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mcrachel
9/15/2006
08:24:19
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 Subject: CPOTW Social Forum
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Hi team! This forum is designed for all social chat, new teamate introduction, pats on the back for great victories, etc.
Cheers!
~Mark
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eqj2
9/30/2006
12:29:25
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Hello is anyone here?
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xena
9/30/2006
15:09:25
[ report this post ] | Yes..
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..I am.
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eqj2
9/30/2006
17:14:08
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Hmmm I thought I might find you here. Since your here you can find me a couple fo big fish for my players I need a 18 and a 19. Come on Xena play witth us not talk =)
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mcrachel
10/02/2006
10:36:14
[ report this post ] | I'm here Eddie!
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Thanks for posting! Kind of sad that no one has used any of the new forums I created. Except for xena, who's not even a team-mate ; - P
~M
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kevin61130
10/03/2006
12:25:44
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Found it at last!
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mcrachel
10/03/2006
12:34:54
[ report this post ] | Hi Kevin!
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Thanks for joining the thread! : - )
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jonstherealdeal
10/09/2006
17:19:00
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Hi. I finally found the forum. I hope others start talking with us soon. I would like to start a discussion pertaining to chess or football as those are my two favorite things to talk about and I have a lot to offer as far as knowledge of these great pasttimes. Good chess!
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mcrachel
10/10/2006
09:08:41
[ report this post ] | Jon...
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...would you like to talk about how my Chargers man-handled the Steelers Sunday night? ; - )
~Mark
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jonstherealdeal
10/10/2006
10:02:47
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No. I am from the Oakland area and have always been a Raider fan. For me to even want to discuss football right now is a big step, discussing the Chargers would hurt too bad. JK
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mcrachel
10/10/2006
10:14:33
[ report this post ] | Heehee...
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Yes, it is a good time to be a Charger fan living in Oakland ; - )
I grew up in San Diego, but live in Oaktown now...GO A's!
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eqj2
10/10/2006
14:19:45
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Hey Jon we can talk till your Raiders face my Seahawks =). Wow we get to play in blood bath division agian Oakland and KC. Just like the good old days.
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jonstherealdeal
10/10/2006
17:30:33
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Go A's! Zito is pitching a good game so far. The curve looks as strong as ever.
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jonstherealdeal
10/10/2006
19:29:38
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forget what i said. Zito is done for the night early.
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mcrachel
10/11/2006
09:32:25
[ report this post ] | Unfortuntely...
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...I got a free ticket from someone at work and was at the game...
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jonstherealdeal
10/11/2006
11:11:56
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I am hoping to go tonight. I think we will win tonight and still win the series in 6. Zito will have his day.
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mcrachel
10/11/2006
11:31:08
[ report this post ] | As long as Esteban...
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...stays off the booze ; - )
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jonstherealdeal
10/11/2006
12:52:38
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lol
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eugene_perreault
10/17/2006
02:24:12
[ report this post ] | Social Talk
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I don't know of any off-hand.
I am currently on "vacation" for another week+. Dropped another OS in my computer, and wanted to make sure all my addons and goodies worked in Firefox again. Peer Guardian is running good and my IP address is out of Japan. All looks fine. Bye
ECP
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jonstherealdeal
10/21/2006
11:34:22
[ report this post ] | Eugene & Eddie
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Thank you for your posts and the advise on the time out issues. Eddie, Are you finding that it is the non-paying players that frequently time out? If that is the case, I agree with Eugene that we should keep the non-paying players to a minimum. Maybe, pick a % allowed and when a player asked to be on the team, you can explain the policy if we are at or above the % allowed.
Eddie, 3 days is plenty of time to make one single move. Just my opinion, but it seems that too much time is taken for many moves that seem the only possible move at the time. I can see certain moves taking 3 days to ponder but only at critical points of the game where many choices are available. Good chess.
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eqj2
10/21/2006
13:54:54
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Great post Jon thank you I have been recently recruting paid members to our team and leaving the non-paid open to higher rated players. I have removed one member that has timed-out about a month ago. He has also not played a game for a month. So I think he is gone There is one or two others that are coming close to being removed. Just for being gone for so long. I have taken All post in mind and thank you for all comments.
Eddie
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jonstherealdeal
10/26/2006
17:00:35
[ report this post ] | Team
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I like the team and the way our Capt. goes about his business. Eddie, thank you for all of your hard work and thank you to all my teammates for your efforts. The best thing you can do is play to win and have fun doing it. Don't worry about the ratings and the other stuff. If you play your best and DO NOT time out, we will climb up the chart and when we get to the top, we will have our BIG hearts, friends who have had fun while learning and improving their skill in this greatest of games called chess.
Good chess.
Jon
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eqj2
10/26/2006
17:40:37
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Well done Jon thank you for your support. And to all team mates thanks and keep haveing fun. Cheers Eddie
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eugene_perreault
11/04/2006
12:48:58
[ report this post ] | Chess Books
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Does any team mate have .pdf Chess Books that we may download and share? Ascan be expected, I have a few useful titles if anybody is interested. I can place them on a quick internet site if needed.
What do you think?
ECP
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eqj2
11/04/2006
17:12:29
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Sadly I dont have any. I am not that strong with computers. I have a bunch of the old fashion kind you know paper backs. =) But I think it is a great idea lets go for it. Tell us more ECP. Cheers Eddie
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mcrachel
11/06/2006
08:54:43
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Hi Eugene! I think that's a great idea! I posted a while ago the suggestion that we should have a team website. A lot of the teams have them and I think it can only help. I have no expertise whatsoever when it comes to website building, so I asked the entire team if anyone had experience and could set one up, but no one responded.
Anyway, I don't have any .pdfs but hopefully some do and we can get the ball rolling.
Regards,
~Mark
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eugene_perreault
11/08/2006
14:25:39
[ report this post ] | All done
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Copy and paste EITHER of these in your browser window:
-> www6.rapidupload.com
-> www.rapidupload.com
Both are identical
Click " Download file"
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The contents are: 75.3mb
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mcrachel
11/08/2006
15:10:36
[ report this post ] | Unfortunately...
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...I play primarily from work and am not allowed to download anything on my work comp
; - (
I will check it out at home though!
Thanks Eugene! It's good to see that someone is using the forums! :- )
~Mark
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eugene_perreault
11/09/2006
14:47:16
[ report this post ] | Attention!!!
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Keep returning for future improvements to this forum.
We will be including chess problems and other "goodies".
Stay tuned for an important announcement within 2 days pertaining to a Team website.
ECP
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syazwan91
11/09/2006
17:51:42
[ report this post ] | can.........
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can somebody of our team tell me what is the best opening for black and white?
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eugene_perreault
11/09/2006
23:16:08
[ report this post ] | Best Opening...
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Depends on your style...
Do you enjoy defending like Tal?
Or Offense at all costs like Fischer
Or slowly crush an opponent like Karpov
Or love Rook and Pawn endgames as I do?
Once you figure out what YOU want from your game, will YOU select the best opening for you.
Message me for a few samples which might be safest for your rating if you wish to.
ECP
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mcrachel
11/10/2006
10:36:07
[ report this post ] | Openings...
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syaz, if you haven't checked out: -> www.eudesign.com I recommend it. It might not necessarily help you choose an opening that is "best", but I found it useful in understanding openings move by move.
Eugene is right though, a "best" opening is different for everyone. I recently found that d4 as white was good for me, because it seems to me that it has the greatest variety of opening possibilities and I like possibilities. And since your opponent can look at your past game history on this site, they can analyze your tendencies in openings, so I like to keep it fresh and not by rote like I used to play (e4-e5, Nf3, etc...)
Same is true for me as black. I used to follow by rote the most popular opening here (e4) with e5, etc. and not only did that get me to play into my tendencies, but it also gave the possibility of white to play the King's Gambit, which I LOATHE! (I think 25-50% of my losses are against KG!) So now I play c5 against e4, again it seems to have more possibilities and no more KG, haha.
Anyway, I hope this is useful to you. And thank you for joining the forums! I am hoping more teamates follow you!
Regards and good chess,
~Mark
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eugene_perreault
11/10/2006
13:54:27
[ report this post ] | Nicely put
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As for myself...
Strictly 1 e4 player
And as Black:
1e4 c5 Gives me a lot of options also.
1d4 Nf6 Keeps the opening going towards a R+P ending where I am a real 2300 player.
1c5 e5 I like advancing in the center vs this one, to make the middle game dynamic
1Nf3 Currently I prefer d5 Haven't played vs it enough to make a set line.
1Nc3 d5 (1...Nf6 might lead to a drawish 4 Knights) scrambles the center
Mostly I look for alot of options as mcrachel does, I also look to spring a "Sleeping Move" such as ?... a5! Which looks like a waiting move but often seizes more space later. Or a line changing ?... h6, f6, a6, b6, etc These moves drive opponents crazy if done correctly. Usually they are ignored except they control a square. Mostly they screw up opponents analysis, and/or I wait to see his next move which usually trips open his plan. ALWAYS the reply to these sleepers aren't the best. Maybe because there is nothing new to analyze?!
Anyway... Openings are individual patterns into where you wish to enter an endgame.
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eugene_perreault
11/10/2006
17:58:34
[ report this post ] | Team Site
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The team website is online finally...
-> www.geocities.com
Please lets visit it, its our site.
Leave your opinions in the Guestbook.
ECP
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damien1226
11/11/2006
16:22:39
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Whats up?
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jonstherealdeal
11/12/2006
00:36:45
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Hi. Thank you for posting. How are the chess games going for you?
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eqj2
11/12/2006
13:48:00
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Well done to everyone this team has come together very well dont forget about our new web site new stuff coming in all the time also dont forget to sign the guest book to let us know what you need. Remember a team that works together wins together. Keep those post coming. Eddie
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eugene_perreault
11/13/2006
21:49:03
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A simple position from an actual game played in the 1800's. It was said that when White played the move, coins were tossed upon the board after a pause as the Mate actually sunk in to the crowd. The loser, it was also reported never played as a House Champ again. A common practise in Europe was to have a "House Champ" who would play all challengers, he would receive a portion of the winnings from the owner of the establishment after each days matches.
That should suffice as to the story of the problem, as I know not any more.
It is White's turn.
White to Mate in 1 (On this move).
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mcrachel
11/14/2006
08:55:41
[ report this post ] | Mate in 1...
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again Eugene, you have stumped me. I even tried white in the opposite direction, haha...
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eqj2
11/14/2006
20:50:14
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Pawn exchange rook. Game over?
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jonstherealdeal
11/15/2006
09:24:54
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I am also stumped.
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hozat
11/16/2006
08:06:23
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Is there a piece missing or a piece that is not as it appears, ie it looks like a rook but is actually a queen?
Or am i just stupid?!
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eqj2
11/17/2006
13:09:12
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It is great to see such activity in this forum Thank you everyone. If anyone has a chess puzzle that you would like to share please post it here. Lets see if anyone can stump us. Cheers Eddie
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jonstherealdeal
11/17/2006
13:44:16
[ report this post ] | Puzzle
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I think Hozat is on to something. The white piece is a queen not a rook as it appears to be at 1st glance. The move is pawn exchange rook.
Jon
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eqj2
11/17/2006
14:14:01
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I think all of you will be shocked by the answer. I have sent my answers to Eugene and I was wrong on all accounts the board is correct. This one is the best by far.
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eugene_perreault
11/17/2006
15:34:06
[ report this post ] | Getting close
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Keep trying. Answer will be posted Monday on the Team Website.
Someone asked for a hint...
This is a difficult Mate in 1, even if you know what the history is, which, was written with the problem.
Keep posting trys, that is what this about.
ECP
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eqj2
11/17/2006
19:29:11
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fen= "black king b8" black rook"d8" black pawn"a7" white pawn"b7" black queen"e7" white queen"a5" black bishop"g3" white pawn"h3" white pawn"g2" white rook"c1" white king"h1"
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eqj2
11/17/2006
19:30:31
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Sorry everyone I tried to post a game but as you can see hmmmmm I suck at this.
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hozat
11/18/2006
07:48:19
[ report this post ] | Jon's post
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If the "rook" is a queen as you say, the move would be b7=Q#
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hozat
11/18/2006
08:22:31
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b8=Q#
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eqj2
11/18/2006
08:50:53
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hozat the board is correct. There is no mistake. You are going to get blown away with the answer. I will start a new thread now that this one is full. Eddie
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