Next BYP tourney, when?VARoadstter

Me too. @joene , what is the process? I don't want to get ahead of myself. I tried sending you a PM but you have that turned off at the moment. I played for a long time at another online site and my f

Next BYP tourney, when?MightyMouse27

i want to compete in a byp tourney

Next BYP tourney, when?VARoadstter

Is there a schedule for these or is something on the horizon? I'd like to get to meet you guys OTB.

Match against an IMBorisOspasky

@Merlin_X Yes that wasn’t the most inspired move.. not sure what I was thinking.. I wasn’t short of time.. but that’s where games are won and lost and where us lower rated players lose making daft u

Match against an IMMerlin_X

@BorisOspasky A positive value like '+1' means an advantage for White, that was your opponent. ;) Not that important, just for the record. Obviously you played a fine game for 12 moves, the position

Match against an IMVARoadstter

That sounds both thrilling and terrifying! Good for you stepping up to the challenge.

Match against an IMBorisOspasky

I decided to try something different and had a go at a simul against an IM. Naturally I didn’t win but tried to do the things I’ve been taught .. I made 26 moves and was +1 for a short while... but as

BYP fans - pick the next opening that I will begin to study.yogabija

Hello Var, It is true that learning how to check mate and end a game is more important. However it doesn't take much effort to spend a little time learning an opening. The benefits are that you

BYP fans - pick the next opening that I will begin to study.VARoadstter

Thanks, Russell. I'm about a 1550 player on most sites. My provisional rating here is a little higher (about 1700 but it feels a bit inflated . There are those who would say not to worry about openin

BYP fans - pick the next opening that I will begin to study.yogabija

Hi Var, I played with both the English for about a year,and more recently the london. The english normally never really gets to the ideal english position due to transposition. It seems like a m