# GoA Chess Tournament #1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Games\ **Tags:** chess\ **Created:** [March 3, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229 "2021-03-03T18:43:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/41 "2021-09-16T22:01:04Z")
The last game that seems like it will make a difference is Tospeke vs AbstractActuary. That one should decide who relegates to group B. ---
**Author:** ![AbstractActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/abstractactuary/32/38414_2.png) [@AbstractActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/AbstractActuary)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/42 "2021-09-16T22:02:43Z")
Yeah, these tournaments can take forever. I only join “random” tournaments if they are 1 day or 3 day tournaments and if they don’t allow vacation. Otherwise, ever round takes 0.5-1.0 years. We also don’t want people to lose on time, or because of a vacation. (though isn’t playing chess a nice vacation activity?) One option would be to make the games start simultaneously, instead of subsequently. For example, my second game with Tospeke didn’t start until the first ended. You can also start the next tournament before this one ends. In most cases, the promotions and relegations are obvious enough, even with a number of games outstanding. ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/43 "2021-09-16T22:21:54Z")
> [@AbstractActuary](#): > > One option would be to make the games start simultaneously, instead of subsequently It’s something that can get chaotic, but would surely shorten the tournament. With 6 players in a group it’s not bad, but Group C is pretty large. ---
**Author:** ![BruteForce](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bruteforce/32/175_2.png) [@BruteForce](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BruteForce)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/44 "2021-09-16T22:36:25Z")
I like that the second game with a player doesn’t start until the first game has finished. Why not just set a timeline for the tournaments? Can you manually close a tournament after 2-3 months? Not sure how much work it is to set these up, but you could say you want to run 4 tournaments a year (or whatever the number is), so set the months that you’ll start new ones. I didn’t realize people were still playing the same tournament that started forever ago! ---
**Author:** ![AbstractActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/abstractactuary/32/38414_2.png) [@AbstractActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/AbstractActuary)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/45 "2021-09-19T22:26:12Z")
Perhaps the best option is single round robin. This way you don’t have too many games, but you don’t have to wait until two subsequent games are played among slow players. Our historical tournaments were single round robin. ---
**Author:** ![MayanActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mayanactuary/32/8794_2.png) [@MayanActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/MayanActuary)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/46 "2021-09-20T12:40:40Z")
I like the single round robin idea, that way a single slow player doesn’t have back to back slow games compounding it. ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/47 "2021-10-25T16:14:10Z")
New tournament going to start up in the first or second week of November. Unfortunately, there is no single-round robin feature on [chess.com](http://chess.com) It’s only double round robin. I can start the games at the same time, but there would be 10 games at once for the top groups and even more for group C. What does everyone think? ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/48 "2021-10-25T16:20:02Z")
And officially, Congrats to our winners of the first GoA chess tournament! In group C: BenedictXVI wins first place! @Rick_Groszkiewicz wins second place! They will promote to Group B in the next tournament. In group B: devilrox wins first place! @1695814 wins second place! They will promote to group A in the next tournament. In group A: Minnesota and @tospeke are battling it out for the top spot right now in the final match, but they have clinched the top 2! ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/49 "2021-10-25T16:22:13Z")
Things could change based on different circumstances, but the preliminary group A for tourney #2: Minnesota @tospeke @IPD @MayanActuary devilrox @1695814 ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/50 "2021-10-25T16:23:15Z")
Things could change based on different circumstances, but the preliminary group B for tourney #2: @AbstractActuary @procrastinator @Bro @BruteForce BenedictXVI @Rick_Groszkiewicz ---
**Author:** ![BruteForce](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bruteforce/32/175_2.png) [@BruteForce](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BruteForce)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/51 "2021-10-25T16:24:07Z")
Lol, surprised I’m still in Group B. I think I won like 1 game last tournament. ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/52 "2021-10-25T16:29:43Z")
Things could change based on different circumstances, but the preliminary group C for tourney #2: @Werewolf @CuriousGeorge @Grizz - are you golfer6392? @Macroman JustChillJoe - Are you on this forum? @Seasplash @J0EBL0W @ALivelySedative @LususNaturae @Italian_Halibut @akial ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/53 "2021-10-25T16:31:50Z")
Is there anyone I missed? Is there anyone that wants to play that hasn’t posted here before? Is there anyone on the list that wants to leave? Is there anyone on the lists that wants to move down a group? ---
**Author:** ![Grizz](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Grizz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Grizz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/54 "2021-10-25T16:35:16Z")
Yes I’m golfer6392 ---
**Author:** ![BruteForce](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bruteforce/32/175_2.png) [@BruteForce](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BruteForce)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/55 "2021-10-25T16:39:53Z")
I am happy to play wherever, but would be fine moving down to C if there’s someone more qualified for Group B. ---
**Author:** ![Italian\_Halibut](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/italian_halibut/32/7384_2.png) [@Italian\_Halibut](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Italian_Halibut)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/56 "2021-10-25T16:53:02Z")
I am ItalianHalibut on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) ---
**Author:** ![Seasplash](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/seasplash/32/4879_2.png) [@Seasplash](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Seasplash)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/57 "2021-10-25T16:55:58Z")
If there’s a player that’s willing to move down to C, then I wanna recommend golfer6392 to move to Group B. He’s rated over 1,800 in daily mode and he’s really good. ---
**Author:** ![MayanActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mayanactuary/32/8794_2.png) [@MayanActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/MayanActuary)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/58 "2021-10-25T17:02:13Z")
I would recommend moving LususNaturae up to at least Group B if not Group A… he’s around 2000 daily and 2200 blitz ---
**Author:** ![IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ipd/32/179_2.png) [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/59 "2021-10-25T17:08:40Z")
If everyone plays I think we could get 4 groups this time. ---
**Author:** ![Bro](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bro/32/81473_2.png) [@Bro](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Bro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229/60 "2021-10-25T17:44:44Z")
If there are 4 groups, I’d like to move down to group C. I feel the same way as Brute Force, I think I only won like 1 game if that. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/goa-chess-tournament-1/2229.md?page=4)