ughaibu: it sure is

Okay, the FINAL final version (notation added below the board). I will stop spamming here. Thanks everyone who sent me their feedback, much appreciated.

https://youtu.be/_NVECmY1gl0

ughaibu:

SL-Mark:

Fencer: Captured pieces ... Sweet.
Your highlighting the move squares and red check lines is a nice touch.

I agree. :)

Fencer: Of course all this is unnecessary. just use xboard to play the game and any screen capture tool that can create videos.

__chess__: I prefer my own solution, which is also fully automated - just input the game IDs and let the engine do the rest. By the way, if I had the same attitude (there are other game sites, why to create a new one?) 19 years ago, this site would not exist.

Furthermore, this is just a PoC (proof of concept) and there are endless possibilities to improve the former idea.

Fencer: as a former avid chess player, I very much like it. The speed was perfect as it allowed time for quick analysis yet kept the game moving.

Papa Zoom: Thank you! There is more on Facebook or YouTube. Updated daily.

Fencer: Fencer....seeing as you love chess....I loved movie on NETFLIX called QUEENS GAMBIT....I used to play chess very badly hahaha years ago but I loved this movie.

YOu may also be able to get it on You Tube...I dont know

Bernice: I watched it a couple of weeks ago, loved it, great film, though maybe predictable

I did see something on YouTube as well, where they interviewed World Champion Magnus Carlsen (and other Chess Masters) about the film, and the games played in it. That was very interesting

MadMonkey: I was fascinated by that kid....he was absolutely unbelievable

MadMonkey: Are you talking about the Netflix mini-series? I didn't know they'd made a film

Dice Cheater: Yeah sorry, I binged watched them all in one day, so it just seems like a film

MadMonkey: LOL! I thoroughly enjoyed the queen's gambit and loved the main character, such brilliant actress.

Fencer: good stuff

Fencer: That was kool!

I would like to thank "whathefuh4", (Mary Lou and Natasha), for the kind words. It certainly has been a pleasure playing with such wonderful people --- but the time has come to hang up the old finger. Time to hit the road. Take off the old cleats. Find a new strawberry patch; but while you can lead a horse to water, you can't make him lie on his back and float. So I'm almost just going to say it certainly has been a pleasure playing with such wonderful people.

Been thinking about playing left-handed under a different pseudonym. Something like "gazortinplatt" or something like that. ~~~say no more~~~ "Live long and prosper"

Your friend,

seldom

seldom:

Finally Seldom is seen :) May your chaos be only slightly manageable :)

CONGRATS on attaining your age to retire from games...you will be missed by all

Bernice:

Very oblivable. Thank you.

OMG...I was just wondering how many are paying customers from all the real oldies that started and registered up till end of 2002....I looked at the first 30 pages and there wouldnt be a dozen that are stil paid up members.....

Bernice: Have no fear, I am still here

Bernice: I’m a 2003 but starting to wind things down here and move over to GT. 

Carnie: I too have moved to GT. I'm here for my 20 years of play and the friends I made. In fact clandey, BGBedlam, Beach and I have a club called the BK gang, and we offer free two month memberships for free to new members. So if you want to check it out for 2 months, ask any of us. At BK I only help keep the team games going, but as support dwindles down that wont be in operation soon. No more Ponds. The tournament board spammed, now porn spam, no fun here, but my friends are priceless at BK except for Geomomo.

Carnie: I am on GT now as well (been there a week), but I wouldn't say I have moved there (They have Cribbage, and love that game lol)

By design, Brainking is by far a superior site (in my opinion), all options are on your left or right, and there are many options in your settings for changing things the way you want them to be. Goldtoken is just a mess, that needs a re-design, but it does what its there for, you play games, can have a chat, and it has lots of games brainking does not.

Sadly since Liquid left and Fencer lost interest brainking has lost its appeal. As Marshmud says, some things have got out of control, and only Fencer has the power to sort these things out. So if he is not about or doesn't have time they just go unchecked, people get fed up, and leave.......

There are things that I am sure wouldn't take too much to sort out or put right here, but we have had no new features or games to keep the interest going, BUT these things take time, and I suppose the interest in the first place to do it, and as Fencer said a few years back he has neither of these now......and pursues other interests.

It is his site, and if it falls apart no one but him can do anything about it.....a bit like having your car, if you do not keep it healthy and looked after, it to will fall apart.

It is a shame, and if Fencer was to show an interest again, I, for one, would be the first to get behind him

Living in hope.....

p.s. And if you do feel the urge Fencer, could we have a Like button for posts please, or a thumbs up / down, that would be cool

Carnie: things are stagnant here. No new games, no new faces, no new challenges. The people that I knew here are gone. Brainking has almost come to a complete stop. 

Carnie: I agree Brainking is a superb site. Its not about the site, its the people. GT can be hard to navigate. I hated it at first but the energy among the players is bountiful. Most of the players I play daily at GT are current BK players or past players. I like it for the card games and cribbage and the variants of hangman.

Marshmud: What is GT? Thanks.

moistfinger: gold token....it is a game site.

Carnie: ah so.....LOL

Marshmud: Poor Geo

seldom: Aww. When you gotta go you gotta go.

Bernice: Ah, OK, thank you.

I have just been asked by a new member (nice to see I must say) about this:-

20 Brains for free - it can be a good start for everyone. By completing a simple process of easy tasks, you will be awarded with 20 Brains and you can start to explore all other possibilities with no actual investment.

Is this still valid...?, and what do they have to do, I have had a quick look and cannot find any instructions

MadMonkey: It seems I forgot to remove that. Sorry.

Fencer: ahhh ok Filip, not a problem, i couldnt remember what it did anyway

So apart from free to enter Tournaments, there is no way to get Brains these days ?

MadMonkey: gifts work too. Anyone can gift brains to others; that's how I got started with my stack.

Bernice:
goldtoken=not a bad gamesite,people are nice.
best feature is a few good word games.
and you can create a photo album there,nice feature.

MadMonkey:
I am newly returned,long story.
this is not the only site in which the creator has not the time to work on it.or maybe has lost interest,or is unwell.who am I to say.
but are there those willing & able to help?speak up,maybe fencer will allow this.

CleverHunk: Hi there, thanks for that and I have been a member there for years but find it very hard to get around....Thanks for your input

CleverHunk: There are lots of us who love this site & have helped over the years. Many of us are Moderators of Discussion boards, and create tournament BUT it is the programming side of things, Fencer looks after all that.
There are lots of issues that need solving, i.e. brains system (that we were talking about), the tournament creation system need an overhaul, etc.... and of course creating new games, or even variants of ones we have. That is the BIG problem
(It's a shame the site isn't written in Python, I have been learning that the last 6 months of lockdown lol)

Is it more than 5 minutes? C6 seems stuck. in that I should be at 3 but I am at 4...

Being new I confused myself...

IDamian: we all do that new or old hahahahaha

MadMonkey: python is the asiest,but it has its limitations.
C++ is hard,but you learn to do everything.
java is a good middle ground..and its fast.

всем привет! я только зарегистрировался...почему я не могу принять вызовы других игроков в разделе ОЖИДАНИЕ ИГРЫ?