is anyone familiar with White PH2-H3, and later White PG2-G3, and later White King-side Castleing openings. i, am particularly interested [as someone who has played Chess "on-and-off" for 30 yrs: ] how to Play an Offensive against this initial PH2-H3 ..etc. - thank you for your time.

lukulus: lmao

I think, because I am one of the players I have right to say something about this game.

This game is played, well, there was intention to play it, as a tournament game in fellowship. In this tourney prize were offered and because friendly atmosphere in fellowship no time limit were choosen. Backgammon tournament were finished after couple of week and chess wont be finished ever (Prize was removed and another tourney were set). As a club player I know opponent shouldnt be asked to move. But after careful deliberation I did it after first month w/o move and second time after 2 month w/o move. In both cases I received message "OK, I will play soon, I have no time". My opponent only use weaknesses of the system to his favour. Its not right behaviour, I think, but it is his right. But it is good to know, when I will lie in cold tomb, I will still play chess game on BK
Lukas

Czuch Chuckers: I kept your original post and didnt edit it. I removed your post as you were in total violation and you knew it. I have you on block? HMMMM dont you also have me on block or did you just remove that to message me just now? You cant have your cake and eat it too.

Please stick to the topic of I have no choice but to hide you until a moderator comes online

Not bad for someone playing in a beginners tournament! 15 wins no losses!

http://brainking.com/en/Profile?u=25814&eg=1&p=1

Maybe he is just a fast learner? Can someone who knows take a look at his games and tell if he knows what he is doing, or if he is really just lucky and beating people who just suck?

rednaz23: Yes and yes. although when you have a large number of completed games the differential is minor.

Has anyone done what was talked about a couple of posts ago? You have two games that are going to end, and you wait to submit your win until you lose the other one...? I am almost certain that your BKR will be higher that way, and it will work with every type of game!

Nightstorm: Thanks Nightstorm. I think that is what I was trying to say. I just couldn't... So... Chess... en passant?

As long as he is playing within the site rules it is nobodys business how he plays his games. Now back to chess talk before someone gets hidden.

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Regarding the "lightning fast play when he wins", well, if you think about it, it is better for the person losing if the soon-to-be-winner plays the game faster. (This also goes into effect when a player that is losing resigns a game.) Do the math for a lose and then a win, and a win and then a lose. With the way BK does its ratings you will end up higher if you count the lose first and the win second in comparison to the win and then a lose. Interesting! He is actually doing you a favor in playing those games he is going to win faster. :-) This is a good thing for anyone that may be concerned about their ratings. I am! ...well not really... afterall, I think we are forgetting the point of sites like this, to have fun playing games!

mctrivia: He's here every day, and definitely more than 3 hours a day. He's got plenty of time to move but for some reason, he delays his moves almost to the last second. He [modified - WQ]uses the vacation system in order to have for instance 12 days for a 7-day-per-move game. However, you wouldn't believe how fast he is in making moves when it's clear he's going to win a particular game. Lightning is a snail.

Pedro Martínez: Your right I didn't notice that it was a tournament. Well I have a feeling that terniment will never come to an end. As for him only having 15min a day or so. Since September 2005 he could have played atleast 1 move nomater how busy he is. You can select those games and make a move manually.

Pedro Martínez: [In response to the deleted part of Pedro's last post - WQ] You should never make assumptions. What if he has a lot of games? What if he always has another game that fills in with time remaining before he can get to that game? What if he can only play 15 minutes a day? There are a lot of things it could be! you shouldn't jump to conclusions unless you know for a fact. [Text deleted - WQ]

mctrivia: It's a tournament game. Such games can't be deleted. [Text deleted - WQ]

rednaz23: The game is within the first 2 moves so it could be canceled without affecting there BKRs. I suspect they decided to try and make the record for longest running game.

I don't understand why you have a really really long one instead of not used. Like 1 year. If someone can't play in 1 year, I don't know what to say. Unless they are in the military... and get sent overseas... :-(

furbster: A good leason to not use the "no time" option

Surely this should NOT be allowed, it's ridiculous. http://brainking.com/en/ShowGame?g=1023427

DragonKing: Your welcome, thanks ... and yes,it is important to add that it must be the next immediate move.

WhisperzQ: Do you mind a small correction of your translation? En passant means 'in passing." I pass you would be "Je te passe." And we should point out to new players that capturing "en passant" is unusual in chess because it must be done immediately after the opposing pawn completes its move- otherwise the chance to capture that pawn "en passant" is lost. Thanks!

HalfPawn: I think 3.Nc3 is a better move. After 2...Bf5, the white player can attack the squares "d5" and "b7" with Nc3 and Qb3 so it´s not a good defense for the black.

HalfPawn: It's not that interesting. Go to a database - chessbase.com has at least 1000 games with 2...Bf5 - amd you can figure it out for yourself.

HalfPawn: 1. Making a bad move to take your opponent out of the book doesn't work in correspondence chess.
2. It's not out of the books anyway.
3. 3. cd isn't even the best reply. Kasparov recommends 3. Nf3.

3. cxd5 definitely doesn't deserve any ?! marks. While you are giving up all your good pieces, white can ignore the a2 pawn and get 3 or 4 pieces developed before anything but the black queen is out. Even better than the real Queens Gambit.

5. e3 Qxa2 6. Bd2 followed by Rc1 is great. Even if black doesn't chase after the pawns, white gets a good position and the two bishops. Something like 5. e3 e6 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. Rc1 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4

5...e5 6. Ne2 seems to work out well for White but it looks like Black's best option to me.

HalfPawn:The reason this is bad for black is that after 4. cd, white has a flexible center and two pawns against one in the center. Best, I think, is 2...c3, where 3. cd cd equalizes and where black often can safely play Bf5. Most common though is 2...e3.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. cxd5 Nf6 (3...Qxd5 4. Nc3 is much better for White) 4. Nc3 should be better for White since at some point he will get e4 in. 3. Qb3 may be even better than that.

In other words, no it's not a good counter.

WhisperzQ:

Groucho: Hi Al Groucho :)

My wife tells me I'm a smart-alec

that must count for something! ;)

fitzmertz: Fortunately.

JinkyOng: Its a beginners tournament *******!



Modified to remove possible offensive wording.

Surrounded by weakies.

Czuch Chuckers: Your opponents move is called "en passant", is abbreviated e.p., and basically is French for "I pass you" which is what his pawn has just done.

You can read the particluar rule at http://brainking.com/en/GameRules?tp=1&fwa=ShowGame!g=1560943$i=21 about 4/5th of the way down the page (or just search for "en passant".

This is not a "bug".

Will someone please look at this game for me? This is my last move, then look at my opponents next move! What happened????

http://brainking.com/en/ShowGame?g=1560943&i=21

Chess Tourney 5 day moves two games (each color)

My 101 all games tournament

rabbitoid: lol . . . very cheery

Eriisa: Single elimination with atomic warefare. Now there's a cheering thought...

I was setting up a bunch of tourneys the other day (got quite carried away), and I ended up creating a Single Elimination Tourney for Chess and Atomic Chess. Please feel free to check them out.


Chess Elimination.
Chess
Atomic Chess
16 player Single Elimination

Ahoj jak se máš pojd´ hrát.

Carl Schlechter : Life and Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard is probably the best book on Schlechter published in 1994, but may not be in print any more. Rudolf Spielmann also wrote a book in Swedish in 1924 and there is a Russian book written by Verkhovsky that was written in 1984. There no doubt are others, but those found there way into my chess library over the years....

HalfPawn: http://snow.prohosting.com/~batgrrl/Schlechter.html

HalfPawn: Haha that guy looks like his head is about to explode