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There are 59 results for Thomas in the forum.
Thomas Tamayo (2006-08-01 23:36:10)
Pass in Go games
How can I play "Pass" on my move?
Thibault de Vassal (2006-08-01 23:41:15)
Pass in Go games
Hello Thomas.
Just enter 'pass' (without the '') in the text field. I'll think about a button.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-14 05:19:28)
Greetings from GameKnot :)
Hello friends, my name is Thomas, and I am the representative from GameKnot. We look forward to playing a match against you! GameKnot has played two matches vs. other sites in the past, and we have enjoyed the competition very much. It is my sincere hope that we can pull this thing off! As FICGS is a newer site with a smaller community than ours, we hope that you guys can field a team of approximately 12-20 players of ALL ratings ranges. We intend to put up at least 2 players in each of 7 ratings classes (U2400, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, and U1200). The rules of the match are currently being negotiated between Thibault and myself, and we would like to commence as soon as possible. I highly encourage the members of FICGS to participate, as these matches are a lot of fun! You guys will get a chance to visit our site, and we yours. Please contact Thibault and sign on! We look forward to seeing you OTB :)
Thibault de Vassal (2006-09-14 12:01:30)
Re: Greetings from GameKnot :)
Hi Thomas !
7 players of all levels are ok to play this challenge already. I'm sure we'll complete our team in about a week. And I have no doubt about that, we'll win this match ! :)
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-15 02:53:36)
re: computer help
Greetings:) Maybe I was misunderstood.......the use of databases is ok - but like Miguel said, we oppose the use of computers to recommend moves. :) Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-16 23:46:58)
Udate from GameKnot:
I just wanted to give you guys a heads up as to the players from my site that are being CONSIDERED for playing in the match. As ratings fluctuate, I have simply rounded and given approximate strength: mateintwo - 2400+ cyrano - 2400+ cairo - 2300+ fmgaigin - 2300+ drdesoto - 2300+ papani - 2300+ harlekin - 2300+ nestorix - 2300+ drunken_rabbit - 2200+ kumpan - 2200+ grandpatzer - 2200+ os5213 - 2200+ carlosmart - 2200+ chrisp - 2100+ nottop - 2100+ gloomy_den - 1900+ thumper - 1700+ gwalchmai - 1600+ tugger - 1600+ yanm - 1500+ mattw - 1500+ patagusto - 1500+ tag1153 - 1400+ cjjpeterson - 1400+ simian9 - 1400+ eqj2 - 1400+ hollcanna - 1300+ dewillget8 - 1200+ mozz - 1200+ These GameKnot players have expressed an interest in playing. More will sign on I'm sure, as I have set Oct 1, 2006 as the sign up deadline. I will put together our team during the first week of October, and will be ready to commence play by the second week of October. During the interim, Thibault and I will finalize the details of the match. I realize that this short list is very master and expert heavy, but have no worries - I will be contacting more of our A, B, C, and D class players and asking them to participate. We look forward to the match:) Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-18 01:03:29)
Thibault
If possible, could you post the names and ratings of those players from FICGS who are interested in playing against GameKnot? I would like to go ahead and get some idea of the pairing possibilities. Thanks:) Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-18 12:55:35)
My friends at FICGS:
I am a little concerned, yet understanding, of your feelings about the possibility of cheating in our proposed match. Please understand that there are two sides to the suspicion coin. For those of you who are not familiar with the GameKnot website, let me assure you that I will only be putting up players who I am familiar with, and who have proven themselves to play honorably. I am a three year veteran of GameKnot, and play on the site daily. I will be selecting my team from players whom I feel confident will conduct themselves within the rules we agree on. The intent of arranging this match is NOT to simply put up all of our master level players and attempt to whitewash you guys 100-0. The intent is to provide as MANY matches of ALL ratings ranges for a fun, competetive match. If we lose every match we will have no hard feelings towards you. As the game results in our proposed match will have no bearing on ratings changes, we view the match as a simple, friendly exercise. So, having said all of that, we hope that FICGS will offer up as many people as possible, and Thibault and myself will pair them with my guys in such a way that is FAIR and equitable to both sides. Should anyone here at FICGS have any questions, please feel free to post them here or in the GameKnot forum (in the GameKnot Related threads). Thanks:) - Thomas
Dinesh De Silva (2006-09-18 13:32:15)
Re:
Hey, Thomas! That was nicely said. As it's a friendly match, I think the right spirit of sportsmanship will prevail. By the way, why were some players thrown out of GameKnot?!? When you say some of them were a "nuisance", what exactly did they do?!? I don't think a single player of FICGS has so far been thrown out by FICGS officials.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-18 13:52:13)
Dinesh
FYI it was not I who brought up GameKnot players being expelled from our site, but I can comment on it. Players have been expelled from GameKnot for numerous reasons. Some include 1) ratings manipulation, 2) using computers to recommend moves (our webmaster investigates all complaints re: games where, say, a 1300 player defeats a master, etc...), 3) foul language and/or intimidating behavior, and 4) general behavior that is unsportsmanlike. We pride ourselves at GameKnot on playing honorably, and do not tolerate otherwise. :) Thomas
Thibault de Vassal (2006-09-18 14:00:30)
FICGS vs. GameKnot
Thomas :
I agree with you, the match is for fun only, I like the idea whatever the result, even 100-0 :) .. If players use engines, their problem.. we can't avoid the risk totally... I think it's more logical to prohibite databases too or to allow both databases and chess engines, playing "real correspondence chess", and we could have a larger team for sure... Still discussing.
Miguel :
I prefer to avoid to "mail" everyone about the match.. It's clearly announced in the news, so I think most players here are "more CC ones" and don't trust the no use of engines...
Dinesh De Silva (2006-09-18 14:31:11)
Re:
Thomas! Thanks for the info. I hope the FICGS vs GAMEKNOT match will be a success! Hope there'll be some very exciting games!
Thibault de Vassal (2006-09-19 15:03:13)
Computer use on GameKnot......
I just read GameKnot forum about the FICGS vs. GameKnot match :
http://gameknot.com/fmsg/chess3/3860.shtml
It seems to me this question of computer use on GameKnot is quite out of topic (and on the wrong forum)... I proposed to GameKnot rep (Thomas) to prohibite any computer assistance (engines + databases) for the match or to simply authorize it, as I think more players from FICGS would play, and surely players from GameKnot too... Then everyone is free to play, accepting the rules and the risk of cheating (quite small IMO), but it's up to I & Thomas to deal with that. This debate shouldn't happen here IMHO.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-09-19 19:13:07)
No cumputer use at all
Thomas & I finally agreed to prohibite chess engines & chess databases for this friendly match ! :-)
Games should be really interesting this way.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-09-24 02:45:17)
One week till our sign up deadline:
To my friends at FICGS - the GameKnot team will be set in one week. Thibault - please begin finalizing your team. I will send you (via e-mail) my proposed matchups by Oct 2, 2006. Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-02 00:33:32)
GameKnot match pairings:
Thibault, I have submitted my pairings to your e-mail for your approval. Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-05 13:21:39)
Thibault
I have a substitution. My player bunta has had to withdraw, and I am replacing him with ccmcacollister in the match vs. Benjamin Aldag. Is this ok with you? Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-08 02:40:55)
Thibault
12 of my 13 are ready. If my player ritt doesn't register with you within 48 hours, I propose to simply drop him from the match, as I don't have a fair match for Charlie Neil (I do have many higher rated players if he really wants to play). Let me know, and please explain to me the format here on FICGS as you guys only play tournament style - are you going to set up a tourney especially for our match? Get with me tonight or tomorrow, as we hope to start the match Monday:) Thanks - Thomas
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-08 13:24:25)
FICGS vs. GameKnot tournament
Hi Thomas.
The games here will be played under the tournament name :
FICGS__CHESS__FICGS_VS_GAMEKNOT_MATCH
I just sent an email about pairings.
Best wishes.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-09 09:32:36)
FICGS vs. GameKnot ... about to start
Our friendly match against well-known GameKnot chess server is about to start.
2 players still have to tell me their nickname on GameKnot so that Thomas and I can create the games on both servers. If players want to register now, there could be a replacement... Feel free to send an email to info [at] ficgs.com if you're interested to play.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-10 01:32:29)
Thibault
I can't seem to find FICGS__CHESS__FICGS_VS_GAMEKNOT_MATCH .....is it up and running yet? I need to research the "how to's" and explain them to my guys. I'll post my guys names on FICGS sometime tonight. - - - Thomas
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-10 10:42:53)
Thomas
Hi Thomas.
I'll create the games and tournament as soon as all pairings and names / nicknames are ok. I send my list in a few hours. Players will just have to connect and see their running games in 'My games' or 'My messages'...
Best wishes.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-11 07:04:35)
Pairings:
cyrano (still waitimg on name) vs. Glen D.Shields*****cairo (ottesen_soren) vs. Miguel Pires*****ccmcacollister (collister_craig) vs. Benjamin Aldag*****thumper (jacobs_doug) vs. James Stripes*****tugger (edwards_matthew) vs. Trond Michalsen*****yanm (maret_yannick) vs. Peter Willoughby*****taikaviitta (koivuniemi_raimo) vs. Richard Grady*****tag1153 (gilbreath_thomas) vs. Regis Ducreux*****eqj2 (johnson_eddie) vs. Martin Selby*****dewillget8 (bingham_anthony) vs. Ilmars Cirulis*****mozz (price_richard) vs. Julien Baudement*****lofix (mankowski_peter) vs. Phil Cook.***********************************************************That's a 12 vs. 12 match. 24 points possible. First team to 12.5 wins. Are we in agreement? - Thomas
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-11 23:11:54)
Re: Pairings
Thomas, did you receive my emails with the pairings & nicknames ?
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-12 05:45:51)
Yes I got them...let's begin!
I see we still need 3 GK ids from you guys. The other 9 are ready to begin. I will be messaging GK players with their opponents right away, and instructing them to begin. Let me know when your other 3 guys are ready.......Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-12 21:07:39)
cairo is ottesen_soren
.....but I've got him at board 2 vs. Miguel Pires.. I guess it doesn't matter what board we call it here on FICGS, as long as the players are correct. - Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-24 06:05:56)
Thibault
Feel free to replace Selby and Michelson with any players you see fit. You have been very in the pairings so far.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-27 01:30:26)
got it....we are 100% now:)
thx - Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-10-31 06:43:50)
Scoring update:
Here are the results I'm aware of: dewillget8 (GK) defeats Ilmars Cirulis in game one...........yanm (GK) draws with Peter Willoughby in game one.......tag1153 (GK) defeats Regis Ducreux in game one............ccmcacollister (GK) has just defeated Benjamin Aldag by virtue of a TIMEOUT.......Thibault, what happened with Aldag? Do we need to discuss this further?............current score - GameKnot 3.5, FICGS .5 after 4/24 games completed.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-10-31 10:09:47)
Benny : Lost on time ?
Hello Thomas, thanks for the report :)
I guess Benjamin Aldag will return soon, 10 days may have been a little short to start (holidays or so..). If he comes back, would you (& Craig) be ok to restart the game with 1 day at his clock ? Would be better for both, I guess :)
All the best.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-11-01 03:59:50)
Sure thing.....
......that sounds very fair.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-11-04 09:18:41)
re: the timeout
My player ccmcacollister will not be available for any re-start of the games vs. Aldag (due to personal reasons). I would like this situation adjudicated as soon as possible.
Thibault de Vassal (2006-11-04 14:01:17)
re: the timeout
Hi Thomas.
I have no news from Benjamin, sorry about that. It's 2 points more for GameKnot.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-11-04 15:51:55)
The matter is resolved
Thanks, and good luck with the rest of the games....... - Thomas
Thibault de Vassal (2006-12-06 10:06:23)
Ficgs vs Gameknot
I hope so :)
Thomas will probably post a report here in a while.
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-12-06 23:11:19)
Scoring update
id=cyrano vs. id=gdshields (both games in progress) id=cairo vs. id=miguel_pires (.5/.5 - game in progress) id=ccmacollister vs. Benjamin Aldag (2/0) id=thumper vs. id=wulebgr (both games in progress) id=yanm vs. id=pedrinho (1.5/.5) id=taikaviitta vs. id=richgra64 (both games in progress) id=tag1153 vs. id=macounet (2/0) id=dewillget8 vs. id=ilmarscirulis (1/0 - game in progress) id=mozz vs. id=lejuju (1/0 - game in progress) id=lofix vs. id=cnile (0/1 - game in progress) id=tugger vs. id=kolarz (0/1) - game in progress) id=eqj2 vs. id=errantknight (0/1 - game in progress) The current score stands at id=GameKnot ----- 8, id=FICGS -----3. Please remember that 12.5 points are needed for the win. Contact me should there be any corrections........ Thomas
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-12-06 23:49:30)
oops.......
sorry guys....make that 8 to 4! GameKnot. My apologies............Thomas
Thibault de Vassal (2006-12-07 17:32:21)
Scoring update
Thanks Thomas :)
Thomas Gilbreath (2006-12-18 05:17:02)
Update:
Ilmars Cirulis has defeated dewillget8 in their second game. The match score now stands 8 to 5 in favor of GameKnot.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-06-25 04:07:49)
Recently Completed Games
Just an idea: It would be nice to have a list of recently completed games (last 5 or so). It can be hard to figure out which game ended in a list of 10 or so games.
Thibault de Vassal (2007-06-25 04:32:14)
Recently Completed Games
Hi Thomas. It is quite easy to order finished games (by date, by tournament or anything), but I'm not sure it's a good idea to have too many options... It is possible to find old finished games in "My tournaments". What's the aim exactly ?!
Thomas Tamayo (2007-06-26 03:07:27)
Recently Completed Games
If it isn't currently possible, how can I find my completed games? If looking at my tournament history, it is hard to find my own games and harder to find completed ones. The idea is that I would like to read any final comments posted by my opponent and analyze the final position (reason for resignation, etc).
Thibault de Vassal (2007-06-26 04:25:48)
Recently Completed Games
If you did not uncheck the email notification box in Preferences, public comments written by your opponents are sent to you by email, so you can't miss it.
Anyway, here is a way to see your games :
http://www.ficgs.com/players/tamayo_thomas/games.html
Thomas Tamayo (2007-06-27 02:13:43)
Recently Completed Games
Thanks Thibault, that will work great! Mladen, Ctrl-F is exactly what I'm trying to escape from ;) It's painful!!
Thomas Tamayo (2007-07-10 00:05:19)
I play Real Life games
I mostly play IRL at clubs and tournaments. I need to drive about an hour for a quarterly tournament in Boston. I used to play on KGS, Dragon (PBM), and Little Golem (PBM)... they're all blocked at work now (no lunch playing) and I don't have a lot of free time at home. So I also play a lot at FICGS.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-08-15 14:22:19)
Possible solution...?
What if a forfeit of all games occurs as soon as one game is lost (on time or resignation) without at least 2 moves (one by B, one by W). It would be easy for an abusive player to get around this rule by playing a move before forfeit. The benefit would be that this offense is bannable (easier to find abuse). It seems fair - players in a tournament should be prepared to play!
Thomas Tamayo (2007-08-15 14:40:37)
White is far ahead
Corners are important, but a quick count shows white with at least 90 + komi, black with around 65. Since B has to escape around e6 B can't hope to get much more while W will continue to earn points. Game 13059, though, is a mis-resignation. I set it up as a problem at http://www.godiscussions.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3856
Thomas Tamayo (2007-08-15 14:47:04)
SGF Result field
Would it be possible to update the SGF Result field for a completed game? For example: Black wins on time: B+T Black wins on score/resign: B+ (since no scoring is done on the server). It might clear up problems like the thread post "Go game 10878 Why black resign?" (it is unclear if it was time or resign).
Thomas Tamayo (2007-08-15 23:35:43)
Dead groups
The typical process is to enter a scoring mode with both players. Each player marks dead stones (if there is a disagreement play can be resumed or the game can be adjudicated). Once dead stones have been marked manually the game can be scored, though it is important to keep in mind special circumstances such as seki - the only way to have dame (zero value) points in Chinese counting AFAIK.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-08-16 04:06:10)
Not that important...
It's not really important to know how much the game has been won by. If it's desired, a 3rd party program can figure it out using the SGF.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-08-21 04:06:48)
Separate for Chess/Go too...
I'm not sure if it'd be worth it, but Go games would be nice to keep separate from these rankings as well... then maybe they'd be worth rating.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-09-01 13:10:47)
Just came up with this one...
As a goal marker shodan is important. As a destination it is a poor place to stop.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-09-01 13:12:31)
Correspondence Chess... by mail?!
ROFL... sorry! When I saw the topic I thought you meant the "old way" ... by mail!
Thomas Tamayo (2007-09-11 17:09:58)
My wish
Separate "Best game" sections for Chess & Go. Give 5 votes for each category... There are typically zero Go games up on "Best game" at any time.
Thomas Tamayo (2007-09-15 13:59:23)
I like the status bar...
because it keeps me logged in... My only wish would be for a (non-scrolling) status of my games. If I have any open moves, maybe it could tell me or change color? It would cut down on me refreshing my game list :)
Thomas Tamayo (2007-10-02 18:14:11)
Chess & Go Terms
I needed to look up these terms as I'm not familiar with chess, but no... there's no direct equivalent. Zugzwang might be "time to resign" in Go, but typically tenuki (playing elsewhere) can get you out of situations. "Joseki" might be on-track (a fixed sequence of play), but still isn't very close. Zeitnot is simply "overtime" in Go. Go is played on a longer time frame. Although time pressure can exist there's no special word for it.
Joseph Thomas (2007-11-04 04:19:15)
Deep Shredder 11
There seems to a good amount of improvement in engine strength. I have a copy of Shredder 11 UCI, but I haven't had it long enough to really test its strength on my own. Apparently according to the CCRL it cracked the top five programs and should be about equal to Zappa Mexico. I wonder where Fritz and Junior 11 will end up?
Rodolfo d Ettorre (2008-12-15 12:22:46)
More hydra ...
This time seriously, I have got an old version here:
http://tonythomas.mylivepage.com/file/240/5286
I have played with it using Arena but this old version seems not as strong as Toga.
Marc Lacrosse (2008-12-15 12:26:29)
You are abused by a mediocre clone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(chess)
The machine described there relies on a 64 PCs cluster, each PC being equipped with specially designed FPGA hardware cards for chess processing.
So there is no sense in asking "do you use the hydra engine?" : the hydra engine proper won't run on anything else than its dedicated hardware.
At the time Hydra had just beaten a few GMs, there appeared a so-called Hydra engine in dubious sites. This was soon proven to be a mere clone of the Fruit engine, completely unrelated with the true Hydra machine.
This is what you may still find on sites like the TommyThomas one.
Marc
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