The new forum

[gmiller]

For the most part, this new forum has all the functionality of the old one. Couple of good new features are that messages aren't automatically marked read if you don't actually click on them, and you can add attachments (like images) directly to posts without having to link to them from a different website.

[ecperreault]

Thank you for direct attachments!!! That was a bother, in the old one.

[islanderfan]

hey Greg unless I missed it, is there a link back to the home page on the forum so I don;t have to keep backtracking to the previous page to get to the home page?

[gmiller]

There is not. I was hoping this new version has a way to put a link there without modifying the code. I haven't found it yet.

[gmiller]

Now there's another way to include a board in your posts. Use the code below to include a board in FEN notation in your post:

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[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR[/fen]

The result looks like this:
[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR[/fen]

[gmiller]

Or, include an entire PGN game in your post using this code:

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[pgn]
[Event "m1315218948"]
[Site "net-chess.com"]
[White "sorim"]
[Black "gmiller"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteTimeLeft "005d 00:01:33"]
[BlackTimeLeft "009d 10:13:24"]
[Game "g1105081596"]

1.e4 c5 2.Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nf3xd4 d6 5.Nb1c3 g6 6.Bc1e3
Bf8g7 7.Qd1d2 Bc8d7 8.f3 a6 9.Bf1c4 *
[/pgn]

The result is this:
[pgn][Event "m1315218948"]
[Site "net-chess.com"]
[White "sorim"]
[Black "gmiller"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteTimeLeft "005d 00:01:33"]
[BlackTimeLeft "009d 10:13:24"]
[Game "g1105081596"]

1.e4 c5 2.Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nf3xd4 d6 5.Nb1c3 g6 6.Bc1e3
Bf8g7 7.Qd1d2 Bc8d7 8.f3 a6 9.Bf1c4 *[/pgn]

[ecperreault]

I think the Zapper Reports will undergo a few changes for Round 3!!
Thank you Greg!

[gmiller]

I modified the ChessFlash BBCode so that you can make the diagram initially shown, one of the moves from the game. Open the tag with "PGN=xx" where xx is the number of half moves where the diagram should start. For example "pgn=10" would show the diagram after black's turn on move 5. Leave the "=" off altogether to have it start from the initial position.

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[pgn=10][Event "ZMD Open"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Holm,S"]
[Black "Schott,Ottmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[ECO "D12"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nh4 Bg6 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. b3 Qe7 11. Bb2 g5 12. Qc2 Ba3 13. O-O-O a6 14.
Bxa3 Qxa3+ 15. Qb2 Qxb2+ 16. Kxb2 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. a3 Ke7 19. Rc1 Rhc8
20. f3 Nb6 21. h4 gxh4 22. Rxh4 Rc7 23. Na2 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 Rc8 25. Rh1 Nfd7
26. Nd3 Nb8 27. g4 N6d7 28. Rh7 Rg8 29. g5 Nc6 30. Nf4 Nf8 31. Rh1 Nd7 32.
Rc1 Kd6 33. Rh1 Ne7 34. Bd3 Nc6 35. Rh7 Nf8 36. Rh2 Nd7 37. Ne2 e5 38. f4
e4 39. Bc2 Ne7 40. Ng3 g6 41. Bd1 Nf8 42. Bg4 Ne6 43. Rh7 Rf8 44. Kc3 Rc8+
45. Kd2 Rf8 46. Nf1 Nc6 47. Be2 Na5 48. Bd1 Nc6 49. Nh2 a5 50. Ng4 b4 51.
a4 Ke7 52. Nh6 Ncd8 53. Be2 Nc7 54. f5 Kd6 55. fxg6 fxg6 56. Rg7 Rf2 57.
Rxg6+ Nde6 58. Ke1 Rg2 59. Kf1 Rh2 60. Bg4 Rb2 61. Nf5+ Kd7 62. Ng7 Rxb3
63. Nxe6 Rxe3 64. Rg7+ Kd6 65. Nxc7 b3 66. Nb5+ Kc6 67. Rc7+ Kb6 68. Rc1
Rg3 69. Bd1 1-0[/pgn]

[pgn=10][Event "ZMD Open"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Holm,S"]
[Black "Schott,Ottmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[ECO "D12"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nh4 Bg6 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. b3 Qe7 11. Bb2 g5 12. Qc2 Ba3 13. O-O-O a6 14.
Bxa3 Qxa3+ 15. Qb2 Qxb2+ 16. Kxb2 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. a3 Ke7 19. Rc1 Rhc8
20. f3 Nb6 21. h4 gxh4 22. Rxh4 Rc7 23. Na2 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 Rc8 25. Rh1 Nfd7
26. Nd3 Nb8 27. g4 N6d7 28. Rh7 Rg8 29. g5 Nc6 30. Nf4 Nf8 31. Rh1 Nd7 32.
Rc1 Kd6 33. Rh1 Ne7 34. Bd3 Nc6 35. Rh7 Nf8 36. Rh2 Nd7 37. Ne2 e5 38. f4
e4 39. Bc2 Ne7 40. Ng3 g6 41. Bd1 Nf8 42. Bg4 Ne6 43. Rh7 Rf8 44. Kc3 Rc8+
45. Kd2 Rf8 46. Nf1 Nc6 47. Be2 Na5 48. Bd1 Nc6 49. Nh2 a5 50. Ng4 b4 51.
a4 Ke7 52. Nh6 Ncd8 53. Be2 Nc7 54. f5 Kd6 55. fxg6 fxg6 56. Rg7 Rf2 57.
Rxg6+ Nde6 58. Ke1 Rg2 59. Kf1 Rh2 60. Bg4 Rb2 61. Nf5+ Kd7 62. Ng7 Rxb3
63. Nxe6 Rxe3 64. Rg7+ Kd6 65. Nxc7 b3 66. Nb5+ Kc6 67. Rc7+ Kb6 68. Rc1
Rg3 69. Bd1 1-0[/pgn]

[redketchuplover]

I'm only able to see 5 ranks without scrolling (in the Zapper tournament reports thread) and possibly others.

[gmiller]

Images are shown in a frame if they're above a certain size, if you click on it, it will expand so you can view the full image.

[joelag]

Since some of the new functions of the new board are explained here: Couldn't you make this very thread sticky?

[gmiller]

Good idea. I extracted all of the information out into a new post so it's all together.

[islanderfan]

Greg any date of the 2012 tourney?

[gmiller]

I plan to start it this coming Sunday.