Thom27: After further investigation I stand behind my original statement. In fact you should of won that tournament.

coan.net: I thought the Sonneborn-Berger system is used to specify an order of players with the same number of points and is based on a theory that points earned with a stronger opponent are more valuable than with a weaker one. So there should be no tie unless both players have the same BKR.

coan.net: The actual S-B total sum has been incorrect for some time but the order has been correct. I was explained in the past that if a tie the lower rated player wins. However I think it was in a prize tournament I ran and fencer paid it out that way. Your correct there is a bug .I've noticed the sum of the S-B total has been incorrect in many of the tournaments I've been in

Marshmud: Actually it does look like a bug, the S-B should be 33 for both. Ratings don't matter for the S-B.

S-B is just you add the points for each win they have.

Each players had 1 win against a player that had 9 points.(x1 = 9 points)
Each player had 2 wins against a player that had 6 points (x2 = 12 points)
Each player had 2 wins against a player that had 4 points (x2 = 8 points)
Each player had 2 wins against a player that had 0 points (x2 = 0 points)
Each player had 2 wins against a player that had 2 points (x2 = 4 points)

So each player should have ended up with a 33 S-B rating.

Thom27: Not necessary. If tosty had a lower bkr when this tournament started (feb 2012) and since you two split your match the player with the lower bkr wins. Both of you also won all your other matches.

Mélusine: Good for you.

In this tournament table the S-B values are wrong. Me and tolsty2002 should have the same value, since we have the same match results.

I don't like slow players but they don't cheat, they just play differently. I'm an optimist, I renewed my subscription.

Carnie: Never mind.

Carnie:

Carnie: Keep playing here as like others have stated there is no definite ending to Brainking in the near future.

Carnie: If you're playing robtoo, the game is almost certainly unrated anyway, so even if you resign it's not gonna cost you any rating points.

Carnie: you have some contradicting asumptions here...

You talk about the end of brainking - there is no defined end, only in the mind of some fatalists. But even if brainking 'ends', then you would not 'time-out', and even if you would, it wouldn't matter anymore. So where is the problem?

Also, there is a resign button at the bottom. Keeps you from timing out, if it is so important for you.

Did you contact your opponent and ask for a draw (or offer a draw in the game)??

Finally, which part of 'Time per move: 7 days' did you not understand when you signed up for the game? It is well known that many players fully use the alloted time; and it has been discussed about a gazillion times in detail here. If you don't want to play that slow, don't sign up for such games.

Hrqls: That makes it easier to remember them both.

crosseyed: it sure is ;0(

ketchuplover: And, on Mothersday, mothers celebrate Mothersday for their mother and love their father too.

ketchuplover:

Mr.T said he loves his mother even on Father's day

crosseyed: in the netherlands mothersday is always on the 2nd sunday in may, and fathersday on the 3rd sunday in june

Bernice: It is odd that the dates are so completely different in so many countries for Mother Day and Father Day. You would think they would both be on set days.

crosseyed: septemeber is fathers day in Australia I think...dont know about nz

Mélusine: That is lovely for you. Long may it lasts
BYW Father Day in the UK is 18th June too.

crosseyed: I prefer Mothersday because I do nothing this day. I've a present and I choose what I want to eat and my children and their father make the meal. I remember that a few years ago, I chose something easy to cook, but now they have experience in cooking, so the meal is better ! It's funny. It makes good memories.

Mélusine: Yes ever here in the UK soon.

In France, Fathersday is the Sunday 2 or 3 weeks after Mothersday, this year the 18 on June. Is it the same in your country ? Is there a Fathersday in your country ?

grenvthompson: 30 different dates ! I'd like to know how this day is chosen.

Aganju: Ah yes, it's a good idea to travel but I've no children living outside France.

grenvthompson: in Portugal is in the first sunday of May.

Aganju: Some quick research showed me there are at least 30 different dates around the world, so good travel could be most productive.

Mélusine: so ... you could travel and have TWO of them!

winterangels: Thank you, but in France, Mothers Day is the last Sunday on May, so the 28.

HAPPYDAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS ON BRAIN KING

Frankgon: so there is no problem now ?

Sorry, I forget that I already move my King. So, 13. Is ilegal

Frankgon: I mean 4. ...Nf6 instead Kf6 (was a writing mistake)

Hi. 0-0 is a ilegal move? I have a game against Student89 sarted 17 April 2017. My colour is white, the movings are: 1. e4 c5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bb5 d6, 4. h3 Kf6, 5. e5 dxe5, 6. Nxe5 Qd5, 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.- Nf3 De6+, 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Ba6+, 11. Ke1 Nd5, 12. d3 c4 and I want to move 13.- 0-0 But Brainking doesn´t allows me to do this. There is no check over my King neihter checkin his way. So, why not is allowed 0-0 in this position. There is a mistake of programation in this site.

ketchuplover: If only it was that easy.

just give the site a good swift kick

Fencer: it was very interesting. you put so much into it..don't give up on the site or us..It made me hope that you might stay..

Fencer: it was very satisfying to read the whole interview, after i went through the first one that you gave in the past.... respect for all of your time on the answers and for your passionate work on brainking. brainking helped me a lot of times to stop thinking about work.... or to have a short break from researches.... who knows, maybe i gonna think about a non-profit concept for brainking....IF i find the time

And finished! You can release it, furbster.

10 questions left. Almost there.