I'm up to 4-0 on redhotpawn (one more game till rating) and have six games going.
As it turned out, my opponent in the USCF tournament responded in both games (one in just time before getting forfeited), so 0.5-5.5 in last place is looking pretty likely again. I'm hoping I can do better in 2010. I'm planning on starting six tournaments, one every two months, although I may have to do fewer if the games pile up too much.
2010 Correspondence Tournaments:
January: Colorado Correspondence Championship Semi-final
Match: 2010 Electronic Knights
May: ICCF Open Promotion Tournament
July: USCF 7-RR
Sept: USCF 7-RR
Nov: ICCF Open Promotion Tournament
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Hello Klaus,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your blog. I have a question I've been asking many correspondence chess players and I'd like to know what you think: is it still possible to play corr. chess without the aid of a computer? I would like to play the game but I don't want to invest my time if every single game I play will be a loss. So, in your opinion, can the 'natural' player still take part and enjoy correspondence chess?
Sebastian
It's a good question, but I'm not (fully) qualified to answer it. For USCF games I would say most definitely. I recently got 2nd place (6.0/8) in the Colorado Correspondence Championship without using a computer. The winner was rated over 2300 and I actually got him for a draw. I manged 3.5/6 in a 2009 Electronic Knights qualifier, which seems about right considering my rating.
ReplyDeleteFor ICCF, I'm not so sure. I haven't really played a full tournament yet. I'm planning on not using computers for my first Open section, so I'll see how far I can get.