Life In 19x19

SinK 2-0 TominNJ

Game 1: S1NK(w) 39.5-20 TominNJ
Game 2: TominNJ(w) 22.5-38 S1NK

Results

kukula 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 69.5 - 36.5
noodley 2-0 Sink - Scores: 42.5 - 29.5
SinK 2-0 kukula - Scores: 77.5 - 41.5
kukula 2-0 noodley - Scores: 66.5 - 40.5
noodley 2-0 keithlard - Scores: 52.5 - 27.5
noodley 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 119.5 - 10.5
keithlard 2-0 kukula - Scores: 78.5 - 37.5
SinK 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 77.5 - 42.5

Standings

Player - WDL - Points - Points For - Points Against - Tiebreak Ratio

noodley - 3-0-1 - 3 - 255 - 134 - 1.90
SinK - 2-0-1 - 2 - 184.5 - 126.5 - 1.46
kukula - 2-0-2 - 2 - 215 - 233 - 0.92
keithlard - 1-0-1 - 1 - 106 - 90 - 1.18
TominNJ - 0-0-3 - 0 - 89.5 - 166.5 - 0.54

Remaining matches

TominNJ vs. kiethlard
kiethlard vs. Sink

Reviews of the last 6 games to follow this evening hopefully!

keithlard 2-0 TominNJ
Game 1: keithlard (W) 34.5 - 23.0 TominNJ
Game 2: keithlard (B) 34.0 - 23.5 TominNJ

S1NK 2-0 keithlard
Game 1: S1NK (B) 32.0 - 30.5 keithlard
Game 2: S1NK (W) 21.5 - 18.0 keithlard

Thoughts about the tournament:

I've really enjoyed playing in it as it makes the games more exciting knowing that they will count for something (and that people will be scrutinising them!). I've even had a few dan players pop in to watch some of my games, which I can't say has happened before

I find 9x9 a hard game: I would say I'm a fair bit weaker on the small board than on 19x19. I suspect this means I need to work on my basic tactics and shape knowledge. I make mistakes, especially when short of time, and 9x9 is a very unforgiving format - one slip can be the end of the game.

Because of that, I think the difference in ranks is compressed a lot: a beginner has more chance of beating an experienced player on 9x9. That makes it a better board for a tourney like this encompassing a wide range of skill levels. Also, it helps improve your counting, as the scores tend to be close, and you have to count and recount all the time.

I think it would be better if there were a few more people in the league, maybe enough to split it into a high and low division with 4 or 5 people in each. I would also vote for dropping the score ratio and using a tiebreaker match or sum of opponents' scores.

When's the next one start?

Results

kukula 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 69.5 - 36.5
noodley 2-0 Sink - Scores: 42.5 - 29.5
SinK 2-0 kukula - Scores: 77.5 - 41.5
kukula 2-0 noodley - Scores: 66.5 - 40.5
noodley 2-0 keithlard - Scores: 52.5 - 27.5
noodley 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 119.5 - 10.5
keithlard 2-0 kukula - Scores: 78.5 - 37.5
SinK 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 77.5 - 42.5
keithlard 2-0 TominNJ - Scores: 68.5 - 46.5
S1NK 2-0 keithlard - Scores: 53.5 - 48.5

Final Standings

Player - WDL - Points - Points For - Points Against - Tiebreak Ratio

noodley - 3-0-1 - 3 - 255 - 134 - 1.90
SinK - 3-0-1 - 3 - 262 - 169 - 1.55
keithlard - 2-0-2 - 2 - 223 - 190 - 1.17
kukula - 2-0-2 - 2 - 215 - 233 - 0.92
TominNJ - 0-0-4 - 0 - 136 - 235 - 0.58

10 games still awaiting review

Congrats to noodley and thanks to all the reviewers with a special thanks to topaz for not only reviewing the vast majority of the games but also for keeping score for us.

I guess two points of order
1)What does noodley win?
2)how do people feel about another one of these?

Anyone else have ideas about format, game type and how to get more players in? My personal preference would be for a 19x19 swiss tourney. And I was wondering if we would get more entrants if the thread ran in a different section of the forum.

I missed this since I was running back and forth to the U.S. Congress when it looks like most of the games were played. I would be interested if there is another one. Either 9x9 or 19x19. I'm beginning to look at 9x9 games as whole board problems emphasizing fighting so there is something to learn.