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demuziekdoos
9/18/2003
01:02:28
[ report this post ] |
 Subject: The Cynical Cynics Team Thread 10
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Here it is, our new team thread.
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sdr46
9/18/2003
05:48:07
[ report this post ] | Setting myself up for notification
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By posting this message, and checking 'notify me when I get a reply', I will get an email when any new messages are posted in this thread.
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demuziekdoos
9/18/2003
07:26:02
[ report this post ] | hello team
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I always check the 'yes' button so I get an email when someone posted in the forum. If we all do so we can keep up with the posts in the forum.
Some results are in and that gives us the next standings.
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 1 : 2 __ 9 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 0 : 0 __ 10 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
I will try to find us some new matches today.
Enjoy chess!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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demuziekdoos
9/18/2003
08:59:43
[ report this post ] | new match
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A new teammatch started a few minutes ago, we play Belgian Lions
board #1115568 _____ docd (1673) – silhouet2003 (1689)
board #1115569 _____ docd (1673) – silhouet2003 (1689)
board #1115570 _____ raylopez (1650) – kenneth (1643)
board #1115571 _____ raylopez (1650) – kenneth (1643)
board #1115572 _____ thewizardofchess (1638) – johny (1617)
board #1115573 _____ thewizardofchess (1638) – johny (1617)
board #1115574 _____ omus (1564) – hittiche (1613)
board #1115575 _____ omus (1564) – hittiche (1613)
Matches in progress
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 1 : 2 __ 9 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 0 : 0 __ 10 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
I will make a new teamtable tomorrow.
I’m still looking for a match that boki can play, but at this moment I had only team who are not intrested.
Enjoy your games.
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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cm2003
9/18/2003
18:44:44
[ report this post ] | Update of team games
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One game going well. One game doing OK. Two games just started.
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omus
9/19/2003
04:56:17
[ report this post ] | miraculously
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i have won my last four team games which momentarily will bring me to level points when the system is updated. This wont last long as I am losing some other games.
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demuziekdoos
9/19/2003
05:51:09
[ report this post ] | team update .....
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Hello team
Let’s start by telling that I like it when people use this forum to tell someting about the teamthings. This really makes it a team.
I just declined a teammatch from team Jogho. I could accept but that would not be fair. One of there players had to play one of us with a ratingdiffrence over 200 points. I like to keep things fair. I wrote the teamcaptain a message with all our available players and asked him to challenge us again.
Here are some results so far:
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 2 : 2 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 0 : 0 __ 10 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
I also made a new teamtable. In this table a small change, I placed the ratings behind the name and the number of games etc behind that.
ID ………………………rating | max games | active | available
demuziekdoos ………….. 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1
sdr46 …………………….. 1912 | 6 | 2 | 4
boki ……………………… 1899 | 10 | 0 | 10
quirquincho ……………… 1789 | 8 | 5 | 3
docd ……………………… 1673 | 20 | 13 | 7
raylopez …………………. 1650 | a lot | 9 | a lot
thewizardofchess ………. 1638 | 10 | 8 | 2
trailblazer ……………….. 1595 | 10 | 8 | 2
omus …………………….. 1572 | 10 | 8 | 2
boscoe ………………….. 1285 | 4 | 2 | 2
cm2003 …………………… 1201 | 6 | 4 | 2
diogenes………………….. 1090 | 2 | 0 | 2
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID ………………………rating | max games | active | available
bobcat …………………… 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ………………….. 1847 | 8 | 8 | 0
wuzzer…………… 1524 | 2 | 3 | -1
misiek…………….. 1513 | 2 | 2 | 0
deancolmer...…………….. 1303 | 4 | 4 | 0
strauss32………………….. 1000 | stop | 0 | stop
anchorman2020 ……….. 994 | 2 | 2 | 0
I also wrote a message to strauss32 asking him how he is doing (not only as a message here at GK but also to his normal mail.) I hope we hear something from him very soon.
I’m still looking for some matches for the top 5 available players, I hope the others will soon have the remaining two possible games.
Enjoy chess!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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demuziekdoos
9/19/2003
08:40:29
[ report this post ] | wow, fast team we are ....
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Hello team,
Wow, things are going fast. misiek won both his teamgames, so I can start looking for some new ones for him, I also accepted a challenge, we are playing team Jogho
board #1117751 _____ docd (1673) – keizer2003-2004 (1705)
board #1117752 _____ docd (1673) – keizer2003-2004 (1705)
board #1117753 _____ boscoe (1285) – under18 (1269)
board #1117754 _____ boscoe (1285) – under18 (1269)
board #1117755 _____ cm2003 (1201) – mahsuri (1257)
board #1117756 _____ cm2003 (1201) – mahsuri (1257)
You are going so fast, I made a new teamtable at once, already another change, find out what I did ;)
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
demuziekdoos ______ 1996 | 1 | 2 | 1
sdr46 _____________ 1912 | 2 | 6 | 4
boki _____________ 1899 | 0 | 10 | 10
quirquincho ________ 1789 | 5 | 8 | 3
docd _____________ 1673 | 15 | 20 | 5
raylopez __________ 1650 | 9 | a lot | a lot
thewizardofchess __ 1638 | 8 | 10 | 2
trailblazer __________ 1595 | 8 | 10 | 2
omus _____________ 1572 | 8 | 10 | 2
misiek ____________ 1529 | 0 | 2 | 2
diogenes __________ 1090 | 0 | 2 | 2
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID______rating | active | max games | available
bobcat ____________ 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ____________ 1847 | 8 | 8 | 0
wuzzer ____________ 1524 | 3 | 2 | -1
deancolmer ________ 1303 | 4 | 4 | 0
boscoe ___________ 1285 | 4 | 4 | 0
cm2003 ___________ 1201 | 6 | 6 | 0
anchorman2020 _____ 994 | 2 | 2 | 0
strauss32 __________ 992 | 0 | stop | stop
The matches in progress are:
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 2 : 2 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 2 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Johgo __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
And ……. For the persons with open places, I’m still looking for some matches.
Enjoy chess!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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demuziekdoos
9/19/2003
11:28:31
[ report this post ] | another match just started
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And another teammatch just started, it’s a small match against Pawn Cocktail
board #1118085 _____ sdr46 (1920) – darrenreed (1965)
board #1118086 _____ sdr46 (1920) – darrenreed (1965)
board #1118087 _____ boki (1899) – thorgrin (1830)
board #1118088 _____ boki (1899) – thorgrin (1830)
the first games for boki, good luck to you!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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demuziekdoos
9/19/2003
12:09:10
[ report this post ] | 3rd match started today
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Hello team,
A third match started today (number 4 is I hope on it’s way)
We play Regina Cattolica Chess Club
board #1118151 _____ boki (1899) – mariobrus (1851)
board #1118152 _____ boki (1899) – mariobrus (1851)
board #1118153 _____ trailblazer (1595) – polentone (1601)
board #1118154 _____ trailblazer (1595) – polentone (1601)
board #1118155 _____ omus (1572) – tokirapa (1523)
board #1118156 _____ omus (1572) – tokirapa (1523)
board #1118157 _____ misiek (1529) – bicio (1516)
board #1118158 _____ misiek (1529) – bicio (1516)
this are all the matches we’re working on since I started keeping thing up:
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 2 : 2 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 2 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Jogho __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Pawn Cocktail __ 0 : 0 __ 4 games to go
CC ..vs.. Regina Cattolica Chess Club __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
And that makes this new teamtable:
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
demuziekdoos ______ 1996 | 1 | 2 | 1
sdr46 _____________ 1912 | 4 | 6 | 2
boki _____________ 1899 | 4 | 10 | 6
quirquincho ________ 1789 | 5 | 8 | 3
docd _____________ 1673 | 15 | 20 | 5
raylopez __________ 1650 | 9 | a lot | a lot
thewizardofchess __ 1638 | 8 | 10 | 2
diogenes __________ 1090 | 0 | 2 | 2
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
bobcat ____________ 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ____________ 1847 | 8 | 8 | 0
trailblazer __________ 1595 | 10 | 10 | 0
omus _____________ 1572 | 10 | 10 | 0
misiek ____________ 1529 | 2 | 2 | 0
wuzzer ____________ 1524 | 3 | 2 | -1
deancolmer ________ 1303 | 4 | 4 | 0
boscoe ___________ 1285 | 4 | 4 | 0
cm2003 ___________ 1201 | 6 | 6 | 0
anchorman2020 _____ 994 | 2 | 2 | 0
strauss32 __________ 992 | 0 | stop | stop
Guys, that’s it for today. With all the post I made today you can fill an entire book. I’m going to compose now.
Enjoy chess!
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omus
9/19/2003
12:53:30
[ report this post ] | good work captain
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good work captain
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demuziekdoos
9/20/2003
03:09:03
[ report this post ] | bigmick
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bigmick lost all his teamgames due to a timeout. He had his reason, he had a death in the family. I guess he forgot to postpone. I wrote him a personal message to give him my personal condolances.
I will not give him any more games until he tells me to.
In the mean time two new members applied to join our team error and kinghenry apllied. I will write them a personal message first but I guess it's no problem to accept them as new members.
Perhaps you all can write a personal message to bigmick, he can use some support now I guess.
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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demuziekdoos
9/20/2003
10:37:40
[ report this post ] | new teammember, I've also a big problem
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A new teammember joined our team, his name is kinghenry. I hope he is willing to tell something about himself in this thread. I will give him a maximum of 2 games due to the low number of played games. I studied these games and in my opinion he is a very strong player, we can use him.
A problem is the other player, error. He gives his age as 5 but the additional info is not written by a 5 year old (will it be understand by a 5 year old?). I have my doubts about him. I asked him to tell me everything about himself so – as a team – we can decide if he is allowed a teammember of the CC. If a lot of you have the same problem with error it would be a big error (practical joke) to make him a teammember. I would like your advise in this matter please.
Some results came in, some about the matches we keep track of:
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 2 : 2 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 2 : 1 __ 7 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Jogho __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Pawn Cocktail __ 0 : 0 __ 4 games to go
CC ..vs.. Regina Cattolica Chess Club __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
Enjoy your games
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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kinghenry
9/21/2003
03:39:26
[ report this post ] | kinghenry intro
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Hello team…just a short introduction in case anybody is interested. I read demuziekdoos team thread a while back, and I thought this would be a nice team to join. Looks like he’s really trying hard to improve the team.
There’s plenty of room to go higher without all the egos that go with it on other teams. I’m a casual over the board USCF player who was a little over 2100 a long time ago, but nowhere near that since. Seems like a common enough story from what I’ve read. I can still play an interesting game now and then, and I hope I can help the team.
There seem to be lots of different personalities here at GK, and I admire the voices of reason when they speak out. They make this site interesting. Chess players I admire….Petrosian for his refusal to lose, Botvinnik for his determination to win, Reti and the young Kasparov for their pursuit of change in a world of stagnant chess. And now Akobian for combining honor, sportsmanship, and fighting spirit in his quest for the GM title and beyond. I live in Southern Calif, and I look forward to getting to know some of you and maybe going over a game or two. Kinghenry refers to a chessmaster I studied, and my local club director. Both are kings in my eyes.
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demuziekdoos
9/21/2003
03:52:02
[ report this post ] | new teammember, new match
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Hello team,
We have a new team-member, his name is halfpast_yellow, a very strong player. I’ve used him in the following match that started. We play Italians Do It Better:
board #1121117 _____ demuziekdoos (1997) – chess-star (2006)
board #1121118 _____ demuziekdoos (1997) – chess-star (2006)
board #1121119 _____ halfpast_yellow (1932) – bdbor (1922)
board #1121120 _____ halfpast_yellow (1932) – bdbor (1922)
board #1121121 _____ sdr46 (1912) – ciceruacchio (1849)
board #1121122 _____ sdr46 (1912) – ciceruacchio (1849)
board #1121123 _____ quirquincho (1789) – clodo80 (1781)
board #1121124 _____ quirquincho (1789) – clodo80 (1781)
board #1121125 _____ kinghenry (1689) – pardon (1715)
board #1121126 _____ kinghenry (1689) – pardon (1715)
for kinghenry and halfpast_yellow this are the first teamgames. Good luck to you both!
I made a new teamtable:
ID _____________rating | active | max games | available
halfpast_yellow ______ 1932 | 2 | a lot | a lot
quirquincho ________ 1789 | 7 | 8 | 1
docd _____________ 1665 | 14 | 20 | 6
raylopez __________ 1650 | 9 | a lot | a lot
thewizardofchess __ 1647 | 7 | 10 | 3
omus _____________ 1571 | 8 | 10 | 2
diogenes __________ 1088 | 0 | 2 | 2
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID _____________rating | active | max games | available
demuziekdoos ______ 1996 | 3 | 2 | -1
sdr46 _____________ 1912 | 6 | 6 | 0
boki _____________ 1899 | 4 | 10 | 6
bobcat ____________ 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ____________ 1783 | 0 | 8 | stop
kinghenry __________ 1689 | 2 | 2 | 0
trailblazer __________ 1595 | 10 | 10 | 0
misiek ____________ 1537 | 2 | 2 | 0
wuzzer ____________ 1524 | 3 | 2 | -1
deancolmer ________ 1303 | 4 | 4 | 0
boscoe ___________ 1285 | 4 | 4 | 0
cm2003 ___________ 1209 | 6 | 6 | 0
anchorman2020 _____ 994 | 2 | 2 | 0
strauss32 __________ 975 | 0 | stop | stop
I still have not made up my mind about error. If by tonight (dutch time) I have no answers from the team I guess you guys don’t mind and I will NOT approve. Writing in your profile the age of 5 when your 13 is not so fair to our opponents.
This are all the matches I keep track of (we’re playing a total of 91 games at this moment, some do not include this matches but older matches I’m not able to track back).
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 2 : 2 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 2 : 1 __ 7 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 0 __ 3 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Jogho __ 0 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Pawn Cocktail __ 0 : 0 __ 4 games to go
CC ..vs.. Regina Cattolica Chess Club __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Italians Do It Better __ 0 : 0 __ 10 games to go
Please guys, some response would be welcome.
Enjoy your games,
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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omus
9/21/2003
05:11:18
[ report this post ] | error
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i noticed he was 5 on his/her profile. Many people put daft things on their profiles.
I checked some of his/her comments in the forums and they seemed o.k.
my advice is to ask him/her to put their correct details on the profile before he/she is allowed to join.
I would also like the chance to 'black ball' any prospective new team member. i.e. you announce x wants to join and if one team member says NO then he/she should not be allowed. We have all played the odd person who we would not like joining our team.
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demuziekdoos
9/21/2003
07:06:00
[ report this post ] | weekly update and other things .....
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Hello team,
Other things – like my health – are asking my time as well and at this moment the are more important than chess, so I’ve made the next decicion. Once a week, always on a Saturday or a Sunday I will update the teamtable and look for matches. If during the week a match is coming our way I will accept offcourse if we can handle it. I will finish the 3 teamgames I’m playing at this moment (two started today) but will not use myself anymore in new matches, just like bobcat, bigmick and strauss32 are not available untill further notice.
I will offcourse play my games in our mini tournament, they are great fun!
Here is the teamtable for the next week:
ID _______________rating | active | max games | available
halfpast_yellow _____ 1932 | 2 | a lot | a lot
quirquincho ________ 1789 | 7 | 8 | 1
docd _____________ 1665 | 14 | 20 | 6
raylopez __________ 1650 | 9 | a lot | a lot
thewizardofchess __ 1646 | 7 | 10 | 3
omus _____________ 1571 | 8 | 10 | 2
diogenes __________ 1088 | 0 | 2 | 2
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
sdr46 _____________ 1912 | 6 | 6 | 0
boki _____________ 1899 | 4 | 10 | 6
kinghenry __________ 1698 | 2 | 2 | 0
trailblazer __________ 1595 | 10 | 10 | 0
misiek ____________ 1537 | 2 | 2 | 0
wuzzer ____________ 1524 | 3 | 2 | -1
deancolmer ________ 1303 | 4 | 4 | 0
boscoe ___________ 1293 | 4 | 4 | 0
cm2003 ___________ 1209 | 6 | 6 | 0
anchorman2020 _____ 994 | 2 | 2 | 0
no longer active players
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
demuziekdoos ______ 1997 | 3 | 0 | stop
bobcat ____________ 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ____________ 1783 | 0 | 0 | stop
strauss32 __________ 975 | 0 | 0 | stop
I will also play my other games, rated and unrated but I will take the pace out of all my games.
Enjoy chess, keep up the good teamwork!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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cm2003
9/21/2003
08:22:42
[ report this post ] | Team News
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Demuziekdoos I'm just new to the team but I think you are doing a great job. Your health is most important. I hope you get well and all the best to you and your family.
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cm2003
9/21/2003
18:13:23
[ report this post ] | Looking to get better
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Does anyone have any good ideas on chess books to study or an idea on how to study chess. I'm an average player with at times of being better than average player. Playing here has helped my game but I lose a lot of games I shouldn't. I lose my focus and make a bad move. The last two loses I was up in the game and should have won but made a bad move and lose both games (non team games). What I'm trying to say is how can I become a better then average player?
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diogenes
9/22/2003
11:07:58
[ report this post ] | cm2003
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I used to have the same 'ambition' but have found it easier to hang around at the bottom of the table.....sometimes I lose games on purpose just so I can keep my postion at the bottom ;-)))
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diogenes
9/22/2003
11:09:21
[ report this post ] | ....BUT......
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...I must say that I don't lose team games intentionally......
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halfpast_yellow
9/23/2003
03:37:41
[ report this post ] | Introducing myself
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Hello all, I think I will follow kinghenry's example and give you all a brief introduction to myself. First of all thanks to demuziekdoos for allowing me to be a part of this team, you all seem like a great bunch of chessplayers! I'm really enjoying my time here at gameknot and try to put the most effort I can into all my games.
Thanks to demuziekdoos for my billing as a 'very strong player', but I don't quite believe thats right myself, I just try my best! I've always got time for a game of Alekhine's defence which is my favourite line to play. Chess players I admire are Spassky, Karpov, and many of the English Grandmasters, including the late Tony Miles. I hail from the beautiful country of New Zealand. I look forward to getting to know more of you here at gameknot.
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omus
9/23/2003
08:54:20
[ report this post ] | welcome to the team
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welcome to the team and yes nz IS a beautiful country
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docd
9/23/2003
10:04:19
[ report this post ] | Welcome halfpast!
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Welcome aboard! You must be a strong player - your profile picture scares the he** out of me!
Enjoy
docd
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quirquincho
9/24/2003
12:47:15
[ report this post ] | Welcome
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to all the new team members. We are growing a lot as a team. Today our score is -18 but I'm confident to reach the positive side some day. It doesn't matter if we don't. Let's enjoy chess.
Thanks demuziekdoos for the great job you are doing. If you compose at the same pace you write here then you must be feel yourself very happy. Take care of your health ;-)
Regards, /quirquincho
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demuziekdoos
9/27/2003
05:09:42
[ report this post ] | weekly update .....
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Hello team,
Here is the weekly update:
Let’s start with the teamtable:
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
halfpast_yellow _____ 1932 | 4 | a lot | a lot
raylopez __________ 1658 | 8 | a lot | a lot
thewizardofchess __ 1646 | 7 | 10 | 3
docd _____________ 1641 | 15 | 20 | 5
misiek ____________ 1585 | 0 | 2 | 2
omus _____________ 1580 | 4 | 10 | 6
trailblazer __________ 1475 | 9 | 10 | 1
boscoe ___________ 1301 | 1 | 4 | 3
diogenes __________ 1084 | 0 | 2 | 2
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
sdr46 _____________ 1931 | 6 | 6 | 0
boki _____________ 1915 | 6 | 10 | 4
quirquincho ________ 1790 | 9 | 8 | -1
kinghenry __________ 1698 | 2 | 2 | 0
wuzzer ____________ 1524 | 3 | 2 | -1
deancolmer ________ 1303 | 4 | 4 | 0
cm2003 ___________ 1233 | 6 | 6 | 0
anchorman2020 _____ 1002 | 2 | 2 | 0
no longer active players
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
demuziekdoos ______ 2006 | 3 | 0 | stop
bobcat ____________ 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ____________ 1783 | 0 | 0 | stop
strauss32 __________ 953 | 0 | 0 | stop
The current matches we are playing, the teammatches that ended are in it:
CC ..vs.. The motley fools __ 2 : 2 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Mental Patience __ 2 : 0 __ 2 games to go
CC ..vs.. Chess Addicts __ 2 : 0 __ 4 games to go
CC ..vs.. Scandinavian Team __ 2.5 : 1.5 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team __ 1 : 2 __ 1 games to go
CC ..vs.. Belgian Lions __ 0 : 0 __ 8 games to go
CC ..vs.. Jogho __ 1 : 0 __ 5 games to go
CC ..vs.. Pawn Cocktail __ 0 : 0 __ 4 games to go
CC ..vs.. Regina Cattolica Chess Club __ 2 : 0 __ 6 games to go
CC ..vs.. Italians Do It Better __ 0 : 0 __ 10 games to go
CC ..vs.. New York Lovers __ 0 : 0 __ 4 games to go
CC ..vs.. Cologne Grandmasters __ 0 : 0 __ 4 games to go
I will look for some possible matches this weekend for the available persons in our team.
Enjoy chess, CU all next week
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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raylopez
9/27/2003
09:50:31
[ report this post ] | Hi everyone & reply to cm3
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Hi everyone,
What a great active team we have! Many thanks to demuziekdos for being a great captain and keeping the ball rolling. Apologies to everyone that I timed out on in the minitournament - I went away for the weekend and neglected to postpone.
Captain Demuz: I would like to change my maximum from "a lot" to "10." I'm not sure I'm allowed more than that anyhow.
CM3: You asked how to improve. It sounds like your problem is not waiting to check your moves thoroughly. What works for me:
(1) NEVER play when you're in a hurry (e.g. your wife is calling you for dinner or you're late for a meeting). The games will always be there - postpone if you need to.
(2) Select a move, then go to analyze to check out the consequences.
(3) Look at every single opponents piece and what it can do before finalizing your move.
(4) avoid common pin or discovered attack situations like leaving your Q on the same file as opponents R.
(5) always try to improve the activity of your pieces. If no move is forced, look for moves that increase the range of one of your pieces. 9 times out of 10 the game is won by the better developed player.
(6) as for books, they're generally overrated, but if you enjoy them try tactical puzzle books (e.g., "Combination Challenge) and endgame puzzle books.
(7) Go over your lost games starting with the last move and working back to the beginning. That way you can identify the point where your opponent clinched it, then work backwards to discover how you got to that position. Frequently there was an earlier subtler mistake that subjected you to pressure that led to the final mistake.
Any other ideas on improvement, teammates?
RayLopez
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halfpast_yellow
9/27/2003
17:45:49
[ report this post ] | Good ideas ray
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Those are excellent ideas for improving your chess playing here at gameknot...my two cents would be,
1) To look at the position and identify any candidate moves that you see. See if you can find at least 3 possible moves to make in the position. Then pick the best looking one and try to forsee the consequences of the move. Using a chessboard is a great help (and a great advantage of correspondance chess). If you don't like the way things seem to work out, go back and analyze a different original candidate move. Sometimes you will be able to forsee potentially deadly threats that may arise for your opponent. Sometimes you can then make early moves to neutralise these threats. If you are stuck for candidate moves, Ray's 4) and 5) should hopefully suggest some good ideas. This should improve your positional play a bit.
2) Examine EVERY check & capture avaliable to you. Tactical devices eg pins may be avaliable too, examine those as well. Remember "Patzer sees a check, Patzer gives a check" but it is still good to examine the consequences of said checks and captures. Are there loose pieces on the board ie. unprotected pieces? These may be subject to a tactical device. This should improve your tactical play. Be aware sometimes there is no tactical possibilities, therefore strategy/positional play is then very important.
3)Think hard for your opponent. If you can find a nice trick for him/her in a possible line or a refutation to your sneaky trap, then count on him/her finding it as well. Don't take chances with dubious traps or one-trick suckerpunches. Try to play solidly and surely for an advantage, and always have a plan/direction for your game.
Well I guess thats 3 ideas, so thats my three cents :) anyone else?
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deancolmer
9/29/2003
15:38:19
[ report this post ] | At Last!
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Won a team game at last! Thanks to "analyse the board"
Look out for a second win soon, fingers crossed.
I'm still prone to getting beaten (humiliated!) by the stronger players in the team, but please keep challenging me to games so I can learn, and you can laugh.
I like a good thrashing (ooh!)
All the best
Dean
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omus
9/29/2003
17:09:15
[ report this post ] | well done deancolmer!!!!!
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well done, Sir.
Apologies to any team member i am playing at the moment. I cannot move so fast cos of too much work. Going to Eastern Europe for several days on the 2nd so will have to postpone till the next week.
Keep up the good work Captain.
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diogenes
9/30/2003
10:34:14
[ report this post ] | Dear Team
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I am really enjoying the team tourney....I have decided to reserve my free slots for team matches and mini tourneys for the time being.....
all the best.
diogenes
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kinghenry
9/30/2003
19:09:50
[ report this post ] | Anyone need help?
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Anyone under around 1500 or so that is. At my local club there are always around 2 or 3 lower rated guys that want to improve, but they don’t exactly know how. Most of them end up hanging around the higher rated guys when they are going over a game.
We don’t have that method available here. CM2003’s question seems to be the next best thing. The suggestions given here so far all sound great and anybody following them would surely improve. And halfpast yellow's suggestions are worth way more than 3 cents in future game score points. But sometimes it takes some personal input to have effective results. Some of the club players don’t understand how some things work until they see it on the board. Anyway…if anybody below 1500 or so wants some improvement help with their game, and is serious, let me know. We can work on it.
P.S…..to demuziekdoos
My team games vs. ‘pardon’ of ‘Italians Do it Better’ are going okay so far. But he’s no push over as you can tell by his overall score of 24-5-2. Luckily I’m half Italian. I’m hoping a couple of my GK14 tourney games will end soon so maybe you can assign me a couple of more games.
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cm2003
9/30/2003
23:19:55
[ report this post ] | Thanks for the help
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Thanks for all the help. One of my main problems is that I move to fast. I see what is a good move and just do it with out looking at the rest of the broad. This is something I'm working on. I have just made it to the 2nd round of GK14 tourney at the under 1300. I took my time in those games and was 6 an 0. My team games are going OK 3 good games, 2 not so good but fighting, and 1 that is going OK. Again thanks for the help.
Go Team!!!!!!!!!!!
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demuziekdoos
10/01/2003
11:19:03
[ report this post ] | hello team
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I'm very happy to see you are all using this thread so well. It really makes us a team.
Today I had to decline an invitation because at this moment only 3 players in our team are available. All the others are playing the maximum requested games. I will post a new teamtable this next weekend.
I'm working on some very old matches we played. I will post the outcome of that also this weekend.
Enjoy chess!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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raylopez
10/01/2003
12:10:03
[ report this post ] | We can foil the fools
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I'm pleased to report a double win against Pirc42 of the Motley Fools. They're the second place team, but we have a chance to take them. Let's prove that they're selling us short!
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quirquincho
10/02/2003
05:04:25
[ report this post ] | Just to report
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the status of some of my matches.
Against mrbenoni I got a win (1-0) but I'm in a really bad position in the second tough game. I foresee (1-1).
Against scavenger a win for me which put my team score on the positive side (+1). The second game is not clear enough.
It's too soon to talk about the other matches.
Internet connection problems at home makes me to move in the office and this is bad and good at the same time. Bad because I haven't so much time to analyse the games, I hope don't make blunders; and good because I can dedicate more time to play guitar at home. I got the guitar partiture to the ragtime music from the film "The Entertainer" (I hope is written rigth, the spanish title is "El golpe").
Good luck to everybody in your games.
quirquincho
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quirquincho
10/02/2003
10:36:15
[ report this post ] | Just to confirm
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a lost against mrbenoni. :o(
He was better than me this time. The final score for this match is 1-1.
quirquincho
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raylopez
10/02/2003
14:14:31
[ report this post ] | Loss in Avalanche match
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hxoboyle got me in our second game, making us 1-1.
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raylopez
10/02/2003
19:45:46
[ report this post ] | Cynics' openings
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By my count, there are:
12 cynics who play 1e4
2.5 cynics who play 1d4
3 cynics who play 1c4
2.5 cynics who play 1Nf3
1 cynic who plays 1f4
Thought you might like to know. :o)
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halfpast_yellow
10/02/2003
23:32:10
[ report this post ] | Interesting!
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How did you work out the .5s? My White opening is a bit of a mess, I've played all those here except 1f4. 1.d4 is what I'm playing at the moment...
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halfpast_yellow
10/02/2003
23:59:21
[ report this post ] | Cynic's replys
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Copying ray's idea, here are the Cynic's replys to 1. e4
7 cynics who play 1...c5
7 cynics who play 1...e5
1.5 cynics who play 1...e6
1.5 cynics who play 1...Nf6
Boki plays all of the above.
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kinghenry
10/03/2003
01:54:29
[ report this post ] | Game update
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Hello team….nice to see everyone interested in opening theory according to Cynics. Just a note to let you know my opponent ‘pardon’ from ‘Italians do it Better’ made a hasty move and blundered. He has now resigned that game and the other still goes on. My highest respects to him because it was somewhat of a surprise that he resigned so soon. I was getting used to GK players playing down to their last pawn.
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raylopez
10/03/2003
12:23:57
[ report this post ] | Interesting!
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Half-past,
I did it in a hurry, so I might have gotten some wrong, but the idea of the .5s was that a couple of players seemed to play half one and half another. I don't remember how I scored your openings.
Ray
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demuziekdoos
10/05/2003
03:46:05
[ report this post ] | team update ......
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Hello team,
Here is the weekly teamupdate
Let’s start by saying that I like it very much that we use this forum so well. Keep it up that way! I’ve been working on the history of our team, but let’s start with some new matches:
Last Sunday this match started, we play the SEA Lions
board #1136920 _____ raylopez (1658) – ek2h (1705)
board #1136921 _____ raylopez (1658) – ek2h (1705)
board #1136922 _____ misiek (1585) – jazzryt (1606)
board #1136923 _____ misiek (1585) – jazzryt (1606)
board #1136924 _____ omus (1580) – kalex (1515)
board #1136925 _____ omus (1580) – kalex (1515)
board #1136926 _____ trailblazer (1483) – mysukses (1484)
board #1136927 _____ trailblazer (1483) – mysukses (1484)
board #1136928 _____ boscoe (1301) – jacvin (1259)
board #1136929 _____ boscoe (1301) – jacvin (1259)
Monday this match started, we play Chessworld of peace
board #1140089 _____ halfpast_yellow (1940) – kumpansangel (1746)
board #1140090 _____ halfpast_yellow (1940) – kumpansangel (1746)
board #1140091 _____ thewizardofchess (1646) – dino120571 (1735)
board #1140092 _____ thewizardofchess (1646) – dino120571 (1735)
board #1140093 _____ docd (1641) – fareh (1663)
board #1140094 _____ docd (1641) – fareh (1663)
board #1140095 _____ omus (1580) – cssantos (1660)
board #1140096 _____ omus (1580) – cssantos (1660)
board #1140097 _____ boscoe (1301) – paintermul (1393)
board #1140098 _____ boscoe (1301) – paintermul (1393)
Wednesday this match started, we play Nemesis
board #1144813 _____ halfpast_yellow (1948) – longshanks (1681)
board #1144814 _____ halfpast_yellow (1948) – longshanks (1681)
board #1144815 _____ omus (1564) – kierkegaard_2 (1557)
board #1144816 _____ omus (1564) – kierkegaard_2 (1557)
board #1144817 _____ diogenes (1083) – ddamm (1060)
board #1144818 _____ diogenes (1083) – ddamm (1060)
An update on the teamtable:
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
sdr46 _____________ 1976 | 4 | 6 | 2
halfpast_yellow _____ 1933 | 8 | a lot | a lot
quirquincho ________ 1807 | 7 | 8 | 1
kinghenry __________ 1735 | 1 | 2 | 1
raylopez __________ 1666 | 6 | 10 | 4
docd _____________ 1647 | 17 | 20 | 3
thewizardofchess __ 1636 | 9 | 10 | 1
wuzzer ____________ 1540 | 1 | 2 | 1
trailblazer __________ 1483 | 8 | 10 | 2
deancolmer ________ 1310 | 3 | 4 | 1
max number of games / vacation / not active / etc.
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
boki _____________ 1914 | 2 | 10 | 8
misiek ____________ 1626 | 2 | 2 | 0
omus _____________ 1564 | 10 | 10 | 0
boscoe ___________ 1301 | 5 | 4 | -1
cm2003 ___________ 1241 | 6 | 6 | 0
diogenes __________ 1082 | 2 | 2 | 0
anchorman2020 _____ 1018 | 2 | 2 | 0
no longer active players
ID ______________rating | active | max games | available
demuziekdoos ______ 2006 | 3 | 0 | stop
bobcat ____________ 1894 | 0 | 0 | stop
bigmick ____________ 1783 | 0 | 0 | stop
strauss32 __________ 934 | 0 | 0 | stop
We now have the next matches still in progress:
2003-V-16 ..vs.. ~ Je maintiendrai ~ ( 10.5 : 4.5 ) 1 games to go
2003-VII-17 ..vs.. Yeshua's Servants ( 1 : 2 ) 1 games to go
2003-VIII-3 ..vs.. Global Bounty Hunters ( 5 : 6 ) 1 games to go
2003-VIII-8 ..vs.. Finland - Suomi ( 3.5 : 4.5 ) 2 games to go
2003-VIII-22 ..vs.. Hispanios ( 0 : 7 ) 3 games to go
2003-IX-11 ..vs.. The motley fools ( 4 : 2 ) 6 games to go
2003-IX-14 ..vs.. Mental Patience ( 2 : 0 ) 2 games to go
2003-IX-15 ..vs.. Chess Addicts ( 2 : 0 ) 4 games to go
2003-IX-17 ..vs.. Scandinavian Team ( 2.5 : 1.5 ) 6 games to go
2003-IX-18 ..vs.. Buenos Aires Team ( 1 : 2 ) 1 games to go
2003-IX-18 ..vs.. Belgian Lions ( 0 : 0 ) 8 games to go
2003-IX-19 ..vs.. Jogho ( 1 : 0 ) 5 games to go
2003-IX-19 ..vs.. Regina Cattolica Chess Club ( 2 : 0 ) 6 games to go
2003-IX-21 ..vs.. Italians Do It Better ( 1 : 0 ) 9 games to go
2003-IX-22 ..vs.. New York Lovers ( 0 : 0 ) 4 games to go
2003-IX-23 ..vs.. Cologne Grandmasters ( 2.5 : 0.5 ) 1 games to go
2003-IX-28 ..vs.. Sea Lions ( 0 : 0 ) 10 games to go
2003-IX-29 ..vs.. Chessworld of Peace ( 0 : 0 ) 10 games to go
2003-X-01 ..vs.. Nemesis ( 0 : 0 ) 6 games to go
Like I said, I’ve been looking at the history of our teammatches, I have not finished all my work yet but here are some finished matches:
finished matches (win : loss)
2002-XII-4 ..vs.. Living Legends! ( 6 : 0 )
2003-IV-28 ..vs.. Nebraska Knights ( 0.5 : 5.5 )
2003-V-16 ..vs.. Belgian Lions ( 3.5 : 8.5 )
2003-V-21 ..vs.. Sinergia2003 ( 0 : 6 )
2003-V-22 ..vs.. GK CHESS BABES AND CO ( 1 : 3 )
2003-VI-16 ..vs.. Regina Cattolica Chess Club ( 3 : 3 )
2003-VII-10 ..vs.. KAMIKAZE ( 8.5 : 3.5 )
2003-VII-15 ..vs.. Balenziya ( 6 : 2 )
2003-IX-19 ..vs.. Pawn Cocktail ( 0.5 : 3.5 )
You can see some very old matches (december last year, april etc). I’m working on other results.
How about challenging the teams we lost sometime in the near future again, so we can try to win a match from that team (like Singergia2003, we lost that one with big numbers).
CU all next week, perhaps a small post during the week, but not as big as this one.
Enjoy chess!
Paul (demuziekdoos)
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diogenes
10/05/2003
19:21:18
[ report this post ] | against Nemesis.......
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An early unexpected win in a game against ddamn. I am slightly ahead in my second game.......just gotta keep my cool ;-)
diogenes
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kinghenry
10/06/2003
10:13:24
[ report this post ] | another update
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Congratulations diogenes....I see our team is gaining points. My last game has ended in a draw.
to demuziekdoos... I have room for two more games when you can schedule them.
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cm2003
10/08/2003
09:04:17
[ report this post ] | update
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Had an OK match vs dizza 1-1 both of us won as black.
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deancolmer
10/10/2003
06:57:51
[ report this post ] | 1st Moves
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I always start with the King's pawn, something I learnt from childhood as the best way to begin. Is that a good thing?
I do seem to flounder when opponents start with something else, or don't reply with their own king's pawn, ie. they refuse to go "face to face".
Any tips or suggestions?
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halfpast_yellow
10/10/2003
14:38:33
[ report this post ] | 1st Moves
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G'day Dean :) The Kings pawn is an excellent way to begin, and I would advise sticking with what you know. It usually allows you to get your Kingside Knight and Bishop out and castle into safety quickly.
My advice would be , when your opponent refuses to go face to face with you, is to look at what has been played. If they have moved their Kings pawn or their Queens Bishop pawn out one square, ie e6 or c6, then you should play your Queens pawn out two to d4, grabbing the centre. When your opponent replys with his Queens pawn , then simply capture it with your e-pawn, the 'exchange' variation. What your should get is two pawns 'face to face' on d5, then you should be able to develop your pieces without too much trouble.
Against 1...c5 you could try 2.c3, with the idea of playing d4 and getting a strong pawn centre. If Black replys with his King's Knight to f6, then you must advance your pawn forward, attacking the knight. When it moves, you can then play d4. Black's other good replying move is ...d5, his Queens pawn out two. In this case you must capture with your e-pawn, and he should retake with the Queen.
Against anything else, ie. d6, g6, it is best to play 2.d4 then try to develop normally. Against 1...Nf6, defend your pawn with Nc3.
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quirquincho
10/10/2003
14:39:01
[ report this post ] | Results
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I'm sorry to tell you that I have lost some games.
Against tandersson32 the result was 0-2. He was simply better than me.
Against scavenger the result 1-1. I won the first one but in the second game I got some advantage (I think so) and I did a blunder in movement 29. That chess !
Thus I'm going down to the negative score side again.
Regards to everybody, quirquincho.
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docd
10/10/2003
18:26:07
[ report this post ] | tailspin
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Have lost a team game myself and just made a stupid blunder in another. Have to get control before I crash!
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