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October 4, 1878, New York Kings at Baltimore Lords (at Druid Hills Park)

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A complete blowout occurs in the final Friday showcase of the first half of the season. The Kings come out of the match winning 3 of the 4 games, drawing the other. Zephaniah Boyce was the biggest winner, ahead by 21 capture points by the time he checkmated Vogan late game. Other than Milo Stacy, who accepted a draw Stephen Pryce offered after the Kings' third win, David Becker put up the best fight, losing on time while ahead by 2 capture points. The other game, Corbin-Ryers, ended when Corbin resign in the mid-game while down by 10 capture points and about to lose his queen. The Kings won 3.5-0.5.

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October 6, 1878, Minnesota Millers at Chicago Chill (at McCormick Place)

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​The first sweep in NCL history goes to the Millers, who are having a roller coaster season. After a lineup switch brought about by the releasing of Branson Dennell, Coach Gleaves seems more confident in his squad than he was before. Nolan Wallace played just an overall clean game, never behind in capture points and beating his opponent via smothered 'mate in the mid-game. Louie Bilbo got a win for his team while actually behind in capture points by three at the end! He won with a surprise 'mate in the late mid-game. Edmund Capehart got his first career victory (he had gotten a draw) in the late game over Boris Teel with a knight-bishop-rook combo. Even though his team had already won, Kenneth Pappalardo did what would be considered unsportsmanlike if he was not undefeated-or-drawn: kept playing for win. It eventually came to him when Seagle ran out of time. The Millers sweep the Chill, 4.0-0.0.

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Philadelphia Liberty at Toronto Whales (at Royal Bank Plaza)


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Ivan Blackbourne plays his former team for the first time and is beaten by former teammate Alexander Paul, who smothered his rook early. Blackbourne then went on to blunder his queen and his light-squared bishop, and eventually lost in the mid-game. The 3-4 duo of Pete Rose and Warren Shufelt beat their opponents also. Rose's opponent, Jamie Akers, ran out of time and Shufelt won late game with two rooks and three pawns versus a bishop and two pawns. The Shufelt-Haggard matchup was actually the last to finish, with Mathews-Rounds finishing just before it when Woody Rounds smothered Mathews' king into 'mate. The Whales win at home, 3.0-1.0.


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Standings after Week 5:

1. New York Kings 4.0-1.0

2. Baltimore Lords 2.5-2.5

2. Chicago Chill 2.5-2.5

2. Toronto Whales 2.5-2.5

5. Minnesota Millers 2.0-3.0

6. Philadelphia Liberty 1.5-3.5


If the season ended today, the Lords, Chill, and Whales would play a 3-team tiebreaker in Philly and the winner would play the Kings in the Finals in Provo.

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October 11, 1878, Chicago Chill at Baltimore Lords (at Druid Hills Park)


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In the first match of the second half of the season, the Chill looks to bounce back after getting swept by the Millers last week. Victor Remaley, the first Chilly to finish, defeated Milo Stacy in impressive fashion, ahead by 10 capture points at the end. On board 4, Simpkin and Corbin agreed to a draw that Simpkin offered. Board 2 finished when Boris Teel ran out of time, and board 1 when Barney Seagle checkmated his opponent late game with a pawn-pawn-queen-knight combo. The Chill wins a very straightforward match 2.5-1.5.


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October 13, 1878, Minnesota Millers at Philadelphia Liberty (at Fairmount Park)

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It is starting to look like the Liberty's big contracts during the offseason have not paid off. Losing to the upstart Millers this week, Coach Roger Studley stated, "We're just not executing. We're failing to see things that can lead to big moves, we're blundering, and we're letting our opponents walk all over us. Kudos to the Millers for coming back after a rough start, but we should have won this match." It actually started off looking bright for the Liberty, with Fraser Haggard winning in the development with a surprise 'mate. The rest of the games took much longer, but were not in the Liberty's favor. Both Ivan Blackbourne, who is starting to look like he can only be dominant on board 2, lost the Kenneth Pappalardo, who still has yet to lose or draw a game. Jamie Akers, who has given the Liberty moderate production this year, lost to Nolan Wallace, who actually lost his queen in development and was still able to win late game with a back rank 'mate. On board 2, both Edmund Capehart and Woody Rounds were in positions where they could not get any attack going so they agreed to a draw that Rounds offered, deciding to see how the Akers-Wallace game played out, which was the last game left at the time. The Millers pull off another one, 2.5-1.5.

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New York Kings at Toronto Whales (at Royal Bank Plaza)

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A big win for the Whales as it puts them tied for second place with the Chill. The match starts off with a quick win for the Kings, 40 min in, when Stephen Pryce checkmates Pete Rose in the early mid-game. The rest of the games take fairly longer. On board 4, Shufelt and Ryers draw via 3 move repetition. However, the Whales got wins on both boards 1 and 2, with Dallas Mathews crushing Zephaniah Boyce by 15 capture points. The Whales win, 2.5-1.5.


Standings after Week 6:

1. New York Kings 4.0-2.0

2. Chicago Chill 3.5-2.5

2. Toronto Whales 3.5-2.5

4. Minnesota Millers 3.0-3.0

5. Baltimore Lords 2.5-3.5

6. Philadelphia Liberty 1.5-4.5

If the season ended today, the Chill and Whales would play in Philly, and the winner would play the Kings in the Finals in Provo.

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October 14, 1878, Desperate for production, Coach Studley announces that he is moving Ivan Blackbourne to board 4 and moving everyone else up. He also announces that he is putting a tight leash on Fraser Haggard: one loss and he’s substituting Ridley Quigley for him. (This is the first case of sandbagging in NCL history)


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Also, I'm trying to ramp up the pace. I don't have Office on my Mac so I have to paste my Numbers document into Photoshop, upload it to Photobucket, and then post it here, which takes some time. If anybody knows how to post a Numbers and/or Excel format into a CCSLC post that info would be appreciated.


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I really don't see this thread or league being completed.

Wow. FunnyHeadlines just assured us that the thread is still alive and he's just busy. Do you not get that people have other priorities in life? Have you never been busy? Anyways, I'm fine with waiting.

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I really don't see this thread or league being completed.

Wow. FunnyHeadlines just assured us that the thread is still alive and he's just busy. Do you not get that people have other priorities in life? Have you never been busy? Anyways, I'm fine with waiting.

No, it just seems that when somebody creates a "history of a league" or a really long concept series, they get bored, or have personal problems and never finish the series.

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October 18, 1878, Philadelphia Liberty at New York Kings (at Central Park)

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It looks as if the sandbagging has paid off for the Liberty as they get their second and a half win. Blackbourne crushed his opponent, Barclay Ryers, and got the Liberty a win along with a Woody Rounds win and an Akers draw. Fraser Haggard was the only player on the Liberty to lose, losing to Stephen Pryce in the late game. The Liberty wins, 2.5-1.5.

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October 20, 1878, Toronto Whales at Chicago Chill (at McCormick Place)

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Alexander Paul becomes the first player in NCL history to get 10 wins (2 draws count as 1 win) by beating Barney Seagle, the Chill's first round pick, who is not having a very good season. On the other boards, boards 3 and 4 both drew due to stalemate, something that rarely happens at all, let alone twice in one match! In the last match to finish, Dallas Mathews looked phenomenal in a match-clinching win over Boris Teel. The Whales win, 3.0-1.0.

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Minnesota Millers at Baltimore Lords (at Druid Hill Park)

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Kenneth Pappalardo continues his win streak with a win over David Becker, which, although down by 2 capture points at the end, he won decisively. The rest of his team didn't do so well though, with both Wallace and Bilbo losing on boards 3 and 4, while Capehart managed to get a draw on board 2 against Jim Vogan. The Lords win at home, 2.5-1.5.

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Standings after Week 7:

1. Toronto Whales 4.5-2.5

2. New York Kings 4.0-3.0

3. Baltimore Lords 3.5-3.5

3. Chicago Chill 3.5-3.5

5. Minnesota Millers 3.0-4.0

6. Philadelphia Liberty 2.5-4.5

If the season ended today, the Kings would play the Whales in the Finals in Provo.

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