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(Free Internet Correspondence Games Server)
FICGS is a fast-growing organization, player community and an international correspondence chess server. Here you can play chess online for free in rated class tournaments, two players matches and a unique correspondence chess world championship in a big knockout tournament. The winner will play current world champion in a 12 games match.
We also organize special events, thematic chess, big chess, chess 960, poker texas holdem tournaments, some with money prizes. Check the waiting lists.
At last on FICGS, you can play Go (围棋, 바둑, 囲碁, Cờ vây, Го) tournaments and world championship. Because Go will become the last game where computers supremacy won't be, at least before decades. Play this fascinating and complex game at FICGS.
FICGS is a fast-growing organization, player community and an international correspondence chess server. Here you can play chess online for free in rated class tournaments, two players matches and a unique correspondence chess world championship in a big knockout tournament. The winner will play current world champion in a 12 games match.
We also organize special events, thematic chess, big chess, chess 960, poker texas holdem tournaments, some with money prizes. Check the waiting lists.
At last on FICGS, you can play Go (围棋, 바둑, 囲碁, Cờ vây, Го) tournaments and world championship. Because Go will become the last game where computers supremacy won't be, at least before decades. Play this fascinating and complex game at FICGS.
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(type : rated round-robin, time : 40 days, increment : 40 days / 10 moves)
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Last move : Qxc4 2010 March 19 2:10:27
White clock - 26 days 00:04:58
Black clock - 81 days 20:05:30 (59 days 23:28:13)
[Event "FICGS__CHESS__CLASS_M__000028"]
[Site "FICGS"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gonzalez,Bolivar"]
[Black "Drazkowski,Krzysztof"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.O-O O-O 14.c4 f5 15.Qf3 d5 16.cxd5 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Rb8 18.Rfd1 Qh4 19.g3 Qg5 20.Qb3 Bg4 21.Rdc1 f5 22.Bg2 e4 23.Rc7 Be2 24.Bf1 Bf3 25.Bg2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 f4 27.d6 Kh8 28.Nc2 Be5 29.Rf7 Bxd6 30.Rd1 Be5 31.R1d7 Rxf7 32.Qxf7 f3+ 33.Kf1 Qc1+ 34.Ne1 Qc4+ 35.Qxc4 *
Edward Kotlyanskiy is new FICGS chess champion...
After his win in the final match of the 3rd cycle, Edward kindly accepted to answer a few questions on the match and shared his views on correspondence chess and the influence of chess engines (Rybka 3, Fritz 12). You can read the complete interview in the forum.Svante Carl von Erichsen is FICGS Go champion...
After his win in the 2nd world championship final, Svante Carl gave us his impressions on the games and his views around the world of computer Go (of course "Go" as Weiqi, Baduk). You may read the complete interview here.
Freestyle chess...
Dear chessfriends, the next FICGS chess freestyle cup waiting list will be open in a few weeks. This is a 6 rounds swiss tournament, time control : 30 minutes + 15 sec. / move. Prize is 100% of the entry fees in E-Points. FIDE GM & IM, FICGS / ICCF GM, SM & IM are invited to enter the waiting list for free !A freestyle Go (Weiqi, Baduk) tournament will happen at the same time.
Play games on your mobile phone...
Now you can play online games (chess, Go & poker holdem) on your mobile phone, ie. Iphone, Google Phone, HTC, Blackberry or Samsung player, any phone that you can connect to the world wide web, please just connect through the mobile form to use the slight interface.Chess, poker & casino games...
Online gaming isn't all about chess, there are casino games such as Blackjack and slot machines as well. In online casinos one can play casino games for free or for money. All of these games are played at a long-term advantage for the casino, however in some casino games, such as Spanish 21 and Blackjack, the player makes decisions so the house edge may be reduced to about 0.5%, even without using card counting.Seo forums, social network, news & more...
Search engines optimization is probably the most popular game nowadays, webmasters are the players, world wide web is the giant board and Google is the referee, editing the constantly changing rules of the game.FICGS also hosts its own SEO forums, a social network and a news blog.
See also the last discussions.
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Thibault de Vassal (2010-03-16 10:37:01)
Interview with E. Kotlyanskiy
Congrats again to Edward Kotlyanskiy, new FICGS chess champion after beating Xavier Pichelin (2577) in the 12 games final match of the 3rd cycle.
Edward kindly accepted to answer a few questions on his match and correspondence chess in general :
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> Hi Edward, first of all congratulations for winning this 12 games match against the former FICGS chess champion, Xavier Pichelin. You had to score at least one point more than your opponent, what was your strategy when the games started?
Knowing that I had to score at least +1 against Xavier, I had to try to get the games into complex positions where there are many options to play for both sides. At the point when the games started, I was the underdog to Xavier (mainly due to the face that I was rated about 200 points lower). In part, I think that one of the reasons why Xavier allowed the games to reach such complex positions is due to the fact that his rating was undoubtedly higher than mine and therefore he probably assumed that he could outplay me. Although this was simultaneously a brave and admirable choice, I think an option that many other players would have pursued would have been to play drawish lines with the hope of having all of the games ending in draws. I have great respect for Xavier due to the fact that he didn't choose such a path and allowed us to put on a hard fought show that was worth watching.
> What could you say on the hot moments of the match?
The first game in which I thought I had very good chances to win was game 34739. In this game (particularly on move 18) Xavier played the move Nb8?? Looking back at the move, I realized that the game was lost for him. I assumed that Xavier probably underestimated the threat of f5. There were no good responses and/or countermeasures for the move f5. For example, if 19) gxf5, I have 20) Nxh5 Nc6 21) Rc3! Bxh4 (Qd8 was also possible) 22) Qf4 Be7 23) g4! His king is just clearly caught in the attack! 19) exf5 also fails to 20) e6 f6 (trying to keep the king safe) 21) Bxh5!! gxh5 22) Nc6 Rc3 and therefore its easy to see that it is just a matter of time. Xavier did try something better although even that failed due to some nice moves. I believe that 21) g7 came as a surprise to Xavier (or that at least he hadn't seen this move when playing Nb8). After Nxh5 (another neat move), another line that I thought Xavier would enter (which is also losing) is 22) Qxc2 23) Qxc2 Rxc2 24) Nf6+! Bxf6 25) exf6. Clearly my pawns are just too strong! Knowing that I am winning after the mentioned alternatives, the other games (although I won three others) were just necessary to hold without falling for any tactics/tricks.
A second game I want to briefly comment on is game 34729. I played a very nice (although I am not sure if it is winning just yet) move known as 17.a4! It was a very nice way to open the position on both of our kings. In all honesty, the move that I think was winning in this situation 25) Rd3, I did not even consider too highly until the position reached that very move. After a relatively short analysis, I was indeed pleasantly surprised to see that; overall, it was completely winning for me.
> What could you say on the advantages and inconveniences of this 12 games match format played at a quite fast time control?
From the days when I first starting playing correspondence chess, I have always been accustomed to making moves rather quickly. In fact, when I first started playing, in some games I made moves within 10 minutes of looking at the position. Although I take a lot more time to analyze now-a-days, I still consider the speed of my play to be relatively faster compared to most other correspondence players. Playing 12 games simultaneously can have drawbacks as not having enough time to properly analyze; however, I didn't have such a problem. With the exception of a few games that I was playing on IECG at the start of the FICGS Championship, the 12 game series was my main concern.
> Without revealing your secrets, how would you define modern correspondence chess as a centaur (playing with chess engines)?
These days, it is impossible to play correspondence chess on a high level without consulting the engine. It is also unlikely that one can achieve a lot of success just by following the engine blindly (even after a long analysis). Personally, I know that some of my friends believe that in correspondence chess you are just following the engine but I believe that most high level correspondence players know that it just doesn't work that way.
In my opinion, one of the most important skills that a correspondence player should have is having some sense of where the engine he is analyzing with is faulty. To give a well known example, many people know that there are certain endgame positions that an engine alone can't be trusted in (a simple case is the wrong color bishop). In essence, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of whatever engine you are analyzing with is critical to playing correspondence chess at a high level.
> Why did you choose to play correspondence chess, do you play OTB (over the board) chess as well?
Before starting correspondence chess, I played OTB chess for quite a few years. When my schedule became busy, I realized that I wouldn't have much time to play OTB in clubs. I came across correspondence chess and got hooked on it very quickly. Also, I began to enjoy more of the subtleties of the game; something that is just lacking in OTB blitz games. I imagine that some people prefer to play practical chess (OTB) in which a move order wouldn't make much of a difference; however, I guess I am a perfectionist and believe the game should be played on as high of a level as possible.
> How many correspondence games do you usually play at the same time (on different chess servers or by email)? Would you say that it is an addiction?
Usually, I played about 5 to 10 games on average on all different sites. I did play via email on IECC but wasn't fond of playing by email therefore I went back to server only sites (IECG, FICGS, Schemingmind).
I can definitely say that correspondence chess is an addiction. All too often, I catch myself analyzing games when I really should be doing something much more time sensitive. Well, at least I can say that this addiction paid off in that I am the new FICGS champion!
> Are you interested in other games?
As far as board games go, chess is primarily the only game I play. At times I do play games like monopoly and scrabble with my friends. Another interest that I have is billiards.
> The next challenger for the FICGS chess champion title is SM Eros Riccio (winner of several PlayChess PAL freestyle tournaments). Do you think that you'll play him? What does this perspective inspire in you?
I can't wait to play Eros! I believe that he would be my toughest opponent yet (although I have played GM Leitão, Rafael (fide elo: 2619) and managed to draw). Eros is like an unstoppable juggernaut in corr chess. That said, I look forward to our games and I am certain that they will simultaneously be challenging and entertaining.
> Thanks and best of luck in your future games!
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What to do against illegal downloads ?
Has the internet become the symbol of "freedom" by becoming the world of illegal copy ? Surely not, it is a question of money only like everywhere else. When laws in several countries are to be created to fight against the P2P (Peer To Peer), it only helps the online storage services to become more and more powerful. Many users are now addicted to downloads on Megaupload, Rapidshare, Hotfiles and the hundreds (!) of other services like these ones, ranked among the most visited websites in the world.
The cost of these services is not so high, about $60 a year, and you can download at very high speed any film (from the latest Harry Potter to the films by Alfred Hitchcock), any music (from the 9th symphony of Beethoven to the latest disc by Madonna), any software, many ebooks as well.
It is said sometimes that actually piracy does not hurt the disc sellers or at least the artists, but surely it does and it will change the way they work very soon if nothing is done.
Are Megaupload & Rapidshare legal ? No they aren't, or they are intelligent enough to play with laws, but Youtube shouldn't be legal as well, so in a way they just followed the example of the king Google !
On Youtube any user can upload any video and it is viewable by anyone in the world, and "sometimes", someone says : No this file is protected by author rights, please remove it ! This is just the same on Megaupload or Rapidshare, but surely they just move the file to another place, anyway it is available again one day or a few minutes after.
To invoke the difference between streaming and downloads is a nonsense as every file available in streaming can be downloaded already.
There may be an international law that can hurt immediately every website (eg. by cancelling its domain name, that is possible) that publishes illegal content, but yes in this case any forum may be the victim of a bad intentioned user.
That would be the price, every content should be verified before to be posted. But at least we could start by websites that post illegal videos or music.
Well, that's not the real world, actually I doubt it will work this way ever, so the world will continue the same way, it belonged to the mafia, now it will belong to the internet "ruffians".
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