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by muabdib
Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:10 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: "My Pet Peeve"
Replies: 14
Views: 20477

I can understand why this is frustrating! I think some people are just really loathe to resign when they can just "time out" and you get the win; now whether this is sportsmanlike or not we can debate until doomsday. I think this is just the way some players are...so at least you know you will win ...
by muabdib
Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:01 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: What exactly is a 3 move repetition?
Replies: 16
Views: 29092

Irritation

May be, my answer may have caused some irritation. As a matter of fact I know Albert since several years on this site - as far as you can know somebody by his messages and postings. Albert is a very intelligent guy and will certainly become a great musician some day. I'm sure he knew perfectly well ...
by muabdib
Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:36 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: What exactly is a 3 move repetition?
Replies: 16
Views: 29092

Lousy question

Hey Albert, your last question was a really lousy one. What the hell has the number of squares to do with a repetition of moves? Please next time before asking look to the FIDE website first. I mean before asking where the holes in the Emmenthal (cheese) come from.
by muabdib
Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:23 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Sumdeus is playing well
Replies: 10
Views: 19967

I'm very grateful too thanks to your terrific job as God's press officer to keep us informed of his progress. Perhaps you should edit a daily report concerning his state of health, what's his favorite food etc. Please tell us if there's anything he needs. David and I would be very appreciative.
by muabdib
Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:20 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Congrats to sumdeus!!
Replies: 16
Views: 28878

The translation of the latin expression sumdeus is: I am God!
by muabdib
Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:43 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Congrats to sumdeus!!
Replies: 16
Views: 28878

Just ridiculous

I followed the discussion concerning this fabulous player with a handle I don't like very much. If he wins against my friend David he must really be excellent. But does he need somebody else asking him to communicate with the mortals? This whole story is just ridiculous. Chess is not a game to be pl...
by muabdib
Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:27 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Using Chess-Engines
Replies: 25
Views: 48604

I fully share this excellent analysis of computer-assisted chess.Computers may be very useful sometimes but only for a player who exactly knows when and in which position to bring them into action. Chess-engines are useful idiots and nothing more.
by muabdib
Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:14 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: We need an arbiter!
Replies: 21
Views: 34250

Amici Sumus

Amici Sumus is not a cover all excuse for failing to follow the rules nor should it outweigh the rules, rather it is a philosophy. One way to view it is to ask how you would handle a situation if it occurred in an important tournament game against your best friend. You would play hard but within bot...
by muabdib
Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:46 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Using Chess-Engines
Replies: 25
Views: 48604

To juselton

To believe that a chess-engine might do to become a successful CC- or Email-player - even for somebody who doesn't know that much of chess - gives a pitiful evidence of your own understanding of chess. Nr. 1 of the world ranking list Ulf Andersson - everybody knows - is playing without any technical...
by muabdib
Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:35 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: We need an arbiter!
Replies: 21
Views: 34250

Kindergarten

I fully understand and accept your anger:-)And yes of course your 1st example is a clear draw and the two others a clear and forced win.One of your opponents has a higher rating than yours. He doesn't accept neither the draw nor the loss. The other opponent has a very low rating, but the win is forc...
by muabdib
Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:20 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Using Chess-Engines
Replies: 25
Views: 48604

Using Chess-Engines

The actual programs available from ChessBase like Junior/Fritz8 or Shredder (the others are far less effective) are highly overestimated. Based on an experience of over 120 games in ICCF-tournaments (where using programs like the above mentioned is allowed) I can tell you that only in the hands of a...
by muabdib
Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:57 am
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Chess Puzzle 27, black to mate
Replies: 3
Views: 14453

1.....Nc4+(not Nd5+) 2.Ka1 Na3 (threatens Nc2 mate) 3.Rc1 (only move) Qb6 and mate next move or:
1.....Nc4+ 2.Kc1 Rb1+ 3.Kxb1 Qb6+ and mate next move
3.Kc2 Na3 mate
by muabdib
Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:15 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Ratings here??!
Replies: 4
Views: 10956

Hi Mark, back from the CL? I had been playing in group 10 board 4. Nice to have you here again. The ratings? A long long story. Players with different handles playing one another pushing their ratings up up and away etc.etc. Nothing greg could do against. So don't worry and make yourself right at ho...
by muabdib
Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:01 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: When to Resign
Replies: 28
Views: 46259

To knightowl:CC- or email-chess

As there is no rule when to resign and when not, you might ask 100 guys and gals on that site and you’ll get 100 different answers cause they are all individual and based upon experience and strength. So I won’t tell you when you should resign and when not, but I’ll tell you in which case I resign a...
by muabdib
Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:43 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Memberlist
Replies: 3
Views: 10100

That really makes sense. Cleaning the users' list from the inacitve ones. Inactive since 6 months for instance, not more. You could get back much space, Greg. I would go even further saying that the account of any user should be deleted after 6 months of absence. Thus we could get even rid of some u...
by muabdib
Sat May 29, 2004 3:40 am
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: I wanted to share with you this embarrassing game
Replies: 8
Views: 42622

Nothing wrong with theory

Hi Albert, there's nothing wrong with theory. You just can't play this defense like you did:-((1) Be7 is too slow 2) The Ng8 should be developed before Nb8 3) A critical square is d5 you made no move to control this square 4) you should never choose an opening-line like the Philidor if you've no ide...
by muabdib
Fri May 21, 2004 12:35 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Greg: Advanced Archive Search not working?
Replies: 5
Views: 11444

Storage space

Hi Greg, could I just add a question. How much space does it take to save all the games played so far? Do you save them all, since when? Or do you delete them after a year?Are they packed and automatically zipped when you go to the archive site? Otherwise I guess it will take approx. 1 GB? Regards H...
by muabdib
Mon May 17, 2004 3:59 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 50 move rule
Replies: 7
Views: 15932

The 50 move rule

Hope this might help: Yes indeed there are positions where a win ( has to be demonstrated by the player) will take more than 50 moves.In FIDE tournaments the promoter or Tournament Director have to announce before the tournament starts the positions repealing automatically the 50 move rule when bein...
by muabdib
Sun May 09, 2004 5:26 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: ChessBase and slowchess.com
Replies: 0
Views: 5826

ChessBase and slowchess.com

Hi Greg,

if you send a message to aleinteg@yahoo.com ChessBase will include slowchess.com in their next ChessBase Magazine (No100) under the column: "Where you can play email chess for free"! That's what they say in CBM 99.

Best regards
Hans
by muabdib
Fri May 07, 2004 2:21 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Net chess 2003 protest
Replies: 10
Views: 19844

No cheating....really?

Well, I never heard that one. Eric says: Of course I’m cheating but why didn’t you tell me I should not? Great Eric, So the final round could have been eraymond against aaraymond? And the winner is............Sorry, you don’t call it cheating?Hmmm.....Indeed I could have played with a second (third?...
by muabdib
Fri May 07, 2004 2:15 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Long time no play
Replies: 7
Views: 16013

My condolences

Tim, I feel deeply sorry for you and your wife. I can’t find any words to express my compassion and my sadness. If a child passes away it’s a part of our own life we’re losing. Once again I express my deepest sympathy with you and your wife and if ever you feel like playing chess might be some kind ...
by muabdib
Tue Apr 27, 2004 5:37 am
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: different puzzle 2 - to whom it may concern
Replies: 5
Views: 15506

You got it once again. All your answers are right.
by muabdib
Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:07 pm
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: different puzzle 2 - to whom it may concern
Replies: 5
Views: 15506

Thanx for your help. Yes indeed I forgot about the preview.
by muabdib
Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:58 pm
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: different puzzle 2 - to whom it may concern
Replies: 5
Views: 15506

Correct position

Sorry, I can't get the position on the board. Perhaps anybody else could do that?

The position:
White: Kg8 Qh8 Pawns on h7and h5
Black: Kh6 Bf6
by muabdib
Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:52 pm
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: different puzzle 2 - to whom it may concern
Replies: 5
Views: 15506

different puzzle 2 - to whom it may concern

White's last move was the transformation of a pawn. Black to move - Black never transformed a pawn. 1) Black to move and draws 2)What was the position before White's last move? 3)White takes back his last move and wins http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg http://...
by muabdib
Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:42 pm
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Database puzzle 17: take a seat, black to play
Replies: 2
Views: 10516

That's how the position looks like after the moves: 1....e3 2.Kd1 (forced) exf 3.Nf3 Qh3 4.Nd2 Black will reach for a draw by a perpetual. But nothing more and White can't play something else - I suppose. Hopefully I'll never get that position in OTB. http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-...
by muabdib
Fri Apr 16, 2004 1:05 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: unbelievable
Replies: 27
Views: 45575

gg or gl or???

Come on Keith. Barletta joined this site in 2000. And during all those years he never learned what gg means? I can't believe it. On this Forum we have often been asked why barletta is playing with two usernames. And I always answered that he didn't harm anybody. And now?

Regards
Hans
by muabdib
Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:49 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: unbelievable
Replies: 27
Views: 45575

Trop gentil

Eh ben mon cher Nick. Le message d'Eric est très gentil, plus gentil que ce que tu avais sorti et plus gentil que tu ne le méritais. A la place de rhand j't'aurais répondu: Va te faire foutre. Et ainsi toute conversation entre nous deux se serait-elle terminée. C'est ca ce que tu veux? Sinon fais ce...
by muabdib
Fri Apr 16, 2004 7:21 am
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Different puzzle
Replies: 6
Views: 17918

Yes of course. You're both right. Congrats. So next time I'll have to find something much more difficult for both of you:-)
by muabdib
Fri Apr 16, 2004 5:13 am
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Different puzzle
Replies: 6
Views: 17918

That's not fair:-)

It took me several hours to work this puzzle out and you got it within a few minutes - our even seconds? you're right, but just give me the right move:

Instead 1.????
White plays 1.????
by muabdib
Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:52 am
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Different puzzle
Replies: 6
Views: 17918

Different puzzle

This puzzle is quite different. I worked it out myself and hopefully there's only one solution. No engine available to solve it. Best of luck to everybody. White takes back his last move and mates instead in one! http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg http://net-ch...
by muabdib
Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:43 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: unbelievable
Replies: 27
Views: 45575

Bad French

"Vas chier connard" is a personal insult, offending and offensive. But it's not used that way normally in French. So perhaps he didn't even know how to use that expression correctly. Anyway he should apologize for this insulting language or leave that site. "connard" or "con" means: "a....hole". Gre...
by muabdib
Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:56 pm
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Including a chessboard in your post.
Replies: 8
Views: 40559

sorry, I didn't mean "generate link html" but "generate image html" which I can't find.
by muabdib
Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:54 pm
Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
Topic: Including a chessboard in your post.
Replies: 8
Views: 40559

No "generate link html"-button

Hello greg,
when going to that site you indicated to post a chess-puzzle with the chessboard I can't find any "generate link html"-button. Only the "generate link BBCode" - button. Does it work as well? HTML is off I'm told and BBCode is on.
by muabdib
Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:30 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: issues with comments
Replies: 3
Views: 9875

Offending username

Hi leonine, next move the comments will be re-reversed. Indeed it happens - but nothing to be worried about. And yes indeed, the username of your opponent is offending and offensive. I believe Greg will take care of that. If I were you I'd just stop playing him and hopefully everybody does. Regards ...
by muabdib
Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:14 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Net-Chess birthday - forgot again.
Replies: 7
Views: 14591

Happy birthday to you Greg and your site. Hey guys, let's give Greg a big hand for all what he did to improve the site throughout the years. I joined 4 years ago and won't leave it for at least the next 4. And perhaps - who knows - one day somebody will tell us that he grew up with this site :) Best...
by muabdib
Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:35 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: chess players
Replies: 1
Views: 6737

Greg can nothing do against. That happens on each chess-email-website. Pple come and go. They join a match and then leave it without finishing the games. But whenever you'll join a match look first if your future oppponents are no regular time-outers - or only established ones. And if you post a mat...
by muabdib
Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:41 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Board disappeared
Replies: 3
Views: 8997

Thx a lot Greg, I appreciate your quick answer.

Best regards
Hans
by muabdib
Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:55 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Board disappeared
Replies: 3
Views: 8997

I got the old board back while clicking on the board prefs. on my profile's page "Standard" right now. But not the one I was used to the last months. The "Standard"-mode might do as well.
by muabdib
Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:48 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Board disappeared
Replies: 3
Views: 8997

Board disappeared

Hi Greg,

could you please help me? The board disappeared completely when I last tried to change the board set up. I can't make anymore moves.

Regards
Hans
by muabdib
Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:07 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: chess games
Replies: 1
Views: 6561

Click on "My Profile" on the left of your Player's Page and turn your email-notification to "yes". What do you mean by "real people"? We're all virtual didn't you know?:-))
Regards
muabdib
by muabdib
Mon Mar 15, 2004 2:52 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: I'm searching for a word
Replies: 12
Views: 24106

An old postal-chess joke

Recently somebody told me the following chess-joke, which nobody who never played postal chess could ever understand: Two chessplayers, one stationed at the North Pole and one at the South Pole, playing a game of postal chess. Every few months the mail would arrive by plane with the other player's n...
by muabdib
Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:43 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: I'm searching for a word
Replies: 12
Views: 24106

Posted: 14 Mar 2004 18:17 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ah, but katchum's word for saying it afterwards sounded quite cool. "shad'up" now that's something worth remembering Yes indeed Katchum's "achoufs" "dupes" "shadups" are far more ...
by muabdib
Sun Mar 14, 2004 6:41 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: I'm searching for a word
Replies: 12
Views: 24106

Correct is: J'adoube

The correct word Albert is :"J'adoube" it's french saying: "I adjust". You have to say it before touching a piece. If you first touch the piece (rule for OTB) you'll have to move it.
by muabdib
Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:02 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: nbarletta/nickbarletta...
Replies: 3
Views: 11614

[quote="swraichu"]Yeah, but I'm just a little curious about why he doesn't just play with 1 account, that's all. I've never lost to either account so it doesn't b Every once in a while newbies are asking the same question. I was wondering too, when I first played n… and nick… some years ago. But he ...
by muabdib
Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:17 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: RANT: re:cheating
Replies: 27
Views: 55061

Actually, there's a service you can use to determine if your opponent is cheating. Try this . They can not only tell if they're using a computer, but also if they've asked advice from a friend. Hi Greg, your hint with the Psychic Friends was quite unfair. We need those genii like arclow telling us ...
by muabdib
Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:04 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: New Feature - Following a Game - Awesome!!!!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 7367

Indeed Greg, nobody asked for it, congratulations. One of the reasons I prefer this site to all the others 8)

Regards
Hans
by muabdib
Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:34 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Question: try to win a dead drawn game on time?
Replies: 20
Views: 42695

First of all, it's a forced draw cause Black has nothing to mate with, so he has to accept your draw offer. If he doesn't Greg will do. Second, force him to take the pawn, otherwise you'll mate him, it's very easy to do so. And third, never play this opponent again.

Regards
muabdib
by muabdib
Mon Dec 01, 2003 5:07 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Fritz 8 question
Replies: 2
Views: 9553

Hi Greg,

go to: TOOLS/OPTIONS/MULTIMEDIA

and then disable: BOARD SOUNDS and the ticking should be stopped.

Regards
Hans

Tell me if it doesn't work, I'm in a weekly contact with CB at Hamburg.
by muabdib
Fri Nov 28, 2003 9:13 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Reading archives using fritz/Chessbase
Replies: 2
Views: 9483

With CB8 and Fritz 7 it works that way: (It should work with earlier versions like CB 7 and Fritz 6 too) 1. You create a database in CB. you call it as you like it. For example: net-chess 2. You go to “Archive Search” at netchess, type in your handle 3. You mark the game with a left mouse-click. The...