tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post3589596610978809637..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: USATE - Rd. 4 PhotosPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-62704435535709158192009-02-24T10:06:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:06:00.000-05:00Anon: I've never met Neph before. I have met Shin...Anon: I've never met Neph before. I have met Shin at some of the UMBC tournaments. It would be interesting to see how high Neph's USCF rating would go up if played regualr chess with the same intensity as bughouse. His USCF rating is mid 1600s. Though watching him play, I'm not sure I'd want to play him in a regular game either. <BR/><BR/>I did not play in the bughouse tournament. I was hanging out with friends in the lobby, and then came in to watch some of the tournament on the way back to my room. Maybe next year!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-33934466750551825412009-02-23T08:36:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:36:00.000-05:00No Problem! Have you met either of the 2 champion...No Problem! Have you met either of the 2 champions in person? Yes, Neph is truly amazing... wonder if he was 2000+ USCF how strong he'd be then? Have never seen a faster and stronger player than him... ! He has quite a bit of comments already on his vids, esp. round 5 and 6.<BR/><BR/>Thx for linking it here... lets get these guys KNOWN! :)<BR/><BR/>Btw did you play in the tourney?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-18448667122319916822009-02-21T23:19:00.000-05:002009-02-21T23:19:00.000-05:00Anon: Thanks for the youtube links. Actually I ...Anon: Thanks for the youtube links. Actually I love bughouse. I learned it way back in 1973. I'm not very good at it, but I really love playing it when I get a chance. I'm adding the round 6 video to this post. That was a really nice mate in 5. Neph proves that chess rating has little to do with bughouse strength.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-84150975060009256832009-02-21T15:30:00.000-05:002009-02-21T15:30:00.000-05:00Glad finally some people are giving these guys cre...Glad finally some people are giving these guys credit for completing wiping out the Bughouse competition 6-0! I personally saw these 2 guys in action & have to say they are the 2 Best Bughouse players I have ever seen... (and I've witnessed lots of bug) their team name of "Asian Domination" fit perfectly. <BR/><BR/>Here's their YouTube vids of the Final 2 rounds:<BR/><BR/>Rd 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEkos9IsI20<BR/><BR/>Rd 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qfb5cSRGxc<BR/><BR/>These guys should get some credit too (regardless if you like the game or not)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-68711673952430275952009-02-16T22:52:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:52:00.000-05:00Tiger: The oddities of Swiss pairings sometimes ma...Tiger: The oddities of Swiss pairings sometimes makes for extreme match ups. Our rating was in a spot where when we got paired up it was way up, and when paired down, way down. I didn't mind. I rather player the team with 2180 average then barely make the top half and get the lowest rated team with an 1100 average. I didn't have any easy games really, and I like that challenge.<BR/><BR/>Debbie: I missed seeing you. I know Ben's dad took awesome care of Kevin, but I needed your wine pick me up in the evening. :-) See you in Saratoga in a few weeks?Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-77991137994430720982009-02-16T07:12:00.000-05:002009-02-16T07:12:00.000-05:00Many thanks from Kevin's (aka King Kong) mom. I w...Many thanks from Kevin's (aka King Kong) mom. I was unfortunately unable to be with him at the tournament this year. As a non-playing parent, it's my favorite chess tournament too. Last night I was pleased to discover you were blogging from Parsipanny, and was very much enjoying reading about it even before that fabulous picture this morning of Kevin's team. Their name btw is Chess We Can. Of course I've sent the link to all the grandparents, so you should have some new readers. Best of luck to your team today.debrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199990093944164160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-57722802350627934242009-02-16T06:02:00.000-05:002009-02-16T06:02:00.000-05:00Two times a 3.5 - 0.5 against lower rated teams is...Two times a 3.5 - 0.5 against lower rated teams is well done, pity you got that high rated number 20 team in round 2 otherwise it could have been your team would play more then a few games in the ballroom.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.com