http://www.ficgs.com/forum.html Last messages in FICGS forum http://www.ficgs.com/CREATING-OUR-OWN-TOURNAMENTS-q14170.html Is It Possible To Create Individual Tournaments On The Server?! If So How Does It Work?!! Are The Time Controls Most Normally 30 days +1 Day Increment?!? (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestionS-q14158.html yeah, maybe I could try that, i treat each game seperately at the moment (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Chess-Freestyle-Cup-000006-q14159.html Already... :/ yes, that was fun but I was not able to do it regularly. I would have to prepare a return properly but that would be good indeed. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestionS-q14158.html That seems feasible... as for me, I was updating my chess games (in a database) move after move. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html Well, there are no active players enough to fill a 2450+ tourney... so let's do 2350+ Garvin's suggestion (and 2400+ for standard tournaments). (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html i just made a counter suggestion, that's all. and perhaps you don't understand, I'm proposting a 2200+ section, with *no* upper bound; likewise for the (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Next-thematic-tournament-q13465.html Let's go for Jobava London system this time... (...) http://www.ficgs.com/A-Deceptive-Illusion-q14101.html Exactly. It's a cheap psychological trick when they know they're dead lost. 🙄 Best feeling is converting the win anyway! 😎♟️ (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html What you don't seem to understand is that with a rating group that is 2200 to 2400, as soon 5 players have joined who are 2300 to 2200, no one who is above (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html 2200-2349 seems too narrow for me, how about just 2200+ and 2350+. That way elite players can play elite players, and 2200+ would be a "masters (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html I do think there is a small change that could be made now that does not affect much. Change Rapid GM to 2350+ and Change Rapid SM to 2200 to 2349 (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Chess-Freestyle-Cup-000006-q14159.html It has been over a decade since this last event was run. Will it ever be held again. It was an enjoyable event at the time and it would be good if it (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestionS-q14158.html Starting this thread for ALL feature suggestions .. 1) a download link on the *all* pending games page -- https://ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=games&all=pending (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html nice work!! (...) http://www.ficgs.com/A-Deceptive-Illusion-q14101.html yup, i had an opponent on here that offered me a draw in a dead lost position, I kind of resented it at the time .. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/A-Deceptive-Illusion-q14101.html I declined a draw offer in this position. The engine confirms my advantage is overwhelming, making his proposal a desperate attempt to save a hopeless (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html Hyperlinks added. And number when mouse over. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/A-Deceptive-Illusion-q14101.html this is like when reddit users ask people to ask others on the internet to help name their cat. methinks you are over-reliant on the internet and/or what (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html also, it it marking the latest world championship as me (and others, I presume) as being in the waiting list, but the waiting list is closed .. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html I think they need to have the section number indicated, since I am in both std class_M 000174 and class_A 000304, and also they should be hyperlinks. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html actually lets/you-Thib think this through more deeply, but in the meantime, I'd simply *eliminate* the 2400+ rapid section until entirely new rating ranges (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Too-many-groups-for-tourneys-q13903.html I heard your request George... let's give it some more time (few months) and we'll discuss it again. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html Just added the feature in Waiting lists... Any feedback welcome. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/A-Deceptive-Illusion-q14101.html Somewhere Correspondence Chess Match 2026 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d5 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O c6 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/An-indication-for-draw-offers-q13902.html Hmm, perhaps a "parallel" site could be developed with the best suggested features added, and certain other unused features eliminated. And (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html yeah, it's question of priorities, just do your best, thanks Thib, hope you are well :) (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Chess-Cup1st-Stage-q13462.html Sorry, I couldn't have started it on sept. 1st ... so it will be september 15th. Waiting list is open. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Game-149969-q14089.html It is possible because it was coded too fast with an old PHP version ^^ Anyway, the opponent should have resigned as he cannot make any move. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/feature-suggestion-q14114.html I should have done this long ago... I'll try to do it this month. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Semi-final-32-could-start-q14121.html Indeed. Unfortunately, that would not gain some time as we have to wait for round-robin tournaments to finish to start the candidates final at some po (...) http://www.ficgs.com/An-indication-for-draw-offers-q13902.html Garvin is right... The thing is I coded this site way too fast, I should have implemented such features during its very first years, now it is way more (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html Possibly 2200 players today are as strong as 2400 players... so the way to reach a 2300 or 2400 rating is obviously either to manage wins/defeats in time, (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Does-Thib-need-help-q14137.html Well, it is true that I had few time this summer and particularly these last weeks... Many things to do with FICGS in the upcoming months. One thing (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Does-Thib-need-help-q14137.html And not just with regard to this site, but perhaps also with his life/endeavours in general .. My succinct answer is .... YES! I have ideas that pertain (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html Funny you should write that Ulises, because I now realize my lower rating due to mass fortfeitures, has allowed me to get winning positions against some (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Next-thematic-tournament-q13465.html Or how about the Blumenfeld Gambit? But it makes LITTLE DIFFERENCE unless Thib starts responding, like he ought to; he has a responsibility towards ALL (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html The other option is to accept ratings are indeed just a number and continue playing chess, I'm sitting at 2343 and just joined two tournaments with only (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html @Daniel, I don't believe Paul's responses have been nonsense. That however is not to say, your frustration is not warranted. Have a fantastic day! (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html @Paul. You did not read what I wrote. Reread it again until you understand it before replying nonsense. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html @Daniel Parmet: what do you mean -- you can play your peers? The people in the 2100-2299 range and the ones in 2200-2399 range... are your peers. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html @Daniel Parmet: the decision to decrease the rating ranges for the tournaments was a server decision(basically, players talked about it in this forums). (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Next-thematic-tournament-q13465.html yes (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Is-rating-just-a-number-on-this-site-q13942.html Yes, it is just a random number that barrs you from playing your peers. Here I am 2292 while on ICCF I am a 2400+ IM and on LSS I am 2550+. Which number (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Closing-Standard-chess-tournaments-q14058.html The problem is the same everywhere where it is very hard for me to play my peers - to Garvin Gray's point. I have the same issue on ICCF as I do here. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Next-thematic-tournament-q13465.html How about the Nimzovich, 1.e4 Nc6 .. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/An-indication-for-draw-offers-q13902.html actually, I can just indicate offered draws in "personal notes" Problem solved! (...) http://www.ficgs.com/how-does-one-retain-previous-move-msgs-q14117.html No I don't, is that the key? I might try that. Merci beaucoup :) (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Next-thematic-tournament-q13465.html Tarrasch 4.cxd5 is very interesting. Lets learn play with an isolani. Or Schara-Hennig-Gambit. (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Semi-final-32-could-start-q14121.html I meant 31 (...) http://www.ficgs.com/Semi-final-32-could-start-q14121.html All quarter finals are finished (...)