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22. Marts 2006, 22:49:36
nabla 
Emne: Re: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
SMIRF Engine: To say the truth, I had initially also made the same request for 10x8 variants, but I have already received a lot more that could fit into the Encyclopedia.

22. Marts 2006, 22:39:52
SMIRF Engine 
Emne: Re: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
WhisperzQ: Thank you for the link! Now it is double clear, that there has been a request for 8x8 variants

22. Marts 2006, 17:50:49
nabla 
Emne: Re: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
WhisperzQ: Thank you !

22. Marts 2006, 17:50:02
WhisperzQ 
Emne: Re: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
SMIRF Engine: Here is the original post from November last year.

22. Marts 2006, 14:09:24
nabla 
Emne: Re: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
SMIRF Engine: Link on this board or PM to me.

22. Marts 2006, 13:00:52
SMIRF Engine 
Emne: Re: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
nabla: welcome - where?

22. Marts 2006, 12:57:15
nabla 
Emne: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
Good news for all of you who sent me games for the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants : after the sad death of the author David Pritchard, it would have been a real pity that his huge work stayed unfinished, and indeed the task has been taken over by John Beasley.
He is the editor of the Variant Chess magazine and is undoubtly competent enough to continue David's work. The most interesting games might find there place in the magazine as well (on of them, with my annotations, has already been published there).
So, good-quality variant games are still welcome !

21. Marts 2006, 12:22:05
BlueJ 
Emne: Chess Varianr Random tournament!!
http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=14839&trnst=0&tp=255

Fast Chess Variant tournament with Fischer time!

14. Marts 2006, 16:30:23
Walter Montego 
Emne: Dark Chess tournament April 16th start

6. Marts 2006, 19:59:35
JinkyOng 
Looking for Fischer Random opponents.

27. Februar 2006, 01:21:55
redfrog 
Emne: Join In!!

24. Februar 2006, 09:16:21
SMIRF Engine 
Emne: European Chess960 Quick Motivation Tournament
Congratulations to the Winner rabbitoid!

http://brainking.com/de/Tournaments?tri=29371

Thank you to all participants, especially to the strong finalists: rabbitoid, Fencer, votacommunista and Chessmaster1000.

16. Februar 2006, 20:37:35
grenv 
Emne: Re:
Kipling: Don't get me wrong, you had a better position. It's just that 3 times repitition is a draw, there's no agreement required.

16. Februar 2006, 20:32:16
nabla 
Emne: Re: Extinction chess
Pafl: Well your game is fun, doesn't look "pathetic" at all :-). The other one is stranger, with Black responding to a "check" by putting himself in a double check, and then winning the game !
But none of them really features play with KQRBN v KQRBN. As long as there is another piece on the board, this extra piece has unrestricted attacking possibilities and I would not call the position an endgame. However it is of course just a matter of words.

16. Februar 2006, 19:50:26
Bwild 
I expected more...but I guess I was wrong.

16. Februar 2006, 17:40:57
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re: draw by repitition
Tilpasset af Chicago Bulls (16. Februar 2006, 17:41:49)
grenv: I told you that it is silly game! As i've said i think between 2 logically strong players a draw is the clear result. I feel squeezed when i play this game so i hate it too.....!

16. Februar 2006, 17:27:48
grenv 
Emne: Re: draw by repitition
Pythagoras: LOL back, I doubt i'll ever play this silly game again so he may as well wait for Godot.

16. Februar 2006, 17:26:07
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re: draw by repitition
grenv: Oh LOL! Then just try to explain him that there is no other way.....! I can't believe that a 1500 Legan rated player can't see this.....
I'm sure he will understand except if he wants to made it in purpose or he has other reasons.....
Perhaps he waits for you to gain an established BKR or a high one, as then he would lose less points with the draw....Just guesses....

16. Februar 2006, 17:21:44
grenv 
Emne: Re: draw by repitition
Pythagoras: I tried twice already

16. Februar 2006, 16:51:17
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re: draw by repitition
Luke Skywalker: Or just offer to Kipling one. He would obviously accept....

16. Februar 2006, 16:04:41
Luke Skywalker 
Emne: Re: draw by repitition
grenv: It isn't automatic. you have to request it from fencer

16. Februar 2006, 16:00:18
grenv 
Emne: draw by repitition
How come this game isn't a draw? There's nothing in the Legan rules about repitition not being counted?

http://brainking.com/en/ShowGame?g=1372225

16. Februar 2006, 16:00:08
Pafl 
uh ... sorry for the link :-)

16. Februar 2006, 15:59:16
Pafl 
Emne: Re: Extinction chess
nabla: I have made it once to the A HREF=" ">http://brainking.com/cz/ArchivedGame?g=750636"> 30th move but only due to a series of blunders as me and my opponent were both rather pathetic players.
The most "endgamish" endgame I have ever seen is probably in this game of my friend Diogenes against Votacommunista. Only I do not quite understand the ending of the game which Diogenes should have won quite obviously.

16. Februar 2006, 13:40:50
nabla 
Emne: Re: Extinction chess
Pafl: Good question ! Of course a chess-like endgame is impossible in Extinction, but we could choose to call endgames all positions where both camps have only unique pieces except of pawns (that is, KQRBN v KQRBN). I didn't reach any here yet, but it doesn't seem an unlikely issue at all.
Now, many of the positions just after the last piece trade will probably be either simple forced wins, either dead draws with all pieces having to stay on their posts in order to avoid a breakthrough. Has anyone played an interesting "endgame" here ?

16. Februar 2006, 12:23:52
furbster 
Thanks i was in bit of a rush and didn't think to add it

16. Februar 2006, 12:18:43
Pafl 
Emne: Extinction chess
Has anybody ever reached some sort of "endgame" in Extinction ? Or what was the longest game you've ever played ?

14. Februar 2006, 15:23:30
furbster 
Emne: Chess tournaments (all variants) for players under 1300
Tilpasset af furbster (14. Februar 2006, 16:11:24)
http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=13693&trnst=0

[Tournament description added ... WQ :}

5. Februar 2006, 08:04:29
Walter Montego 
Emne: Re:
grenv: I can think of a few others. :)

5. Februar 2006, 07:49:33
grenv 
Emne: Re:
رضا: it's the only reason that i can think of.

5. Februar 2006, 06:46:59
Expired 
Emne: Re:
Pythagoras: To the best of my knowledge, yes, it is wrong. Any help from natives?

5. Februar 2006, 00:38:41
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re:
رضا: I can think of.....LOL! Correct!
But can't i use it in the form i gave it....?
I mean: Is the: "It's the only reason i can think!" wrong......?

5. Februar 2006, 00:21:54
Expired 
Emne: Re:
Pythagoras: Reza is just fine.

4. Februar 2006, 23:43:13
Chicago Bulls 
I think you miss the fact that the decrease of the vacation days happens at the start of the new day.

That means at the start of the new day i had 15 days and then after 23:59 i had 14. But in that time i guess our game hasn't time out yet. That means every game it times out now and on the whole day from now on, my vacation days will remain 14 since the decrease already happened.....

That is a possible explanation that i didn't find from anywhere just from my logic to explain that. So don't take for granted all these.....

4. Februar 2006, 23:36:27
grenv 
Emne: Re:
Pythagoras: I won't insist, I'm not that interested actually.

I looked when you had 5 minutes to go and you had 14 vacation days. You still have 14 days vacation even after the time ran out.

4. Februar 2006, 23:31:59
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re:
grenv: How is that possible?

It isn't! You should have missed something....?!?!

To lazy, or is such a disussion beneath you?
Too lazy..... But if you insist i will have to write it....


What is the other reason Reza? BTW can i call you Reza? LOL! I can't call you with this "thing" i see so Reza is good for me
Just teasing you nothing serious....

4. Februar 2006, 23:24:40
Expired 
Emne: Re:
Pythagoras: You should not take this as an evidence of anything. Countless timeouts and too many weakies are the 2 reasons i can think.....OF

4. Februar 2006, 23:24:13
grenv 
Emne: Re:
Pythagoras: To lazy, or is such a disussion beneath you?
Since you've only played 2 games I'll guess that this is posturing rather than a statement with substance.

You timed out against me by the way, but somehow through the silly house rules managed to stay alive without appearing to have lost a vacation day. How is that possible?

4. Februar 2006, 23:17:12
Chicago Bulls 
grenv:Legan is a little silly, but I'm not sure why it's any more drawish than chess.

Many reasons but i'm too lazy for an in-depth analysis.....Just play it some times with a good opponent and you will see that you can only draw....


In fact the %age of draws on this site is about the same as the regular game.

You should not take this as an evidence of anything. Countless timeouts and too many weakies are the 2 reasons i can think.....

4. Februar 2006, 22:37:53
grenv 
Emne: Re:
Pythagoras: Legan is a little silly, but I'm not sure why it's any more drawish than chess. In fact the %age of draws on this site is about the same as the regular game. I don't even want to understand why white wins horde more often, but it seems I've drawn the short straw playing black against Fencer. Hmm.

4. Februar 2006, 17:25:25
Chicago Bulls 
Well Legan seems a stupid drawish game while Horde of course is an easy white-wins game.....Grand though is a very interesting and good game.....!
Fencer you should extend the repertoire of available games here and modify the current stupid one's such as Maharajah,Horde(well actually this doesn't need a big modification if any, since black has a small chance to win or draw if white playes a bit carelessly).....

4. Februar 2006, 17:03:42
grenv 
Well, i got 3 games I've never even looked at, Legan, Horde (which seems silly - especially since i'm playing black) and Grand. I didn't get a single game of dark or atomic :(

oh well, more of a challenge I guess.

4. Februar 2006, 14:34:21
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re: Random games
nabla: Yep, nice game right? LOL!
What books do you have in mind....? LOL!
The worse thing when you play Maharajah as white is that you feel like a wanderer in a desert! You are alone and can't do nothing, just wait to die! You just shuffle your piece without any reason and purpose.....

4. Februar 2006, 13:31:47
nabla 
Emne: Re: Random games
Anencephal: At least I've got White, so I don't have to look into books. Damn, it looks like my opponent already has a draw by Nb8-c6-b8 :-)

4. Februar 2006, 13:12:36
Bwild 
Emne: Re: Random games
Fencer: I take it, there will be a "random" rating?

4. Februar 2006, 12:20:16
Anencephal 
Emne: Re: Random games
nabla: I see you got what you didn't hope :-)

4. Februar 2006, 11:20:43
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re: Random games
grenv: Yes sorry, but it has nothing to do with you. I just play only Backgammon/HyperGammon games right now(the last 5-8 days).....Before a week or so i was playing only Dark Chess and Backgammon. Now i'm in the mood for Backgammon only! But i started building my will for playing again Embasy Chess,Anti-Chess,Chess,Dark Chess so hopefully Monday i will start playing again all these games.....For the other types i'm currently playing(Pahtum,Chess,Chinese Chess,Extinction,Atomic,etc), i will be forced to play them since my vacation days will end.....
Sorry again i did you and all others waiting.....

nabla:I hate Knight Relay for no particular reason....! I don't like its rules....

4. Februar 2006, 10:44:15
nabla 
Emne: Re: Random games
Pythagoras: I also hope that I won't get any Maharajah game. But what is wrong with Knight Relay ? I find it to be a lot of fun.

4. Februar 2006, 02:57:19
grenv 
Emne: Re: Random games
Pythagoras: Speaking of fearing playing me, I note it has been your turn in both our Dark Chess games for a while.

4. Februar 2006, 02:06:11
Chicago Bulls 
Emne: Re: Random games
Tilpasset af Chicago Bulls (4. Februar 2006, 02:08:32)
WhisperzQ: White Maharajah, black Maharajah it doesn't matter. Both are boring. White you lose without being able to do nothing, with black you win easier than drinking a glass of water. Booooring....

And what about Grenv and Dark Chess? Why do you fear him so much? At Dark Chess there is one secret: Just observe the board with the edge of your eye! Why? It is known that in the dark, dim objects can be seen better when looking by using the peripheral part of the eye retina, so looking that way you may see a Bishop or a Knight walking at the board.....

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