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damalfi 06-Jun-13, 18:41 |
 And if20. Nc3, RxR, 21. BxR, and the black queen is tied to the defence of d4,would be exchanged, and white will win a piece for the b pawn. Black can't play Qa3 (renewing the mate threat), but Qd4 would be mate. So black may try h5, and the game will be probably lost, but white has some work to do, starting from deciding if the queen's exchange it the right way to proceed. A most interesting position. |
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a June entry Here is his game for consideration:  game
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rmannstaedt 07-Jun-13, 06:18 |
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tipsyjourneyman 11-Jun-13, 05:55 |
Jubilant Junegame
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wildfiree 27-Jun-13, 08:46 |
Entry for Junegame
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My entry for Junegame
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my June entrygame
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Unusual demonstration... Fine game! |
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I wasn't going to put in ...game The annotated text may be viewed, with comments, here: gameknot.com |
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thank you Ion |
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That, Janet... |
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the-sigularity 02-Jul-13, 17:36 |
gameknot.com |
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rmannstaedt 06-Jul-13, 03:16 |
Open Call for Judges! I will be available with advice, help, support, and whatever else is needed for whoever wants to take the position. But - only until next friday! Then I'm off for a vacation with no Internet... and will only be back mid-august or so. If needed, I will take care of any outstanding judging by then. Meanwhile, keep posting those games - they are the lifeblood of the forum! (and besides, judging is fun! ) Regarding May: results have unfortunately been delayed. But easy19 is looking at those and we will hopefully have results soon. |
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June GOTM Submissiongame A nice game of mine with a few tactical shots and a zugzwang. Please take note that my opponent had a rating of 1781 when this game finished. -A_random_guy |
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a_random_guy... |
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tipsyjourneyman 08-Jul-13, 06:30 |
Happy to Help. Seriously though it'll be a tough spot to fill given the judge would need to have a pretty high rank to be able to adjudicate on the games by you upper echelon players. Perhaps the task should be spread over a number of judges, each judging the allocated games in their ability level, I'll be happy to judge all submissions by 1300 somethings named tipsyjourneyman. (Woops so much for the "seriously" at the start of that paragraph!) |
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rmannstaedt 08-Jul-13, 07:15 |
Help needed ... So, if any of you feel like volunteering, please say so! And no, a high rating is _not_ a requirement! Of course rating helps ... but a true love of chess is, in my eyes, a far greater requirement than any rating. However, as tipsy so eloquently points out: as a judge, you cannot evaluate your own games. The strict policy here is: a judge cannot have games entered for the same month as he or she is adjucating. As an aide for you, I am publishing the revised and updated "guide for judges" here. It is _not_ required that you use it - you are entirely free to evaluate games based on your own criteria - but personally I find it a very helpful guide. Again - don't be shy about offering to help! It really will be appreciated, and it really is both great fun and a learning experience! ================================================================= How to score a chess game ================================================================= Games are scored according to how good and interesting the play is. A more interesting game = more points. As "interesting" is always a subjective matter scoring can never be wholly neutral or objective, but the following schematics help a bit. THE PHASES =========== For a game covering all three phases, points are given according to the overall impression of the play (from both players) in each phase. This is where we reward things like overall player resourcefulness, flow/coherence of play, shocks and surprises, and those other aspects (like sheer entertainment value) which makes all of the difference between an excellent game and a boring one. Basically: how much did you like and enjoy that phase of the game? - Opening: 5 pts, with deductions/bonus for errors, tactics, etc. - Mid game: 5 pts, with deductions/bonus for errors, tactics, etc. - End game: 5 pts, with deductions/bonus for errors, tactics, etc. Note: if no end game phase, simply give the 5 pts base (no deductions/bonuses applies in that phase then), so that the game is not unfairly penalized for missing out on that phase. If in doubt of how to evaluate the phases, try comparing the various games with each other and then assign points to them based on how interesting/captivating/fun they are, relative to each other, for each phase. That is usually much easier than trying to grade them on an "absolute" scale. Also, I usually find games are in the 4-8 range, for each phase, rather than out on the extremes of the scale. LEVEL OF PLAY ============== Additional points are given for the overall level of play (positional, using imbalances, piece movements) of both players in the game as a whole: - Level of play: 1-5 pts Grading guide: 1 pt: relatively many severe errors/blunders, players could clearly do better 2 pts: a fair game, not outstanding but ok 3 pts: a good game, entertaining and with relatively few errors 4 pts: outstanding, very few or no errors 5 pts: exceptional Note: "level of play" should be evaluated relative to the actual rating of the players, which means the bar is set higher for higher rated players. For each -100 pts the player is worse than the opponent: +2 pts For each +100 pts the player is better than the opponent: -2 pts. BONUS POINTS ============= Bonus points are allocated for the following, from either player, each occurrence: - tactics (if sound/interesting): 1-3 pts per time - strong positional moves (if sound/interesting): 1-3 pts per time - interesting ideas: 1-3 pts per time - sacrifices (if sound/interesting): 2-5 pts per time - decisive/excellent moves: 1 pt per time - draw: 1-3 pts - mate (or forcing an opponent to resign by means of a mate threat): 1-5 pts PENALTIES ========== Penalty points are allocated for the following - but ONLY for the player who entered the game. - errors/blunders/missed possibilities in the opening phase: -1 to -2 pts. - overlooking good/decisive moves: -1 to -2 pts - errors and blunders (as per GK analysis): -1 to -2 pts - resignation: -3 pts - overlooking mate (if reasonable), missing immediately decisive move: -3 pts The GK analysis engine may be used to point out errors, but it is up to the judge to make the final decision as to how much penalty should apply, if any. When evaluating penalty points, the player ratings should be kept in mind: we do not expect as many or as grave errors from higher rated players. Important: if the OTHER player makes a blunder, resigns, overlooks decisive moves, etc., it will usually NOT result in a subtraction. Also, even if inaccuracies or mistakes (as per the GK analysis) does not result in a direct subtraction (at the judge's discretion), though they may subtract from the overall impression of the game. Likewise it is NOT counted as "overlooking a mate" just because the GK analysis finds the player missed an impossibly intricate mating sequence a gazillion moves long ("reasonable" should be evaluated relative to the player's actual rating). ================================================================= |
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tipsyjourneyman 09-Jul-13, 08:16 |
Judge offer...serious this time |
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tipsyjourneyman 10-Jul-13, 11:02 |
@ stealth and brigade ...those are of course comments I'd make regardless of whether I was judging June or not and are no way an indication that I am judging June....only Ruben can decide that one! |
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darknite13 10-Jul-13, 11:17 |
I would judge... |
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rmannstaedt 10-Jul-13, 11:46 |
June judging Please remember, all: the GOM is not about the absolutely "best" game, but about the most interesting/fun/memorable/remarkable game. If it was just a "best game" competition, then the higher rated players would almost invariably win ... which would, I think, be rather sad and a bit uninteresting. So, my best wishes and sincere thanks to tipsy and darknite for offering to take this stint! |
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Tipsy..... |
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I agree... But from the 'beginner' and 'intermediate' players, not just anything will do. But if it is a game you're genuinely proud of, where you feel that you played at the top of your current game, then that sounds like a worthy entry to me. In any case, as brigadecommander hints - a certain subjectivity I reckon is called for in these kinds of competitions. An I were judging these competitions - and I may offer somewhere down the track - I certainly would have a subjective component - be it artistry, drama, or anything else that strikes me as bringing the game out of the ordinary. If you want to see what I mean, check out some of the game I have annotated between sub-1400 rated players. Some astonishing chess there! gameknot.com gameknot.com gameknot.com Here's three to start with. The last of these, 'The Prairie', was played by the son of a school buddy of mine with whom I played many a game of chess. Cheers, Ion |
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good examples Ion. |
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the-sigularity 10-Jul-13, 17:08 |
@tipsy You ask me to post a link to the actual game, and lost me on this request. I was under the impression that I had already posted a link to the actual game. In the past, the judges were able to access the computer analysis to a game and since I was not able to perform this task, I respectfully ask if you can do this for me. Thank You Julio |
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tipsyjourneyman 10-Jul-13, 22:50 |
What is past is prologue 1. You post a link to the annotated game 2. The judges then must go into your past game history, find the corresponding game, with its corresponding computer analysis. 3. The judges then use this computer analysed game in their judgement. That's a lot of effort on the judges part!!!! You could make it easier in the future by posting both a link to the annotated game gameknot.com AND the link to what I am calling the "actual game" that is the actual board number, in the case of your submission board number is 19819781 so the link is gm=board number or actual game and what can now easily be seen here, even though the info can be found in the annotated game with some difficulty, is that your June submission should be a July submission. Guess I've helped brigadecommander out!!! If you need a step by step in how to post links to the actual game, not the annotated game, which is handy not just for GotM submissions but for chess club posts in general, I'd be happy to post one. Cheers TJ |
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tipsyjourneyman 10-Jul-13, 23:18 |
June Judge and Last Drinks It's about 7 am Greenwich Mean Time on 11 of July (4 pm here in Oz) but thought I'd put the last drinks call out for any of those who haven't submitted a valid game for June, currently mousehound game sonata296 game miodrags game ionadowman game a_random_guy game are in the hunt. As previously mentioned, bridagecommander, tipsyjourneyman, stealth-invader are all out of contention with BC and SI having games completed in July and good ol TJ getting to be the judge means he misses out on the glory for June, but I find the joy of being judge as being more than compensation for this! For any tardy submitters or especially for you stealth-invader who thought you had an entry for June, I'm extending the deadline to stumps on Day 3 of the Ashes, which will be about 6 pm GMT (or what we call UTC now) tomorrow. As for those already in the hunt judging is already under way! Good luck! (And good luck to the Aussies with their batting so far they will need it ) TJ |
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July Submission |
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Recognition of rmannstaedt and judges Jim Founder of the Knights of Honor Chess Club |
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