucify
Clefable
tlouk
shubaka17
64 Squares
Myzozoa
pokenerddude
Irpachuza
Chaitanya
EternalSnowman
ShedMiddleFinga
Oiseau Bleu
Astral Observatory
GOAO
Knuckstrike
Brisked
Xx_CheckM8_xX
Endal
pokemonisfun
KyleCole
Bughouse
KSt3ve
Gilgamesh9
Coconut
a fruitshop owner
FlamingVictini
Ho3nConfirm3d
Waylaid
imjustgray
dogknees
TectonicDestroyer
Elecwizer
Lazy_bread27
ZestOfLife
pulsar512b
Derpeddeath
theangryscientist
Notater
arn.av136
ToadNorton
Not Yin
Far too complex
pileosand
Chazm
Vrji
MJ
ButteredToast
LaBalladeDesCieux
Cdumas
Alternatif
Jimmy Turtwig
Zephir
thelinearcurve
Siglut
byronthewellwell
Ivar57
Mario34
mikmer
SvartPest
Mikasa Ackerman
Skullhunter987
Nalorium
.44 Magnum
Triangles
ChexLuther
Royal1604
Mdraa
Carmin
little maths
zorbees
Chiles Habaneros
Archangel Nubosi
elednb
Drookez
SparksBlade
Furret4ssb
Ahmad Alfatih
killerjays
Bitana
Procrastinasian
termi
Mattakata
Kingler
Sylveon used calm mind
Datsko
Reverii
Anish
ash_won_kalos
Galarian Sith
Blue Rocket
dpascett
Hrizu
zugubu royale
coolio1223
Rigas
qwerty1015
PixelCubes08
Pkel SweeTforU
Nateiscool246
Poseidon's Wrath
UncleSam
eblurb
Skarph
Spicy Boii
thien toan
Days for Dabs

 

[wick wak]

can we get a link to the brackets it will be faster.

 

[Bughouse]

• You get points for the overall match, not the individual game. If you lose one game and draw the other, you get 0 points and your opponent gets 2 points. If both games are draws or you each win one, each player receives 1/2 point. Activity wins are worth 1 point

Yeah that's gonna get a no from me dawg. Effectively, you're making an activity win the same as 2 draws, unless you mean that the activity win is just a win in both games i.e. 2 points? But that's worded very weirdly if so.

 

[MZ]

• You get points for the overall match, not the individual game. If you lose one game and draw the other, you get 0 points and your opponent gets 2 points. If both games are draws or you each win one, each player receives 1/2 point. Activity wins are worth 1 point

Yeah that's gonna get a no from me dawg. Effectively, you're making an activity win the same as 2 draws, unless you mean that the activity win is just a win in both games i.e. 2 points? But that's worded very weirdly if so.

no sorry that's just an error your opponent is only supposed to get 1 point. you get 0, 1/2, or 1 point, never 2 points, I just wrote 2 because bad

 

[BulbaBrain]

reyscarface ur profile limits me from scheduling so contact me on my wall or on discord I'mBulbaBraindead#8045 thanks

 

[Pawn Lelouch]

https://lichess.org/oHDqVKSWlram20

Me vs 20Yelram20, I won. (I think this link works properly?)

 

[MZ]

https://lichess.org/oHDqVKSWlram20

Me vs 20Yelram20, I won. (I think this link works properly?)

It does not. You should just be able to drop the URL of the game you were playing so I don't know where this link comes from. Very hesitant to throw the first game out though so I guess 20Yelram02 just confirm this happened please

 

[pulsar512b]

Round 1
​

Casual Bracket

• You play on lichess.com. Make an account before you play, do not play under an anonymous account. You can use the "play with a friend" option to create a game with the necessary rules
• If your name is on the left you'll play white, if it's on the right you play black. Colors are just random​
• The time control is 15 minutes with a 5 second increment​
• The game is a best of 1​
• You get 1 point for a win, 1/2 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Activity wins are worth 1 point​
• This is a Swiss tournament with random seeding. If you lose you are not out. Each round you will play someone with the same record as you​
• Based on the number of signups we received, the tournament will be 8 rounds long​
• Replays/game links are required! You can simply link the URL after the game is over​

Matchups

Maki vs Palapapop
Sensei Axew vs not a racist
Expulso vs rylon
vivalospride vs Saladae
mikaav vs kakaks
ShootingStarmie vs lvl100Blaziken
Kouhie vs Aloopuriza
soTsoT vs Former
awesomesamuel12 vs Zokuru
Rosa vs Boubu
Decem vs keppy
Martin vs Mx
Gimmy vs Paolo_Rodriguez
413x vs Enzo Gorlami
skywa vs Mishimono
The Quasar vs GotCookies
Windingsss vs shadowpeashooter
Hockey1 vs ezlaturbo
WeepingDevil vs IRazvannN
Akai vs Some Bob
maroon vs Lionyx
dnagerbadger vs Boat
7shoes vs OM
DYA vs LeGénoce
emma vs Blue_Tornado
carson237 vs euFeatured
MatLaTomate vs Texas Cloverleaf
gum vs frostyicelad
Fraolain vs So Noisy
Dflo vs Drud
zio vs Itomori
Heika vs KawaiiiiPotato
XxSevagxX vs weakermaker
Supra-Aimure vs Haruno
memomiguel vs Sificon
Karl Dude Guy vs tazz
Spandan vs MTG Xerxes
Heracross2.0 vs Arai
Metalgro$$ vs Maxy07
DarkyLeThugLife vs Estronic
Sam vs Lugi Lugi
CKW vs Trade
yovan33321 vs JonAmon 25
jcbc vs Vaboh
Diophantine vs Hyperuser
yedla vs vani
Bread Sandwich vs Archiiiie17
Naurid vs juan123juan
qwily vs Duskfall98
Fiend vs Ninjadog
HiAyaaaa! vs Energy
youngsterjoeyv69 vs RAP Yogurt
longhiep341 vs majority
HJAD vs Racsozeta
kythr vs LNH
vermillionbedsheet vs Tomahawk
JTMagicman vs TioDragonite
SacredCunoCV vs Dieu Amphibien
Chloe vs grizzz
Stella Athena vs wick wak
Tico 21 vs BlessyZ
Pawn Lelouch vs 20Yelram20
Anthonyy23 vs cleann
VigilanteVigoroth vs Geysers
abd1710 vs Nathan401
ProDigeZz vs TacticalFacepalm
Mace vs qsns
Vileman vs Darkfire47
TJ vs Hamlette
FeaNiiX vs roman
spatulakun vs Artstein
ez vs ChessFan614
Shivam3299 vs tomhyoshi
BestGal vs Investingolive
Hamhamhamhamham vs Da Letter El
Total Clefairy vs avarice
ForgottenOnes vs cityscapes
Investor-A vs OddsAre
Manan999 vs Cheese5555
raf vs Aurodian
yelodash vs Maxomega
ashwins72 vs Tea in Tokyo
Christo vs MarquisPhantom
syzgy vs zoowi
tigers jaw vs Blazade
Sadlysius vs Mega zygarde-100%
TheSealGoesMeow vs lotiasite
Coolrom122 vs The Immortal
Saurav the great vs M24
Ismakhil vs Blui
Ruft vs JustFranco
momfatlol vs Oibaf
ThelordofbadRNG vs Bag of Trixx
Blanko vs Swimmingly
Maskun vs Skipkan
Roxiee vs Alkione
Bulbabrain vs reyscarface
Sevelon vs Frrf
Fardin vs basaninho
I Eat Snoms vs Bye

Advanced Bracket

• You play on lichess.com. Make an account before you play, do not play under an anonymous account. You can use the "play with a friend" option to create a game with the necessary rules
• These matches will be best of 2, it's up to you and your opponent who plays which color first
• You get points for the overall match, not the individual game. If you lose one game and draw the other, you get 0 points and your opponent gets 1 point. If both games are draws or you each win one, each player receives 1/2 point. Activity wins are worth 1 point
• The time control is 5 minutes with a 3 second increment
• This is a Swiss tournament with random seeding (sorry, that's just a side effect of hosting on Smogon). If you lose you are not out. Each round you will play someone with the same record as you
• The tournament will be 8 rounds long. The signup number means this only needs 7 weeks but why run it one less week than the casual bracket
• Replays/game links are required! You can simply link the URL after the game is over

Matchups

ZestOfLife vs Oiseau Bleu
pokenerddude vs Nalorium
MZ vs pulsar512b
spanishlines vs Hrizu
Poseidon's Wrath vs Knuckstrike
Vrdi vs Waylaid
Blue Rocket vs Drookez
zorbees vs Brisked
GOAO vs Endal
Irpachuza vs Archangel Nubosi
SparksBlade vs little maths
Ivar57 vs Chazm
tlouk vs .44 Magnum
TectonicDestroyer vs killerjays
Ahmad Alfaith vs ShedMiddleFinga
Chaitanya vs Zephir
Jimmy Turtwig vs Galarian Sith
Sylveon used calm mind vs FlamingVictini
elednb vs Far too complex
termi vs KSt3ve
Kingler vs pokemonisfun
Carmin vs 64 Squares
EternalSnowman vs MJ
Furret4ssb vs Derppedeath
zugubu royale vs Lazy_bread27
Quantum Tesseract vs Notater
Myzozoa vs dogknees
Clefable vs Rigas
Xx_CheckM8_xX vs thien toan
Zenithial vs Mikasa Ackerman
Mdraa vs Skarph
thelinearcurve vs Cdumas
Coconut vs Days for Dabs
imjustgray vs Mario34
Reverii vs PixelCubes08
Skullhunter987 vs a fruitshop owner
Ho3nConfirm3d vs pileosand
Dorron vs Charzard14
ToadNorton vs Isa
Triangles vs theangryscientist
LaBallaldeDesCieux vs Not Yin
Siglut vs Chiles Habaneros
Datsko vs Alternatif
ButteredToast vs arn.av136
shrop vs qwerty1015
Bitana vs KyleCole
Nateiscool246 vs Bughouse
Procrastinasian vs ChexLuther
dpascett vs eblurb
Royal1604 vs Leo
mikmer vs Gilgamesh9
ash_won_kalos vs Anish
Pkel SweeTForU vs Elecwizer
Astral Observatory vs Spicy Boii
crucify vs coolio1223
Mattakata vs UncleSam
shubaka17 vs byronthewellwell
SvartPest vs Yoda2798

The deadline is Sunday, December 13th, 11pm EST
I will have a separate post up with tags asap

its lichess.org not lichess.com

 

[Pawn Lelouch]

It does not. You should just be able to drop the URL of the game you were playing so I don't know where this link comes from. Very hesitant to throw the first game out though so I guess 20Yelram02 just confirm this happened please

Hm, maybe its since I didn't copy and post the URL until after the game ended and I was in the analysis/postgame section? It might have shifted the copied URL as a result?

 

[pulsar512b]

Hm, maybe its since I didn't copy and post the URL until after the game ended and I was in the analysis/postgame section? It might have shifted the copied URL as a result?

no, it should work.

I searched up the game (based on guesses based on your smogon usernames as to what your lichess usernames may be): https://lichess.org/oHDqVKSW/black

 

[20Yelram02]

Can confirm that Pawn Lelouch won

 

[Mario34]

https://lichess.org/pLn8Tgnu
https://lichess.org/0MQFmahq
won both games gg well played imjustgray