Is there a reason why the individual chess games are not handled via PM?

Yes. It's the same reason why all communication here on the board does take place in public, and not in private emails. ;)

And some people like to kibitz running matches. Interested people consider it to be fun.

Yeah I was thinking something along those lines, as long as my head doesn't explode from playing more than one match at a time.

edit- I'll give until after work tommorrow and if no one shows up I'll challenge Fatty

I can't play more than one game at any one time, sorry.

Same Letum. Classes start soon and it wouldn't be fair to expect more than one person to wait around all day for me to make a move :D

It's your choice then, Fatty. Lance, or me.