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- Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:06 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Forum update
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5344
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:37 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Forgot the Net-Chess birthday again.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5782
Re: Forgot the Net-Chess birthday again.
Happy Birthday to net-chess and a great big thank you to gmiller! I've been here for almost 18 years now. And I still can remember the starting days. I really appreciate your work and want to especially mention the design of the site. It was and is still perfect for CorrChess. This is the front page...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: Chess News
- Topic: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6403
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018
Who will be Magnus' opponent in the world championship match? The candidates final are on. With: Levon Aronian (Armenia), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Wesley So (USA), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Ding Liren (China), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) R...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:46 pm
- Forum: Chess News
- Topic: 2016 world championship...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22939
Re: 2016 world championship...
Not wanting to diminish Karjakins chess. I watched almost all games until now (live). But I really don't think Magnus is playing his best chess. Maybe I have to wait until I get profound analysis. (I have a good source in Germany it's on paper though, a monthly, so I have to wait a while.) As far as...
- Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: netchess/slowchess web page colors
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13913
Re: netchess/slowchess web page colors
Funny. The page has been (almost) the same from the beginning. Yes. And that's a point I really love here. What web page exists with the same design from the beginning? Nothing really needs to be changed. It just works the way it is. Just my opinion. But, ok. Some people like records, some like CDs,...
- Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:12 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: 2015 tournament
- Replies: 47
- Views: 85205
Re: 2015 tournament
No, care. I mean dontcare.
Nobody ever "screws" anybody on this site. Especially not gmiller.
Nobody ever "screws" anybody on this site. Especially not gmiller.
- Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:40 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: Surprising endgame
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11093
Surprising endgame
hobgoblin(2400) vs. gregorgysi (2519) In my game (g1105202172) a dutch stonewall got into a lost position during the midgame. It got interesting again after: 31...c5 http://www.net-chess.com/diagram.cgi/....r....p..r.k......Rp...ppP..pp..PpR.K....P...PP....PP.........jpg White is much better. His co...
- Thu May 15, 2014 7:07 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Net-Chess turns 15 years old today
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11892
Re: Net-Chess turns 15 years old today
Wow. Great work and really great site. Congrats! I really love it especially as it hasn't changed very much since then. Worked good back then and still working for us all now! Thank you gmiller! My first login was gysi May 7th 1999. gregorgysi since May 11th 2000. So I must be one of the first membe...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:18 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: A question: 1 hr missing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5136
A question: 1 hr missing
Hi gmiller, first as I didn't tell you for a while: great site, thanks for the good work. I have a questions about the site after restoring: nothing big but strange In the "my games" list i can see the remaining time. for example 29d 20hr etc. When I open the game I find this: 29d 19hr etc. This see...
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:22 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: What's the winning strategy here?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15645
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Jeff Jones Memorial Tournament this July!
- Replies: 101
- Views: 91745
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:20 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Sounds of Silence...?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 26050
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:26 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: Promotion to bishop
- Replies: 7
- Views: 35215
@sonrisante: The difference between Q and B in the stalemate line 1...c1B 2.Rxg7+ is that after 2...Kxg7 3.Qg5+ the Bishop on c1 takes the queen so g1 is free for white's king. @joelag: Thank you for the link. I should have known that Tim Krabbé has some material of it as he's specialized in chess ...
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:28 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: Promotion to bishop
- Replies: 7
- Views: 35215
So here is the game: http://www.net-chess.com/diagram.cgi/...........R..p......qk..p...p......bQ.p.......P..p....K.........jpg Black to move W. Baklan (2606) - H. Pham Minh (2431) Capelle la Grande 2004 Black would like to play: c1 followed by Qe5+, Qg3+ and Bd3+. But 1...c1Q (or 1...c1R) is not wor...
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:18 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: Humorus game
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18355
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:16 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: Puzzle: White Mates in 10?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 40130
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:56 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: Promotion to bishop
- Replies: 7
- Views: 35215
Promotion to bishop
Has anybody a good example for a pawn-promotion to bishop? I found one yesterday in German chess-magazine "Schach". I will post it in the next days. (Just forgot to bring it to work) Earlier I was sure that there's NO reason for a pawn to promte to bishop. In this game I will post it is the easiest ...
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: gmiller: 2 kings -- no draw
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23591
gmiller: 2 kings -- no draw
g1104826443
In this game two kings try to mate each other but redrook seems to believe in a better position.
Could you please draw the game. I offered draw several times since it was clear. But redrook denies accepting draws.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Gregor
In this game two kings try to mate each other but redrook seems to believe in a better position.
Could you please draw the game. I offered draw several times since it was clear. But redrook denies accepting draws.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Gregor
- Tue May 22, 2007 3:52 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Net-Chess etiquette
- Replies: 14
- Views: 25440
Maybe you should try to avoid abbreviations. I know it is a internet common but the comment box is not a chat. You don't greet you OTB-opponent by saying "gg" or "gl". I ususally don't answer abbreviations. If I don't answer "Good lucks" or "Good games" I just missed them, because I play too fast. I...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:26 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Please ban idontknow from the system
- Replies: 30
- Views: 51490
Noi need to ban him. He's just a bad player (Sorry Idon'tknow). He played 1....a6 ´1...h6 1...b5 or so in the opening. I told him some opening principles and he's doing a bit better now. He just does not care about material. If you don't want to play against him why don't you limit your matches? He...
- Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:04 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: orangutan fans club
- Replies: 24
- Views: 43746
I did not say Black would kill White's b pawn. It is just of NO use if black plays like I posted. I just a loitering pawn. It does not disturb black, the pawn does not have the possibility to attack. If it proceeds to b5 the position is even better for black. Don't forget that "my" line is not the o...
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:31 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Please, gmiller: another game is freezed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7827
- Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:23 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Please, gmiller: another game is freezed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7827
Please, gmiller: another game is freezed
g1104713760 is in some chess-nirvana. grahamtrue wrote me and asked what's up in the game as he's waiting for my move. It's my move in his list , but in my list it is his move... Nobody is able to move. So it has nothing to do with draw offers like in the last freezed game. Could you please fix it? ...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:43 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Over the board shakes?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 24850
jpettit I've been playing OTB (club chess) since I was 12 years old. I had those nervous ticks all the time. Shacking my fingers and legs, moving around on my chair, just like a hyperactive kid. In my first match against a really bad player, I was so nervous, I lost a rook in the 10 move (sic!) but ...
- Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Please, Mr. Miller...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10742
- Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Please, Mr. Miller...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10742
Yes, I can move in all other games. Logging of and deleting cookies does not help. I had this problem before: It must have something to do with draw offers: I moved and did not accept draw then my opponent moved and offered draw. At the same time I offered draw without being on the move. The game hu...
- Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:11 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Please, Mr. Miller...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10742
Please, Mr. Miller...
Update: Still, I can't do anything. Yes, the game is a draw. I want to accept, nothing helps. Could you either draw or just set the game free, please. It disturbs me in my games list. g1104713775 is in my game list, I'm on the move, but I try to, it says I were not on the move. A draw is offered but...
- Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Time Out Poll
- Replies: 12
- Views: 23830
So where's the problem: If someone doesn't move you'll get a win. If something like this happens in OTB chess. What do you do? Wait for his clock run down to zero. You win, that's it. Play another game and have fun. Why bother about others. By the way: the major time out problem is with new users. B...
- Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: A sad note about Jeff Jones...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 82437
- Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:17 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: A good manual or 2 on the Endgame, if you please?!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10828
Dear jjones, I also have to improve my endgame, and I started with the pawn endgames. This book has been recommended in the best German Chess magazines: Ka. Müller/Lamprecht: Secrets of Pawn Endings Müller is a German Grandmaster, and known for his endgame skills, Written in English, so good for eve...
- Fri Aug 27, 2004 7:58 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: puzzle 25a + b
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16808
In the first one I miss the punchline concerning the line: 1.Rxe4 Bxe4 2.Qxe4 c6 is no good for black 3. Ba6+ and 4.Nxc5 1.Rxe4 Bxe4 2.Qxe4 Kb8 3.Qxe5 ... should be better for white I can't give you the exact lines but the two pieces should be better than the rook interesting (but also a sure thing ...
- Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:46 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: The powerless Queen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9181
The powerless Queen
A nice on I just thought of: http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-c...
- Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: rating inflation
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34321
I can only compare my actual rating by considering my results in rapid chess OTB tournaments. I play a performace of 2100-2200 there. (20mins/game). On the site I play like 5-10 secs. per move, as I have a lot of games going on at the same time. Sure, if the position requires deeper thoughts, I take...
- Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:29 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: the right spirit for playing blitz
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18381
Let me say it like this: If you play blitz games why do you complain about a loss by time? If you don't want to lose by time, don't play with a clock. I can remember Kramnik vs. Leko in a RAPID chess game (without increment) He continued to play a King+rook vs. King+Bishop (the king in the "good" co...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:30 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: White to move mate in one! You find's it?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14398
White to move mate in one! You find's it?
Some of you might know this from their beginner lessons: In this (terribly-I must confess) composed position white mates in 1. (ONE) Tell me the move! http://net-chess.com/images/lwwr.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images/lbsq.jpg h...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:13 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Game Comentary
- Topic: a tragic endgame-position
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6972
a tragic endgame-position
In this German-league game from I guess 1999 , a match in which 2 teams candidates for relegation fought, white had a won position almost from the opening on. He managed to ruin his position up to this tragic position. White can't win: http://net-chess.com/images/lwsq.jpg http://net-chess.com/images...
- Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: orangutan fans club
- Replies: 24
- Views: 43746