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deadofknight
1/10/2004
15:20:28
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 Subject: Global Bounty Hunters 32
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I would like to quietly start a new thread...as a new member of the team.
I was wondering what our best team score haas been in the recent past...say a year.
Does anyone know?
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astinkyfart
1/10/2004
18:16:12
[ report this post ] | awwwww
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look who got to start a thread! ;) i think our best score in the last year was maybe in the -30s but im not sure it was legit because i came back on day and mike reset the scores because he said there was a glitch so im not sure we have been in the minus 50s for sometime. i think we might actually be on our way. seems we had a good team day today. h.o.w. timeouts are as good as checkmates as far as im concerned. they certainly counted against us so i will surely take them in our favor. one thing to think about.... i know some dont want many games but.... more games gives you more chances you will get matched with someone that times out. this may sound like a cheap tactic but its part of this type of chess. i understand some are not willing to take more games just for the chance of timeouts but.. like i said its just a thought. go gbh!!!!!!!!!
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clark
1/11/2004
06:55:25
[ report this post ] | Hmm...
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It pains me to say that I am not doing well against my first team opponent right
now. I'm bruised, bleeding, and panting. BUT the sword is still in my hand, AND I
am enjoying the struggle. Not that I'm a masochist or anything! I think I am just
learning to love this game.
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deadofknight
1/11/2004
08:03:03
[ report this post ] | Looks to me...
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like your dismantling tiptronic in one match and although your down in material in the
other...your certainly not out...
Go GBH
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astinkyfart
1/11/2004
08:28:46
[ report this post ] | clark seems to me to be
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better than her rateing. i have played her and she did well up to a certain point.
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terrabull
1/11/2004
08:39:05
[ report this post ] | Soooooorrry....
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Hello team.
I have just timed out on a few games, went away with the wife on our
very first wedding anniversary and forgot to postpone my games...
I really feel bad.
I hope I can be forgiven.. ;(
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astinkyfart
1/11/2004
08:45:30
[ report this post ] | its ok.
Message:
could happen to anyone. your overall score speaks for itself. but you still receive 30 lashes with a wet noodle.
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hell-on-wheels
1/11/2004
12:58:27
[ report this post ] | DOK
Message:
I accept all freebies.
To Terrabull: When love is involved, many other matters escape the mind. Congrats on your anniversary, and may you have many others. My 27th just passed with a quieter celebration. You now have a goal.
Go GBH
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flyerguy1012
1/11/2004
21:14:07
[ report this post ] | Hey......
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I just won a game to timeout...................we'll take it...............+1
GO GBH~!
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astinkyfart
1/11/2004
21:27:56
[ report this post ] | we are in the
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-50s territory lets be patient and nobody timeout! lets dont shoot ourselves in the foot this time. go gbh!!!!!
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daddysgirl
1/12/2004
05:21:08
[ report this post ] | glad to hear
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were heading in the right direction.. ~Im losing quite a few personal games, but winning most of my team games, so should help with some good match ups...as my personal rating is flying downwards..glad its the team benefiting..~ also I cant see DOKs pic, it will not load..little green dots just sitting there, going nowhere..~maybe I should stay off the wine ??~ .... GO GBH
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deadofknight
1/12/2004
20:43:59
[ report this post ] | Some easy math...
Message:
30 players..doesn't matter what your score is now.
2 net points to the positive for each player this month
Equals +1 by February 1...
Is it possible? What would it take?
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richardwyles
1/13/2004
00:43:06
[ report this post ] | whisky insights
Message:
daddysgirl is on the button. For the fact she is losing personal games, thems the breaks, her opportunity for good match-ups is then improved. With ELO there is greater accuracy on your rating and more "central trend" towards a 50% win/loss ratio. Over time, statistically we will all tend to win and lose around 50% of our games (draws being ignored for this exercise). This will occur because of the counter-balance of the ELO ratings system.
So, how to get ahead with your team games? The only way I can see is to ensure that your non team games are reasonably plentiful and not soft. Try avoiding games that will cause unnecessary ratings inflation. I now do this by playing league chess and tourny on occasion and always trying to ensure that my average opponents rating in personal matches is above my own. It's perfectly legitimate and ethical to play tougher opponents outside of your team games and also it helkps the learning curve. It's taken me some time to figure this one out but I'm sold on the idea of a balanced portfolio of matches...Go GBH
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richardwyles
1/13/2004
00:51:28
[ report this post ] | whisky insights II
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congrats on starting a thread Dok - lol, cheers Rich
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deadofknight
1/13/2004
07:16:42
[ report this post ] | And isn't it
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a beautiful thread...lol...thanks rich
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astinkyfart
1/13/2004
12:52:47
[ report this post ] | about playing higher rated opponents
Message:
rich you are right this is completely ethical.. im sure all people do this or most. matter of fact its good to have an average of opponents above your own. now to play these games with the intention of loseing would be unethical. i play many rateings. sometimes i win and sometimes i lose. i think elo will not allow too much abuse of this anyway. its a better system than the old gk. one thing i have found with the new elo is that 100 points rateing system is too much in most cases. with the old gk it was ok now 100 points usually decides the winner. although i think with higher rated opponents it makes less difference. for instance someone with 2000 rateing i believe could play with someone 2200. at least play to a draw. tambori, hell on wheels, or shoshin could probably answer that better than me though. along with a few others.
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astinkyfart
1/13/2004
16:45:11
[ report this post ] | fairly large match
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with the matrix. we have some good match ups here. lets try and take advantage of it. go bounty hunters!!
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clark
1/14/2004
05:00:35
[ report this post ] | A Technical Problem
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There is a technical problem with one of my games and wouldn't you know it, it
happens to be my team match game against tiptronic. It says that I am in check,
but I'm not. My pawn on e4 is being mistaken for my king! So I sent a messge to
the webmaster and to stinky and postponed my games so that I don't timeout
before the problem can be fixed.
Anything similar ever happen to anyone else?
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ctrl-reset
1/14/2004
05:56:52
[ report this post ] | Clark..
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No mistake. Your King is being checked by the White Bishop on c1.
-Ctrl.
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hell-on-wheels
1/14/2004
09:58:36
[ report this post ] | Elo
Message:
There is one good feature built into the Elo rating system. It does a good job of stopping ratings manipulation. The more games you play, the slower your ratings change. So you cannot deliberately lose games to lower your ratings. Thus, the more games you play, the more honest your rating.
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clark
1/14/2004
10:49:08
[ report this post ] | how embarassing...
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I'll be hiding under a rock until the next millineum.
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astinkyfart
1/14/2004
13:13:56
[ report this post ] | clark
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no need to be embarassed. i have done the same thing. i kept clicking and clicking the piece and it wouldnt move. so im thinking what is wrong with this thing! but of course you cant move something else if your in check ;)
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richardwyles
1/15/2004
00:59:19
[ report this post ] | ELO
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should help GBH, go GBH.
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astinkyfart
1/16/2004
20:00:48
[ report this post ] | good team match
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with knights of the 65th square. good chance for some points here :)
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flyerguy1012
1/17/2004
13:44:03
[ report this post ] | Excellent matchups
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mean points............let's do it !......so far so good in 2004, let's keep it up team !!!.......GO GBH !!!!!!!
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deadofknight
1/17/2004
21:33:05
[ report this post ] | -56
Message:
Some nice wins tonight... sonofcaissa , youngglor , and a_professional_idiot
...we keep moving in the right direction...
GO GBH!
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astinkyfart
1/18/2004
22:26:52
[ report this post ] | we have moved into the low
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fifties. i hope this trend continues. i dont want to jinx us but we have done nothing but positive things as of late. keep up the good work guys and gals! go bounty hunters!!! ;)
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astinkyfart
1/19/2004
21:35:55
[ report this post ] | from youngglor
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Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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ctrl-reset
1/19/2004
22:35:02
[ report this post ] | Youngglor
Message:
What happened to him? We're missing his enthusiasm here.
-Ctrl.
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astinkyfart
1/20/2004
12:35:44
[ report this post ] | youngglor
Message:
he is under a ban right now. im not sure of the reasons or the time period. i will find out more.
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astinkyfart
1/20/2004
21:28:00
[ report this post ] | from youngglor
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Dear Global Bounty Hunters,
For the past few weeks, our score improvement has been excellent. There were also personal victories that have surged during this period of time, notably Richardwyles. We must remember that this superb team is composed of individuals, which each have their personal goals, and accomplishing these goals drives positive energy into the whole team. Chess is somewhat like the stock market. There are lows and high moments, but what is important is to always stay optimistic. "For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965). Think positive! Bring the best out of yourself! Learn to love the game, learn to accept the game. "To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act." --An
stevenlongs: Anatole France (1844 - 1924)
Go GBH!
/youngglor
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richardwyles
1/21/2004
01:59:08
[ report this post ] | no wonder
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younglor was banned huh!! lol. "I've taken more out of alcohol than alcohol's ever taken out of me". Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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flyerguy1012
1/21/2004
15:43:08
[ report this post ] | sorry team
Message:
I lost one today to bunfight.......and my other
game with him is iffy.......I will do my best.........
To the rest of you, though..great job....we're
making some serious progress....let's keep it up !.
GO GBH !!!!
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astinkyfart
1/21/2004
19:14:30
[ report this post ] | I HOPE
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YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING UP WITH THIS. AFTER TONIGHT WE WILL BE IN THE MINUS 40S!!!! WOOHOO GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!!!
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ctrl-reset
1/21/2004
23:43:16
[ report this post ] | Wow...
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we're really making some progress this year. Let's keep up the good work. I know some games will be tough (this is meant to be an excuse for me as I am losing both my matches), but let's keep our heads down and fight for it.
-Ctrl.
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sonofcaissa
1/22/2004
00:46:46
[ report this post ] | Those timeouts...
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... I had when I was ill just before Christmas seem to be reaping benefits. Another win against nodakindy coming up.
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richardwyles
1/23/2004
13:49:47
[ report this post ] | another one for me
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I'm up to the dizzy heights of +5, one or 2 more to come I think too
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deadofknight
1/24/2004
09:23:48
[ report this post ] | Could Minus 30's be far off...one more win!
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And we are only 6 games from 3000 completed games...qute a benchmark around here I'd
bet.
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valdevino
1/24/2004
10:47:42
[ report this post ] | Another victory for us
Message:
Another victory for GBH, this time against Cooter from «The English Defense». GBH is rolling. Lets go for more but we must not forget that the main issue is to make friends.
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astinkyfart
1/24/2004
15:04:32
[ report this post ] | all i can say is.....
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stay tuned kiddies, this is getting good!!!!!! woo hooo go bounty hunters!!!
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flyerguy1012
1/24/2004
21:11:48
[ report this post ] | Wow
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This is truly exciting................and a long time overdue................
Let's go bounty hunters !!!!!
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deadofknight
1/24/2004
21:27:18
[ report this post ] | -37 & 3002 Games Completed
Message:
WOW!
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trond
1/24/2004
23:37:15
[ report this post ] | Congratulations all!
Message:
We are number 3 in number of games played (3002)! And our team score is flying upwards! We may finally see the 0 points we have talked about since .... Well, I actually can't remember if we ever have had a positive team score :)
GO GBH!!
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astinkyfart
1/25/2004
16:45:47
[ report this post ] | ATTN. BOUNTY HUNTERS
Message:
I HAVE RECEIVED WORD FROM YOUNGGLOR THAT SHOSHIN HAS SUFFERED A BREAK TO HIS LEG. AFTER READING THE POST BY SHOSHIN MYSELF IN RAGSMAN FORUMS IT APPEARS THAT ITS A PRETTY SERIOUS AND HE WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE A HIP REPLACEMENT. LETS ALL WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR HIM. ITS NO FUN BEING DOWN AND OUT I HAVE BEEN THERE. GET WELL SHOSHIN , YOUR ONE OF OUR HEAVY HITTERS AND WE NEED YOU!!
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astinkyfart
1/25/2004
17:13:29
[ report this post ] | FROM YOUNGGLOR
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Best wishes on a hasty recovery! www.gcards.com/pcards/?image_name=/getwell/getwell001.gif&backcolor=/getwell/bg_getwell001.gif&textcolor=4802FF&card_dir=getwell
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deadofknight
1/25/2004
19:48:22
[ report this post ] | GOOD LUCK SHOSHIN
Message:
Maybe you'll have nothing to do but heal up in front of the computer...hope you feel better
soon.
Ty, deadofknight
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breakerofwind
1/25/2004
20:19:57
[ report this post ] | shoshin, get well soon.
Message:
You don't want to miss the excitement here as GBH rolls along down to -20
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clark
1/25/2004
22:45:32
[ report this post ] | Take care Shoshin
Message:
Hope you have a complete recovery.
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sxyvoice
1/26/2004
00:08:58
[ report this post ] | We'll pray 4 U...Shoshin~!
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We hope that you're getting well soon~!
Wishing U a quick n complete recovery..
We'll pray 4 U...Shoshin~!
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trond
1/26/2004
00:10:21
[ report this post ] | Get well shoshin
Message:
I hope you recover soon.
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snowdog
1/26/2004
03:51:02
[ report this post ] | Get well soon Shoshin
Message:
I hope that fixing your leg wont take as long as getting to the hospital ;)
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terrabull
1/26/2004
04:23:54
[ report this post ] | shoshin!
Message:
Hope your recover quickly, and with as little pain as possible!
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terrabull
1/26/2004
05:25:41
[ report this post ] | shoshin!
Message:
Hope your recover quickly, and with as little pain as possible!
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terrabull
1/26/2004
05:26:44
[ report this post ] | shoshin!
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Hope your recover quickly, and with as little pain as possible!
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