This thread is to keep track of previously played Malkovich games, games currently underway, and to help players who are interested in a game find opponents. First of all, for those who are unfamiliar with the concept, here is the description of a Malkovich Chess Game:
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Originally Posted by SinK
Having discovered LifeIn19x19.com nee GoDiscussions.com I came across the idea of a "Malkovich game" for a detailed description see and the board has a section given over to examples to see how it's done in a game of Go:
http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/vie...php?f=37&t=146
but in short the idea is two high ranked players play out a correspondence game in the thread posting a diagram and their next move but also, in spoiler tags, commentary on why they are doing that and some of their considerations regarding what they see as the upcoming variations in short we get to see the thought process of the player as they play it. Obviously the players don't read each others commentary.
If you would like to play a game, just post in this thread that you are interested. Also, please try to give as much information about your playing strength as you can, so that a balanced opponent can be found. FIDE/USCF ratings are great, particularly if you're an active player. ICC/FICS ratings are good too. And chess.com correspondence ratings are probably particularly relevant to this format as well. If you find someone you would like to play with, and no more than one other game is in progress, feel free to start up a thread. If there are already two games running, let me know that you've agreed to play and I'll add you to the "upcoming pairings" list. We'd like to limit this to at most two games at once, to avoid overcrowding the forum with games. Other than that, though, there are no limitations on who can participate, as long as you can find an interested opponent, so have fun!
Games In Progress
Nikachu v Noir_Desir
chessterfish v BobJoeJim
Planned Upcoming pairings
Seswatha v Airwave16
Interested players (with ratings), in order of priority, for future games
chocaholic ~1750
Cadaz ~1700
Allen C
ganstaman
freewill1978
HipHopRTR
Finished game archive
Hackdeath v YouKnowWho
ganstaman v BobJoeJim
ganstaman v Cadaz
HipHopRTR v RoundTower
Valenzuela v KyleJRM82
PyramidScheme v GrasshopperAA
completetilt v Cadaz (abandoned)
smilingbill v IM Anon
Nikachu v Brownian_Motion
A.Ertbjerg v Sholar
Last edited by BobJoeJim; 11-28-2011 at 02:51 PM.