tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.comments2024-02-13T12:55:06.784+01:00Chess for All AgesMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger607125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-88804198202420854122023-12-18T11:12:22.274+01:002023-12-18T11:12:22.274+01:00Why would anyone give away secrets in a public pla...Why would anyone give away secrets in a public place? For a long time, a quick 'select all' and 'copy' did the trick, but the NYT recently closed that loophole.Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-89586889776245357352023-12-17T06:34:58.073+01:002023-12-17T06:34:58.073+01:00This is the No. 68 position on Fine's original...This is the No. 68 position on Fine's original BCE, but not on the Benko's revision of said work. I wonder whether they disposed of it or moved it somewhere else in the book. Stefano Tommasohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850103588194034075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-87035540695466132892023-11-08T00:19:27.070+01:002023-11-08T00:19:27.070+01:00The Hikaru cost $8.00 at the time. https://web.arc...The Hikaru cost $8.00 at the time. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224130418/http://www.amchesseq.com/UltimateChessCards/8110nakamura.phpchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949398221746775459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-17526730604595052932023-08-24T14:00:20.645+02:002023-08-24T14:00:20.645+02:00hey mark i'm listening to the 2005Mar25 interv...hey mark i'm listening to the 2005Mar25 interview now.<br /><br />is this the same jeremy schaap ?<br /><br />https://twitter.com/JeremySchaap<br /><br />https://twitter.com/ChefPerm1/status/748915091429556224Nic Bentulanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790266733020794225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-72822750195604639462023-07-04T08:57:43.087+02:002023-07-04T08:57:43.087+02:00mark any chance you got something around the nytim...mark any chance you got something around the nytimes paywall please?<br /><br />https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/umldrl/happy_may_9_this_is_a_throwback_to_the_fischer/Nic Bentulanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790266733020794225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-79246132707304922592023-05-16T12:49:51.501+02:002023-05-16T12:49:51.501+02:00I do have all the starting positions and I am the ...I do have all the starting positions and I am the author of the only complete ebook of Openings in FRC.<br /><br />I sold them through Amazon but these days directly.<br /><br />How do I know this post was not sent by a scammer?<br /><br />JFischer Random Chesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719690301335990875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-90049066498865373862023-05-07T21:28:50.352+02:002023-05-07T21:28:50.352+02:00Dear Mark, its been a few years. I am now 64--can...Dear Mark, its been a few years. I am now 64--can you believe it?--married to a great woman, and have several dogs. I still play chess. <br /><br />I bought several Acer computers, but went through a bad patch, where had to keep sending it back to mnfr without results. Bottom line, I bought a ChessBase set, certainly not freeware, but eventually, and seems VERY wrong to me, ChessB said could not renew license. Thought I bought software, not rented, but I understand business.<br /><br /><br />Lost many special files, but several key ones fortunately saved. One that left me, was a dBase of all 960 start positions in pgn or CBV. Would be an imposition, to ask you, you have one you could give me, or know someone who does?<br /><br />Such game is not new to me, but obsession with variety from it, is. Would be so grateful.<br /><br />Kind regards, David Korn<br /><br />DavidKorn dot SpecialProjects at gee male dot calm, if you follow.<br /><br />Or whatsAp two zero six, two 8 four, two 7 too too. I will try FaceB, too.Heuristicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422079203728815645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-20311220803687453582022-12-16T11:51:19.571+01:002022-12-16T11:51:19.571+01:00In the Twitter anchor for this post...
(CFAA) Top...In the Twitter anchor for this post...<br /><br />(CFAA) Top Players Talk Top Chess http://dlvr.it/SdTdQT<br />https://twitter.com/bemweeks/status/1597169065684275200<br /><br />...Nicbentulan informed, 'I even clipped'. See...<br /><br />9LX talk by Fabi, Cristian, Vidit & Ganguly (2022Nov)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxIdCEj6_E8<br /><br />...on his Youtube channel.Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-41702750608747355812022-12-16T11:26:17.170+01:002022-12-16T11:26:17.170+01:00In the Twitter anchor for this post...
(CFAA) Ste...In the Twitter anchor for this post...<br /><br />(CFAA) Steamin' Niemann http://dlvr.it/SdM5YW<br />https://twitter.com/bemweeks/status/1596128961494667265<br /><br />...Nicbentulan informed, 'ft means featuring'.Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-87148877449355116702022-11-27T08:57:07.882+01:002022-11-27T08:57:07.882+01:00Why do you think I would know that? - MarkWhy do you think I would know that? - MarkMark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-6642343973997753572022-11-25T05:02:56.043+01:002022-11-25T05:02:56.043+01:00Mark, who is this geocities.jp/bobbby_b person? An...Mark, who is this geocities.jp/bobbby_b person? And how do I contact this person?<br /><br />Or these people?Nic Bentulanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790266733020794225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-46533013781706213262022-09-14T10:23:28.388+02:002022-09-14T10:23:28.388+02:00Received this email...
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Subjec...Received this email...<br /><br />[Start of message]<br /><br />Subject: Charles Hollis Jones acrylic chess set info<br />Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2018, 9:25:06 PM GMT+2<br /><br />Just FYI, the chess set sold years ago on eBay made of acrylic was made by world renown artist Charles Hollis Jones. I own an original 1968 set made here in Las Vegas and brother in law owns the 2nd set. <br /><br />[End of message]<br /><br />...Once again, thanks for the info!Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-31001176068140655212022-08-22T11:40:15.865+02:002022-08-22T11:40:15.865+02:00For some reason, this old post has just appeared o...For some reason, this old post has just appeared on 'Popular Posts (Last 12 months)'. I never answered the question 'What system would be better and why?', partly because I thought the answer was obvious. Since it's getting renewed scrutiny, I will answer now. <br /><br />Ratings should be calculated at the end of a tournament, taking all games from the tournament into account at the same time. A rating is a measure of performance over time, not a measure of performance in a single game. That's also why provisional ratings are published only after a minimum number of games have been played.Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-28933838189428657922022-08-02T11:37:20.259+02:002022-08-02T11:37:20.259+02:00What do you think of this?
> Is the standard s...What do you think of this?<br /><br />> Is the standard starting position optimal? (Blind Fischer double-“random”)<br /><br />https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/w9yzym/is_the_standard_starting_position_optimal_blind/<br /><br />> This got me thinking whether the starting position might actually be one of the “best possible” Chess960 setups. To give this claim meaning, consider the following made-up chess variant:<br /><br />> Both players secretly write down a starting (valid Chess960) first rank for themselves. They then reveal their ranks and set up their positions accordingly, followed by playing Fischer random chess in the usual way, except with different setups for the two colors.Nic Bentulanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790266733020794225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-72351666357110074062022-05-13T17:09:14.034+02:002022-05-13T17:09:14.034+02:00At first I thought your comment was spam, maybe so...At first I thought your comment was spam, maybe some kind of an exploit, but I researched it anyway. In fact, it's very nice. Thanks, I learned something!Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-80632445658024888522022-05-10T23:36:38.959+02:002022-05-10T23:36:38.959+02:00<3<3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252644846812798560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-31775083633705645492022-04-04T18:01:13.195+02:002022-04-04T18:01:13.195+02:00I am the current owner of this original poster.I am the current owner of this original poster.jimintheozonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188739046692943807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-71880882436284320602022-03-16T13:45:36.108+01:002022-03-16T13:45:36.108+01:00I'm looking for a key file (*.cko) to use with...I'm looking for a key file (*.cko) to use with base of games chess 960 with ChessBase 14. <br />Do you have created such a file for your bases?<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Plamen StefanovAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813401793140252651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-79583895601816308792022-03-11T04:02:56.443+01:002022-03-11T04:02:56.443+01:00I saw the question asking whether it was a coincid...I saw the question asking whether it was a coincidence that Think like a King software is based in Highland Park, where I started my youth chess program in 2007. The answer Is Yes. I used Think like a King software in New York when I ran chess programs there from 1995 to 2006, and continued to use it as a resource here. I have also gotten to know Steve And Leslie Lipschultz since moving here and think very highly of them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676095126262727913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-86435197073673322542022-01-23T13:27:32.950+01:002022-01-23T13:27:32.950+01:00Tempo should not be thought of as moves, per se, b...Tempo should not be thought of as moves, per se, but instead it should be seen as initiative, control and transformation forming the building blocks of the game's overall structure.<br /><br />20 - Rd1 (tempo 40) h6 (tempo 41)<br />21 - Rd8+ (temp 42) Kh7 (tempo 41) <- black unable to gain tempo<br />22 - Bc3 (tempo 43) Qg5 (tempo 42) <- blacks tempo regains count<br />23 - h4 (tempo 44) Qh5 (tempo 43) <- black has dropped two tempos relative to White (White has had to slow down because of reduced game transformation.)<br /><br />White should be at tempo 46 and Black 47 but Black has stalled his tempos and in effect slowed down the transformative process of the game itself. If Black and White were part of a band, Black is the new musician and White is the old member who has to slow down to stay relatively in sync. <br /><br />It makes much more sense to break down each side's moves into half tempos, because, like the move count, White needs Black to make the game transform, and one does not make a move without considering the opponents reply.<br /><br />20 - Rd1 (tempo 20) h6 (tempo 20.5)<br />21 - Rd8+ (temp 21) Kh7 (tempo 20.5) <- black unable to gain tempo<br />22 - Bc3 (tempo 21.5) Qg5 (tempo 21) <- blacks tempo regains count<br />23 - h4 (tempo 22) Qh5 (tempo 21.5) <- black has dropped one tempo relative to White(White has had to slow down because of reduced game transformation.)<br /><br /><br /><br />SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872268737073446868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-90604271622269634612021-12-26T02:21:51.521+01:002021-12-26T02:21:51.521+01:00Translated: "In my opinion Dr. Alekhine has b...Translated: "In my opinion Dr. Alekhine has been proclaimed World Champion, here I send you what you asked me regarding 1909.<br /><br />I guess NL was Norbert Lederer. By the way, December 8th, 1927, was exactly the WCC closing ceremony date.Flavio Patricio Dorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640290942543965417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-84840368070293082242021-10-11T11:04:47.209+02:002021-10-11T11:04:47.209+02:00The state or the lottery game is a famous and favo...The state or the lottery game is a famous and favorite lottery <a href="%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">satta king</a> in India. It was originated in the 16th century and was first used in the royal courts of Mughal and then gradually became popular among common people all over the country. This is a fun and exciting online betting game that can be played by everyone from any part of the world. 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We are a team of dedic...Thank you for sharing this.<br />We are a team of dedicated parents and chess coaches who see the benefits of learning Chess and playing Chess during the formative school years. Hence, we have a passion for introducing and growing the enthusiasm for Chess across all school children.<br /><a href="https://www.thinkchess.us/" rel="nofollow">Online Chess Training in Texas</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290923595395940683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-91669846474617738492021-07-21T03:20:04.957+02:002021-07-21T03:20:04.957+02:00"Magicians aren't logicians and magic isn..."Magicians aren't logicians and magic isn't logical."<br /><br />Beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035285639597363558noreply@blogger.com