KontraJako narrowly wins TA Arena ahead of mutdpro, MatthewG-p4p

@kctipton said in #10:
> I am not familiar with this 'tilt' expression. Could someone explain please?
when someone looses a lot of games in a row. In desperation he or she tries to get the lost rating points quickly but does not focus and looses the game this can go on until he or she looses about 50-200 points in the process

Wow congrats @MatthewG-p4p !!!

A very humorous and well written article. I reckon 'Jako' must be a super GM. I smell magnus...

I know who kontrajako is, confirmed by other GMs streaming. I didn't know the account is anonymous.

You mean GM José 'Edu'ardo Martínez Alcántara? We shouldn't discuss about anonymous accounts btw.

This was a fantastic TA, insane bullet matches especially the GM kontrajako Vs GM mutdpro

OMG

@RealDavidNavara said in #6:
> I am not a big fan of berserking. In my opinion, at least one important aspect has not been mentioned.
> I like good games without too much flagging and too many nonsensical moves made in a fierce time trouble. Moreover, I am not very quick when it comes to moving pieces across the board. (In online chess, at least.) I like to play blitz with three minutes on each side, perhaps even with a two-second increment for both against some friends. As it is, the current regulations favour those who mostly play bullet even in the blitz arenas. One needs to be extremely good to win a prize there almost without berserking, I have almost zero chances in such a competition. (That said, I have never won a prize in Titled Tuesday either, so it is not only about the time control.) The advantages of not berserking are that the opponents mostly resign earlier in lost positions and that it is not so extremely tiring and stressful. (Perhaps younger and/or calmer players perceive it differently, but for me bullet is very exhausting, and I am surely not the only one.)
> This comment is not directed against bullet in any way, I would just be glad to see a proper Titled (Super)blitz Arena without berserking. It could be less dramatic, but more interesting from the chess point of view, with more good games played.

May I suggest you play prize events where the tournament has a swiss structure? There are a few around.

Congratulations! Kontra jako sir!