I just took a look at penteman's unfinished games, about the first 15 are sure losers. Well, that tarnishes his accomplishment a tad ;-)

Pedro Martínez: What is that, 23 straight wins? That strains even my credulity. However, a day of reckoning will come :)

until he starts finishing the lost games...

We have a new ratings king -- but for how long? ;-)

Anybody win a hypergammon match with nothing but double sixes?

wayney: Not the best, just the one with the highest current ranking :-) good game!

alanback: Gotcha !!!!
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wayney: It's shaping up as an interesting game. Too late to break the streak, though!

wayney: good luck wayney. You will need it.
I hope you are able to pull off a win

JamesHird: LOL funny one James.
I plan to end that winning streak although I am off to a slow start.
I think he bribed the dice Gods

JamesHird: And that remark is supposed to mean what exactly?

alanback: LOL
That's certainly more of an achivement than beating the disabled ones if that's what you mean alan :)

wayney: Thanks -- I was lucky against some very able opponents!

alanback: thats only 4.769 points per game average which makes sense with a max of 8 for you alanback.
Very good going and a well deserved #1 spot I say

I said I had a winning streak and I gained 62 points -- did not mean to imply any cause and effect beyond the fact that all the rating adjustments were positive.

Hmmmmm OK. I understand............!

Whatever.

So you mean that "it seems to us" that the BKR will increase more after a winning streak, than if we won without any streak, so we are wrong.......

But that's not what alanback says: He says that the increasement WITH a winning streak is higher than that of without any winning streak.......
While you say that if you win 5 games in a row (=8+8+8+8+8) then you will have (obviously) more points than 4 wins and 1 lose (=8+8+8+8-8). But this is not what we are saying here..........

Chessmaster1000: No bonus for a streak.

A winning strike means you have done well lately, and the rating reflects that.

But the individual adjustments is the BKR itself! So after you complete a winning strike you have a bonus......?
And what are all these 8's mean.......?

The < was automaticly inserted because of the >...

<8+8+8+8+8 > 8+8-8-8+8
The individual adjustments have nothing to do with the current history, but the sum is higher after a winning streak.

Hmm OK, but i thought that the way your(our) BKR change, is based only on the current opponent's BKR and not on the "history" of the previous opponents you played......
Fencer can you verify that a winning strike increases the normal BKR's increasement of a win......?

Chessmaster1000: No mystery. If you win several games in a row, your rating goes up more than if you win some, lose some . . . It also helps that I have been playing some excellent players, including yourself!

wayney: (Still mad about me (because i didn't play quick our game).....?)
I don't support that! I support that i'm at the same level with the best players.........Not above or below........
Perhaps i'm wrong of course......

alanback OK lets suppose what you said is true. But why? The rating page Braiking supposedly based, doesn't give any bonus for winning streaks.....So what is happening it's a mystery..........

alanback: very nice.
Maybe you should try playing Chessmaster.
He is self proclaimed best player in the world

Winning streak update: 13 straight over 8 days, a 62 point gain and first place!

Blackadder Mr K: That's one thing we all can agree on ;-)

grenv
This is even to silly to talk about,,,

Blackadder Mr K: Hey, if you don't like analysis why bother even reading this board at all? Take your anger management issues to the "silly arguments" board.

alanback:
No , I don`t do the same statement regarding chess but I don`t like a game to be analysed to it`s death,,,
But why read analysis ?
I do try to read all because it`s fun to get angry !

Ah, but many roll outs show that making the 2 point is virtually equal in single matches, and better when playing for a gammon.
It suffers from possibly leading to a gammon for either side so running is best if you want to avoid a gammon.

"24-18 13-9" along with "24-14" are the best choices in single game matches. Perhaps the best is the first but i almost always prefer the second. I'm a runner at 64.......

BUT when you are behind with 8-2 for example in a 9 point match or you need to cover a gap, then you should make the 2 point and try to get a prime. There is not other choice......So here since there are no gammons, making the 2 point is something not so desirable.......

Chessmaster1000: Ok. Just as interesting is what is the best opening play with 6-4? It's not that clear cut as some would believe.

No my choice is not to make the 3 point! That would be a small(perhaps a little larger than small) mistake. I just asked as a quiz which is better. The best is "13-8 24-21" with "13-8 13-10" being a little behind. Making the point on 3 is clearly the 3d choice.....

Many novice people think that making points inside our board is always good, but there are many examples(the above was one) that this is wrong.

And even worse there is the famous Magriel's 53 starting play with "13-10 13-8" which is now believed to be worse than making the 3-point. I could say that although Magriel's recommendation is too close, making the point is stronger for various reasons and with less disadvantages.....

And even more worse, is that there were (perhaps there are) players that were slotting at the 5 point with a starting 53!?!? A huge mistake in my opinion. OK the five point is the five point but if you get hitted then you have nothing......And you have to hit again as an advanced anchor on 5 is waiting for your opponent, altough this should not be the main concern about the game.......

Pedro Martínez: I think we've come up with the top 2 choices, along with Chessmaster's making the 3 point. Which is best though? Probably close.

We haven't considered the match score either.

Blackadder Mr K: Would you make the same statement regarding chess? Backgammon can be analyzed just as chess can -- only backgammon is more interesting (to me) because of the random factor. Personally, I don't have a lot of patience with analysis; but some folks enjoy it, and I understand why.

There's an easy way not to get tired of analysis -- don't read it!

Chessmaster1000: I'd play 13-8 24-21

Chessmaster1000:
I get so tired,,,
Why not play for the sake of the game ?
Why keep on calculating all the time = boring game.
Sorry that I spoked I must learn to keep my big mouth shout,,,

Chessmaster1000: i would play 13-10 13-8. How'd I do?

BIG BAD WOLF:
Here is something on topic:
Both players have a 31 at their starting roll in a Backgammon game and both make the 5 point of course....
The next roll is 53 for the player on turn. Should he make his 3 point or............?

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redsales: Whoever could that be prolonging the game? Shouldn't that be grounds for expulsion from the site?

here's a good example, Walter is the top rated dark player and I had lost 20 games in a row to him before I lucked out. Our chats were equally cordial no matter when he won or lost. After awhile, you get to find the right opponents. Most are good, but there are bad apples out there.

redsales: You speak soothe, my son.

in defense of Chessmaster, he is an honorable opponent and extremely talented many variants. I think he may have got himself in over his head with all the games he's playing. I played him first when I was a pawn and he annoyed me to hell. But after awhile, I realized it wasn't just him and, like grenv, I only take games with under 3 day/move limits. It could be a lot worse. There is a famous game on BK where one of the top ranked chess players is going to lose a game (down a bishop in an otherwise symmetrical endgame). Not only did he message his opponent saying that in revenge for having his draw offer spurned, he will move at the last minute every move in their 5 day/move game to prolong the game more than a year, but also is offering a draw every move as a further annoyance. It is shameful when so-called top players resort to those tactics. I guess you can see someone's true colors by how they behave when they lose. Chessmaster has never done anything like that, to my knowledge. So just take it as a lesson, as I did, to selectively play games with the proper time limit.

oh yes, i agree if you can't make all the moves in your games in the time limits its ridiculous playing that amount, but i can get through 250 -300 fairly easily within the day