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Team 45 45 League provides team competition to internet chess players who like slow time controls, on the premier place to play chess on the net, the Internet Chess Club.  Join the friendly but serious competition and team spirit for players of all ratings!

Questions?  Start by reading the Quick Guide, then learn more in the Player Handbook and the FAQ .                                                                                                                   

Hello Leaguers,

 Unfortunately the League must pause before going forward to Tournament 101.  The League Database/System needs renovation and ICC is planning some changes that require different interaction and communication between the League and players. This upgrade is a work in progress thus we hope to be active again soon but it will take some time before we can announce the start of T-101.

We have been running Team 45/45 for 25 Years with only two similar pauses, but the time is now to modernize and move on to bigger and better things.  

We will keep our Leaguers informed when there are any relevant changes to report so please check back here often.

Thank you for playing Chess with the Team 45/45 League

Best Regards; DaveTheRook, Rgadoury Chesskix

Note1.- fhunfi is running a 90 30 Tournament on ICC!  It starts on August 5th  - Please mess fhunfi on ICC with your rating - For more information please go to:  http://www.90m30s.org/. 

Note2.-Up-to-date league ratings for T-100 can be seen here.

 T-100 - All Champions Crowned

Valar Morghulis U1500 won their playoff match in Erg and joined champions STC Silver in Arbor, Valar Morghulis U1650 in Aquatic and Fishers of Men-Redeemed in Planetary.  Prize winners have been submitted to ICC, long-time supporter and host.

                             T-100 -  Games Of The Week

Click the highlighted round number for link to game. Go to GOTW to see all nominated games, all rounds, all tourneys for more detailed guru commentary.

Megasus continues as our GOTW guru. If only one or no nominations in a round, the guru will also choose a game from all the games he looked at from all sections, entitled Guru's Pick (GP).

R1 ChessG2011 0-1 sdcohle - Well-played game where W was dominating space but Black sacs pawns in order to gain a K-side advantage; one eventually breaks thru. W may have still pulled out a draw, but it didn't happen. Most entertaining game to watch.

R2 clarinetref 0-1 Kingofknights - Early trading gets us into an endgame before move 20 where Black loses a R almost immediately. W appears to have a winning ad, but careful play forces a turn of fortune; Black gains a pawn ad while dodging mating attempts from W's Rs. The comeback made it more entertaining to watch live.

R3 kabrinda 1-0 WillC - W takes a path against the Scandinavian that few have tried, sets up pawn position that controls the middle, and keeps it for most of the game. The trading is done evenly, but W gains better position with each trade. The Q Trade results in W turning one of his middle pawns into a passed one. Black can't stop it or get his own Q fast enough.

R4 garytd 1/2 fireball - Not the prettiest game of the week, but a hard-fought struggle that must have been tense and nail-biting to watch live. With several momentum switches involved, neither had a clear winning advantage until after W loses all his pawns; and yet the position allows W to have Nerves of Steel and use just R and K to stall Black's advance for another 30 moves, until the Draw is evident. 

R5 kabrinda 1/2 Gilguli - An aggressive game early that becomes a tactical dogfight. W has to take risks with his K in order to counter being a pawn down. Both had winning chances until close to the end when we are down to each player's last piece; W must promote to a N in order to avoid being Mated. From there a tense struggle becomes a Draw. 

R6 Gojira 1/2 Portola - A game that had no playoff position on the line but it stayed in book for almost 20 moves, had a distinct mid-game phase, and then a long Q endgame. Some moves could be debated, but that made for a tense game fun to watch live. We are forced into a draw that neither player seemed to want.

P1 room-matt 1-0 zugknightly - A Key Game in U1750 as it set the tone for the other 3.. W uses Kside pressure to open up some avenues into Black's Kside defense. W gains a pawn ad, and then makes it 2. W controls more space but Black's Qside pressure makes it difficult to proceed. W draws Black into trading both Rs for his Q , in order to pave the way for the advance of W's pawnchain on Qside. 

P2 Salvatore 0-1 fireball - The key game in U1650 this week. After Black trades for W's B pair he opens up f column, using that to trade Rs and split W's forces. W tries to divert Black from his attack and almost evens the game, but a forced trade gives Black a Piece advantage in the endgame that W has little hope of countering. 

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