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5. Aprile 2005, 07:05:40
PhatPlaya 臭臭小指 
A tournament has been created to honor Mr. Ed Trice:

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=8217

Let's hope Mr. Trice joins. His intelligence and courage will be a a great asset in this endeavour.

5. Aprile 2005, 07:05:25
PhatPlaya 臭臭小指 
A tournament has been created to honor Mr. Ed Trice:

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=8217

Let's hope Mr. Trice joins. His intelligence and courage will be a a great asset in this endeavour.

5. Aprile 2005, 07:05:10
PhatPlaya 臭臭小指 
A tournament has been created to honor Mr. Ed Trice:

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=8217

Let's hope Mr. Trice joins. His intelligence and courage will be a a great asset in this endeavour.

5. Aprile 2005, 07:04:38
PhatPlaya 臭臭小指 
A tournament has been created to honor Mr. Ed Trice:

http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=8217

Let's hope Mr. Trice joins. His intelligence and courage will be a a great asset in this endeavour.

4. Aprile 2005, 11:32:32
sdf 
Argomento: links

4. Aprile 2005, 10:48:49
imalowlevelplay 
Argomento: suicide chess links
are u too interested in suicide chess(aka antichess or vinciperdi)?great!
here are great links,take a look:
http://www.pion.ch/general/liens.php?norep=5 ( in french) translate with google
http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/ICGA/games/losingchess/start.html (though this one seems down,dont understand why)
http://www.matf.bg.ac.yu/~andrew/suicide/
http://www.acc.umu.se/~sanden/suicide/index.html

1. Aprile 2005, 02:33:06
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: nabla
nabla: If it is okay with you I will add the links to description above then they will always be available for those who are interested without going back through the discussion history ... okay?

Cheers WQ :)

31. Marzo 2005, 10:47:54
nabla 
Argomento: nabla
Hmm, the links below should read without a dot at the end, so http://www.pion.ch/Losing/LCLIT3AR.html and http://catalin.francu.com/nilatac/book.php

31. Marzo 2005, 10:46:15
nabla 
Argomento: Some history
Just to make some facts straight : the game of Anti Chess, more often called Losing Chess or Suicide Chess, is more than 100 years old, and the rules used here are the standard ones. For some more details, here is an historical research by John Beasley : http://www.pion.ch/Losing/LCLIT3AR.html.
The game has been studied a lot, by hand and by computer. Here is an opening book which should avoid you a lot of early trouble : http://catalin.francu.com/nilatac/book.php.
My personal homepage has tons of information too, but available only in French language.

22. Marzo 2005, 15:09:33
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: ooops :D
danoschek: I think it is extremely insightful (and incisive) and beautiful too ... just thought it might have been a technical term which I hadn't come across before ... maybe others will have similar games (positions) to share :)

21. Marzo 2005, 20:20:04
danoschek 
Argomento: Re: ooops :D
WhisperzQ: eheh !
hard to explain ... don't you think this single knight
unveiling the weakness of joined forces is pure beauty ? .. ~*~

21. Marzo 2005, 07:00:13
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: ooops :D
danoschek: wasn't intended to be a correction as the the term "pure pattern" still has me puzzled too ... can you enlighten me?

20. Marzo 2005, 17:00:35
danoschek 
Argomento: Re: ooops :D
WhisperzQ: sorry I meant
'pure pattern' thanks for correcting ... ~*~

20. Marzo 2005, 11:12:53
SMIRF Engine 
Argomento: All Chess960 startpositions at one page
Hi all Chess960 friends,

the Chess Tigers have published a very compact summary consisting of two tables,
from which any of the 960 existing starting positions easyly could be derived.

It seems as if this page actually is available in German language only.

Go to http://www.chesstigers.de/index.php?id=4 (Chess960) an use the link

"zu den Startpositionen und Regeln ..."

Regards, Reinhard.

19. Marzo 2005, 00:07:33
Nasmichael 
Argomento: Re: Redsales' proposal
Modificato da Nasmichael (19. Marzo 2005, 00:07:53)
redsales: " (To WhispersQ): The problem with this game is that it's really a training game to get the players to figure out the moves. It was not intended for FM-IM-GM class players!" Correct. It makes for good discussion between the veteran player (Maharajah) and the novice. It is still an entertaining idea, and more "uneven chess" like this makes for good teaching tools, solved or not.

17. Marzo 2005, 07:34:51
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: ooops :D
danoschek: Thanks ... and ...
You say this is a pure mate ... what do you mean by "pure"?

17. Marzo 2005, 01:22:30
danoschek 
Argomento: ooops :D
settings changed ... ... - and I too think three
boards could go as one fisher/corner/fortress that is ...
last not least, avoiding chessfree bubbles,here a cornergame with a pure mate ... ~*~

16. Marzo 2005, 14:44:11
Mort 
From what I've seen Fencer has no intention of creating a board for Fisher chess. It's more likely that (from what I saw on BK board) he is going to shrink the smaller boards due to the low usage of them. If people want a Fisher Chess board that badly then it can be asked for either on the BK board or on Feature requests.

16. Marzo 2005, 14:41:51
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: oh right we have no fisherboard yet ... :)
BTW as there is no Fischer Random Chess board (yet) discussion of this variant is also welcome here. [Fencer, if you read this, then maybe you could change the description to include it. Could also combine with Fortress Chess too, if you like, as they are all very similar.]

16. Marzo 2005, 14:37:31
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: oh right we have no fisherboard yet ... :)
danoschek: Sorry I can't reply to your pm directly regarding this board as you have me on hide. I was going to sort of agree with you but now I can't and your stunt is not appreciated.

16. Marzo 2005, 09:56:33
Mort 
Please keep it on topic people.

14. Marzo 2005, 20:34:57
Mort 
Argomento: Re: oh right we have no fisherboard yet ... :)
danoschek: From what Fencer has said on BK your not likely to either.

14. Marzo 2005, 19:15:08
danoschek 
Argomento: oh right we have no fisherboard yet ... :)
Modificato da danoschek (14. Marzo 2005, 19:17:04)
http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=125085
I can't fully compete with the beauty of
your pattern, but okay - effective as well ... . ~*~

12. Marzo 2005, 16:25:26
votacommunista 
Argomento: funny fischer random chess game

10. Marzo 2005, 15:05:28
WhisperzQ 
Another option is to increase the (lone) Maharajah's power by adding the camel move (3/1 jump). This is then tricky for black at the start as white can trap the King behind the pawns with the camel's extra reach while staying outside the pawns' attack.

Maybe Fencer can set this up as another variant ... call it Maharani (wife of a Maharajah).

9. Marzo 2005, 19:46:34
Pafl 
Argomento: Re:
BuilderQ: Your idea would unfortunately make it a sure-win for white. Once black's army moves a few lines, the Maharajah sacrifices itself and then attacks the black from behind giving him no chance ...

9. Marzo 2005, 10:07:39
redsales 
Argomento: Re: proposal
Chessmaster1000: i mean closer in that it would result for more wins for white. You are right in that it doesn't change the fact that this is a "solved" game. I like the idea of removing the black queen.

6. Marzo 2005, 19:39:13
BuilderQ 
Then White would replace the Maharajah on any square. Of course, black would be free to move into check with either of his first two lives, enabling him to capture at least two pieces during the game, making it a bit more even.

6. Marzo 2005, 19:37:13
Chessmaster1000 
Your suggestion is not well-defined. You don't say what will happen when black would capture the Maharajah..............

6. Marzo 2005, 19:34:54
BuilderQ 
How about giving the Maharajah multiple lives, like a video game character? He would have to be captured three times for Black to win.

6. Marzo 2005, 19:33:17
Chessmaster1000 
Modificato da Chessmaster1000 (6. Marzo 2005, 19:34:34)
Just remove black's Queen and perhaps we have a game.......Or give white 3 Maharajah's (2 Maharajah's loses too).........
But please remove the current ridiculous game. It's a shame that such game exist here, while other much better aren't........

6. Marzo 2005, 19:30:16
Chessmaster1000 
Argomento: Re: proposal
redsales: i totally agree, but at least it would be closer than now!

No. It would be the same. The following moves for black destroy both games. The current one, and your suggestion......

1. Knight b8 - c6
2. Pawn d7 - d5
3. Queen d8 - d6
4. Pawn e7 - e5
5. Knight g8 - f6
6. Pawn a7 - a5
7. Rook a8 - a6
8. Rook a6 - b6
9. Bishop c8 - g4
10. Pawn e5 - e4
11. Queen d6 - e5
12. Bishop f8 - e7
13. 0-0
14. Rook b6 - b2
15. Rook f8 - a8
16. Rook a8 - a6
17. Rook a6 - b6
18. Rook b6 - b3
19. Pawn h7 - h5
20. Pawn g7 - g5
21. Knight f6 - h7
22. Queen e5 - d4

Now if the Maharajah is on a1 then:
23. Rook b2 - b1
24. Rook b3 - b2 MATE#

Else:
23. Queen d4 - d1 MATE#

6. Marzo 2005, 16:49:11
redsales 
Argomento: Re: proposal
WhisperzQ: i totally agree, but at least it would be closer than now! The problem with this game is that it's really a training game to get the players to figure out the moves. It was not intended for FM-IM-GM class players!

6. Marzo 2005, 12:24:16
Chessmaster1000 
Modificato da Chessmaster1000 (6. Marzo 2005, 12:30:01)
Then games would last 200 moves to mate the King and that's not the main bad thing. The most ugly will be that 99% of games will be drawn!
Even if you give at the King just the Knight moves, the mate will be damn difficult even with a Queen...........

6. Marzo 2005, 01:34:54
The Hunter 
Argomento: a suggestion.
why not give both sides the standard set up only make both kings a maharajah?

5. Marzo 2005, 03:42:21
WhisperzQ 
Argomento: Re: proposal
redsales: Even that is not possible with good play by black.

4. Marzo 2005, 16:32:38
redsales 
Argomento: proposal
how about this, Fencer. If white can capture 2 pieces, he wins. It's just ridiculously easy the way it is now.

3. Marzo 2005, 13:24:47
Seravajan 
Argomento: Adding white pieces to Maharajah chess
Modificato da Seravajan (4. Marzo 2005, 07:59:27)
I considered to add 4 pawns and 2 gnus for white to the Maharajah Chess.

A gnu (sometime called wildebeast) is a compound piece of a knight (2/1 leaper) and a camel (3/1 leaper)

This still requires white to use its Maharajah for check mating black but it have at least some material to defend himself or to attack.

23. Febbraio 2005, 16:29:07
redsales 
very safe, feel free to experiment with a4, h5 things that are off the wall in regular chess. But at the same time, tried and true openings work as well.

22. Febbraio 2005, 23:54:24
Chessmaster1000 
For the first 5-6 plies, i think it's safe.........

22. Febbraio 2005, 08:15:29
redofXQ 
Argomento: About openings
I am still rather beginner for this game and I wonder if we can apply without risk the book of the openings of the "standard" chess
to this variant "Extinction chess".
What do you think about it?

22. Febbraio 2005, 01:23:18
Kili 
Tompark, your definition is a particular case of move and it´s only one consequence in standard chess, but in a cylindrical board or in other surface is not correct geometrically.

20. Febbraio 2005, 06:15:05
tompark 
Argomento: Re:
Matarilevich: I have and it doesn't let you make the move. To my oppinion, it does the right thing. I think the correct definition for a move is this:

a change in the position of one, or in a special case of castling, two, pieces on the board.

yes, passing is a kind of move but I think that's because WE call it a move. And that's because we do it in our own turn when we cannot make a legal MOVE!

So see, it's not that much of a move itself.

19. Febbraio 2005, 18:41:37
Expired 
OK, OK, OK! Well done Mely. He finally brought me a loss. He's a perfect player. Have a look at the game if you like: http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=651309

18. Febbraio 2005, 15:10:53
redsales 
Argomento: it was fun.
congrats to all players!

18. Febbraio 2005, 00:35:29
Kili 
Thanks and congratulations Caissus

17. Febbraio 2005, 07:10:44
Walter Montego 
Argomento: S-B thingy
I just noticed that in the final standings of the 2004 Third Quarter open that I finished behind in S-B points, but still ahead in the final placing. I guess I won and lost to the right people? :)
That's the second time that I've done better than the S-B placing would have me. I'm glad it's only used break ties. Even then, I can't say I like it much, but it does seem better than not using it at all. I wonder why the tournament didn't go to another round? Some of my tournaments continue on with the section winners and others just end with it tied. The tie here seems like a good result with so many players, but another round with them two only wouldn't be a bad thing either.

17. Febbraio 2005, 06:59:18
Walter Montego 
Argomento: 2004 Third Quarter Open Number 3 Extinction Chess
The tournament is over. Two first place finishes for the championship. Congratulations Matarilevich and Caissus. Yo both took care of me. redsales was tough too. It looks like copying the final standings isn't going to work very well, so I'll supply the link too.
http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?tri=14921

Section 1 BKR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points S-B (?) Order
1 Matarilevich 2465 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 47.0 1.
2 Walter Montego 2110 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 28.0 3.
3 redsales 2067 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7.0 29.0 4.
4 Caissus 2078 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 47.0 1.
5 Mely 1848 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 5.0 11.0 5.
6 temo 1522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 0.0 6.
7 Nightstorm 873 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7

15. Febbraio 2005, 21:29:13
mahavrilla 
coffeehouse is my game baby!

15. Febbraio 2005, 21:08:19
danoschek 
Argomento: Re: Janus verses Gothic
Modificato da danoschek (15. Febbraio 2005, 21:08:54)
mahavrilla: I believe that tempered capablanca chess appears
to have a higher potential than janus ... but the majority of games here
doesn't reflect all the strategic options properly, coffeehouse style mainly. ~*~

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