BrainKing - Discussion boards (Checkers)

Subject: About my experiences in checkers group

I learned a lot from games with Grim Reaper which is excellent player, and a fair-play opponent...It was my pleasure to have such friends in checkers section!
Best regards
Minja

13. June 2007, 16:50:09

Undertaker.

Subject: A new and great tournament

Grim Reaper is having this checkers tournament in July!
7-7-7-7 Massive Checkers Round Robin
There aren't draws, only wins. It's a good time to see who is the best :)

3. June 2007, 22:05:25

CryingLoser

Subject: Checkers solved

May 2007, the Chinook project of Jonathan Schaeffer
has solved the game of Checkers, see
http://www.ualberta.ca/~kulchits/project/
It is a draw (with perfect players on both sides).

1. May 2007, 01:08:12

Subject: Re: NEW CHECKERS PLAYER HERE, NUEVA LISTA PARA JUGAR DAMAS

david upshaw: Hola David, i dont know how i could get here again, but i read u and ptti answered me....thanks

1. May 2007, 01:07:12

Subject: Re:

pattypoo: thank youuuuu,

30. April 2007, 15:08:53

pattypoo

Subject: Re:

just-lady:

welome, nice to see you ere.. ave fun!!

29. April 2007, 15:54:59

david upshaw

Subject: Re: NEW CHECKERS PLAYER HERE, NUEVA LISTA PARA JUGAR DAMAS

just_lady_aging: We are glad to have you here. Good luck.

29. April 2007, 09:08:15

Subject: NEW CHECKERS PLAYER HERE, NUEVA LISTA PARA JUGAR DAMAS

hola, I am a new member of brainking, purple invited me and i love to play checkers, ready to play. Lista para jugar damas a quien me invite...

29. April 2007, 09:05:11

Subject: hola purple

Purple: hola, how are u? i am here, hard to read all what this site offers....

23. April 2007, 16:47:52

Subject: Re:

Ramones: Contact our Captain David Upshaw for any challenge.

23. April 2007, 16:44:46

Subject: Re:

Modified by Ramones (23. April 2007, 16:45:51)

Purple: Anyway, I hope your animosity towards me don´t derivate from the fact that I told your FS is not a good team in checkers...

23. April 2007, 16:39:54

Subject: Re:

Purple: ah, ok. Thanks for the free advice, my dear friend...

23. April 2007, 16:38:34

Subject: Re:

Ramones: The words "biased mods" can get you banned. Like on any public board.

23. April 2007, 16:34:54

Subject: Re:

Modified by Ramones (23. April 2007, 16:35:18)

Gabriel Almeida: yes, that´s true. They were debating that at the FS... But I can´t post here the reasons. There are some biased mods and I would be banned...

23. April 2007, 16:32:50

Subject: Re:

Ramones: Anyway, I think Tugas don't want to play against Tiger Checker's team... I can understand why, besides I'm not in that team anymore...

23. April 2007, 16:19:45

Subject: Re:

Purple: you are far from being the best team at BK...

if any good team wants a good challenge, contact Tugas FS.

8. March 2007, 16:12:56

david upshaw

that would be interesting

5. March 2007, 16:59:23

Subject: Re:

Grandmaestro: We have not yet figured a way to play teams from other sites unless they come over here. (Not a bad idea)

5. March 2007, 13:21:30

Grandmaestro

goldtoken

4. March 2007, 17:17:32

Subject: Tiger Checker Club

We still have a standing offer to play any team in the world. Contact Captain David Upshaw for a challenge.

12. February 2007, 11:47:00

MadMonkey

Subject: Tourny

One for the Checkers players:

MadMonkeys 'Checkers & Chess' Choice (1)

24. December 2006, 04:22:23

Papa Zoom

Subject: Re: Maybe helpful to new players

Purple: thanks ;)

24. December 2006, 02:35:07

http://www.imt.net/~jimloy/checkers/checkers.htm

Subject: Maybe helpful to new players

Modified by Purple (24. December 2006, 02:36:33)

23. December 2006, 22:27:37

Papa Zoom

Subject: Re: My 2 cents

Purple: Agreed. And there's always the global route, as Rod said. As for checkers, I've decided to try to learn the game a bit. I know the moves but know nothing about opening theory nor of endgame theory. And I'm fuzzy on the middle stuff too! ;) My kids at school (elementary) can beat me. I think in time I can improve somewhat but I think I'll be rated to begin with near 1400 or maybe a bit less. We shall see soon enough ;)

23. December 2006, 22:23:11

Subject: Re: My 2 cents

Gr☺uch☺: Well said. I have seen the "cheating" accusations border on the ridiculous..people who have lost hundreds of games are accused of using a program. Some program! LOL. Anyway all such discussion should be directed to Fencer and this board should be reserved for the stated subjects.

23. December 2006, 22:22:28

rod03801

Subject: Re: Violations of Guidelines

As Purple has said, it is not appropriate to discuss moderating issues on this board. If you have concerns, you need to contact by personal message the moderator of the board. If that doesn't offer the answers you are looking for, then you should feel free to contact any Global Moderator. (See the Brainking Staff link at the bottom of every page).

This board is for the discussion of Checkers. Accusing specific players of cheating on this board is not allowed.

There is no need to reply to this post, unless you are going to do it by personal message.

Please, let's all try to enjoy the holiday season without needing to be hidden or banned.

23. December 2006, 22:15:34

Papa Zoom

Subject: Re: My 2 cents

Stardust: I don't really pay that much attention to BKR but I am proud that I am rated what I am in both Chess and Backgammon games. There are games I don't do well in and my BKR reflects that. If I really stink at a game (like go) then I'm not inclined to play it.

I'm really just learning checkers strategies. I think I had a won game the other day but blew the ending. Losing is learning. ;) Oh well, that's what I tell my chess students.

As for cheating (I'm not trying to keep up this dialogue, just a final perspective maybe) there will always be situations where that happens. There are various ways to handle such things. But as a moderator, I can say that once accusations of any kind hit the public boards, there is no choice but to moderate. Even if there is truth in what is said, public boards are no place for those types of post. ;)

I do agree with you about a balance. They are after all, just games. But in finding a balance between playing for fun and playing for 'points, we always keep in mind that we run the race to win. If I lose, I lose. But I never like it. Some say that it's not if you win or lose but how you play. But I say playing to win (and in some cases playing NOT to lose such as in chess and going for a draw when your position is inferrior) is always what I seek. ;)

Now I'm rambling :) Merry Christmas!

23. December 2006, 21:08:57

Subject: Re: Violations of Guidelines

Gabriel Almeida: You can see what is missing. Now I am asking you to follow the guidelines as well as everyone else.

23. December 2006, 21:03:31

Subject: Re: Violations of Guidelines

Purple: who were?

23. December 2006, 21:02:46

Subject: Violations of Guidelines

A few people have now been hidden or banned. There has been plenty of warning. There won't be any more.

23. December 2006, 20:47:02

Subject: And the poblem is...

I’m sure some players with good ratings don’t cheat. They are: Ferjo, Sobek, Undertaker, Faethon, Wismazstr, Fontal... Only Undertaker is rook. Well, do someone think Fencer would banish brain knight or brain rook? I don’t think so. These are the rules, and those who doesn't like them should go...

(I think that's what I'll do... anyway, I've seen this happenning in IYT, Chu thought the same way as Fencer is doing now. Nowadays, IYT is a "desert island". I hope BK history be different...)

23. December 2006, 20:40:50

sobek

To Bruno Jesus:
You have nice nick and I think, that You know more that you beyond type. Draughts/Checkers is mysterious game with complicated history and mistery. Cheaters never understand this game! Merry Xmas and Happy New Year and I hope, that we meet in really on-line server. Bye all.

23. December 2006, 20:38:50

Subject: Re:

Bruno Jesus: You would invite me also,If I was a beautifull woman as Stardust... snif, snif... nobody want's to play with me... eheheh

23. December 2006, 20:27:07

Subject: Re:

Katchaturian: So do I...

23. December 2006, 20:17:42

Subject: Re:

Stardust: Hum... depending of whoe they atack, maybe we should give them a little cake... eheheh.

Stardust, it's so easy to understand all this, isn't it? Misteryo is telling the truth, only "the cheatting business" is not allowed here.I also think Pedro Martinez offended Sobek (well, I don't speak very well english too, and if Martinez have told that to me, I would be offended). But what Idon't uderstand it's just... why don't anyone seems to understand those obvious things? My point goes to Fencer and global mod's: are they sleeping?

23. December 2006, 20:08:17

Subject: Re: BKR system

Mysterio619: I don't think so! Poor Ustica, he must feel offended for a lot of things people say here!

23. December 2006, 20:06:20

Stardust

Subject: Re: BKR system

Gabriel Almeida: Thank you but I was agreeing with Mysterio619! And it's easy to see when you've been on the inside lol

23. December 2006, 20:04:06

Subject: Re: BKR system

Stardust: Oh no, my beautiful friend! You see very,very well! Better than a lot of us! ;)

23. December 2006, 20:01:32

Stardust

Subject: Re: BKR system

Mysterio619: here here!!

23. December 2006, 19:57:18

Subject: Re: BKR system

Mysterio619: Purple can speak english, he doesn't need a txtbook, so he hasn't feel offended with Martinez's words... ;)

23. December 2006, 19:50:00

Subject: Re: BKR system

sobek: This system is good for the kind of players we have here, sobek. Interested in a position, even if it means nothing.

Anyway, a bad rating system is unfair, but not so much as using programs, or asking friends to play their games.

Oh, and Stardust is right: who cares about BKR? In a "place" where people get happy for winning for timeout, it's everything already said! Once again, "BK system" supports that, there's no option to ask to our oponnent to re-instate the game...

(Maybe Fencer have been too much time in USA, and really catched their ideas...)

23. December 2006, 19:43:17