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manutius
12/01/2004
22:59:36
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 Subject: Chessmania
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Hello all Chessmaniacs,
I thought it would be cool to setup a forum for us to chat about all sorts of things from whether the red planet really is red to whether the Grunfeld is superior to the Nimzo-Indian. michael_qin, I hope I'm not stepping on your prerogatives, but if so please accept my apologies.
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ta2ewdknight
12/01/2004
23:05:04
[ report this post ] | Good idea
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Lets talk trash! :)
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manutius
12/01/2004
23:13:50
[ report this post ] | Me
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Ok, let me kick this off.
I'm a proud daddy of a gorgeous 15 month old boy who is a bundle of energy, who delights and exhausts me every day. My wife and I have been married for just over four years.
I work at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa and am part of a team providing computer support for some 5000 staff members. I also do web work using PHP and VBScript. I administer a couple of MySQL installations as well. I have hopefully just finished my National Diploma in Information Technology (I will know on the 23rd Decemeber, just in time to screw up Christmas ;-)) and will start on an Honours degree in Digital Media next year.
Chessically, I have played for many years. Some times more intensely than at others depending on what my life at the time allows. Prior to the last few weeks, I think I must have played four games in as many years. So finding a site like this is wonderful.
I have played chess since I was in primary school and fter so many years of playing have reached the fortunate position of having only three weak areas. These are the opening, the middle game and the endgame. lol
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manutius
12/01/2004
23:47:58
[ report this post ] | A few stats
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The team has 11 people from the US, 1 from Argentina, 1 from Germany, 1 from Slovenia and 1 from South Africa (go S.A.!). There are 11 males, 2 females and 2 unknown. The average age of the tem given is 27.9 years. The oldest is 56 and the youngest is 13. What a diverse team!
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manutius
12/01/2004
23:50:31
[ report this post ] | Glad you like it
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Hey userid=ta2ewdknight
I'm glad you like the idea. What trash do you wanna talk about?
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bosty
12/02/2004
01:24:07
[ report this post ] | Hello all players!
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Hello Everyone!
it's nice to be in the team. Let's kick some a**es :) and win some games!
What's your occupations?
I'm DVM-Doctor of Veterinary Medicine!
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manutius
12/02/2004
01:43:50
[ report this post ] | Vet
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Hi Bostjan,
I wanted to be a vet when I was young, but it would break my heart, so I gave up on the idea. What type of vet? Farm animals or smaller animals like pets.
Hilary (Manutius)
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bosty
12/02/2004
02:20:10
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Hi Hilary!
I would like to work with horses. I spent 5 weeks in USA in one horse clinic back in 2001.
It's very diffucult to work in Slovenia with horses-cause they are too many vets and too few horses :)
Right now I'm looking for a job-I will probabably become veterinary inspector in EU, which is not that bad.
But my wish are horses and Kentucy-USA.
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manutius
12/02/2004
03:55:00
[ report this post ] | Another cool thing
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When we win we get bragging rights here
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eqj2
12/02/2004
11:08:16
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Manutius great idea. It is nice to some kind of comunication with team mates and also to get to know about each other. So here is a little about my self. I am also a proud new father of a 4 month old baby boy he keeps my wife and I very busy. So busy that my rating has went into the cellar. I am also a professional Chef that keeps me busy 10 hours of the day.Well goto get busy with some games talk to u guys and gals soon.
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bosty
12/02/2004
13:03:48
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it's great to comunicate with other team players. So, where is rest of the team? Tell something about yourseft. Especialy what's your names?
BYE, Bostjan
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ta2ewdknight
12/02/2004
13:54:37
[ report this post ] | Hey
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Im a police sergeant. I am on the SWAT team and I runa regional Anti-Gang Task Force. I was in the 82nd Airborne Division for 4 years and participated in Operation Just Cause (Invasion of Panama) and Gulf War 1.
Im working on finishing my Trauma Nursing degree, and want to get into flight nursing, preferable a helicopter.
Im fairly novice at chess, but Im pretty hooked.......glad to be on the team
Sam
PS. Congrats to you new fathers! I love kids.
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bosty
12/02/2004
14:18:15
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Soon we'll have some new team members. That's great. So far, they are four months old, but soon they'll grown and will do the same as their fathers. Good luck to all of them. :)
Bostjan
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michael_qin
12/02/2004
14:51:29
[ report this post ] | Hi
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My name is really Michael. Although I live in the US, I'm originally from China. I think this forum is a great idea, and I hope everyone will share something about his or herself.
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manutius
12/02/2004
22:33:20
[ report this post ] | An interesting bunch
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Wow. We have a diverse bunch here, don't we. And a chef on tap as well. I had a friend who was a chef and gave up because it was just too tiring. His hotel offered him a spot on a Paul Bacuse course in order to try and tempt him to stay. I'm an amateur chef and really enjoy working with diverse textures in dishes, because I feel food should appeal to senses other than just taste.
Hilary
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ta2ewdknight
12/03/2004
11:52:26
[ report this post ] | Hungry
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Hilary, if you need a guinea pig for your cooking.....I volunteer! :)
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bosty
12/03/2004
14:18:34
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I also like to cook, but only for my family and friends.
Hey, does anyone have some good recipt from their country?
Here is one link to Slovenian specialty. it's realy good and tasty :) it's sweet.
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Prekmurska_gibanica
Bostjan
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bosty
12/03/2004
14:20:26
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And SAM! You can't cook guinea pig. It's too small and you can't get almost any meat.
Real pigs are much better! And until I won't eat lion, for me PIG is king of animals :)
Bostjan
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ta2ewdknight
12/04/2004
12:15:06
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Damn! LOL
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bosty
12/05/2004
02:14:57
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Why damm?
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manutius
12/05/2004
22:34:02
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ROTFL
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manutius
12/06/2004
04:27:58
[ report this post ] | +1
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One for the team Manutius vs tedb of VB-Fourex United on board #2451312. Go Chessmania!!!!
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manutius
12/06/2004
04:33:27
[ report this post ] | hawkldm
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This is our star at the moment. +5. Hey dude, tell us about yourself.
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bosty
12/06/2004
09:50:56
[ report this post ] | Go Hilary!
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Congtratulation. Well done.
I try to finish some games me as well, so I can help improve team ratinig.
So, far our team's rating is 1253. I suggest that we try to get to at least 1400. What do you say?
Take care, Bostjan
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manutius
12/06/2004
22:21:52
[ report this post ] | 1400
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Excellent starting point. We should set some policies. We don't advise on other team games, that we would be unfair, but if some of our less advanced players want to play against us, we could use those games as coaching sessions. That would improve them, improve the team. Sound good?
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bosty
12/06/2004
22:56:13
[ report this post ] | 1400
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That's a great idea. Some of better players can give advice to those not so experiened players.
Hey, does anyone know is this official internation ratings, which players has? I always thoight you start with 1500 points and not 1200 as is in this page.
So, if anyone has a question about team games, fell free to ask for advise. Who is prepare to help? You can count me in!
Bostjan
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manutius
12/07/2004
00:35:54
[ report this post ] | Team games
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I'm not sure, if I made myself clear. I don't think we should give advice in team games, because this would be unfair to our opponents as it would mean that they would be playing against more than one opponent. But things like post match analysis would be cool!
Hilary ;-)
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bosty
12/07/2004
08:17:18
[ report this post ] | OH,...
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no problem.
But sometimes I suspect that some players use computer help to win games. I'm also playing on another page and there one guy confess me, that he uses chess program to win games and only important to him was statistics.
What do other team's member think about that? Using chess programs to win games!
I think it's compleatly stupid. You don't get anything, you are just cheating your self and you imagine you are better then you realy are.
I prefer chess books and look some problems and solve them in real chessboard!
Take care and don't cheat! It's not worth.
Bostjan
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eqj2
12/07/2004
10:10:37
[ report this post ] | Cheating
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Anyone that cheats is not a real chess player. A real chess player is a person with honor and a good heart. They never would disgrace them self or there fellow chess players. This my friends is a true chess player.
Eddie
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ta2ewdknight
12/07/2004
19:07:24
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I dont know any way to combat cheating...but to be honest, I dont even like the "analyze the board" feature......I can tell when some guys taking time to do it.....I dont like it personally
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manutius
12/07/2004
22:27:28
[ report this post ] | Cheating
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I agree folks. Cheating is stupid, unsportsman like and unacceptable. I'm glad you people feel this way. If I need to use a computer to win then the victory is not worth it.
Hilary
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michael_qin
12/08/2004
16:19:23
[ report this post ] | I agree
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According to another player on GK,
There was one player on our team, Treeboy, who cheated in team games.
He didn't use a computer, but had one winning and one losing game against his opponent. His opponent suggested that they take draws instead of a win and a lose, and treeboy agreed. But Treeboy took the draw in the losing game, and checkmated his opponent.
I was pretty ticked off when I learned the truth, but the opponent asked that I just forget it.
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manutius
12/08/2004
22:16:30
[ report this post ] | Disgusting
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Michael,
That's the type of behaviour I hate. If Treeboy was guilty I'm gald he's off the team.
Hilary
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manutius
12/08/2004
22:18:34
[ report this post ] | +2
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Another one for the team Manutius vs tedb of VB-Fourex United (2nd game) on board board #2451313. Go Chessmania!!!!
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bosty
12/09/2004
00:19:14
[ report this post ] | cheating and +2
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But I think it's very difficult to find out, that someone uses computer help to win games. There is a lot of diferent chess programs and I think it's imposible to prove that someone uses it. I know three chess programs (Chess base, Arasan and Fritz), but there must a million of programs. How can you prove that someone uses specific program?
Congratulation to Manutius.
Bostjan
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rizhiy99
12/11/2004
14:48:46
[ report this post ] | Hi Chessmania
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Hello from Russia!
Hope I was new member of your team.
Hilary, thank you for our games and our talk.
To subject on last messages in forum: I always only fair game, no computer programs, no advisers, no books, no employees on my work :)
With best regards,
Rizhiy99
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bosty
12/12/2004
14:03:12
[ report this post ] | Hello new member!
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Hi Rizhiy99!
What's your real name? What are you doing in life?
And if I may correct you english a little bit- you said: "Hope I was,...." correct is Hope I will be or I'm going to be.
Hope you don't mind.
You can correct me also, if I make some misatakes.
Have a nice time and go Chessmania :)
Bostjan
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rizhiy99
12/14/2004
01:56:04
[ report this post ] | To Bostjan
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Yes, "Hope I will" :))
My real name is Sergei, I'm 29 years old, my job is system administrator.
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noluksenior
12/14/2004
19:14:24
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Hello to all. Manutius; I especially wanted to thank you for pointing out to me that I'm the oldest member of the team. I've been feeling older ever since that post. (joking). I also am fairly new to playing chess. If anyone knows of a good book on tactics or strategy I would like to hear about it.
Thanks,
Bill
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bosty
12/16/2004
06:47:08
[ report this post ] | some stuff
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I can't reply on messages, so I'll do it here.
1. Who is co-captain/s of the team?
2. Anything can happens to you and then you timeout some games. I had accident in January and spent 4 days in hospital. Didn't have access to computer and therefore I lost some games (not here). So, one or maybe two timeouts can be acceptle with a good excuse.
3. I can play with any one from team who wants that.
4. Write more messegas to forum.
Good luck to all of you!
Bostjan
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bosty
12/16/2004
15:02:25
[ report this post ] | Team score
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Hey, does anybody know, why we lost 50 points in team ratings?
Bostjan
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michael_qin
12/16/2004
17:26:25
[ report this post ] | Hi Bostjan
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We lost a lot of rating because we lose quit a few games in a row, but I think that's rock bottom for now. Interestingly, our team's rating has been up to 1358, and down to just barely more than 1100. We don't have a co-captain, and if other people want to, we could elect one.
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rizhiy99
12/17/2004
00:58:02
[ report this post ] | Co-captain
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As the beginner I would like to ask:
What are the duties of co-captain's? (probably some rules are not yet familiar to me)
About rating: I think new games will change a situation to better.
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bosty
12/17/2004
06:15:54
[ report this post ] | CO-captains.
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Hello team!
I don't know why I can't send messages to all of you. So, I'll post my stuff here.
So, I suggest we choose one co-captain. And cause Michael is a captan of this team, perhaps he should decide for two people and then all team choose one of them. What do you say?
Sergei, I also don't know what duties has co-captain. I think Michael decides about that.
Good luck to all and play well and try to improve team ratings.
Bostjan
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hawkldm
12/17/2004
14:33:32
[ report this post ] | noluksenior (Bill)
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I hate to tell you this Bill, but you are not the old person of the team. I do believe that position belongs to me. How old you may ask, well I was already getting into trouble when you were born. And I have had one hell of fun life and it keeps getting better (getting married this summer).
Good luck to every one and I hope that you all are playing chess for the same reason that I am. IT"S FUN
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noluksenior
12/17/2004
16:49:24
[ report this post ] | hawkldm
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Thank you for that. I think I may have caught & past you on the getting into trouble thing but we can exchange stories some other time. Best wishes on the marriage.
Bill
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manutius
12/19/2004
22:26:52
[ report this post ] | Best wishes
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Hawkldm,
Best wishes on your marriage. I came to the institution comparatively late. I got married when I was 40. It is wonderful though (97.3% of the time, ;-)).
All the best for your marriage.
Hilary
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manutius
12/20/2004
23:01:27
[ report this post ] | Intro Games and other
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I don't mind playing the odd game to check whether some one times out, so Michael if you want to direct them to me, cool.
I suspect that the co-captain will have to be a paid member of Gameknot, so we need to bear that in mind.
I have to agree with Bosty on timeouts. I only play from work because I don't have Internet access at home, and therefore would not be able to postpone if I became sick.
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eqj2
12/22/2004
09:11:25
[ report this post ] | We are getting there.
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Well ladys and gentlemen we are getting a little closer Halkldm is kicking some butt and I have started to dig my way out of a deep pit it has been awile since I have heard of some wins here. So I got 2 in 24 hours. I hope to continue this winning streak lets some more posative numbers here.
Eddie
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noluksenior
12/22/2004
18:10:29
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And a couple more bite the dust. 2 more wins for the good guys. Line em up Michael. We're knocking them down.
Bill
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eqj2
12/22/2004
18:22:58
[ report this post ] | were on a streak
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We are doing great lets keep it going.
Eddie
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