Tough, rugged, and willing to fight, the cowboys and cowgirls of the Old West faced daunting challenges with grit and determination. Those days are gone, but not the tradition of pride and resolve. We want our team members to bring THAT kind of commitment to the chess board. You know your opponent will be difficult, but you accept the challenge. You know you might win, but you also realize that you might be thrown to the ground in defeat. If you lose, we expect you to get back up, dust yourself off, learn from the loss, and get back on your horse! THAT is chess and, more importantly, that is LIFE. Come join us if you have that kind of spirit. We want ALL players, cowboys AND cowgirls, from ANYWHERE in the world!

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Currently we have players from...

AUSTRALIA: phillv
-New South Wales: ml13ml

CANADA: alstein

CZECH REPUBLIC: vitr, petura
-Prague: pzel

FRANCE:
-Colmar: schmoll1

GERMANY: trytowin

INDIA:
-Bangalore: thejaraj

NETHERLANDS: alfredalfred
-Sittard: ariekanarie

UNITED KINGDOM:
-Aberdeen: antiquary
-Ellesmere Port: sanjoybanerjee
-Worcester: flysco, almatavern

USA: vtrd, lyndmcna, crg1984
-Arizona: attorneychuck
-California: mcbond (Covina), acdcsteve (Santa Cruz)
-Connecticut: albertbarile (Branford)
-Florida: thguavnhoj (Miami)
-Maine: jdestubbs (Newport)
-Massachusetts: harrisburgpa (Newton)
-New York: wbvm (New York), kracin (New York)
-Oklahoma: rooklahoma (Tahlequah)
-Pennsylvania: nordict (Orwigsburg)
-Tennessee: thekingshorses (Nashville)
-Texas: orkneylad (College Station), cyprus_warrior
queenforaknight (College Station)
wordgoforth (College Station), sircharles41 (Edinburg)
-Utah: trailrider
-Washington: sohocafe (Seattle)
-West Virginia: ergosy
-Wisconsin : steenstry (Delavan)

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#1 position on ladder attained...
2017
OCT 16(x2),17(x2),18(x2),24,25,26(x3)
2018
JAN 20(x2),22,23(x3),24(x2),25,26(x3),27,29, MAR 31, APR 2,3(x3),4(x4),5(x2),6,16,17(x2),18(x3),19(x4),20(x2),21(x2),22,23(x5),24,25(x2),26(x5)
2020
NOV 21,22,23,24(x4), DEC 9,11(x2),12,15
2021
MAR 29,30 APR 5(x3), JUN 22,23(x4),24(x2),25,29(x2),30(x5), JUL 2,3(x4),4(x4),5(x5),7(x2),8(x2),9(x2),10(x3),12,16(x2),17,18,28, DEC 2,3, 30(x3),31
2022
FEB 9(x2), APR 5(x2), JUL 23,27,31(x3) AUG 3(x4),4(x3),6 OCT 30,31 DEC 7(x2),9(x2),10
2023
FEB 3,4,5,6(x4),8(x3),14,15(x2),16(x2),21,22 MAR 4 June 28,30 July 1(x2),3(x2)
2024
MAR 7,9(x2),12,13,14,15(x3),16,17,30(x2) APR 1,2(x3),3(x3),4(x2),6(x2),9(x2),10
11(x2) MAY 8,13,15(x2) DEC 27(x2)
2025
MAR 3(x3) May 23,24
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Like other teams, we cannot afford players with an unresolved problem of timing out in their games. Lastly, I will encourage our team members to greet new members to the team, and to message a "Howdy" once in awhile to fellow members. A little communication goes a long way toward keeping up morale.

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Team co-created by agave and rooklahoma.
Advisors (all current/past captains/co-captains)
rooklahoma, agave, legstrong, 11relmurmot, kev_aa, orkneylad, ycyuryur

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Team pic is a famous painting by Frederic Remington.
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***NEW TEAM MEMBERS*** Please be sure to set your preference for maximum number of team games at one time (click on "SETTINGS" tab, then "Other preferences" option, and select your team match maximum.

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Highest team ladder rank: 10/16/17 #1
Highest team table rank: 7/8/17 #8 (1390 rating)
Highest team rating: 7/8/17 1390
- Team anthem .. www.youtube.com
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6/19/17 Congrats to bwall for landing first game win for the team!
6/25/17 We appear on the team table for the first time, entering at #146 (1255)
6/26/17 We appear on the team ladder for the first time...at #195 (the bottom!)
7/4/17 Our first team win! (vs The Knights of the Crystal Castle, raising us to #108 on the team ladder) Congrats to grandpacraig and bwall!
10/16/17 ***We hit #1 for the first time!!!*** (x2)
- - - 6/10/18 .. We start our second year .. and reach the top 10 , at #8 !!
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Players who have completed over 50 games for our team (in no particular order): Congrats and Thank You!!

50+... ariekanarie, nordict

100+...jdestubbs, alfredalfred, wordgoforth, kracin, almatavern,
queenforaknight
200+...attorneychuck, vitr, petura, cyprus_warrior, albertbarile

300+...mcbond, harrisburgpa, thejaraj, spacegoat, rooklahoma

400+...craig1984, ml13ml, phillv

500+ (Les "cavalier rugueux")...antiquary, lyndmcna

600+...sohocafe

700+ (Legion DCC)...wbvm, pzel

800+...theguavnhoj, 11relmurmot

900+...flysco, vtrd

1000+...thekingshorses

1100+...trytowin, ergosy

1200+...steenstry

1300+...sanjoybanerjee, trailrider

1400+...

1500+...

1600+...

1700+...

1800+...

1900+...

2000+...alstein, scmoll1, orkneylad

2500+...

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