IMPORTANT NOTICE. With STCBot no longer available to run these tourneys, Hex Tourneys as we’ve known them has come to an end. All results are posted below. It has been a nice run for the last year and a half.

You do have to wonder about some people’s goals in life: jantonio(90): Russ, I've been 3/3 in the hexes (3 3rd places) and I don't see my handle mentioned at the beginning of the web page.

"Viking never won anything in his life, but he wants his name in lights. Here's the light bulb, here's the pull switch. Everyone yank his chain."

Note.—Viking99 has been deeply touched by this little bit of humor. So far he has not asked me to remove it. J

Oh, my. Insecurity is running rampant: Kolibri(90): Can you mention me too please ? :) *beg*

And the beat goes on:

SeniorCitizen (13:31 22-Jul-03 EDT): how frequently are the hex results updated? I am just dying to see my name in "lights"!

rgadoury (13:44 22-Jul-03 EDT): And just what tournament was that? J

SeniorCitizen (15:25 22-Jul-03 EDT): the one in which the old crock beat up all of the youngsters. JJ (hex13d)

Hex Champions:

hex12a 0 -1299 Champion: prop 5.0 (jerry813 3.5, JthomasJeffrey 3.5, fuzzface 2.0, BloodyQueen 1.0, boyzrback forfeited).

hex12b 0-1299 Champion: fuzzface 4.5 (DaMelchyBeau 3.0, BloodyQueen 3.0, lumpOdirt 2.5, TaMMeR forfeit, nashyel forfeit)

hex12c 0-1299 Champion: fuzzface 4.0 (mmurry 3.0 jornamon 3.0, jeffk 3.0, DaMelchyBeau 2.0, donkirk73 forfeit)

hex12d 0 -1299 Champion: TomBolini 5.0 (ranoulis 3.0, EyeAm 3.0, JthomasJeffrey, 3.0, jeffk 1.0, stoicalwarpig forfeit) Tourney completed 1/8/04.

hex12e 0 -1299 Champion: jornamon 4.0 (fuzzface 3.5, SilverKnight 3.0, ranoulis 2.5, JthomasJeffrey 2.0, jeffk 0.0)

hex13a 1300-1399 Champion: Rokam 5.0

hex13b 1200-1399 Champion: rgadoury 5.0 (pmaries 3.5, Gralem 2.5, Fogbound 2.0, badger80 forfeit, KlassAct forfeit).

Hex13c 1200-1399 Co-Champions: WTM 4.0, Douper 4.0 (SandiaCaveman 3.5, rgadoury 2.0, BriteNite 1.5, Mrs-Badcrumble)

hex13d 1200-1399 Champion: SeniorCitizen 5.0 (DynamoKyiv 3.5, rgadoury 3.5, SandiaCaveMan 2.0, Eupho 1.0, pmaries 0.0)

hex13e 1200-1399 Champion: SandiaCaveMan 4.0 (Fogbound 3.5, Schach-Prinnz 3.0, DynamoKyiv 2.5, Douper 2.0, lumpOdirt forfeit)

hex13f 1200-1399 Co-Champions: DynamoKyiv 3.5, AlPearson 3.5 (SandiaCaveMan 3.0, DaMelchyBeau 3.0, brokenbishop 2.0, EyeAm 0.0)

hex13g 1200-1399 Champion: mrmarck 5.0 (poodle 3.5, rgadoury 3.0, Schach-Prinz 2.5, NotCapablanca 1.0, Fogbound forfeit)

hex13h 1200-1399 Co-Champions: TomBolini 4.0, WTM 4.0 (mrmarck 2.0, SilverKnight 2.0, NotCapablanca 2.0 forfeit, ariochthebadone 1.0 forfeit)

hex14a 1400-1499 Champion: jmoffitt 4.5

hex14b 1400-1499 Champion: rgadoury 4.0

hex14c 1300-1499 Champion: reijo 4.0 (GoIrish 3.0, Sandiacaveman 3.0, GadsHill 2.0, ChessYogin 2.0, rgadoury 1.0).

hex14d 1300-1499 Champion: ajedres 4.5 (GadsHill 4.0, kettes 2.0, reijo 2.0, rgadoury 1.5, LGSeebach 1.0)

hex14e 1300-1499 Champion: GadsHill 4.5 (ChessYogin 3.5, WTM 2.5, SandiaCaveMan 2.0, Schach-Prinz 2.0, rgadoury 0.5)

hex14f 1300-1499 Co-Champions: ChessYogin 4.0, poodle 4.0 (Gadshill 3.0, WTM 2.0, BuckeyeKnight 1.0, Lord-Jaxom forfeit).

hex14g 1300-1499 Co-Champions: Rokam 4.0, DynamoKyiv 4.0 (Minnan 3.0, dwarfstart121 2.0, Logic 1.0, poodle 0.0)

hex14h 1300-1499 Champion: a3h3 4.5 (SandiaCaveMan 4.0, DynamoKyiv 3.0, Schach-Prinz 2.0, brokenbishop 1.5, tyh forfeit)

hex14i 1300-1499 Champion: GadsHill 5.0 (ogoon 4.0, DynamoKiv 3.0, , Ebsv 2.0, ghik forfeit, stoicalwarpig forfeit)

hex15a 1500-1599 Champion: jantonio 5.0

hex15b 1500-1599 Champion: Fegary 3.5 (tyketime 3.0, Tchitcherine 3.0, Icebox 2.5, The-Clown 1.5, Gadshill 1.5)

hex15c 1500-1599 Champion: dondel 3.5 (Fegary 3.0, IceBox 3.0, EagleeWingz 3.0, Lyko 1.5, JesterFox 1.0)

hex15d 1500-1599 Co-Champions: ChessYogin 3.5, jimul 3.5 (sawduster 3.0, chesskix 2.5, JesterFox 2.5, nomar5 forfeit)

hex15e 1500-1599 Champion: sawduster 4.0 (Icebox 3.5 GadsHill 2.5, GoIrish 2.5, PostMike 1.5, ChessYogin 1.0)

hex15f 1500-1599 Champion: Domination 5.0 (Logic 3.0, Jesterfox 3.0, AnwarQ 3.0, GadsHill 0.5, EagleWingz 0.5)

hex15g 1500-1599 Champion: BenjaminSisko 5.0 (Minnan 3.0, Yates 2.0, steviemac 1.0 Logic forfeit, ChessYogin forfeit)

hex15h 1500-1599 Champion: Alphonse 5.0, (GirlProdigy 4.0, Easfatty 3.0, Gadsill 2.0, EagleWingz 1.0,michaellasker forfeit)

hex16a 1600-1699 Champion: Kingofknights 5.0

hex16b 1600-1699 Champion: Savior 4.5

hex16c 1600-1699 Champion: The-Clown 5.0 (alaskauk 3.5, jantonio 3.0, MaxII 2.0, Patzerick 1.5, WeisserTurm 0.0)

hex16d 1600-1699 Champion: Fegary 4.0 (alaskauk 3.5, jantonio, 3.5, MaxII 2.5, Weisserturm forfeit, ViagraAddict forfeit).

hex 16e 1600-1699 Champion: Bknight 4.5 (MaxII 4.0, jantonio 2.0, Parsnip 2.0, Savior 1.5, Fegary 1.0)

hex16f 1600-1699 Champion: sawduster 4.0 (Alphonse 3.5, Zilch 2.5, dirtydeenote 1.5, nomar5 1.5, Logic forfeit).

hex17a 1700-1799 Champion: Boromir 4.0

hex17b 1700-1799 Co-Champions: NFK, Kingofknights 4.0

hex17c 1700-1799 Co-Champions: Boromir 4.0, Kingofknights 4.0 (gretle 3.5, az2112 1.5, Pilgrim 1.0,

Kingkong2 forfeit)

hex17d 1700-1799 Champion: az2112 4.5 (viking99 3.5, Hypohypoboy333 2.5, The-Clown 2.0, Fegary 1.5, Rookmaster forfeit)

hex17e 1700-1799 Champion: Electron 4.0 (ifyr 3.0, lorca 3.0, viking99 2.0, NFK 1.0, Vinz forfeit)

hex17f 1700-1799 Champion: locchessmonster 4.5 (Electron 3.5, Caissus 3.0, viking99 2.5, Justchess 1.0, Kingofknights 0.5)

hex18a 1800-1899 Co-champions: BloodyKing 3.0, Budweiser 3.0, Plattner 3.0 (PublisherKing 2.5, OneEfour 2.0, Gojira 1.5

hex19a 1900-1999 Co-Champions: kassy 4.5, Kenaldo 4.5 (Spanishfly 2.0, sameerwadkar2 2.0, Rhand 2.0, BoyKing forfeit)

hex20a 2000-2099 Aborted.

hexu2000a 1700-1999 Champion: viking99 3.5 (Gojira 3.0, locchessmonster 3.0, Kingofknights 3.0, BloodyKing 2.5, Rhand forfeit)

hexu2000b 1700-1999 Champion: BloodyKing 3.5 (Itsmo 3.0, Boromir 2.5, Habs 2.5, viking99 2.0, locchessmonster 1.5)

hexu2000c 1700-1999 Champion: locchessmonster 4.5 (BloodyKing 3.0, Plattner 3.0, Hypohypoboy333 1.5, sub-zero 1.0, Logic forfeit)

hexu2000d 1700-1999 Co-Champions: BloodyKing 4.0, Itsmo 4.0 (viking99 3.0, Habs 3.0, Logic forfeit, Budweiser forfeit)

hexu2000e 1700-1999 Co-Champions: Electron 3.5, Rhand 3.5 (MackTheKnife 3.5, Justchess 2.5, Plattner 2.5, Kingofknights 0.0)

hexo2000a 2000-3000 Champion: Kolibri 4.0 (MrPetrov 3.0, WizardofOz 2.5, StandardFool 2.5, LetMeTellYa forfeit, Joseph-K forfeit).

hex21a 2100-2199 Champion: f5 4.5 (AHighSchoolBoy 4.0, WIZARDofOZ 3.5, MERKAABA 2.0, Nikolay forfeit, MrPetrov forfeit)

Hex help

Note.--Listed near the bottom are some FAQ's about hexes. (My thanks to Chuck Koepplin)

Hex tourneys are 6-player tourneys with a single round robin schedule of 5 games in approximately 5 weeks.

Time controls, 45 30 (45 min start) (30 sec increment)

To enter, type "tell stcbot <hex name> join"

These tourneys are managed by rgadoury.

Most hexes are held in multiples of 100 rating points, starting with a base rating at a whole thousand. For example, Hex14a was for ratings from 1400 to 1499. Only players whose ratings fall in that range can enter that hex. Once you enter, your rating is "frozen" at that level until the tourney is played. Thus, it is possible to be entered in more than one hex range at a time, depending on your rating fluctuation.

Hexes with higher and lower ratings will be formed on request. Additional hexes in the same rating range will be added as soon as a current one is filled. The ending letter will increase by one letter. E.G. Hex14a, hex14b

Schedule: One game per week, from Monday to Sunday. When a hex is filled it will start automatically. The first round of play will run to the end of the second Sunday.

Rounds 2-5 will be played between Monday morning and the following Sunday night, thus allowing a full weekend for you to schedule a round.

Because of the tight one-week playing schedule, players whose time is very limited or who anticipate having problems scheduling games should not enter.

Players make arrangements for their games via the offertime command on STCBot, and with messages as needed.

Rated games. Players must be members of STC group. rgadoury is manager and should be consulted when problems arise.

Forfeits: Forfeits will be assigned for not showing up within 15 minutes of the agreed upon time and for failure to make the effort to schedule games. Forfeits will affect a player's reliability rating.

Hex tourneys are run by STCbot. Should a game be adjourned because of a disconnection or other problem, remember, YOU MUST RESTART YOUR GAME with the Startnow

command. Both players type: "tell stcbot hex14a startnow" Do NOT use the ICC "resume" command.

STCBot HEX tournament beginner FAQ's.

How do I join?

Join by "tell stcbot <hex name> join". If you don't know of the appropriate tournament, message rgadoury with your interest. He has web pages for this.

After I am assigned to a tournament, how do I know whom to play?

The STCBot will inform you of your next match at your first logon to ICC during the day. It repeats it once a day only. If you have messmail set to 1, you will get the mail once a day also.

After I am assigned to a tournament, how do I schedule a game?

Via tells to the stcbot.

You offer times by: t stcbot <hexname> offert thu 18:00 (the bot knows who you play. (See bot help offertime for more info)

Your opponent offers times by: the same way

You decline times by: declinetime (see bot help command)

You offer new times by: the same way

You accept times by: matching your opponent's offer with same day and time (expressed in your time zone, just the way you see the offer).

How do I start a game at the correct time?

The bot starts it for you, by posting the challenge. All you have to do is accept it.

Do I need to send results to the tournament director?

No. The STCBot knows all!

What is the time used by the STCBot?

In all communications with you, the bot will use your local time

(providing you are not traveling). For example, if you desire to play at

7PM your local time with a player from Malaysia, he will see his local time

and you will see yours. You may request Tuesday 1AM and he will see

Wednesday 1 AM.

Question: How do I monitor what has happened in the tournament?

Answer: There are several commands you can experiment with:

t stcbot <hex name> p (for players), listpairing (for schedule and

who plays which color) grid (for cross table results)

Question: If I can only play during specific hours, should I join?

Answer: With international play, you must be somewhat flexible.

Question: How do I see the current results?

Answer: Tell STCBOT (tournament ID) P

Question: How do I see scheduled/non-scheduled hex tournament games?

Answer: Tell STCBOT (tournament ID) status

Question: What is proper etiquette for accepting/declining offer times?

Answer: Very simple. Communicate to the best of your ability. Adding

your opponent to your notify list is always a good idea.