There is an undefeated 26-0-0 player on GoldToken who just beat me in 8 moves (no big deal) and I have a rematch where I'm going to play white single corner defense. He seems awesome but I don't see him on BK yet. And he hasn't played the likes of SOCRATES or Ustica. He will bear watching. :)

Bluesday: Matches are randomly selected and if there is only one section everybody plays everybody else.

Salkkuman: I know on IYT you had to contact the the owner to get a draw declared but then they put in the software that drew the game after 6 repetitive moves by both players. That may have changed. Goldtoken you still have to contact the site owner but she will act. Here I don't know. Each site does it's own thing regardless of the rules.

Socrates: I woke up this morning to find 30 points stripped from my BKR (I didn't lose any games or anything) and so I don't qualify for your championship tournament. I liked the old ratings better. LOL.

Socrates: There is no avoiding them because if you have an open spot anyone can challenge you. I have run across a few people who can beat programs (with their bare hands..LOL) such as Richard Fortman, Clint Olsen and Ustica. There is a better chance in Pro-checkers (3 move openning) I believe but it is never easy.

Socrates: At least 10 of the top 20 there can beat me like a drum. It's timing and luck on that ladder. The Maggot is an awesome player and he is way down. I'm in a tough game with Lost Soul now..starting in October I hope to be playing a whole lot more games.

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fungame: Had it been an isolated incident I am sure Fencer would not have taken the decision he did. It was part of a ban on all public boards. Insofar as the discussion is limited to checkers everyone is welcome to post here. But this is not the forum to disparage other people no matter how much technical checker information is interspersed. Anyway Fencer decided on the ban..my post merely re-directed ET.

gooner: No. Against all advice I took Ed off of ban and wrote "one more chance" in the board history for the Global Mods to review. It was a very gratuitous attack on another member and not the first time. It is out of my hands. This board must be for checkers discussions and not expanded to serve anyone's private agenda. This is for everybody.

Fencer: Thanks.

Please do your chess discussion on the chess board.

ScarletRose: Thanks SR but Ed can again post here.

Jumper: My job is also not to allow inappropriate discussions and Ed vs Fencer is clearly in that category. So this will have to be the last word on it.

Jumper: I understand your feelings but the checker board needs to be limited to discussion about checkers. I hope Fencer and Ed come to an understanding but that cause would not be furthered here as Ed has too many antagonists and a flame war would develop. Sorry.

Jumper: This should be discussed on General Chat if anywhere.

The co-winners are Ustica and Grim Reaper. Congrats.

Stardust and 3334 are having a game on Goldtoken that began in 2001. They both play here on BK..but that game stands at 3/3 and makes for a remarkable factoid. Does anyone know of a longer internet checker game?

Socrates: All draws are frustrating.

Socrates: We have a fairly good one going.

John Baker: He can answer in a PM if he wants to but the Checkers DB is not the place for this discussion.

Purple: Click "Noteable Games" and then choose "First Worlds Championship Match" and you can see 30 animated games.

http://www.wylliedraughts.com/

gooner: That is what most of us are striving for.

harley: Ladies are better at poker. LOL

Socrates: Thanks for the echo..this is what I have been trying to say. Maybe not clear enough. Checkers is supposed to be a gentleman's game. I understand the frustration of not winning but that does not justify personal attacks.

Grim Reaper: What seems bizzare to me is that in head to head meetings that someone who has beaten Alex the world's champion and has thousands of dollars worth of program equipment can do no better than draw Ustica..then not only looks for excuses but questions the integrity of other players. You are not discussing checkers but people's character. So please stick to checkers.

John Baker: Also Pinchito is under no obligation to explain any moves he makes or doesn't make. I don't even know if he speaks English. He beat me..no big deal..but he lost to Ruffian. Who the heck is Ruffian? Again, completed game analysis is welcome..you can even say someone made a dumb move as long as no one implies that the person is dumb or that they are being dishonest. This is not rocket science. For all the "genius" claimed by some people the stark fact remains..they can't beat Ustica.

Grim Reaper: You have now smeared two people with unsubstantiated accustations. If you have anything send it to Fencer. If you do not then consider this a final warning.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mdgsoft/draughts/sage/moveover.html

http://www.imt.net/~jimloy/checkers/gayp.htm

The long awaited result of the Grim Reaper/Ustica game was a draw. Congrats to both players.

Purple: The winner will recieve a 6 months BrainKnight membership. If you are a pawn who is interested please request an invite.

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=10642&tri=54224&trnst=0

Grim Reaper: I can see one move ahead maybe..so what do I know? LOL. But I have played Ustica 100 times in the last 4 years with zero wins. As I said it looks like a close game.

Grim Reaper: That was impressive by any standard. Thanks.

Socrates: I see a close game but I'll take Ustica and the points. LOL

Grim Reaper: Fair offer. Do it that way.

Pedro Martínez: If it looks like it is impacting THIS game your post will be deleted whether you think it is nonsense or not.

Pedro Martínez: It seems hard to discuss the move that was not made without bringing in the move that was and how future moves were/are impacted by that.

Pedro Martínez: If the chat gets more detailed and someone suggests a course of action for a next move or even a strategy then someone could yell "foul." Analyze away..I do..but be careful about the posting because we don't want to provide excuses. The game is one on one.

Pedro Martínez: There could be a problem analyzing moves of a game in progress as tempting as it is.

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=10365&tri=51956&trnst=0

Grim Reaper: Very impressive though the computer talk was way over my head.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alemanni/apage_check_e.html

gooner: Any missing posts were removed by the poster. (unless a Global Mod came in)

Grim Reaper: I not only deny it but let you know that is your last post on the subject. Ask Miller. He is a premier player but has a recent draw with J. Lopez who has a 6-1-6 record and an 1818 rating. He beat me and drew Miller..so things happen.

Grim Reaper: That sort of unsubstantiated accustation will get you banned.

Grim Reaper: I played two games against Miller both draws. You try beating Ustica if you think you can.

It is down to Pinchitos30, Ustica and Grim Reaper. When you consider the excellent players who didn't get to this round it is quite and achievement for these three. Good luck to you and I'm sure many of us will be watching the games with interest.

BIG BAD WOLF: Yes this is true but they have 3 sets of confusing ratings which are only available to the paying members..a miniscule segment of the site. There is the ladder ratings, the rating including provisionals, the ratings including friendly games and the best player ratings. Some have not been updated since the 18 months I played on the ladders. The site owner considers ratings unimportant and checkers even more so. I now play there under my name Purple and regardless of how many friendly games I win or lose my ranking remains the same..of course since I don't pay I can't participate in the ladders.