Hi all
Don't miss this amazing bullet thematic tournament coming up with some cash prizes:
lichess.org/tournament/4nGPJ2QyI will be doing commentary on twitch and not playing in it myself. Hope to see many of you there!
I am hoping IM Esserman may turn up - messaged him on Facebook. He is an amazing bullet player and author of "Mayhem in the Morra" that is a great book on it.
Cheers, K
I would have played with great pleasure, but my game will not allow me to compete for prizes! thank you, there would be more such benefactors _)
is this
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3
or is this
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3
(where black can decline with Nf6 or d3) ?
#3 : I think the specific lines are kept secret by default for thematic tournaments to avoid players looking up in advance. Not 100% sure about this, but from one's I have played in before, the line isn't revealed usually.
Unsatisfying.
gentlemen, for the last week the number of notices about cheaters has sharply increased. I personally lost 11 games. Is the site struggling with these monsters?
Misplaced.
#6 : Personally I would never have dreamt of being involved in an Internet based prize tournament because of the engine abuse potential and added incentives of cash prizes. Many precedents of prizes having to be retracted have been demonstrated time and time again by other sites trying this in the past.
But I think for bullet chess it has proven fine for such events to have prizes - with the titled only bullet tournament for example being won consistently by the World chess champion Magnus Carlsen. I have played in such events usually to get really strong opponents, but my personal preference for any online prize tournaments it to be just bullet chess.
Also this particular tournament is thematic which for me adds another level of complexity and hassle for any potential abuse.
So as far as cash prize bullet tournaments, I think the site is strong enough to handle any abuse and get the real players winning the prizes.
Cheers, K
#2 the big thrill for me when in particular bullet tournaments have prizes is simply the experience of playing super strong players. E.g. the titled bullet tournaments that have been organised. I hope you might join the tournament any case just for the thrill.
Cheers, K
without the info i requested in #3 i wont join because my current repertoire is declining it. But i like that it has prices and wish everybody the best.
