Poly chess championship: join us now

[Harry Seldon]

MtG just took me, so according to SR's chart that leaves me me zorbop and muxec. While I'm waiting, do you want a practice match, OPD, or are you waiting for something more official?

[MichaeltheGreat]

zorbop and muxec are MIA for a while now. It's been over a week since my last move in my game against zorbop. And just after I recovered a winning position after moronically hanging a piece when I was a piece for a pawn ahead.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Harry Seldon
Hey, SR, who is that in your avatar? I've always wanted to ask but never got around to it.

Sorry, I didn't see your question earlier. Didn't intend to ignore it. It's the Russian actor, chanson writer and singer Vladimir Vysotsky. He died 1980.

[OPD]

Originally posted by Harry Seldon
MtG just took me, so according to SR's chart that leaves me me zorbop and muxec. While I'm waiting, do you want a practice match, OPD, or are you waiting for something more official?

Yeah any game is cool

you can be white if you set a thread up

[Harry Seldon]

Sorry, I didn't see your question earlier. Didn't intend to ignore it. It's the Russian actor, chanson writer and singer Vladimir Vysotsky. He died 1980.

That's ok. You were pretty busy kicking my ass. Thanks.

[muxec]

I'm glad to see that you managed to manage championship without me

I was AFA (Away From Apolyton), sorry. I was busy translating Militarizm and regulating legal aspects with software owner. See more at http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=96919

[Brundlefly]

I'll join a game if anyone is interested.

[vovan]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
It's the Russian actor, chanson writer and singer Vladimir Vysotsky. He died 1980.

Gotta love his songs. And, of course, "Ìåñòî âñòðå÷è èçìåíèòü íåëüçÿ".

So, I've been following the competition games for a while here, and that incited in me quite a bit of interest in the game again. So, I downloaded WinBoard with GNU chess and found out that I get my ass handed to me on a plate every time. In fact, I was about to post a thread similar to the "Why do I s*ck at chess?" one. And any way, I was wondering: maybe some other chess-n00b would like to play, and then those of you experienced folks would pick our games apart, and point out the weaknesses, and good moves, and such? Anybody interested?

[MichaeltheGreat]

I'll volunteer for the pick apart part.

[Harovan]

Now where is zorbop? We can't wait endless, especially since he disappeared without warning or explanation. If we're playing full groups, it needs some discipline to keep the thing running. Unfortunately, I don't see how we can enforce this. Ideas, anyone?

[DrSpike]

10 moves a fortnight unless agreed with the other player.

[muxec]

If somebody is really missing technical lose is given to him.
Not good, but can not imagine anything better.

[MichaeltheGreat]

He's in high school, IIRC, and said he'd have less time online now that school started.

That means presumably he's under the parental yoke.

After screwing up like a newbie and donating a piece back to him, I regained a winning rook ending my last move, so it wouldn't take to long to finish.

[MJW]

Just say that the guy that did not show up resigned by not showing up and the person who played him won.

[MichaeltheGreat]

It's more of a question of agreeing on a pace of play and maximum unaccepted absence. We've been real informal so far.