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by speartooth
Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:06 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: When to Resign
Replies: 28
Views: 46431

Neric, My sympathies. I don't think it's rude to suggest that an opponent resign, if he is rated 200 points or more below you. The polite way to ask for a resignation is to tell your opponent how you plan to stop all possible counterplay and how you plan to force a win. The resignation should come w...
by speartooth
Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:58 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Help Needed concerning calculating rating changes
Replies: 5
Views: 12590

Excel 97 spreadsheets http://dooley.m.tripod.com/ratings/templates.zip
are the result of another google search.

As I recall, tripod.com has aggressive ads and cookies :( . Be sure to pump up your web filter before you look there.

Ed
by speartooth
Tue Jun 15, 2004 4:04 pm
Forum: Chess News
Topic: chess in cinema
Replies: 4
Views: 23967

Bergman's Seventh Seal: Death plays Black

From internet move database: Quotes from The Seventh Seal - Criterion Collection: Antonius Block: I shall remember this moment: the silence, the twilight, the bowl of strawberries, the bowl of milk. Your faces in the evening light. Mikael asleep, Jof with his lyre. I shall try to remember our talk. ...
by speartooth
Fri May 28, 2004 3:50 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 3 or 4 moves a week?
Replies: 5
Views: 13666

/geek on You want 3.5 moves per week. Assume 40 moves per game. This gives you 40/3.5 or 11.5 weeks per game. Which is 80 days per game. time controls could be 80 0; 40 1; or 0 2 double for two games, triple for three. -- if you mean 3.5 moves for all your games. Just use 40 1 each game if you mean ...