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Posted by tag1153 goclub.org 2/11/2008 11:02:58 Play online chess	Subject: Unrated Consultation Match Message: Inspired by similar matches here in the forums, I am seeking players for a consultation match (unrated of course). I need a partner and two opponents. Old friends get preference, and I would prefer players rated 1600+. This is strictly a learning exercise, as I expect honest, shared human analysis. Sign in here if you are interested......... tag1153
Posted by marinvukusic goclub.org 2/11/2008 11:30:39 Play online chess	Count me in Message: :)
Posted by premium_steve goclub.org 2/11/2008 11:37:04 Play online chess	Message: i'd like to try to... :D thanks ——— A Chess Odyssey — One single square can make a big difference in a chess game. It helped me to launch one of my longest combinations against Anatoly Karpov in Caracas 40 years ago. It was a memorable chess tournament for both of us. Karpov arrived in Venezuela as the reigning world junior champion. He played well enough in Caracas to become the world's youngest chess grandmaster at that time, at age 19, and his brilliant career began to take shape. In 1971 in Moscow, he clinched the first major tournament victory, sharing first place with the three-time Soviet champion Leonid Stein at the prestigious Alekhine Memorial tournament. In 1975 he was crowned the world chess champion. This year ...
Posted by tag1153 goclub.org 2/11/2008 11:39:08 Play online chess	you're in Message: When I get two more, I'll try to set the teams equally by rating (1 and 4 vs. 2 and 3). The highest rated player will be on the black side. Be prepared to teach:) tag1153 ——— Fast Pace Continues at Two U.S. Chess Championships — The top two seeds in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship could make no headway against each other and drew their Round 3 game on Monday. But their two nearest competitors lost, so Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih now lead the chess tournament by half a point over Tatev Abrahamyan, Alisa Melekhina (who lost to Abrahamyan on Monday) and Iryna Zenyuk, who lost on Monday to Beatriz Marinello. In the U.S. Junior Chess Championship, which is being held concurrently at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, Warren Harper, the seventh seed, is the surprising leader after three rounds with a perfect score. His play so far has been stellar and on Monday he demolished his ...
Posted by premium_steve goclub.org 2/11/2008 11:57:45 Play online chess	Message: sure. :) i'm not sure how much i'd be able to teach a player like marin, for example, but i'll do my best. ——— Anatoly Karpov out for a fight — Anatoly Karpov and some supporting chess federations have filed a lawsuit against FIDE in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. Karpov's lawyers, White & Case, are a global firm based in Manhattan. They seek nothing less than the disqualification of the incumbent FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov who is standing for a fifth term. The rules demand that at least one member of a Presidential ticket be female and Ilyumzhinov's choice is American WIM Beatriz Marinello. Supporting documents indicate Ms Marinello was not nominated by the US Chess Federation but by her native Chile and Brazil. Karpov contends she is not even a member of either chess federation. Karpov's lawyers also ...
Posted by tag1153 goclub.org 2/11/2008 12:05:22 Play online chess	sit tight steve....... Message: .....we evidently posted at the same time.....that message was for Marin.........as stated, I'm giving preference to friends.......I hope you are not offended.....let me give it a little time to see who else signs in........you are my #1 alternate:) I hope you understand........ tag1153 ——— Players Sense Opportunity in Opponents’ Losing Streaks — Momentum from a few wins can buoy a chess player and cause opponents in future rounds to wilt. It can happen the other way around, too. A couple of losses can lead opponents to become like sharks sensing blood. When chess players are on losing streaks, opponents are reluctant to settle for draws and will instead press on, hoping for victory. Players on losing streaks also often begin second-guessing their decision-making and analytical skills, leading to more mistakes and more losses. That is why it is often said that the most important thing to do after a loss is to get a draw in the next game in order to stop the bleeding. The consequences of failing to do so, even among elite chess ...
Posted by far1ey goclub.org 2/11/2008 12:44:49 Play online chess	Message: yamn, raskerino, craig and I are currently in a correspondence game - you might like to take a peak: gameknot.com Also perhaps would help would be the forums which craig and I wrote before we reverted to using PM's. gameknot.com gameknot.com Hope your game works out - and be prepared for a very long battle :) PS: A long time control is usually necessary :P ——— Fide's Grand Prix plans scuppered by withdrawal of Magnus Carlsen — The world chess body Fide's plans for a Grand Prix tournament circuit were badly hit when its status as a world chess championship eliminator was downgraded, the world No1 Magnus Carlsen and other top Western chess players withdrew and all six events had to be played in the former USSR. Armenia's world No5, Levon Aronian, won the series. Fide's women's Grand Prix, in contrast, has been notably successful. Most leading women including Westerners are taking part, there is a wider range of venues and the series will directly qualify a world title challenger. China's Hou Yifan and India's Humpy Koneru were the favourites, but after the fourth event (of six) finished ...
Posted by tag1153 goclub.org 2/11/2008 12:54:14 Play online chess	far1ey Message: it was this match which inspired me.........in retrospect, it may have been a bad idea to announce my intentions as I did......I hope no one is offended if left out.....and I fully anticipate a long time control:)
Posted by ionadowman goclub.org 2/11/2008 13:25:09 Play online chess	Room for one more? Message: ... I'd like to join in if there's a spot available... Cheers, Ion
Posted by tag1153 goclub.org 2/11/2008 13:36:35 Play online chess	ion Message: you're in......that's you, me, and marin so far.............
Posted by tag1153 goclub.org 2/12/2008 18:46:13 Play online chess	ok Steve..... Message: ......thanks for your patience. You're in (and again, no hard feelings:) The teams will be Ion and Steve (white) vs. Marin and Tag (black). This will be a good teaching and learning experience for all of us. Ion - please challenge Marin to an unrated game with a 14 day control. Steve, you do the same with me (we are essentially going to play the same game on two boards, and this way we will each have easier access to the analyze the board feature.) Gentlemen, start your engines:) Thomas
Posted by marinvukusic goclub.org 2/13/2008 03:52:00 Play online chess	Erm... Message: It is kind of complicated to have 2 boards IMHO, you can use "analyze the board" on games in other profiles without difficulty (I do it all the time). Ion and myself started the game, I propose that this is the only active board and we will communicate through messages before we play the moves :)
Posted by ccmcacollister goclub.org 2/13/2008 07:43:29 Play online chess	A nice feature ... Message: Which we did not have starting out, but you guys will: The way that now it shows the TIME situation when looking at someone elses game. When we started, I would never know how much time we had to move. (Unless we discussed it specifically, which is kind of cumbersome.). And I'm slow anyway~! That is the main detriment that I found with the concept, is the difficulty conveying ideas using print. Mine would want to be 3 pages long...but. So, I wanted one of those programs that you speak and it types!! (I do have one now, that reads out loud for me. But have not tried to read a chess game notation yet!?! Should be very interesting. Maybe I'll do that soon)
Posted by marinvukusic goclub.org 2/13/2008 08:12:13 Play online chess	Only for premium users? Message: I don't have that option it seems - but the game is on my profile anyway :) In any case the "carriers" (Ion, me) will inform their partners so it shouldn't be a problem.
Posted by ccmcacollister goclub.org 2/13/2008 10:10:59 Play online chess	marinvukusic ... Message: I do not know if it is premium only. But it is a bit hard to find if you don't know it is there. Look at any active game. Right after DATE STARTED.... it then show the Time Control being in use for that game. But right after that is a little "?" Question Mark. And if you put your cursor on THAT, it shows the actual time each player has left~! I only found it about a week or two ago. So have no idea if it has been there ever since the "?" marks arrived on GK? I am going to start testing out some of them tho ... since that is certainly a useful one!
Posted by ccmcacollister goclub.org 2/13/2008 10:22:03 Play online chess	PS// UPDATE re "?" & TIME SHOWING ... Message: I thought I was going crazy here for a moment. Since I just went and looked for more of the "?" games showing time and could not find any. I have only seen it in my consult with far1ey , which is the game board of yanm vs far1ley . That is game so you can see what I mean. As mentioned, I cannot say if it is only for Premium Members. But I do see games between two "Premiums" and it is not THERE either. What I suspect is that it is ONLY in use for games that use a "Fischer Time Control" off Total Time + Days Added per Move. Since that is what the above game is using. Can anyone confirm that? Aor if Premium makes any difference?
Posted by marinvukusic goclub.org 2/13/2008 10:26:02 Play online chess	I see it Message: It must be the "Fischer Time Control" thing. It is pretty cool actually :)
Posted by ccmcacollister goclub.org 2/13/2008 10:29:14 Play online chess	OH GREAT~!! Message: Make me look crazy GK~! {....makes sounds of Elmer Fudd, then sputtering-spittle by repeated fingering of the lips, while rolling eyes and rubbing stomach ... } For some reason the LINK to board/game I gave in the last, is not showing the "?". So here is where I got mine from ... Actually I have it BOOKMARKED from Far1eys Actives. Maybe you gotta BOOKMARK to get it ??!? gameknot.com gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=7735920