BrainKing - Panouri de discuţii (Chess variants (8x8))

Subiectul: Re: Shuffle-Antichess

Caissus: this is a perfect idea,i got it too;the pb with antichess is that its overanalysed!
we should try to put it!

10. Mai 2005, 13:50:08

jcarrillovii

Subiectul: Re: FRC Tournaments

fungame: Tournaments in FRCEC don't start with the same position. Everyone has a different position. I agree, they are more fun!

Check out our currently running Fischer and Gligoric Cups at:
http://frcec.chess960.info/FischerCup.htm
http://frcec.chess960.info/GligoricCup.htm

Jose Carrillo
FRCEC Moderator
j_carrillo_vii@yahoo.com
http://frcec.chess960.info/

7. Mai 2005, 16:58:04

bobwhoosta

Subiectul: Re: Kibitzing FRC Openings

Sumerian: I think as there is plenty of opportunity for diversion from any course there doesn't need to be a kibitzing rule. After all, there are a lot of sound first, second, and so on moves from almost any of the initial positions, so the play is largely a matter of taste. Also, correspondence is set up to allow maximum thought and opportunity for research for each player.

7. Mai 2005, 16:33:51

Chessmaster1000

I don't think this is necessary at FRC.......But perhaps it would be a good idea.....!

7. Mai 2005, 16:28:11

Subiectul: Kibitzing FRC Openings

Well, in OTB tournaments you have no time to watch simultaneous played games. Here the situation is a little bit more complicated. May be it could help to disallow any kibitzing until move 5 of any random game.

7. Mai 2005, 16:19:25

Chessmaster1000

In this way it would make games of the tournament more interesting, but in the current way it would help to see who plays better the current position or for FRC-Chess interested players(like me) it would help to generate some ideas about various setups......And as i've said in the current way there is no luck factor at all.........

7. Mai 2005, 14:33:26

Harassed

But in tournaments with 2 games with reverted colours per pair of players it would be really enough if these 2 games are the same IMHO.

7. Mai 2005, 14:12:20

Chessmaster1000

This is to avoid the luck factor.........

7. Mai 2005, 13:20:00

Harassed

Why each game of Fisher Random Chess tournament starts with the same setup? This is no fun :(

5. Mai 2005, 03:12:58

Walter Montego

Subiectul: Re:

Andromedical: I joined your tournament Andromedical. I haven't played much Dark Chess in awhile. I was hoping ol' Ed would join it for some Dark Chess, but thems the breaks. It looks like it starts in a few hours. Perhaps we can enlist a few more Dark Chess players?
Should be a fast paced tournament with a two day move limit.

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=8217

4. Mai 2005, 11:25:30

ughaibu

http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=8659&u=4398&trnst=0

1. Mai 2005, 17:43:23

WhisperzQ

Subiectul: Re: Re:

rabbitoid: LOL .... yes it would be :)

1. Mai 2005, 07:55:48

Subiectul: Chess960 Computer World Championship

Modificat de SMIRF Engine (1. Mai 2005, 08:04:47)

You will find a very interesting article of the Frankfurt Chess Tigers on this event at: http://www.chesstigers.de/index_news.php?id=237&rubrik=4 (in English language)

Regards, Reinhard.

30. Aprilie 2005, 09:58:58

rabbitoid

Subiectul: Re:

Caissus: winboard/xboard manages fine the pgn used here. In windows you have to modify the shortcut to have the flag
winboard.exe /variant=crazyhouse
the only problem with this interface is that it doesn't show the pieces off board, which is VERY annoying for this variant

29. Aprilie 2005, 13:08:35

Luke Skywalker

Subiectul: Ra5-a5

Another reason why this should not be allowed:
A "move" is not the action of a piece travelling, but the action of putting a piece on a free square (or occupied by opponent, but that doesn't apply here). Since a5 is occupied, the R can't move there

28. Aprilie 2005, 20:49:19

Luke Skywalker

Subiectul: Re: Re:

reza: I agree

28. Aprilie 2005, 20:28:59

Expired

Subiectul: Re:

nabla: It doesn't. I think it's not a nice move either. to me a 'move' has to be with some sort of a change in the board.

28. Aprilie 2005, 17:07:14

Caissus

Modificat de Caissus (28. Aprilie 2005, 17:07:48)

Interface "Babaschess" is able to replay crazyhouse/loopchess pgn-games,but you have to change a little bit the pgnformat.
http://www.babaschess.net

28. Aprilie 2005, 16:01:51

nabla

I vote that Ra5-a5 is a perfectly legitimate Cylinder Chess move. Do we know whether BK allows it ?

28. Aprilie 2005, 10:23:09

Bruce

Subiectul: Re: PGN Viewer for LOOP CHESS

Luke Skywalker: It´s OK :-) Thanks

28. Aprilie 2005, 10:03:34

Luke Skywalker

Subiectul: Re: PGN Viewer for LOOP CHESS

Bruce: Try Winboard http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html or look at freechess.org for other interfaces to the chess server.

28. Aprilie 2005, 09:57:31

Bruce

Subiectul: PGN Viewer for LOOP CHESS

Do you know anybody PGN viewer for replay PGN files from LOOP CHESS ! I try classical PGN viewer, but there cannot replay notation e.g. 13. B@d6 B@e7 ... Thanks

17. Aprilie 2005, 11:28:32

Subiectul: Chess960 positions and rules condensed

Modificat de SMIRF Engine (17. Aprilie 2005, 11:30:06)

Hi Chess960 friends,

again I point to the fine PDF document from the Frankfurt Chess Tigers.
You can find and download the PDF document (in German language) from the very
interesting Chess Tigers' home site at: http://www.chesstigers.de/download.php
( please search there for the link: Chess960 Startpositionen und Regeln ).

Regards, Reinhard.

17. Aprilie 2005, 09:45:29

Subiectul: Huge response for the first Chess960 Computer World Championship

Hi friends of real chess programming!

In a very interesting article (German language) from the Frankfurt Chess Tigers
you can learn that there are already 20 participants. Thus it will be an event
huge and relevant for chess programming in August 2005, where the engines will
have o calculate from the beginning, not where a huge opening library might end.

See article at: http://www.chesstigers.de/ from 2005-04-17.

Reinhard.

12. Aprilie 2005, 14:14:14

WhisperzQ

Subiectul: Re:

I didn't realise this was your site Nabla ... I will add it above with a reference to the "home" page for AntiChess. Unfortunately for me it is in French (I will have to get my daughter to translate LOL).

11. Aprilie 2005, 21:37:26

mangue

The website of nabla contains valuable resource for antichess and do not miss his delicious Antichess exercices :-)

http://www.pion.ch/Losing/endex.html

11. Aprilie 2005, 20:00:20

Thad

Subiectul: Re: nabla

nabla: Yes, I believe it was here. Does anyone know if there is another version around anywhere?

11. Aprilie 2005, 14:34:35

nabla

Subiectul: Re: nabla

WhisperzQ: Sure, no problem ! There was also a very fine endgame database server (up to 4 pieces) by Lenny Taelman, but this one went down recently :-(

8. Aprilie 2005, 09:26:57

Modificat de PhatPlaya 臭臭小指 (8. Aprilie 2005, 09:27:15)

Unfortunately Mr. Trice refused to play in the tournament. He limits himself to chess variants in which he can win 100% of the time.

6. Aprilie 2005, 20:45:46

Walter Montego

Subiectul: Re: Ed doesn't play Dark Chess

grenv: Ain't that the truth? This fear of losing is making him not try new games. It's a shame in a way. As smart as he is preported to be, we'd really have our hands full if he got good at Dark Chess. There's no way around it though, even if you are good you will lose games. I've lost some to people who were just learning the game. And while you're learning the game, it's a given that you'll take some lumps and lose a few too. Maybe after Alex wins that marathon Chess game between them the burden will be off and he can branch out and try some new things.

6. Aprilie 2005, 20:34:32

grenv

Subiectul: Re:

Matarilevich: lol. There could be, though it would be a lot more difficult to program well!

6. Aprilie 2005, 20:29:59

Kili

The reason is easy: there is not a software machine for playing dark chess.

5. Aprilie 2005, 12:45:55

grenv

Subiectul: Re: Ed doesn't play Dark Chess

Walter Montego: He doesn't play dark chess for the simple reason that he couldn't possibly win every game.

5. Aprilie 2005, 07:17:31

Walter Montego

Subiectul: Re: Ed doesn't play Dark Chess

Modificat de Walter Montego (5. Aprilie 2005, 07:36:16)

Andromedical: Or if he does, he doesn't play it on this site. I have asked him to play at various times and he's turned me down by not responding. Perhaps you should have the tournament games in games that he actually plays on this site?
I know that him and quite a few other regular Chess, Gothic Chess, and Janus Chess players have no problem or would have no problem beating me at those games, but I hold my own against them in Dark Chess.

5. Aprilie 2005, 07:11:31

A tournament has been created to honor Mr. Ed Trice:

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=8217

Let's hope Mr. Trice joins. His intelligence and courage will be a a great asset in this endeavour.

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