also, I might add, that she has no idea what the word public means. If you think that being in a public park allows you to strip off all your clothes and run naked through just because it's "public", then you clearly just don't get it. Public means, both for BK and for parks etc., that anyone is allowed in, so long as they follow PUBLIC RULES as well. It's such a simple concept. This is not the land of do-as-you-please, public or private. Every place on this planet has rules, so I guess according to you, there are no public places on Earth?

Sorry Fencer, we must have acted at the same time, I deleted her post and banned her.

That's enough, I can be very patient but nobody will call my site like this. You are banned from all boards until you learn how to behave.

Oh dear. Some people just don't want to accept the simplest facts. Once again:

1) All non-fellowship boards are public.
2) Each board follows the general rules described in the User Agreement.
3) The main moderator of a board has a right to define additional rules for the board.
4) Who doesn't want to follow the rules, is logically banned.

That's how it works and that's how it will work because this is my site and I said so. Ridiculous notions about Civil Rights, Freedom and Democracy and similar things are pointless.

I disagree, they are open to the public making them public boards. But they still have rules to them, and by coming and playing on this site you agree to follow the rules of the site as per the user agreement.

Nightstorm: If Fencer chooses to run his website with any rules he wishes to create,
that is fine.
However, he should not state that the boards are in ANY way 'PUBLIC' -- Otherwise, that can be construed as False Advertising and Fraud.

No the real issue here is that this is Fencers site to run how he choses. People are aloowed to post anything as long as it is within the rules of the site. You choose to not accept this fact.

It's NOBODY'S business who paid for my Membership, but me.

Secondly, the REAL issue it seems to be on this website is not necessarily the 'lyric thing', but moreover a larger issue -- Public vs. Private -- Suuurrre, anyone can post anything they want in a Private fellowship board. However, when it comes to Public boards, certainly Public Law has to come into play. The American Copyright Law is pretty much the World-standard, is it not?

If someone would like to argue that, I'd like to ask, what is the alternative to the US Library of Congress Copyright Office Laws?

And if we agree that this is a non-issue, then why all the hub-bub? Why can't people just enjoy the Public Boards without being harassed and censored when they do not 'spam', 'bait' or 'flame'?

EIHN, your post just goes to show you can't make everyone happy. Yes, people get censored and deleted here. Lots. The simple reason is that the discussion boards are popular and people express themselves a lot. One reason is that one of the most active members is a 9-year old girl who frequents the discussion boards. There are, however, private boards with no censorship WHATSOEVER. I have seen mods themselves have their posts deleted, so it doesn't appear that they are violating their own rules by showing preferential treatment to each other. And about song lyrics, it's certainly a grey issue. Whatever a US board of justice may have said is totally irrevelant in practical terms to this non-US site. If you start your own fellowship, you can pretty much post anything you want on there. So it is not arbitrary, as you put it, because ALL members are not allowed to post lyrics on the board you're referring to. Arbitrary implies that only certain members, without rhyme or reason, are being discriminated against. I do not see this happening. As a game site, song lyrics is your biggest beef?

I didn't pay for my own membership either. But after reading your post I guess you really can look a gift horse in the mouth!

No one's destroyed your civil rights or freedom. You have the freedom to leave. Private establishments can temporarily suspend certain civil rights, such as discrimination, as Hooters proved by winning their case against having to hire men as waiters/waitresses. But again, that has nothing to do with this site. It's Fencer's site, and he can do as he please. And I think he's done a great job.

Fencer:
I'm 'enery the Eighth, I am
'enery the Eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every time it was an 'enery, 'enery!...

  I'm not what you think I am. And if it be your pleasure to silence me, so be it. However, you cannot destroy Civil Rights, Freedom and Democracy with an edict.

                 Beware of the 'bad press'...

EIHN: *sigh* starting again ? didnt we talk this over ? want to continue the talk where we left it ?

hmm a thought occured to me .. do you have me on hide ?

EIHN: It's funny to see that 95% of similar complaints come either from pawns or members who were given the membership by someone else. Normally I don't react to something like your post. However, there is one thing I would like to say - I feel sorry for the person who was so kind and paid for your membership because it was obviously a wrong thing. If this is your way how to show a gratitude, you should rather go elsewhere and never come back.

EIHN: Perhaps Im wrong, but what or who gives you the right to denigrate and undermine the owners of this site.....May I ask...Did you personally pay for your membership? or get it given to you, or god help us..win it???

I would suggest to you that considering your anti views of BrainKing.com that you relinquish your membership and donate it to a pawn of Fencer's choice.

I can only see that you are trying to disrupt the operations of this site and under those circumstances perhaps Fencer should Ban you :)

It has been done before and no doubt it will be done again LOLOL

Hey Pawns,

  Do you want to spend your money on this?...

Paying Membership to this site is not a good idea because:

The people who run this place (BrainKing.com) violate their own rules, i.e. They will harass you, censor you by deleting/hiding your posts, 'bait' you into arguments, and more or less commit transgressions of all sorts.

Also, there has recently been a controversy about posting your favorite song lyrics. The US Copyright Law states that it IS Legal to post lyrics/poems/jokes/stories on discussion boards -- If it is for non-profit and educational purposes only.

The User Agreement doesn't even mention this lyric posting 'rule'. But for some odd reason, some people on this website appoint themselves as 'Judge-Jury-God', and continue to inflict Arbitrary Aristocratic Censorship upon anyone who disagrees with them.
And even if you're a paying member, you'd better get used to this kind of treatment.

So, make sure to consider all of this before you spend your hard-earned bucks here, and watch out...

The Agenda should be 'Fair Use'. And if the so-called owner of this website chooses to ignore the 'Public' law, they should state it up front for ALL to see. To that, I whole-heartedly agree. (At the risk of rhyming )

When they publically state their intention of making this a 'Privately Owned', and therefore, a 'Privately Dictatorial' website -- Then I shall tell everyone to enjoy it as is.

               ~ E I H N

1) 12 2) 40 3) Be3 solution given on Jan. 23

Spirou: thanks

furbster: Shogi may be compared by and large with Loop chess, due the possibilty to drop pawns and pieces already captured (they say "in hand").

volant: Chinese chess is also an interesting oriental variant of chess. But I don't yet play it, sorry.

Is that anything like Chinese Chess?

Japanese Chess.

what exactly is shogi?

Shogi also has lots of variants, so once the basic game is set up we should be well away.

Dear Brainking members,

Our webmaster Mr Fencer is planning to program shogi before the end of this year.

That programming is not an easy task, I am afraid. I think all of us interested in shogi could write a little word in order to boost his motivation (if necessary).

For those who ignore what is shogi, I suggest you take an eye on a Habu's interview. Mr Habu is one of the greatest shogi player of the moment and already an IM at chess!:
>http://www.shogi.net/chessbase-habu.html

You will read that shogi is not a slow, snoothing game at all but a fierce race to mate your opponent.

I am fine, thanks.

red dragon: NO i dont think so...after the first move on any given turn the messages then show up.....besides this person invited ME to a game not viccy verkky LOLOL

You could be on their enemies list?

on opening a game with some one...there isnt evidence of any messages until after my first turn and then all message for that game appear...it is disconcerting in as much as I dont know if Im being ignored or what... (prolly ignored)...anyone else?

Fencer...how is the health?

BIG BAD WOLF: thank you for clearing that up for me

Fiona: The games continue - there have already been a few fellowships deleted in current team tournaments.

i was wondering - if you deleted a fellowship that was involved in a team tournament - what happens to the games, do they just carry on til it finishes or do they get deleted too?

Solutions need solvents, if one needed to dissolve GP what solvent is most efficatious?

Chessmaster1000: Trip, I was telling ughaibu and redsales during our games of Dark Chess that we have going that that game looked familiar! No wonder it does. :) I guess I did miss it. Extinction Chess can end quite suddenly if you see a plan like that.

I'm recruiting volunteers for a test.

132. . . . pond life, evolution, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

1) 8 2) 40 3) as below

Q1) 5
Q2) 40
Q3) copied from Redsales.

ok, I am reposting:
1) 4 2) 40 3) Be3..etc solution given below.

Chessmaster1000: very good point, I forgot about 0-0-0! But what about the second solution I listed, you didn't mention if it was right:

1 Be3 Qa5 2.b4 Bxb4 and white can't take back with axb4 but now I see the forced win too, which is pretty: 3. Bxf7!! now if Ke7 or Kf8 or 0-0-0, 4. axb4 wins the Q or B next move, if Kxf7, 4. Qf3 Bf5 5. axb4 wins in the same fashion a move later, and if 3..Bxf7 we get the same theme with 4. Qf3 Of course 4..Nd7 allows the R to take N and 4..Ng8 or Nh7 allow the win with 5. axb4 where white wins Q or B next move (6).

Walter do you recognise the game? It's one of your extinction games........Against Oliotavio i think.......Only you failed to find the forced win! You won though........

Chessmaster1000: And remember, as there are no checks in Extinction Chess, there are also no checkmates either. Hopefully you mean on the sixth move something of Black's is extinct, not that he has no way out of it and it will happen on the seventh move. Just asking for clarification.

Right nice puzzles you have here. I think I should give them a serious go if no one has claimed the prize by tomorrow. Time for bed now.

All the Maharajah's are not unique of course. A Maharajah is the same of course with another Maharajah.
So the following is not true:"
"A position that has a Maharajah-1 on a1 and a Maharajah-2 on a2 is different from the position that has the Maharajah-2 on a1 and the Maharajah-1 on a2."
Both positions are the same............

As for the Extinction, Redsales after Bb5+ there is the O-O-O! which saves the day(remember you can castle at Extinction when you are in check!).
As for the 1.e5 Ng8 2.b4 Qb6 3.Be3 Bc5? 4.Bxc5 Walter, there is the 3...c5! that leads to no win in less 3 moves.........
And there is no win in less than 6 moves for white.

Cerebro: Where's my months? :)
Sounds like a fair way to go, but first we'll have to see what the right answers are, and if they've been posted by anyone as of yet. If the answers that I posted are the correct ones, then I was the first one to post all the correct answers. If one or more of them are wrong, then it'll depend on if anyone has posted all three of the correct answers yet. If my answers are correct and he agrees that I should get the prize, we'll work something out. I won't take any of it and let him do as fencer will allow. If I have a wrong answer or if he doesn't allow my post to count though they're correct and first, then what I want to do has less say in what actually is done.

Cerebro I think you have a typo since ughaibu answered Q3 first, not Q1

I think they should split the prize. 2 months for Ed Trice, for answering first Q2, 2 month for Ughaibu, for answering first Q1, and two month for redsales, for answering first Q3 in the shortest number of moves.

ScarletRose: I also copied ughaibu's answer and I didn't hear you complain about that.
Perhaps it's Cerebro prize to claim after all. When will ChessMaster be log on next? I'm waiting to see if anybody has it yet.

is a mathematical genius LOLOL and only in his early 20's :) It is good to see :)
I love anything to do with figures only because Im a bookkeeper ...not a genius as LJ will attest to LOLOL, but love to work with figures :) as in numbers..before all you "people" jump on the word figures LOLOL
***EDIT*** i meant to add, have a damn good look around his website...amazing....i dont understand it but amazing :)

BerniceC: I think he meant that the maharajahs were all the same, but if you, for example, "tagged" each one, you could switch the pieces around without disturbing the actual coordinates in the solution(s). From what I know, CM1000 is a math genius, and some of the mathematical proofs he posted on the Goth board were way over my head. Also, for most chess problems the convention is usually that if the problemist writes "white to win in 6" it usually carries the implication "white to win in 6 or less" but I'm not judge or jury here, I'll stop cluttering up Fencer's nice board. Nice little contest though, very stimulating.

Q1) I see only 4, assuming all the maharajas are identical.
Q2) 40, all knights on the white squares, or all knights on the black squares.
Q3) 1. Bb5 C6 2. Be3 Qe5 3. Bd4 or 1. Bb5 Kf8 2. Be3 Qe5 3. Bd4 . Then black's next move and white wins in the 4th move.

I didn't want to modify my answer because it might change the time stamp, but I meant to write in for Q3)
"Originally I thought [you couldn't play 1. Be3] because of ...."

It just means 1. Be3 works too, but it is a longer solution than 1. Bb5.

redsales makes an interesting point that wasnt clarified by CM1000.....
Are the maharajahs unique
god knows what it means but he seems to know :)
we could have 2 winners here, and they could Both be REDSALES sort of...maybe LOL