Chessmasters only ?
As the name says here we talk about CM-personalities playing against other CM-personalities only. This games have its own law. The best settings from my rating list are not the best here. Why? I don't know but that doesn't matter :) Games from here was not added to my main data base for the rating list.
Playing thousends of games for rating lists is interessting, but fun? On how many games will be looked? 90% remis with todays elo monsters, fun? Not realy for me. Beyound question, for analysis they are great.
I remember back some years (25 or 30?) as I visit a chess club here in Vienna. I was expecting old mans (Chessmasters?) that play quietly in smoked rooms but wait, I hear loud laughing and discussions!? Yes there was fun without end! No one cares about elos and rating lists. There was other rooms to play in quiet ambient but most players was in the main room. Since this day I know that chess can and should be fun! Badly through my work and family I didn't have the time to join the club.
Chessmaster is this main room for me. When playing games for my rating list I leave two cores for CM and like to play "The winner stays on board". A personality must make two wins and then plays against the next and so on. And sometimes I hear me say "Oh no what did you do?" or "come on you get it..." :) Yes I know, I'm getting old and crazy :) ...but it's fun for me and nothing more I will have with chess.
Ok, here is an ongoing tournament with CM's only. All against all. From time to time I add a new personality.
Time control 40m/5min, 128mb hash
