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There are 28 results for Dirk in the forum.
Dirk Jan Van Dijl (2006-07-23 15:47:36)
Wikichess : Modifiability
Why are some lines not modifiable? Are they beyond criticism?
Thibault de Vassal (2006-07-23 16:00:42)
Wikichess : Modifiability
Hello Dirk Jan.
It's not possible to modify a comment made by a stronger player (> +100 points ELO) in order to maintain a kind of "trust level"...
Anyway, chess game is still large enough for everyone ;)
Thibault de Vassal (2006-07-23 16:23:05)
A thousand moves !
More than a thousand moves in Wikichess...
Thanks to Dirk Jan (very active already ;)) and to all contributors.
Dirk Jan Van Dijl (2006-07-23 20:46:29)
Error?
What is wrong with 4 ... Nf6 after 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4? Regards, D.J. van Dijl
Dirk Jan Van Dijl (2006-07-23 20:53:50)
Error 2?
Hello there! After 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Bc4 e6 7 0-0 the program allows castling by Black, but the black Bishop is still at f8. All the best! Dick van Dijl
Dirk Jan Van Dijl (2006-07-24 16:53:41)
Copyright issues
Dear Thibault, what about copyright infringements? Are you allowed to copy older books and magazines? Kind regards, Dick van Dijl
Dirk Jan Van Dijl (2006-07-24 18:59:04)
Copyright issues
Indeed, moves are free, but not necessarily the comments, question marks, exclamation marks etc.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-07-24 19:23:24)
Copyright issues
Like everywhere else, Dirk Jan... at your own risks ;)
http://www.ficgs.com/membership.html
06. Warranties and limitations of liability
(...) FICGS shall not be liable for what members will do if they don't respect these "Terms and Conditions" or for what members will publish in the forum, news, comments or messages to other members.
Dirk Ghysens (2006-09-05 12:16:53)
Time control in thematics
How about time controls in thematic tournaments? Suppose the first 12 moves are "given": are there still 40 days for the first 10 moves then?
Thibault de Vassal (2006-09-05 12:42:18)
Time control in thematics + Winning time
Hello Dirk & Ulrich
That's a good remark ! .. The program wouldn't add these first 40 days in thematic tournaments, as move 10 has already been played. Anyway that's fair IMO and not so important with this slow time control.
Ulrich, the answer is yes, the faster you play, the more time you save for the rest of the game...
Dirk Ghysens (2006-09-06 08:14:02)
Time to display...
Here in Poland (384 Kb/sec) it took 22 seconds to download; during the first 13 seconds nothing was being downloaded, apparently.
Dirk Ghysens (2006-09-18 10:33:56)
Not all, Henri
I know of two exceptions: 1. Yelena Dembo, FIDE rating 2466, WGM, IM, and a GM norm; rating at Gameknot 1775; 2. Marius Ceteras, FIDE rating 2427, FM (he missed IM title due to a strange decision by FIDE officials), very well-known correspondence chess personality, chess publisher, organiser etc.; rating at Gameknot 1740 (not in top 2000 there and loses regularly against 1800 rated patzers). Unfortunately Yelena Dembo is no longer playing at Gameknot; they threw her out. Also Marius Ceteras has no ongoing games there during the past month. So you may be right after all: most players above 1600 are using a chess engine (except the WIMs, WGMs, FMs, and IMs rated below 1800), and certainly all players above 1800 (with one possible exception, a WIM from Holland/Russia, who managed a rating slightly above 1800, but she got thrown out also, for being a nuisance). BTW, it boggles my mind why the use of tablebases is allowed there; unlike engines, tablebases tell you the perfect move to play and what the outcome will be with 100% certainty.
Henri Muller (2006-09-19 12:53:49)
match GameKnot-FICGS
Hello Dirk (Ghysens ) Accordingly with you, there are exceptions - I said that 95% players from GameKnot used computers ! Therefore not 100% !!
Dirk Ghysens (2006-10-19 01:06:14)
En route
Marsch Marsch! Bis zum Limpopo oder Popocatepetl.
Dirk Ghysens (2007-06-07 08:13:30)
Ehlvest
Rybka's GM challenger will be Ehlvest (again); in an earlier match, Ehlvest (Elo 2643) received Pawn odds and lost.
Dirk Ghysens (2007-06-13 16:55:29)
schach.de chatroom
In my opinion, the matter they are discussing is not very important. It is about a Mr. Holger Lieske, a person unknown to me, who is an administrator or moderator of the schach.de chatrooms, who _allegedly_ kicks out participants of the chatrooms without good reason. Some of the discutants announced that they will start a campaign against ChessBase on English-speaking forums.
Dirk Ghysens (2007-06-16 04:06:23)
Not "dead man's defense"
This is not a case of dead man's defense, since the game started less than 20 days ago and they are at move 86. From international postal games I remember waiting more than 20 days for my opponent's 1st move. While it is allowed, certainly nobody can be obliged to consult 6 men tablebases. I'd also like to point out that the FIDE rules (which are mentioned in the FICGS rules) forbid a player to make disturbing remarks, and that a game cannot end by requesting your opponent to resign. Also posting such comments about ongoing games, trying to discredit the opponent, is unethical. The complainer should forfeit the game.
Thibault de Vassal (2007-06-16 14:00:22)
Dead Man's Defense
Well, as it is 'also' allowed not to use a chess engine or tablebases at FICGS (probably more than half players here), I suppose many players would agree with Nick & Dirk. It is not possible to completely avoid the Dead Man's defense and this is not the case here anyway. The rules say "In some cases, the game continues but the result is obvious (...) if a player doesn't want to resign and obviously last the game, his opponent may report to referee". It doesn't apply here.
Best wishes, Thibault
Dirk Ghysens (2007-06-18 06:11:14)
Top programs
According to the CCRL rating list, the top programs today are: 1 Rybka 2 Zap!Chess 3 Hiarcs 4 Naum 5 Loop 6 Deep Shredder Fritz (7th) and Junior (8th) are so weak, that they cannot play a significant role in a world championship. The latest version of Rybka (2.3.2) can be estimated at more than 200 Elo points above Deep Fritz and Deep Junior. The SSDF rating list is unreliable IMO, as they are using antiquated hardware, and several of the best programs are missing.
Charlie Neil (2007-08-13 18:25:50)
Quotes
Dirk Stikker, NATO General Secretary 1961-1964 was once asked, "How many people work in NATO Headquarters?" He replied, "About half of them."
Dirk Ghysens (2007-08-30 01:56:16)
Poland
Tomasz Markowski
and
"rybka" Iweta Rajlich.
Dirk Ghysens (2007-09-14 08:56:24)
Blondes
Why don't blondes play go?
Because they prefer coloured smarties.
Dirk Ghysens (2007-09-14 09:28:07)
Openings
Why is the Indian Defense so strong?
Because there are more than a billion Indians.
What is the best weapon against a Sicilian?
An AK47 ... or fleeing.
Why doesn't anybody play the American Defense?
Because its moves are 'classified'.
Why wasn't the Scotch popular in the 1920's?
Because of the Prohibition.
Dirk Ghysens (2008-04-02 10:50:03)
Joke?
All information seems correct.
The only upsetting thing is that Judit Polgar is missing from the Players list.
Dirk Ghysens (2008-05-20 07:12:26)
Junior
I believe the latest version of Junior is Junior 10.
Dirk Ghysens (2008-07-10 20:58:41)
Poll
I would never participate in a poll of my own free will.
Dirk Ghysens (2008-07-13 18:29:25)
Disagree
There have been several 2200-2600 tournaments in which 2400+ players have started; in one of them even two 2500+ players participated. A well-known GM started in two such tournaments.
The 2400+ category tournaments fill up very slowly; it took about nine months for the last one to start.
Andrew Stephenson (2008-07-13 22:57:05)
ok
Good point Dirk I had not realised that about 2400+ tournaments nor Thibaults point about E F and G tournaments :) You may well be right Garvin - cant remember!
There are 791 results for Dirk in wikichess.
Dirk Jan Van Dijl (1500)
d4 d5 c4 Nc6 cxd5
Q*d5
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl
Thibault de Vassal (2407)
e4 Nc6
The Nimzowitsch or Fischer Defense.
This is a somewhat unusual chess opening and an example of hypermodern chess where Black invites White to occupy the centre of the board at an early stage with pawns. Black's intent is to block or otherwise restrain White's central pawns and, if allowed to do so by inaccurate play by White, eventually undermine the White pawn center by well-timed pawn advances of his own or by attacking the White pieces defending the centre.
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Thibault de Vassal
Normajean Yates (1858)
e4 b6
Owen's defence.
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Normajean Yates
Normajean Yates (1946)
e4 a6
Kasparov - Tony Miles 0-1 starting 1.e4 a6.
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Normajean Yates
Adam Goodwin (1365)
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7
Going into the Closed Ruy Lopez.
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Adam Goodwin
Adam Goodwin (1225)
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1
Protects the e4-pawn and forces black's next move.
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Adam Goodwin
Bruno Bragato (1500)
e4 e6 d4 d5 Nd2
The Tarrasch Variation is named after Siegbert Tarrasch. This move was particularly popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s when Anatoly Karpov used it to great effect. It is still played today by players seeking a small, safe advantage.
The move differs from 3.Nc3 in several respects: it doesn't block the path of White's c pawn, which means he can play c3 at some stage to support the d4 pawn; and it avoids the Winawer Variation because 3...Bb4 can be met with 4.c3 when Black has wasted a move (he has to retreat his bishop).
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Bruno Bragato
Kieran Child (1600)
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 c3
The ponziani opening.
Aims to grasp d4 early on, but is this possibly a premature aim?
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Kieran Child
Ron Keyston (1522)
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3
The Danish Gambit
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Ron Keyston
Ron Keyston (1522)
e4 e5 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3
The Half Danish
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Ron Keyston
Kieran Child (1600)
Nf3 Nf6 g3
Reti: Kings Indian Attack
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Contributors : Dirk Jan Van Dijl, Kieran Child
Dirk Ghysens (2187)
e4 e6 d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Bb4
The MacCutcheon Variation, which is more aggressive than ...Be7. Its main defect is, that after exchanging the Bb4 (which is practically forced), Black will have weak dark squares.
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
Dirk Ghysens (2187)
e4 e6 d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Bb4 e5
The main continuation, and the only one which gives Black opening problems.
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
Dirk Ghysens (2187)
e4 e6 d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Bb4 e5 h6 Bd2
Lasker's move; Black is now forced to exchange on c3.
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
Dirk Ghysens (2187)
e4 e5 d4 exd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Qe3
White's intention is to castle long, exert pressure along the d-file and to threaten Black's Kingside.
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
Dirk Ghysens (2187)
e4 e5 d4 exd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Qe3 Nf6 Nc3 Bb4 Bd2 O-O O-O-O Re8 Bc4 Na5
A move which was first suggested by Keres.
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
Dirk Ghysens (2187)
e4 e5 d4 exd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Qe3 Nf6 Nc3 Bb4 Bd2 O-O O-O-O Re8 Bc4 Na5 Bd3 d5 Qg3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nxe4 Bxe4 Bxd2+ Rxd2 Qe7
Black has a comfortable game (Keres).
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
Dirk Ghysens (2245)
a3
Not very impressing, but it was played by Adolf Anderssen against Paul Morphy in their 1859 match. Anderssen subsequently used the variation, with more success, against other adversaries.
Anderssen scored 1.5/3 with it against Morphy (DG).
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Contributors : Telmo Escobar, Don Burden, Dirk Ghysens
Kieran Child (1600)
Na3
The Durkin
Named after American master, Robert Dirkin, who probably would have known better than to play it anyway. This is a very strange place to develop the knight. If white wanted the knight to exert central control, Nc3 is better. If his aim is to keep the c pawn flexible, the English, or even the Saragossa is preferable. White's aim will be to move this knight yet again, probably to c4. Black is fine developping normally.
Chessbase considers this a 54% win for white.
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Contributors : Kieran Child
Dirk Ghysens (2245)
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 exd4 O-O d3 Qb3 Qf6 e5 Qg6 Re1 Nge7 Ba3 b5 Qxb5 Rb8 Qa4 Bb6 Nbd2 Bb7 Ne4 Qf5 Bxd3 Qh5 Nf6+ gxf6 exf6 Rg8 Rad1 Qh3
19... Qh3!! and White's combination does not work; it's a draw after 20.Bf1 (only move) Qf5 21.Bd3 etc.
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Contributors : Dirk Ghysens
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