ok. (I assume you are looking for agreement here?)

If you agree, yes please :)

What are we agreeing to?

If we do an apa leage, pairs aren't important, as all the world will play with all the world. That means that we can play 2 or more games at once. If you agree I only have to do a chart and post he results.

and post the results, sorry.

Works for me

So let's make a list of who agrees then...

steephie22
abgemacht (arlevin)
FolliesOfSpain
krellin
mendax
AviF (?)

Just so we don't forget anyone...

Also, what amount of time between 2 games would we take?

And damn abgemacht, I messed that up, I was doing so well, 2 pawns ahead... :P

Also, this might seem obvious, but I'd rather play black and white in somewhat equal numbers, to prevent confusion...

I dont care what you do.

steephie22
abgemacht (arlevin)
FolliesOfSpain
krellin
mendax
AviF (?)
dyager_nh (doesn't care)

http://westernbopchess.weebly.com/uploads/7/3/1/1/7311849/pairing_formats.pdf will help the pairings.

I don't care.

steephie22
abgemacht (arlevin)
FolliesOfSpain
krellin
mendax
AviF (?)
dyager_nh (doesn't care)
Yonni (doesn't care)

Question: Do the past moves of a game affect your future moves, or do you take the board as a "static" entity each time it is your time to move, rejecting history in favor of whatever gives the advantage moving forward? (Does that make sense?)

I ask because of this: "but I'd rather play black and white in somewhat equal numbers, to prevent confusion... "

Confusion about what? Each board, as you find it, can only move forward from where it is - so what would you be confused about?

I try to look at it as a "static" entity but the human brain has the habit of making shortcuts where it thinks it can. I'd swear I was playing Evan's Gambit or however it's called in English in another game and it just wasn't that...

Also, my dad was talking about how he was going to make a separate portion of macaroni for me without all the disgusting ingredients he adds to it.
However, when he served it, I was looking at lasagna. It completely took me by surprise. He was talking about lasagna all along though, I just assumed he was talking about macaroni when he was talking about a separate portion for me and I mostly ignored the rest he said.

Now I'm an extreme case probably, but taking shortcuts is efficient, but sometimes you just make a mistake when it comes to pretty irrelevant things like chess.

If that makes sense...

Thank you for the document, mendax.

Basically, sometimes you think you recognise something so you assume that's what it is without actually thinking it through properly.

If you want an actual chess-example, look here, turn 19: http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20440524&rnd=67752

I assumed there was a pawn at f7 making me lose my queen... I think I did so because I was playing another game simultaneously in which I had been considering the same trick.

It's really just a small preference though. If you want to give me white 11 times I would actually like that, but if I play 6 white 5 black in the end I'd rather play white-black-white-black etc...

steephie my boy...I think you must be mad....or utterly brilliant...

I have no strong opinions on tournament organization. 2-day turns is good. Otherwise, whatever the powers that be decide is fine.

By the way, I have sent the challenge to slyguy.

@krellin: well, that theory about shortcuts isn't that innovative by me if that's what you mean... It's used by some illusionists for example. I suppose using it as an argument for having black and white in chess instead of one colour twice could be a unique implementation though :)

I have always thought of it as something you can stimulate to practically train yourself to think more efficiently, although I didn't know the theory as a little kid naturally, but, I don't know... I suppose I just noticed a trend?
So yeah, you make mistakes every now and then but I think it's worth it.

So now you should know enough to say if I'm mad or brilliant :)

steephie...I honestly don't have a clue what most of your rambling has been going on about! But that may be because I'm at work and just pop in, skim something, maybe reply, and then go back to work.

Challenge accepted...

So is there a way to view the other games?

People were posting the links. Can you not view them?

Sorry, I didn't pose our link. Here is our game.

http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20446163&rnd=36598

White - Black - Link
gylippus - avi12345 http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=20440719&fb=1&rnd=0.9064404664095491
not_a_walrus -Slyguy27
Yonnif - rey1103 http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20440391&rnd=92261
dyagher_nh - krellin http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20442584&rnd=98489
hypertroll - ffax http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20442502
steephie22 - arlevin http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20440524&rnd=75468

White - Black - Link
gylippus - avi12345 http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=20440719&fb=1&rnd=0.9064404664095491
not_a_walrus -Slyguy27
http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20446163&rnd=36598
Yonnif - rey1103 http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20440391&rnd=92261
dyagher_nh - krellin http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20442584&rnd=98489
hypertroll - ffax http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20442502
steephie22 - arlevin http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=20440524&rnd=75468