roserodew: Yes but only for the first tournament. I will apply some limitations for the next tournaments. See "Tournaments" discussion board.

Holidays are added. Have a look at Settings / Calendar and let me know what other holidays I should add.

Maybe new year's eve and new year's day? I'm not sure if everyone celebrates those on Dec 31 / Jan 1, but i know North America does! :-)

Jan 1 is already included.
Okay, I can add Dec 31 too :-)

aaaaaaahh "SABOTAGE" holliday gift..?? ~=)¦:-)))
......(hint hint.. hehehe)

Hello Fencer,
Old Timer and me offered each other a draw in this game but both of us couldn't find a way to accept the draw. Are we doing something wrong?
Uil

Let's play a game and I will show you how to do it.

I changed from all BKR on my main page to just 3, and a "more" link appeared under the 3. When i clicked on the link, they all appeared on the ratings side, but only chess appeared on the positions side.

Yes, there is a little bug. It will be fixed tomorrow.

Done.

I've just played a two game Five in a Line match with Skalpone, ending in a Draw. He is rated 1576; I am 1827. But my rating didn't alter; why not?

Fencer, is there a limit on how many invites a person can put out at one time? I just looked at the waiting games, and 39 of the 54 games are all by the same person.

I think they just count towards your limit of games. Since rooks don't have a limit, they can put out as many waiting invites as they want :-)

Tony: Because the formula did not calculated a higher BKR for you. Especially for a draw.

Nikki: As Kevin says :-)

all by the same person?? let me guess...Eddie?? :))

He's going for the site record of most games isnt he? lol

lol..Eddie must have played us all at least twice..:)

I think he wants to announce 1000 finished games soon ;-)

Hey he's a great guy!! I've had a few games with him, have you seen his profile? Wow, Eddie, how do you keep up with all that??! Do you ever leave your PC?!! You're one serious gamer!

If I am not mistaken he also plays at GT and maybe even IYT!

yes i play alot...i work about 55 to 60 hrs a week.,..when i get home i like to sit and rest after bein on my feet all day...im a queit type these games are like a hobby to me..they are alot of fun...i hope i dont bother people with my invites but hey i pay to play im gettin my moneys worth out of this..yes i play at gt i have about 115 games there right now also at iyt i have about 50 or so and at pente.net i have about 35 to 40 there now..i play anyone..win or lose...i never not played someone because they are better than me..and i dont resign games when im beat i play them thru,,,,besides someone had to test fencers site here...never a slow day here as long as i been here cant say that about any of the other sites...i do wanna see if i can get to 300 games at a time here...why?....because i can....then who knows maybe 400 if i dont get bored with it haha...so seriously if i bother you nikki tell me i wont post so many...but they always get picked up never had any time out on me..ok i gotta get caught up here....see yas soon...

hey you.. quit talking and get back to your games! mush!! Can I help you add to that 300 pile? lol

mush???? ROFL..:)

that whip hurts there rose...can ya take it easy on me...please? haha

Was just asking a site-related question :)

Hi Fencer, does the program know all the chess rules for claiming a draw? for example repetion of moves or the 50 moves rule

It explains in the game rules of chess (link on the left). If i remember correctly, neither of those rules, as well as not having enough pieces to checkmate, is not supported at this time.

thanks, that means we can play from here to eternity?

Why do I write the rules when almost nobody reads them? There is a note about writing to info@brainking.com with a request to finish a game with some draw situation.

sorry, you're right but if you know the rules of chess you don't read them

Fencer, I just discovered you added the possibility of making notes in games!!! GREAT!

Uil: Yes, you are right. I have the same experience on other game sites :-)

Aurora: Thanks :-) You have to discover many new features yourself because I cannot post everything new to the Site News.

Are you aware there are certain circumstances in which 75 moves are allowed, rather than 50?
Sometimes it takes 72 moves to checkmate with optimal play without a pawn move or capture!!!!

:) ..Ill be on the lookout, this notes option is really great for ol´folks like me, who tends to forget their strategies!! ROFL..(ok, maybe not THAT old..hmmm..LOL)

Now, sir, just what would those 'special circumstances' be?

Of course I know that. It is applicable e.g. for a situation with king, rook and bishop against king and rook. The other possibilities are:
1) King and two knights against king and pawn.
2) King, rook and pawn against king, bishop and pawn.
But there are more restrictions for the last two situations, especially about pawn positions.

I know you going all out to sort Backgammon out for us Fencer, any thoughts alongs the lines of Battleboats..... Keep the good work up - MadMonkey

Yep, there is some discussion about this sort of game :-) He is going to implement Teams and backgammon first, then he will start to work on other games (i think).

Exactly.

Noodleland??? ROFL..:)

You'd get it if you played at GT :-)
(but i guess even then you might not...lol)

become a member aurora and ill give ya a free ticket into noodleland...:-)

I don't suppose there is a way to delete / disband fellowships? Are they there for good once they've been created?

Kevin: I'll add the delete option.

thanks Eddie, Im seriously considering it! :)

Aurora: As I can read on Line4 discussion board, you want to create a Line4 fellowship, right? Then you should really consider to upgrade to Brain Rook ;-)

Kevin: Visit your fellowship, you can use the Delete option at the bottom of the page.

Fencer is it possible to be a member of TWO fellowships?? ONE rough tough and mean line4 one..and Eddie asked me over to his Noodleworld!!! who can say no to that?? :)