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There are 85 results for Graham in the forum.
Graham Cridland (2006-04-19 21:04:34)
Crosstable?
Any chance of adding a crosstable in place of the current results page under a tournament?
Thibault de Vassal (2006-04-19 21:09:11)
After the tournament name...
Hello Graham.
When you are on the tournament page, please try to click the magnifying glass just after the tournament name. A window (popup) will appear with the crosstable.
Best wishes.
Graham Cridland (2006-04-19 21:37:23)
Silly me
Thought all the magnifying glasses were pgn boards.
Graham Cridland (2006-04-21 16:50:29)
Game 156
Looks sort fo interesting but it's odd that it has best game votes - isn't it barely out of theory?
Graham Cridland (2006-04-21 16:55:55)
Waiting lists
An option to remove oneself from the waiting list for a tournament might be useful. No immediate need on my part at present, but people's schedules change, etc.
Graham Cridland (2006-04-22 17:47:39)
Fair point
Just a suggestion, I'm honestly not sure which way of handling it is superior, I just noticed the lack of an option and thought I'd mention it.
Graham Wyborn (2006-04-25 13:13:52)
Condition Moves?
I have played on another site which uses conditional moves. The Conditional Move is only operated after you opponent moves, therefore you are unaware of your opponents offer. Also players can turn the feature on or off. So if one player has it turned off, the opponent cannot use it. Conditional moves are good time savers. especially when making a capture and the opponent has only one good reply. It saves time. Hope Conditional Moves are coming to this site too!
Graham Cridland (2006-04-25 16:02:04)
Weird
I'd suggest allowing one player to use them even if the opponent has them turned off, as otherwise it could get confusing... people might not ralize their move hadn't been executed.
Graham Cridland (2006-04-25 16:31:57)
?
You can't do anything with conditional moves you can't do just making the moves yourself. It isn't like it makes imitation harder to spot. It just saves time.
Graham Cridland (2006-04-25 17:22:16)
Hmm.
Well, I see your point (I have an opponent like that) but what you're really objecting to is their failure to use their time, not conditional moves (or even fritz). And I can't imagine that forcing people to use their time will be popular. Just have to NOT send the move back right away, sit down at the board, and figure out where Fritz goes wrong. Our German friend isn't all knowing (especially at the 14-16 ply people only give him much of the time). So you should generally win those games.
Graham Wyborn (2006-04-25 17:42:52)
Please join:-
I joined this site recently and still have not started a game! Forgive the advert 4 the following games. We need one more player! FICGS__CHESS__CLASS_C__000002 (type : rated round-robin, time : 40 days, increment : 40 days / 10 moves) 7 players, 6 game (1 game against each opponent) elo : 1600-2000 Cridland, Graham (USA) 1700 Grady, Richard (USA) 1654 Höppenstein, Michael (DEU) 1700 Fillion, Nicolas (CAN) 1640 Wyborn, Graham (GBR) 1700 Muller, Henri-Louis (BEL) 1923
Glen D. Shields (2006-04-25 20:39:39)
Hmmm ... yup
Graham - I think you summed it perfectly. I have no objection to conditionals nor do I care how much time folks use. What I find "irritating" (the word used in this thread) are those situations where you move and ten minutes later you're back on the clock again. Overused conditionals contribute to the "irritation," but hardly are the root cause.
Graham Wyborn (2006-04-25 23:29:20)
Yawn........... Yawn............Yawn
Still no game. Anyone know the song, "Why are we waiting". As 6 out of the 7 have joined, could not some of the games start. We are all not going to this opponent! Just a thought......
Graham Wyborn (2006-04-26 01:30:44)
Now Happy!
Games have started!
Graham Cridland (2006-05-01 16:32:05)
Hmmm..
All my moves created via the graphical generator have been coming up "incorrect move" today. Had to type them in.
Graham Wyborn (2006-05-06 10:37:16)
Computer Aided Sites
Do you know of any other sites that allow computer aided chess?
I am aware of www.playchess.de and www.cowplay.com. Any others?
Graham Wyborn (2006-05-06 13:13:35)
Move the 'Send' button!
Is it possible to move the send button, so that it appears next to the board. I'm just too lazy to scrol down!!
Graham Wyborn (2006-07-29 00:14:17)
Country Flag
I notice that a few players now use the "England" flag. I seem to remember that when I joined, that I did not have this option. I would like to change from the Union Jack Flag to the English Flag. How can I do this?
Graham Wyborn (2006-07-29 12:33:44)
Thank You
My flag has been changed!
Graham Wyborn (2006-07-31 16:27:26)
Northern Ireland Flag
What about the Irish?
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-01 00:27:16)
Northern Ireland Flag???
Should be, I think, the Ulster Flag. The image you linked to was for Eire! Trust the following link shows the correct flag. http://www.flags2000.co.uk/flag.htm?cref=S137
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-01 00:31:08)
On another site!
On another site they had all the flags for each state in the USA! Not sure you will want to go that far, as then we UK people will be asking for the flags of each county. Where does it all end? Country flags only!
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-01 23:53:22)
England not a country?
England is not a country!! What is it then? In the football world cup, we played as England, not United Kingdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_terminology part of which is quoted above. "England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland = constituent countries of the United Kingdom." It is like saying France, England and many other countries belong to the EU, therefore all EU countries should have the EU flag, not there home country. I would prefer the English flag, but I can live with the Union Jack flag.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-08-02 00:02:06)
Country terminology
Hello Graham.
Ok, let's say it isn't a country in a political or at least a "certain" way... the one that ISO norm consider.
Actually, "country" can be a very ambiguous term. Anyway, there's absolutely no other (reasonable) solution than to respect this norm, otherwise I'll have continuously to "change" the world :)
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-02 00:19:42)
ICCF
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are all member countries of the ICCF. No players are said to come from the UK! Interesting to note that the ICCF has Ireland as a whole, not Eire and Northern Ireland.
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-02 23:14:20)
Be patient!
Your opponent is not breaking any rules! I have an opponent who has not moved for about 6 weeks. Now with less than 24 hours left on his clock, he goes on holiday! Our opponents can use the time how they like. In the UK you can be arrested for wasting police time, but you cannot be arrested on any chess site for wasting opponents time! If you leave this site, which I hope you will not do, you will come across the same problem on other chess sites.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-08-02 23:38:35)
Patience... what limit ?
Hello Graham.
Actually, he did break the rules... (obvious result + 30 days lasting) so game has been adjudicated. But this may be ambiguous in some cases... Not perfect for sure.
Marc Lacrosse (2006-08-02 23:52:15)
Adjudication
Thanks Thibault.
I was not aware of the 11.5 rule which is very good IMHO and I am very glad that you agreed to apply it in my game.
I think this is a good rule "as is" and it does not need to be changed.
To Graham : Sure you are right.
But it's the same in OTB play : almost nobody waits until the final mate move.
However when one disgracefully requires you go until mate has effectively been done, you just have to wait for less than a few hours at most.
In my case the win was evident for more than two months and my opponent still meticulously waited until he only had a few hours left...
Did he wish to wait for a new rating,did he wish to have won other games to take the lead in the tournament : I really don't know (and I truly cannot fully understand)...
In any case the rules were respected...
Maybe this could be an additional argument for limiting the maximum amount of accumulated thinking time ?
Marc
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-03 00:07:52)
To All
Sorry for my mistake, I was not aware of 11.5 rule!
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-08 22:14:12)
(download)
I have to press the game number twice before I see the (download) button? Is this correct?
Dinesh De Silva (2006-08-09 07:47:30)
Re: download
Hey, Graham When you click the game number, it takes you to a page where there's a "download" link down at the bottom. When you click it, the game file will download in pgn format. ( Yes, altogether it would be two clicks. If you mistakenly click it for a third time, you'll launch a nuclear bomb! Haha! Just kidding ).
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-09 09:24:23)
Missed the point
When I click the game number the screen appears with the game etc. but no (download) button at the bottom of the screen. I need to click the game number button again, then on the second attempt, the (download) button appears. It seems to me that the (download)button should appear on the screen when I first see the game page. Also have problems entering a move after using the (download) button! Anyone else having the same problem, or is it me and my PC! ........................ Great site, keep up the good work!
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-09 16:03:46)
(download) button
When I first press the (download) button I move to:- http://www.ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=move &...
which does not show the (download) button.
When I press the (download) button a second time it moves to :- http://www.ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=move &...
where I can now see the (download) button.
Does the above help? I was looking at game 690.
If the above does not help, could it be my IE settings. I am using IE 6 with Windows XP Home
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-09 16:07:03)
Correction previous response
Second press of (download) button goes to:- http://www.ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=viewer &...
Thibault de Vassal (2006-08-09 16:29:24)
Download of games
Ok Graham. I've got it... Your navigator works well, I did not want the 'move' & 'confirm' pages too heavy, but maybe it's more logical to have the download & rss buttons at least on the 'move' page too. I'll arrange that.
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-09 21:47:36)
No Problem!
Problem solved. Many thanks!
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-13 17:32:35)
(download) in Go games!
Recently started playing Go. Similar problem to (download) in chess. If I hoover over the Go (download) button, the ballon reads, "Download this game in PGN format". If I press it, it tries to download game into my chess database!
Can you help? You solved it last time, can you do it again?
Graham Wyborn (2006-08-13 18:20:13)
Fixed
Go (download) button works OK.
Many thanks again!
Graham
Graham Wyborn (2006-09-07 20:28:48)
Site Design
Would it be possible to have a bigger selection of "Site Design" colours. I would prefer a simple all one colour pastel shade, or even a plain white. I am not too keen on diferent shades of colour on opposite sides of the screen. I am currently using the "grey" and some of the text almost fades into the darker colour.
Graham Wyborn (2006-09-07 22:15:35)
Site Design
Thank you for making the changes so quickly. Now using "grey plain". So much better.
Graham Wyborn (2006-09-29 14:06:02)
Clock - Out of time
Does my opponent still have to resign. This is my first win with "Out of Time"
Thibault de Vassal (2006-09-29 14:12:14)
Clock - Out of time
Hi Graham.
You just have to wait a few hours, the game will be adjudicated automatically.
Best regards. Thibault
Graham Wyborn (2006-10-11 00:13:44)
See Below
You just have to wait a few hours, the game will be adjudicated automatically. Reply given to me in a previous response to a similar question
Graham Wyborn (2006-10-17 12:24:05)
Top of Rating List
How can Atalik, Suat be top of the rating list, when this player has never played a game on this site? Or have I got these facts wrong!
Graham Wyborn (2006-10-30 10:04:22)
Go games "display"
First allow me to say how much I enjoy playing chess & go on this site. Keep up the very good work!
Would it be possible to mark or display on the board when playin Go the piece that was last moved?
Also on other sites the option to flip the board is present. On this site the board is already fliped when playing white. Is this needed? If you download the .sgf to a viewer it will not show the game the same way round.
We have to press "send" and then "next". Is it possible to have an option included where after pressing "send" you go automatically to the next game?
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-30 13:16:29)
Update : last move (Go)
Hello Graham, thanks :)
I just updated the display of Go games, the last move is now marked in red.
Boards are fliped because it's more logical at chess (and most games), to be nearer "reality". I prefer all games displayed the same way, sorry :/
At last, about going automatically to the next game, that's quite right but the confirmation page ('Your move has been sent') may avoid some "problems"... I prefer this way, unless many players ask for this change.
Kind regards.
Graham Wyborn (2006-10-31 00:00:48)
Marked in Red
I'm not seeing the red mark!
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-31 09:50:28)
Red mark + Message
Graham, really ? Please note the red mark is only displayed on the 'move' page, when you're to play a move. (not in the viewer page ie.)
Sebastian, that's quite right, messages may be forgotten on the 'move' page... But I thought it would be hard not to see it on the 'move_confirm' (cf. url) page, above the 'send' button... That's a problem to displace the board at the bottom IMO :/ And a popup window wouldn't be appreciated... I have no better idea at this time.
Thanks for feedback.
Graham Wyborn (2006-10-31 10:16:52)
Red Mark
All OK thanks
Graham Wyborn (2006-11-02 13:50:28)
Next & Send buttons.
Could "next" and "send" be added to the list on the left hand side of the screen. Could this be in addition to the current setup? This would save having to keep scrolling down the screen!
Yes, I know, I'm lazy! :-)
Graham Wyborn (2006-11-03 10:15:45)
Next & Send buttons.
Good idea. Thanks
Graham Wyborn (2006-11-03 12:21:50)
Next & Send buttons
Second thoughts! Why not the "send" and "next" below the board?
Graham Wyborn (2006-11-22 09:00:54)
Go Software
Which is the stronger program. Many Faces of Go version 11 or the new SmartGo 2.3
Graham Wyborn (2006-12-25 01:22:17)
Can I cancel vacation?
Can I cancel vacation? If so, how.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-12-26 14:46:10)
Can I cancel vacation?
Hello Graham.
It is not possible to cancel vacation :/
Sorry about that.
Graham Wyborn (2006-12-29 14:28:09)
Could this be changed?
Other sites allow you to go on vacation and cancell or return early. Could you make this possible on this site? I would not have booked such a long holiday if I had known I could not cancel it. Now I have withdrawal symtoms as I cannot play on this site until my hoildays ends.
Graham Wyborn (2007-01-02 13:23:11)
Sledge Hammer to crack a nut!
The rules seem too hard to me. I am locked out of this until the 10th January. This is the only site that I use that does not allow you to cancel holidays. Nor am I allowed to move whilst on holiday, which other sites allow.
Thibault de Vassal (2007-01-02 15:21:20)
Vacation
Sorry about that, Graham. That's right, rules are quite hard here, simply because many players asked for these changes. Result is satisfying IMO, but I've to clarify some points yet.
Graham Wyborn (2007-01-02 20:36:47)
What is IMO?
What is IMO?
Graham Wyborn (2007-01-03 00:12:41)
I'll stop moaning!
It appears to me that the "hard rule" re vacation is to stop players wasting time or using time in a mischievous way. All it has done for me and my opponents is waste time that could have been used wisely. This is the only site that I use that applies such hash rules, I wish I had seen the earlier correspondence on this matter, as I would had voiced my opinion then, but now it is too late. Anyway, thank you for the replies. I will stop moaning and look forward to the end of my vacation which will be on January 10th about 4 am!!
Graham Woodcock (2007-03-29 17:03:09)
game 6909 query
Regarding game 6909 (on Best Games), can someone explain the thinking behind 10.exf5 when white could have moved 10.gxf6 instead? Also, why did black then choose 10. ... d5, which allowed 11.gxf6 when the f6 knight could have been moved to safety on black’s 10th move? I’m sure there must be some good reasoning for those moves, but I can’t see it. Cheers.
Graham Wyborn (2007-04-18 06:51:36)
Skip Feature - thank U
Could the (download) button be duplicated next to the new "skip" button. This would save the constant need to scroll / wheel down the page.
Also having pressed "send", why the need to press the "next" button.
Either go straight to the next game or make it part of the prefences so the choice is ours. Some sites do the later. I am the web master on two sites (not related to games or chess), so I imagine the above could be done.
Keep up the good work Thibault, many thanks for a great site!
Thibault de Vassal (2007-04-18 17:18:32)
Next & Download
Hello Graham.
About the (Next) link, the page 'move_send' guarantees to the player the move has actually been sent. It can avoid some complaints. Anyway to skip this page is not easy, you could be redirected to the next game automatically after this page but it could be a bit disagreeable.
Do you use (download) after each move ? .. Just trying to make this part of the window quite 'light'.
Thanks for suggestions.
Graham Wyborn (2007-04-19 08:19:07)
Download
I do not use "download" after each move. But I do often use "download". It is the scrolling / wheeling up & down the screen that seems unnecessary.
Or am I just plane lazy!! :-)
Graham Cridland (2007-05-29 18:21:09)
M-Tel
Weird tournament. Topalov failed to impress against a weak field, when you would have expected a really strong performance. He needs to study a bit I think. Very surprised by Adams' result, that's just not acceptable to him I'm sure...
Garvin Gray (2007-06-04 11:41:42)
Wch 3 in rating order
KAZ Balabaev, Farit 2580
FRA de Vassal, Thibault 2512
USA Ingersol, Harry 2502
NZL Noble, Mark 2497
DEU Schuster, Peter 2480
POL Ostrowski, Leszek 2458
ARG Brunsteins, Daniel 2452
CAN Zubac, Marius 2415
ROU Mathe, Iosif 2414
UKR Khokhlov, Igor 2370
MLT Sammut, Ronald 2362
ROU Helmer, Janos 2343
PRT Pires, Miguel 2270
LKA De Silva, Dinesh 2235
POL Sanner, Zdzislaw 2219
RUS Dyakov, Alexander 2217
DEU Schiller, Wilfried 2217
DEU Koslowski, Volker 2204
DZA Ould Ahmed, Samy 2195
FRA Appendino, Jérome 2192
GBR Taylor, William 2182
GRC Bleker, Frits 2171
DNK Jorgensen, Poulerik 2168
DEU Kesselheim, Peter 2149
CAN Repa, Jason 2144
PRT Louro, Eugénio 2123
USA Kotlyansky, Edward 2114
DEU Markus, Roland 2103
FRA Czekaj, Christophe 2098
AUT Dudulec, Konstantin 2084
CAN Plante, Marc-Eric 2079
LVA Borisovs, Leonids 2078
AUT Mueller, Robert 2069
DEU Unger, Peter 2065
AUT Riha, Josef 2019
POL Skwarczylo, Marek 2018
MUS Stephenson, Andrew 2000
CZE Stanislav, Musil 1990
SCG Vidanovic, Djordje 1966
USA Burden, Don 1959
DEU Haluschka, Rainer 1950
CAN Rotaru, Dan 1937
GBR Wyborn, Graham 1890
GBR Burrows, Nick 1884
POL Broniek, Mariusz Maciej 1879
BIH Dautovic, Dzenan 1875
AUS Gray, Garvin 1863
USA Minkin, Alexander 1850
GBR Josse, Mark 1806
ARM Khachaturov, Vadim 1803
USA Kotlyanskiy, Ilya 1800
DEU Krueger, Karsten 1800
PRT Vasquez, Fernando 1775
DZA Toutaoui, Khaled 1763
DEU Wosch, Arkadiusz 1746
TUR Yuvarlak, Ugur 1732
ROU Hrubaru, Mircea 1726
ARG Carrizo, José 1724
USA Phillip, Lennox 1700
ROU Kondort, Mihai 1700
ROU Ioan, Bucsa 1700
BRA Miranda, Marcus 1691
VEN Flores, Luis 1680
RUS Ruzin, Mikhail 1639
DEU Faust, Dieter 1627
MYS Behrmann, Klaus 1617
FRA Bellanger, Michel 1606
POL Bester, Kazimierz 1600
DEU Nent, Alexander 1593
PRT Oliveira, Carlos 1586
HUN Nagy, Attila 1549
ROU Ionescu, Catalin 1535
HUN Kis-Kos, Laszlo 1512
ITA Lupinacci, Nicola 1492
BEL De Groof, Pieter 1465
DEU Odendahl, Marcel 1462
USA Hendricks, Richard 1459
BRA Queiroz, Florencio 1444
CZE Pech, Jaroslav 1433
USA Goodwin, Adam 1415
HUN Csoma, Robert 1400
USA Gillz, Nicolas 1400
BGR Toktas, Ibrahim Ugras 1400
IND Veeraiah, Karuppaiah 1400
MEX Ortiz Durán, Esteban 1400
TUR Ilhan, Alper 1400
CHE Margot, Alain 1400
TUR Erdonho, Erdinç 1400
USA Lipsits, Sasha 1400
BRA B. Lima, Edmilson 1400
DEU von Buttlar, Paul 1386
HUN Fenyves, Adam 1330
BGR Stoianov, Stoian 1316
GRC Serd, Than 1300
TUR Ak, Murat 1300
GBR Willoughby, Peter 1294
ARG Orden, Jorge 1264
GBR Neil, Charlie 1212
NLD Oldenhof, Dwight 1203
USA Greer, Stephen 1200
BRA Barradas, Anderson 1194
IND Malvankar, Vikrant 1188
BEL Tuteleers, Bruno 1145
DEU Bothe, Matthias 1143
BGR Stoyanov, Zdravko 1136
Graham Cridland (2007-06-06 21:22:22)
Next Round Winners
Aronian Leko Gelfand Grischuk You heard it here first. Aronian, Leko, and Grischuk just outclass their opponents, and Gelfand is currently much better prepared than Kamsky.
Graham Cridland (2007-06-11 18:03:56)
Pirc in Correspondence
Sounds like a good book. Still, I won't buy it, for the simple reason that the Pirc isn't much fun for Black. There are several simple ways for White to get a comfortable advantage, even without a lot of theory. In Correspondence I'd think the problem was worse, since it's harder to arrange tactical accidents for your opponent (sort of the point of the Pirc). I guess the point is that the Pirc isn't supertheory, so you can get dynamic positions without playing the Sicilian. But I'd rather (especially in correspondence) have an extra central pawn than a less explored position, wouldn't you?
Graham Cridland (2007-06-15 17:29:55)
Game 11393
Just finished an interesting game in the Scandinavian. Pretty level most of the way, although both sides must have missed some chances. A couple of questions: First, in the final position, what is the evaluation of the endgame after 31 ... Qc8 32 Qe5+ Qc7 33 Qxg7 Rxg7 34 Re8+ Qc8 35 Rxc8 Kxc8 36 Rxg7 (thus far all forced) 36...Rxd4 37 Rh7 Rf4 38 Rxh6 Rxf2 39 Rg6 Rh2 40 h6 (this exact endgame can be reached by other move orders in Cridland-Khayman)? I looked at the ending for a long time, as it seemed to be my only option other than forcing a draw (32 Qe3 Re4 33 Qd2 isn't attractive). But I think it's drawn! White's only plan is bringing the king to g1 to release the back rank, but that gives black time to rush forward with pawns and king on the Queenside. White can get to h7 by Rg8+ Kc7, Rg7+ Kb6, h7 at some point, but then what? It looked so attractive at first.
Graham Cridland (2007-06-15 19:29:51)
Incidentally...
Perhaps I just have a tiny database (I do), but I think ...0-0-0 may have been a novelty in that position. Most players, it appears, follow Anand-Lautier, Biel 1997, with possibly some advantage for White. ...0-0-0 looks very natural, and seems to make the best of White's slightly disarranged pieces.
Graham Cridland (2007-06-16 23:51:04)
I would play
My rating probably understates my strength but I suspect you can still do better for a 25 player team. Still, I would enjoy being involved.
Thibault de Vassal (2007-06-20 15:46:39)
Players for FICGS team (by rating)
Here is the complete list of players who registered for the FICGS vs IGAME.RU match. Unfortunately, a few players couldn't play :( .. I think our team is strong enough, as rating rules are quite hard at FICGS and some ratings are still provisional.
I don't know how players will be distributed on "tables", if it's freestyle I think Wolfgang should play at table 1.
I am also surprised to see players coming from IGAME.RU or russian forums who entered FICGS team !? .. Anyway, I'm sure there are no spies :)
Thibault de Vassal (2512)
Mark Noble (2496)
Wolfgang Utesch (2466)
Albert Popov (2463)
Michael Aigner (2354)
Janos Helmer (2343)
Miguel Pires (2270)
Leszek Tymcio (2270)
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Graham Wyborn (2007-08-26 09:44:13)
New Icon?
I notice that the "FICGS" icon has changed from a black crown to a red letter "T" underscored with a broad blue line. What does this new icon stand stand for and mean?
Thibault de Vassal (2007-08-27 00:50:54)
New Icon?
Hello Graham... Not here, you sure ?
Did anyone else encounter this problem ?!
Graham Wyborn (2007-08-27 10:48:04)
New icon mystery!
In IE7 it has now returned to the original black crown.
But in my shortcuts on the taskbar it is still as previously described. Maybe my system has picked up an icon from somewhere! Not sure how!
Any help or advice!
Graham Woodcock (2007-08-29 17:57:43)
Quote
"They say in chess you've got to kill the queen, and then you mate it... Oh I, do you?" ~ Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fortune Faded
Graham Woodcock (2007-09-11 16:59:01)
My two penneth
I've never used a chess programme to help me (as anyone that's played me will probably be able to tell!). Unless there's money at stake, what's the point? I would have thought that the idea of playing chess online is to keep your mind active and to improve your own play by playing more frequently...but I guess there are probably a few cyber warriors around that will do whatever it takes to win... But I don't see what pleasure they can take from winning if some highly advanced chess engine has done all the work.
Graham McGrew (2007-11-23 21:03:15)
Wilkes-Barre/Traxler, anyone?
I prefer black but I will take what I can get. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5
Thibault de Vassal (2007-11-24 16:13:26)
:P
Ilmars tries to prove that Traxler counter-attack is dead for Black... Anyway the only to play White only is thematic silver games :)
Graham, did you have a look at Ilmars analysis in Wikichess ? See http://www.ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=wikichess&article=611
You can analyze some lines with other players...
Graham McGrew (2007-11-26 22:33:50)
Wilkes-Barre Furor
Thanks for this wealth of responses, all. Thanks too for the tip on Ilmars' analysis. I will check it out. Thibault, what is the next thematic tournament for which you need five more players? Ilmars, I would love to play a game with you as white, me as black. Being new to FICGS, I'm not exactly sure how to start a game with you . . . ?
Ilmars Cirulis (2007-11-26 22:40:10)
Hi, Graham!
We can play bronze lightning.
Thibault de Vassal (2007-12-03 03:04:56)
"Chess is like" series
Just tried a Google search on "chess is like" :
- Chess is like life (Spassky, Kasparov, Polar or so.. Fischer said Chess IS life :))
- A game of Chess is like a sword fight ! You must think first, before your move...
- To some extent face to face chess is like poker in that it can help to "read" your opponent's body language.
- Chess is like a box of choclates, once you start a game you never know what your gonna get.
- Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape.
- Chess is like marriage. You cannot have a mate without a check. (Brian Wood)
- To me chess is like a patient and faithful lover; I may not always be there for her - er, it - but it is always there waiting by the phone for me to call and start up with the affair all over again. (Graham Moore)
- Chess is like snooker: once you slip a little it is very hard to get back because there are so many good young players fighting their way up.
- Chess is like golf, 50 percent mental, 50 percent physical.
- Chess is like the saxophone. You can pick it up and learn it, but it takes a lifetime to become any good.
- Chess is like tug-of-war, but it's also like "a cork bobbing up and down."
- Playing chess is like looking out over a limitless ocean; playing checkers is like looking into a bottomless well.
- Chess is like a symphony. The first phase of this piece was a furioso, leading to a quiet second movement, a positional struggle between two very different personalities. (about a Fischer's game)
... and so on. Finally anything's like everything :)
Graham Cridland (2008-04-17 02:09:23)
Anand is currently WC
Incidentally, FIDE extended the bid deadline to let the Ukrainian sponsors try again to get a larger sum under bank guarantee. They say they have $750K! But they probably don't.
Graham Cridland (2008-05-21 21:55:39)
dxc5
Nice, safe route to a draw, which seems inevitable in that position anyway. Black's kingside is well defended and there aren't any obvious d-file tricks, so the best move from a wasted-effort standpoint might be a draw offer.
Graham Cridland (2008-06-05 00:18:34)
Warren Buffett again
"If markets were efficient, I'd be a bum with a tin cup."
There are 30 results for Graham in wikichess.
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6
This inaugurates the Taimanov/Paulsen lines of the Sicilian Defense. Black's main idea is to play Qc7 and a6 in some order (although the "pure" Taimanov, with ...a6 and Nge7, is also possible), controlling the dark squares with pieces and the light squares with pawns. The d5 and e6 points are generally less vulnerable than in many variations, leaving white with fewer obvious attacking possibilities. The game therefore can take on an oddly positional character for the Open Sicilian, with White seeking to prove dark squared weaknesses or obtain favorable piece exchanges.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3
The main move. White defends e4 (which sooner or later will need it), develops naturally, and controls d5.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 Qc7
Black has two main choices here, the text move and ...a6. In either case, White can either ignore the move order and proceed with development (the main lines), or attempt to take advantage of the difference. In the case of ...Qc7, this generally means Ponomariov's pet line 6 Ndb5 Qb8 7 Be3!?, using the b5 square before it is covered to inconvenience Black in his development.
Otherwise, we enter the major Paulsen/Taimanov variations (and Black will generally play ...a6 to rule out Ndb5 ideas).
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 a6
Black's secondary option (after ...Qc7, probably the main line) is this move. White also has an independent option here (6 Nxc6), and can also choose the main lines.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 Qc7 Ndb5
The old, unimposing line was now a2-a4, trying to restrict Black's chances. The line associated with Ponomariov begins with 7 Be3
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 Qc7 Ndb5 Qb8
6...Qd8 7 Nd6+ +/=.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 Qc7 Ndb5 Qb8 Be3
Other moves allow black to play ...a6 without fear, and the position is likely to transpose back to the main lines.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 Qc7 Ndb5 Qb8 Be3 a6
Black goes in for the forcing lines. Now there are few acceptable alternatives to the Queen sacrifice.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1692)
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nc3 Qc7 Ndb5 Qb8 Be3 a6 Bb6 axb5 Nxb5 Bb4+
This is the move approved by theory, although there are a couple of other possibilities, based on removing the Rook from view of the fork:
10 ...Ra5, 10...Ra4.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1438)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 b5
The Polugaevsky Variation, permitting, and indeed virtually requiring White to continue with e4-e5. Any alternative permits Black ...Bb7 with active development.
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Contributors : Rémi Marois, Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3
Introducing the standard Qf3 based attacking plan with 0-0-0, g4-g5, etc.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3 Qc7
To play Nbd7 without allowing the response Bf1-c4.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3 Qc7 O-O-O Nbd7 g4 b5
Each side carries out their thematic pawn advance. Now White forces the issue; if now Bh4? Nxe4!
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3 Qc7 O-O-O Nbd7 g4 b5 Bxf6
...Bxf6 runs into Ndxb5! and Nxd6.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3 Qc7 O-O-O Nbd7 g4 b5 Bxf6 Nxf6 g5 Nd7
This pawn offer is the only way to effectively follow up on the kingside. After other moves, Black gets time to pressure the e4-pawn.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3 Qc7 O-O-O Nbd7 g4 b5 Bxf6 Nxf6 g5 Nd7 f5
This pawn offer is the only way to effectively follow up on the kingside. After other moves, Black gets time to pressure the e4-pawn.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1406)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 Be7 Qf3 Qc7 O-O-O Nbd7 g4 b5 Bxf6 Nxf6 g5 Nd7 f5 Bxg5+
The currently approved method. This strategy isn't always enjoyable for Black, as there is no way to maintain the central light squares, and White gets the g-file for his king's rook.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1438)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 b5 e5
White's best move, putting the question to Black as to how to avoid losing a piece.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1438)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 b5 e5 dxe5 fxe5
Black wins the Bg5 after exf6 by ...Qe5+ and Qxg5. The resulting positions permit active play by Black.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
Graham Cridland (1438)
e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 Bg5 e6 f4 b5 e5 dxe5 fxe5 Qc7
Black wins the Bg5 after exf6 by ...Qe5+ and Qxg5. The resulting positions permit active play by Black.
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Contributors : Graham Cridland
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