CHESS: Matchmaking thread

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

When you play online like this, how do you know you are not playing against a hot shot chess computer? Or have you guys already surpassed that level?

Gentleman's deal, a question of honour, if you want. We cannot know. We trust.

However, your fear is justified. The server of Hamburg-based Chessbase, the global market leader for chess databases and chess-related software, is said to be notoriously infested with people cheating, like manipulating time control and using actiove engines to calculate mopves they claim their own moves then. That's why interest is constantly detoirating over there. But they have good live coverages of major tournaments, sometimes, and good training courses with professionals.

[CaptainHaplo]

Sure- count me in.

I used to be pretty decent - not great. I haven't really played in years other than teaching my son to play, and playing a neophyte 8 year old isn't really a god way to sharpen these skills.

Who wants to jump in?

[UnderseaLcpl]

Personally, I'd like to see Aramike vs. future President CaptainHaplo in a 64-square demonstration of effective foreign policy

[A Very Super Market]

Is chess the new fad around here?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Sure- count me in.

I used to be pretty decent - not great. I haven't really played in years other than teaching my son to play, and playing a neophyte 8 year old isn't really a god way to sharpen these skills.

Who wants to jump in?

CaptainHaplo,

have we ever played before? I am not sure. I started these chess threads in I think 2006 and I played against many different interested GT visitors since then, so I lost track a bit. I'm not too good at the table-and-board-setting, but I am a better correspondence chess player and analyst, becasue I can take more timen two boards, and pencil and paper .

Interested? We have set the rules to no chess engines allowed, obviously, but chess GUI are allowed to keep track of moves and produce position diagrams, and literature where wanted is allowed, too. Pretty much the setting for regular correspondence chess.

[Skybird]

People interested to see the old matches, they are still there, and can be found via search-button, advanced search, search term "chess".

When I use the simple search via the default popup window and enter "chess", I strangely do not get a single result, though.

Usually all match threads were marked with "CHESS MATCH X vs. Y" in the headline.

We had a spike in activity in May-September 2006, I think, and last year again. I still remember my two matches against Scandium 2006, my toughest opponent so far.

[CaptainHaplo]

Skybird - sure thing. Though after the comment of "my toughest opponent so far" makes me wonder if my starting game isnt a result of being called out by the resident subsim chess wizard......We have never played before as I didn't know this existed - I didn't visit GT for the longest time after I joined.

If Aramike wants to have a go as well, I can do multiple games at once if he likes. Or anyone else for that matter - just don't overload me!

Skybird, since I accept the challenge (Lord help me!!!) - you get the pick of colors. Start the thread or let me know I need to based on your choice.

Though I do have a question. I am assuming en-passant is allowed?

Best of luck.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Though I do have a question. I am assuming en-passant is allowed?

Yes, as I discovered to my lasting dismay in the last round of chess matches.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Skybird - sure thing. Though after the comment of "my toughest opponent so far" makes me wonder if my starting game isnt a result of being called out by the resident subsim chess wizard...

I'm sorry...? Have I messed up some language thing? Sometimes. I'm not sure I understand what you mean here.

Though I do have a question. I am assuming en-passant is allowed?

Of course, in chess that rule is mandatory, always.

I get a thread launched.