In the 30+ board tandem simul tonight, there were 2 draws. One was against Chase W., President of the Texas Tech Chess Club, and Tommy. Tommy was the last to finish.
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Congrats Tommy!
Tandem Simu? Please explain the meaning.
egaion, in a tandem simul, the two players putting on the simul are alternately making moves at each board. In this particular instance, it would work just like a regular simul, except that Sofia would be following approximately half-way around the circle of boards behind Susan and making the even numbered moves, while Susan would be making the odd numbered moves. In other words, if you were playing in the simul, Susan would make White’s first move, you’d reply and Sofia would make White’s second move. You’d reply and Susan would make White’s third move, and so on & so on. Easier on Susan & Sofia in that they only have to make half as many moves each, but tougher on them since they may not always know what the other’s plan was in each game. A tandem simul probably gives Black a slightly better chance to draw or win because of this.
Thanks for the elaborate explanation
anon 4.20 . In a simu, does the player have to make a move everytime that the master comes by? If the answer is yes than, in a tandem time is shorter for a move.
Would be interesting to see the drawn games – they sound like remarkable results.
I think maybe Auntie Sophie may have helped Tommy just a littlein the endgame. ; )
Tommy is my hero. Way to go Tommy.
The sisters did something very unusual for a tandem — they traded out every five moves. Sofia started (against me) and made five circuits of the room. Then she went and sat down as Susan entered and I played my fifth move against Susan. When Sofia returned on move 10, I had hung a piece with more to come. Where the heck do I find something about the Open Ruy Lopez? It was a great game until move 8.
egaion, in a normal tandem simul the answer would be yes, the player does have to move when either exhibitor comes to the board. Since this was, for lack of a better word, a “tag team” simul, players did have the normal contemplation time. They also were allowed three “passes” (wish I had used one one move 8), where they would draw a lone in their scoresheet cell and the exhibitor’s next move, and be able to wait for the exhibitor to come around next.
If you want to find something on the open Ruy or any type of Ruy Lopez look at Bobby Fischers games he was simply a genuis at it!