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gcohen

I posted a 2-person match a couple of days ago. I required a minimum rating of 2600. Someone signed up for it who has a rating below 2600. (Is that supposed to happen?) Further, this someone is playing something like 262 games at once. He has a default rate of about 31%. He signed up for one of my m...

gcohen

But we do have that feature -
we can write in the name of the Opening/Variation, and then the initial defining moves.

gcohen

Good grief~~le mieux est l'enemi du bon~~if it ain't broke don't fix it.
A tempest in a teapot.
I would suggest that internet chess sites are not responsible
for chessplayers' refusal to set up a real board with real pieces.
Use the zoom.

gcohen

ketchup: we arranged everything so as not to lose any rating points...
abiodum: looking forward to it!

gcohen

It wasn't my fault...

gcohen

Playing Chess by burning-out your eyeballs looking at a computer screen is not the proper way.
Set up the position on a real chessboard, in order to study the position.
This allows for analysis and fewer mistakes.

gcohen

It's now "wapedkef".
Websites charge for advertising.
Why not charge him $100 per month, or kick him off the site?
Once this starts, Greg, there will be no stopping it.

gcohen

When I went to investigate 2 other sites, chess.com and chess24.com, I discovered they incorporate this feature. Namely: if you do not want to play with the person you are matched up with, for whatever reason: too weak, too strong, you've played that person before and didn't like his/her attitude, y...

gcohen

chess.com has a lot of good stuff. I played a little, there, for a while, and was willing to pay $7.99 a month at a time, for 2 or 3 months, in order to look at their instruction videos. Then I discovered I could get all I wanted for free on youtube. I gave it up because the people there are mostly ...

gcohen

Very good, Greg!

gcohen

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gcohen

knightmare:

you've said this before and it's a total crock.
your attitude is sophomoric, and the only person your are "psyching"
is yourself, into having delusions of grandeur.

gcohen

If everyone adopts #2 then new players will never get any games going I detect a lack of logic in your statement, mr. ketchup. It is not my responsibility to engage with new players. There will always be enough people who will do it. It ought to be clear that my statements were directed to those of ...

gcohen

The solution is very simple: 1) Always check out the profile. I discovered that many people don't, and some don't even know how. 2) Never sign up for a match with a new player, whether 1-on-1 or including others whom you know. 3) Never play 30+2 matches unless you REALLY need the time. 4) Best: neve...

gcohen

and I need to learn how to type...

gcohen

you need galsses

gcohen

I agree with you Greg. I never did sign on for anything with ICCF, both because of the long time controls and also because my contact told me there was a certain drop-out rate. You put in a lot of time on a game and it ends up being wasted. What I like about net-chess is you can set your own time co...

gcohen

P.S. it occurred to me that I automatically read ICC as meaning ICCF.
I don't know if there is an ICC.
My comments referred to the ICCF.

gcohen

I investigated ICC. Someone got back to me, gave me the low-down, was very friendly and helpful. There are several types of matches; long time controls. It is for players who take their CC seriously. If one joins, one has to be patient---this assumes you really play and study your games seriously an...

gcohen

Thanks Greg!
I am not at all knowledgeable about these apps and terminology:
PGN, GUI, etc...I have no idea what they mean.
This is a great discovery!

gcohen

[On Winawer v Englisch, London, 1883, W E Napier stated that ‘it was a revelation when first I studied its deliberate beauty while a boy enthusiast; and it never seems to stale.’]: ‘The most important single game ever played, I think." 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bc6 dc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bf3 7....

gcohen

You mean you didn't get it?
That's serious..
Here's a clue:

'whocares'

gcohen

Yes it's too bad. Most of the people seem to be quite all knotted-up into themselves. Incapable of sending a greeting or responding to one. No one seems interested in discussing anything or exchanging ideas. I will say, though, that I HAVE met several nice, civilized people. As for our friend, the l...

gcohen

I do so believe, Cliff.
If he is so unhappy here--and he is--
why doesn't he just f-f-f-f-fade away?

gcohen

He has a persecution complex but he's not phlegmatic:

Cool was his kitchen, but his brains were hot.
John Dryden

gcohen

Yeah..pull yourself together and take it like a man.
Stop your whining and sniveling.
You're getting old.
Somebody put this schmuck out of his misery.

gcohen

More Tartakower:

"Dubious, therefore playable."
"Obvious, therefore dubious."

gcohen

this is the number of the game that is showing: g1105232911
so the missing one, which I have not been able to find,
will end in either -910 or -912

gcohen

I am having (+/-) the same type of problem as outlined in a previous post
by gambitqueen.
This is a 2-game match with kaloev:
my game as Black has disappeared and in its place,
a game between 2 other players.

gcohen

Thanks; I was able to do it.

gcohen

to jpost;

Danke well

gcohen

I want to add time to a couple of games.
The link I was given--

net-chess.com/addtime.cgi

is not working: I get a blank page which says
"location: login.cgi"

How am I supposed to do this?
Thanks

gcohen

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gcohen

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little and who talk too much.

John Dryden

gcohen

I do it all the time!

gcohen

My understanding is:

Assuming everything else on the board is equal:

-Rook and Pawn for 2 pieces is equal
-2 pieces are better than a Rook
-2 Rooks are better than a Queen

-if you gain a Pawn, you're ahead.

gcohen

Welcome! it's nice to see such enthusiasm.

gcohen

This is priceless.

gcohen

yes, yes, yes, but we all thought you didn't care, see?

gcohen

Thanks gm...
I think I've got it working, now.

gcohen

I am repeatedly told I made a Syntax error...
I don't understand what the software wants from me.

I posted:
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 and it was rejected.

I closed the space between number and move:

1.e4 e5 2.d4 ~rejected.

What does the system want from me?
I haven't had this problem in the past.

gcohen

to: noggin

Thanks for the tip.

gcohen

Ahhhhhh!!!
No wonder..
There doesn't appear to be a word anywhere about these matches.
Now I know!
Thanks very much for the clarification!

gcohen

About 30 readers and no answer.
Matches continue to be posted.
I am curious as to what this is about.
gmiller? any explanation?

gcohen

Who is system? THIS system...net-chess? Joined 1999; last logged in 2001. Has posted many matches in the last few months; people always sign up; nothing ever happens. Not one game to his credit. Matches disappear off the board before the required number of people sign up. Can anyone explain why this...

gcohen

Not having received any answer, I deleted them after a while.

gcohen

Three observations: 1-Maybe a lot of players here don't even bother to look into the forum. Many of them are taciturn, don't respond to greetings, and obviously take it very badly when losing. 2-Lifeless, it is. I posted 2 questions about some variations, asking for some help from some stronger play...

gcohen

I was unclear--by "can't bring themselves to resign" I was referring only to those who time-out. As for the time-outs, there is no doubt in my mind: apart from some who may have personal situations preventing them from continuing with the game, I am convinced their problem is psychological-- they ca...

gcohen

Greg Miller is not interested--I know from experience. But I can't say I blame him. He can do nothing about the psycho-pathology of Chess-players. Chess brings out petty neurotic behavior in some people. It is clear that playing on this site are a number of people who just cannot bring themselves to...

gcohen

Hi Cliff, JS published a little Bulletin with games, musings, advice, 4 to 6 times a year. I myself thought it quite instructive, and indeed fascinating. Harry Lyman, mentor of the Boylston Chess Club (and uncle of Shelby Lyman) thought so too. You can find some of H Lyman's games at chessgames.com-...

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