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The arena tournaments are fun IMO, when there are a lot of players and it is bullet.

For a 10-player tournament between friends, it would be pretty bad.

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10-27-2016 , 03:12 PM

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BobJoeJim

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

To BJJ:

http://chess-results.com/tnr243136.a...&wi=821&snr=79

Kid is still 11...

The battle between him and Praggnanandhaa, who is even younger and up to ~2450 and full IM already, is going to very interesting. There are also others in that age group that are at a bit lower, but still extremely impressive level, like Keymer, Sindarov, Bjerre, and I am sure I am forgetting someone.

Nodirbeck has faded a little from his previously record setting pace as of my last check in. Nice to see him back on track! Him, Praggu, and Sindarov are the three most interesting names to me currently in that age range, but plenty of others to keep an eye on too.

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11-02-2016 , 01:13 PM

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g-bebe

because robots are strong

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Most popular online site right now?

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11-02-2016 , 01:15 PM

#6129

g-bebe

because robots are strong

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Thinking of reupping my ICC membership after years away but want to get a feel for which site has the most traffic and most GMs/events on these days. Willing to pay whatever.

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11-02-2016 , 07:28 PM

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Gorgonian

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chess.com by far
lichess.org closing in and free.
nothing else really close.

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11-02-2016 , 10:09 PM

#6131

g-bebe

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Have the glory days of ICC come and gone now? Man I remember what amazingly high traffic it had back in the early 00s.

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11-03-2016 , 02:06 AM

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Rei Ayanami

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chess.com and lichess are free with simple online interfaces, so naturally they would be a lot more widely used than ICC. No real need to pay to play.

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11-03-2016 , 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by g-bebe

Have the glory days of ICC come and gone now? Man I remember what amazingly high traffic it had back in the early 00s.

In terms of traffic, yes, for sure. The problem is that both ICC and FICS have refused to move away from their antiquated telnet-based experience. Though ICC has attempted to slap some lipstick on it with a couple of "new" interfaces, it's not nearly enough.

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11-03-2016 , 02:33 PM

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g-bebe

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Right. I've always been members so the DOS based command prompt servers I've always been partial to. Still go to FICS for the bug and crazy house but lichess even offers zhouse. I'll give LC a try I think.

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11-03-2016 , 03:19 PM

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Version 3 ('new') of chess.com does add the support of bug, zhouse, KotH and 3-check, but it's reportedly horrible or boring. V.2 ('old') is bearable, but I'm not sure for how long it will be preserved alongside v.3.

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11-04-2016 , 06:57 AM

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http://en.chessbase.com/post/special...carlsen-coming

Collector's Item!

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11-04-2016 , 08:44 AM

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How bad does my knight sacrifice suck?:

C4 nf6
D4 d5
Qa4 nc6
C6 bd7
E3 e6
Bb6 a6
Bxc6 bxc6
Qd1 ne4
Dxe6 nxf2

It ended up working on my favor as I was able to put lots of pressure on his exposed king. However I think a better opponent would've eaten me alive.

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11-04-2016 , 08:57 AM

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Rei Ayanami

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Might help to rectify the notation. At first the typos seem so trivially fixable as to not warrant mention (c6 = really c5, etc.), but then black's bxc6 is most likely Bxc6, and dxe6 isn't even a legal move.

But that knight sac shouldn't really be a good move in any reasonable position in the typo radius of the given notation.

Edit: lowercase is for pawns, uppercase for pieces, and lines of notations aren't capitalized like sentences.

Last edited by Rei Ayanami; 11-04-2016 at 09:04 AM.

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11-04-2016 , 09:08 AM

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Bob148

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Sorry dxe5.

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11-04-2016 , 09:21 AM

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Rei Ayanami

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So, e6 = e5 and this is the game, I suppose: http://chess.tuxtown.net/game/view/i...e425da04c466d7

Yeah, after the sac you don't really have much. 9.-Qg5 seems like a strong way of continuing, applying even more pressure without sac-ing a piece.

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11-04-2016 , 09:27 AM

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Bob148

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Yeah that's the game. Thanks.

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11-07-2016 , 12:57 AM

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rooooktaker

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um, nub post. but KOTH is the greatest chess variant ever. play me, chess.com

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11-07-2016 , 10:57 AM

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Zenzor

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No talk about the GM blitz battles finals? I don't think I ever watched chess consecutively for 3 hours before, but naka vs magnus was fun to rail.

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11-10-2016 , 04:15 AM

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http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-te...f-chess-board/

cool!

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11-10-2016 , 08:50 AM

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Sugar Nut

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Already been done.

In the 80s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BobOCMj1Qhs

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11-16-2016 , 02:36 PM

#6146

another loser

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-te...f-chess-board/

cool!

Wow, very cool.

You must not have actually watched the promotion video if you think this isn't a huge improvement on the Mephisto from the 80s.

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11-24-2016 , 05:10 PM

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Houdini and Stockfish have been forced to play the Frankenstein-Dracula variation in the TCEC Season 9 Superfinal, specifically, these 10 first moves.

I wish players were forced to start their games from such sharp positions (selected by experts or even fans) in top-level matches (switching the colours in the second game, so that unbalanced positions can be proposed too), instead of having the freedom to play yet another Berlin.

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11-24-2016 , 10:49 PM

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TimM

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We might need something like what Checkers has:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/checkers#ref116663

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At first all expert play was unrestricted, or go-as-you-please, with the opening moves left entirely to the discretion of the individual. Lengthy series of drawn games between overcautious experts in tournament play, however, led to the introduction of methods of forcing more varied and daring styles of play. In the two-move restriction, the first move of each side is chosen by lot from 47 playable combinations. The three-move, or American, restriction is an extension of the two-move to black’s second move, with about 300 prescribed openings.

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11-25-2016 , 12:44 AM

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That would create sooo many opening imbalances as it would increase the likelihood of 1. b4 2. g4

With no opening book rule in place, the outcome is sad:

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11-25-2016 , 01:04 AM

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TimM

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It would just be the first two ply, and maybe 1.b4 wouldn't make the cut.

How about this: White can either choose any move not listed below, or he must play a randomly chosen move from the list.

e4, d4, c4, f4, g3, b3, Nf3, Nc3

If White chooses not to play a listed move, Black can reply as he pleases.

If White chooses to play from the list, once his move is chosen, Black gets a similar choice. He can play a randomly chosen move from a list of responses that are tailored to each White move, or he can play any other move not listed.

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