Master of the Merciless Queen Tournament



The Merciless Queen

Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth 1, Isabella, Catherine de Medici, Mary Queen of Scots were all powerful monarchs who could inspire both fear and awe in their subjects. We might even bring in some from the modern era: Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir and the Iron Maiden (Margaret Thatcher). 

Like the above, The Chess Queen demonstrates the same power and awe. Let her off the back rank and she can decimate an opposing army with a few deft strokes, forcing the King to the corner where he will surely be toppled.

Of course, with such power comes vulnerability. Because she is so potent, she is subject to threats and attacks. If she gets too deep into enemy territory too early or if she decides to attack a few defenseless foot soldiers, she can be challenged and forced to retreat and, at worst, trapped and captured.

We need a member of the Slowtimers to control and, perhaps, even eliminate the Merciless Queen. For such a daunting task his reward will be the title of “Master of the Merciless Queen.” (MMQ)



4th Master of the Merciless Queen Tournament


Here are the modest men who are aspiring to become the Master of the Merciless Queen:

AlPearson,  RealChosenOne,  houseofcook,  MaxII,  ticopatzer,  allanchs,  GadsHill,  Fogbound,  Mark2,  GoIrish,  bmw2002,  rsanchez


Qualifying Groups for the Tournament.
The winner of each group advances to the finals. In case of a tie the lower rated player moves on. The ratings are set at the start of the tournament and are shown beside the players name.
Group 1   
 houseofcook 1403  --- ½
 ½
 AlPearson 1471 ---

 bmw2002 1622
---
RealChosenOne1742 ½
 --- ½

Playing schedule:
 The first name in the pairs plays with white pieces.
 Round 1,  SEP 20  -  OCT 12
   AlPearson - bmw2002
   houseofcook - RealChosenOne     1/2       
 Round 2,  OCT 13  -  OCT 26  
   houseofcook - AlPearson          
   RealChosenOne - bmw2002         
 Round 3,  OCT 27 - NOV 9     
   bmw2002 - houseofcook          
   AlPearson - RealChosenOne
Group 2   
 rsanchez 1413  --- 0
 0
 GadsHill 1549 ---

 allanchs 1557
---
 Mark2 1625 1
 --- 1

Playing schedule:
 The first name in the pairs plays with white pieces.
 Round 1,  SEP 20  -  OCT 12
   GadsHill - allanchs
   rsanchez - Mark2            0-1                     
 Round 2,  OCT 13  -  OCT 26  
   rsanchez - GadsHill          
   Mark2 - allanchs         
 Round 3,  OCT 26  -  NOV 9     
   allanchs - rsanchez          
   GadsHill - Mark2
 
Group 3   
 Fogbound 1319  ---

 ticopatzer 1478 ---

 GoIrish 1598
---
 MaxII 1670
---

Playing schedule:
 The first name in the pairs plays with white pieces.
 Round 1,  SEP 20  -  OCT 19
   ticopatzer - GoIrish
   Fogbound - MaxII                     
 Round 2,  OCT 20  -  NOV 2  
   Fogbound - ticopatzer          
   MaxII - GoIrish         
 Round 3,  NOV 3  -  NOV 16     
   GoIrish - Fogbound          
   ticopatzer - MaxII