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| Posted by deadofknight ability-tw.com 1/10/2004 15:20:28 Play online chess |  Subject: Global Bounty Hunters 32Message: I would like to quietly start a new thread...as a new member of the team. I was wondering what our best team score haas been in the recent past...say a year. Does anyone know? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by astinkyfart ability-tw.com 1/10/2004 18:16:12 Play online chess | awwwww Message: look who got to start a thread! ;) i think our best score in the last year was maybe in the -30s but im not sure it was legit because i came back on day and mike reset the scores because he said there was a glitch so im not sure we have been in the minus 50s for sometime. i think we might actually be on our way. seems we had a good team day today. h.o.w. timeouts are as good as checkmates as far as im concerned. they certainly counted against us so i will surely take them in our favor. one thing to think about.... i know some dont want many games but.... more games gives you more chances you will get matched with someone that times out. this may sound like a cheap tactic but its part of this type of chess. i understand some are not willing to take more games just for the chance of timeouts but.. like i said its just a thought. go gbh!!!!!!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by clark ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 06:55:25 Play online chess | Hmm... Message: It pains me to say that I am not doing well against my first team opponent right now. I'm bruised, bleeding, and panting. BUT the sword is still in my hand, AND I am enjoying the struggle. Not that I'm a masochist or anything! I think I am just learning to love this game. ——— Chess notes — A couple of weeks ago we wrote about anthropologist Robert Desjarlais’s musings in his work “Counterplay - An Anthropologist at the Chess Board’’ in respect to the mystical motives to play chess, an area of activity in great part outside of economic incentives. A recently developing illustration of playing for the love of the game is the monthly Grand Prix tournaments at the Boylston Club. There have been seven so far, and they offer only small prizes for those who have earned the most points at the end of the year. The entry fee is a mere $7 for club members and $10 for nonmembers. They have been immensely popular. Although these chess tournaments are not a draw for players dependent on chess for ... Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 08:03:03 Play online chess Looks to me...Message: like your dismantling tiptronic in one match and although your down in material in the other...your certainly not out... Go GBH ——— Showdown in China Highlights Busy Month — There is no peak season for chess, but several overlapping tournaments are keeping top chess players busy. The events include the World Team Chess Championship, featuring 10 of the top national squads, in Ningbo, China; the Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland; the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Germany; and an elite invitational tournament for women in Hangzhou, China. The talented rosters include Magnus Carlsen in Switzerland; Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Vassily Ivanchuk and Teimour Radjabov in Ningbo; Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura in Dortmund; and Hou Yifan, the 16-year-old women’s world chess champion, in Hangzhou. Such a wealth of competition has ... Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 08:28:46 Play online chess clark seems to me to beMessage: better than her rateing. i have played her and she did well up to a certain point. ——— Michael Adams and Nigel Short ready for rare battle — The British chess championship, which starts in Sheffield on Monday, is the strongest in the chess event's 107-year history, with almost all of England's top grandmasters taking part. There will also probably be a rare head-to-head between the former world finalists Michael Adams and Nigel Short, who are both in good form. Adams tied first at the World Open in Philadelphia, Short at the Commonwealth Open in South Africa. The other interesting prospect is a clash of generations as the long supremacy of Adams, 39, and Short, 46, is challenged by the ambitious and fast-rising David Howell, 20, and Gawain Jones, 23, who aim to take over the top boards in the national team. It is hard to see beyond ... Posted by terrabull | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 08:39:05 Play online chess Soooooorrry....Message: Hello team. I have just timed out on a few games, went away with the wife on our very first wedding anniversary and forgot to postpone my games... I really feel bad. I hope I can be forgiven.. ;( ——— Chess on the China road — Greetings from China! I am writing this column from my hotel room in Ningbo as I attend the 2011 World Team Chess Championship, which runs from July 16 to 26. Although I lived in Europe for four years (1988-92), this is my first trip to Asia. I feel privileged to witness the U.S. team as it battles hard against a tough field in an attempt to earn a medal and represent our nation on the world chess stage. I was invited to be a coach for the U.S. team, which is made up of three-time and reigning U.S. Chess Champion Gata Kamsky, 2006 U.S. Chess Champion Alex Onischuk, 2008 U.S. Chess Champion Yury Shulman, four-time U.S. Chess Champion Yasser Seirawan and 19-year-old chess phenom Grandmaster Robert Hess. A formidable ... Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 08:45:30 Play online chess its ok. Message: could happen to anyone. your overall score speaks for itself. but you still receive 30 lashes with a wet noodle. ——— Chess: Ulf Andersson, positional master — Andersson rarely makes a direct attack: he wins by subtle improvements in position. DK: I've been wanting to tackle positional play in this column for some time, but couldn't think of a good way into a topic that is just too vast – until inspiration came with the arrival of Grandmaster Chess Strategy, by Jurgen Kaufeld and Guido Kern (New In Chess, £19.95). The title is bland, but the strapline reveals the content: "What amateurs can learn from Ulf Andersson's positional masterpieces". Andersson is, for me, an enigmatic chess player: he rarely makes a direct attack on his opponent's king, preferring to exchange pieces and gently improve his position – and against strong chess players this frequently leads to ... Posted by hell-on-wheels | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 12:58:27 Play online chess DOKMessage: I accept all freebies. To Terrabull: When love is involved, many other matters escape the mind. Congrats on your anniversary, and may you have many others. My 27th just passed with a quieter celebration. You now have a goal. Go GBH Posted by flyerguy1012 | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 21:14:07 Play online chess Hey......Message: I just won a game to timeout...................we'll take it...............+1 GO GBH~! Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/11/2004 21:27:56 Play online chess we are in theMessage: -50s territory lets be patient and nobody timeout! lets dont shoot ourselves in the foot this time. go gbh!!!!! Posted by daddysgirl | ability-tw.com 1/12/2004 05:21:08 Play online chess glad to hearMessage: were heading in the right direction.. ~Im losing quite a few personal games, but winning most of my team games, so should help with some good match ups...as my personal rating is flying downwards..glad its the team benefiting..~ also I cant see DOKs pic, it will not load..little green dots just sitting there, going nowhere..~maybe I should stay off the wine ??~ .... GO GBH Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/12/2004 20:43:59 Play online chess Some easy math...Message: 30 players..doesn't matter what your score is now. 2 net points to the positive for each player this month Equals +1 by February 1... Is it possible? What would it take? Posted by richardwyles | ability-tw.com 1/13/2004 00:43:06 Play online chess whisky insightsMessage: daddysgirl is on the button. For the fact she is losing personal games, thems the breaks, her opportunity for good match-ups is then improved. With ELO there is greater accuracy on your rating and more "central trend" towards a 50% win/loss ratio. Over time, statistically we will all tend to win and lose around 50% of our games (draws being ignored for this exercise). This will occur because of the counter-balance of the ELO ratings system. So, how to get ahead with your team games? The only way I can see is to ensure that your non team games are reasonably plentiful and not soft. Try avoiding games that will cause unnecessary ratings inflation. I now do this by playing league chess and tourny on occasion and always trying to ensure that my average opponents rating in personal matches is above my own. It's perfectly legitimate and ethical to play tougher opponents outside of your team games and also it helkps the learning curve. It's taken me some time to figure this one out but I'm sold on the idea of a balanced portfolio of matches...Go GBH Posted by richardwyles | ability-tw.com 1/13/2004 00:51:28 Play online chess whisky insights IIMessage: congrats on starting a thread Dok - lol, cheers Rich Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/13/2004 07:16:42 Play online chess And isn't itMessage: a beautiful thread...lol...thanks rich Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/13/2004 12:52:47 Play online chess about playing higher rated opponentsMessage: rich you are right this is completely ethical.. im sure all people do this or most. matter of fact its good to have an average of opponents above your own. now to play these games with the intention of loseing would be unethical. i play many rateings. sometimes i win and sometimes i lose. i think elo will not allow too much abuse of this anyway. its a better system than the old gk. one thing i have found with the new elo is that 100 points rateing system is too much in most cases. with the old gk it was ok now 100 points usually decides the winner. although i think with higher rated opponents it makes less difference. for instance someone with 2000 rateing i believe could play with someone 2200. at least play to a draw. tambori, hell on wheels, or shoshin could probably answer that better than me though. along with a few others. Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/13/2004 16:45:11 Play online chess fairly large matchMessage: with the matrix. we have some good match ups here. lets try and take advantage of it. go bounty hunters!! Posted by clark | ability-tw.com 1/14/2004 05:00:35 Play online chess A Technical ProblemMessage: There is a technical problem with one of my games and wouldn't you know it, it happens to be my team match game against tiptronic. It says that I am in check, but I'm not. My pawn on e4 is being mistaken for my king! So I sent a messge to the webmaster and to stinky and postponed my games so that I don't timeout before the problem can be fixed. Anything similar ever happen to anyone else? Posted by ctrl-reset | ability-tw.com 1/14/2004 05:56:52 Play online chess Clark..Message: No mistake. Your King is being checked by the White Bishop on c1. -Ctrl. Posted by hell-on-wheels | ability-tw.com 1/14/2004 09:58:36 Play online chess EloMessage: There is one good feature built into the Elo rating system. It does a good job of stopping ratings manipulation. The more games you play, the slower your ratings change. So you cannot deliberately lose games to lower your ratings. Thus, the more games you play, the more honest your rating. Posted by clark | ability-tw.com 1/14/2004 10:49:08 Play online chess how embarassing...Message: I'll be hiding under a rock until the next millineum. Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/14/2004 13:13:56 Play online chess clarkMessage: no need to be embarassed. i have done the same thing. i kept clicking and clicking the piece and it wouldnt move. so im thinking what is wrong with this thing! but of course you cant move something else if your in check ;) Posted by richardwyles | ability-tw.com 1/15/2004 00:59:19 Play online chess ELO Message: should help GBH, go GBH. Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/16/2004 20:00:48 Play online chess good team matchMessage: with knights of the 65th square. good chance for some points here :) Posted by flyerguy1012 | ability-tw.com 1/17/2004 13:44:03 Play online chess Excellent matchupsMessage: mean points............let's do it !......so far so good in 2004, let's keep it up team !!!.......GO GBH !!!!!!! Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/17/2004 21:33:05 Play online chess -56Message: Some nice wins tonight... sonofcaissa , youngglor , and a_professional_idiot ...we keep moving in the right direction... GO GBH! Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/18/2004 22:26:52 Play online chess we have moved into the lowMessage: fifties. i hope this trend continues. i dont want to jinx us but we have done nothing but positive things as of late. keep up the good work guys and gals! go bounty hunters!!! ;) Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/19/2004 21:35:55 Play online chess from youngglorMessage: Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) Posted by ctrl-reset | ability-tw.com 1/19/2004 22:35:02 Play online chess YoungglorMessage: What happened to him? We're missing his enthusiasm here. -Ctrl. Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/20/2004 12:35:44 Play online chess youngglorMessage: he is under a ban right now. im not sure of the reasons or the time period. i will find out more. Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/20/2004 21:28:00 Play online chess from youngglorMessage: Dear Global Bounty Hunters, For the past few weeks, our score improvement has been excellent. There were also personal victories that have surged during this period of time, notably Richardwyles. We must remember that this superb team is composed of individuals, which each have their personal goals, and accomplishing these goals drives positive energy into the whole team. Chess is somewhat like the stock market. There are lows and high moments, but what is important is to always stay optimistic. "For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965). Think positive! Bring the best out of yourself! Learn to love the game, learn to accept the game. "To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act." --An stevenlongs: Anatole France (1844 - 1924) Go GBH! /youngglor Posted by richardwyles | ability-tw.com 1/21/2004 01:59:08 Play online chess no wonderMessage: younglor was banned huh!! lol. "I've taken more out of alcohol than alcohol's ever taken out of me". Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) Posted by flyerguy1012 | ability-tw.com 1/21/2004 15:43:08 Play online chess sorry teamMessage: I lost one today to bunfight.......and my other game with him is iffy.......I will do my best......... To the rest of you, though..great job....we're making some serious progress....let's keep it up !. GO GBH !!!! Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/21/2004 19:14:30 Play online chess I HOPEMessage: YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING UP WITH THIS. AFTER TONIGHT WE WILL BE IN THE MINUS 40S!!!! WOOHOO GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!!! Posted by ctrl-reset | ability-tw.com 1/21/2004 23:43:16 Play online chess Wow...Message: we're really making some progress this year. Let's keep up the good work. I know some games will be tough (this is meant to be an excuse for me as I am losing both my matches), but let's keep our heads down and fight for it. -Ctrl. Posted by sonofcaissa | ability-tw.com 1/22/2004 00:46:46 Play online chess Those timeouts...Message: ... I had when I was ill just before Christmas seem to be reaping benefits. Another win against nodakindy coming up. Posted by richardwyles | ability-tw.com 1/23/2004 13:49:47 Play online chess another one for meMessage: I'm up to the dizzy heights of +5, one or 2 more to come I think too Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/24/2004 09:23:48 Play online chess Could Minus 30's be far off...one more win!Message: And we are only 6 games from 3000 completed games...qute a benchmark around here I'd bet. Posted by valdevino | ability-tw.com 1/24/2004 10:47:42 Play online chess Another victory for usMessage: Another victory for GBH, this time against Cooter from «The English Defense». GBH is rolling. Lets go for more but we must not forget that the main issue is to make friends. Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/24/2004 15:04:32 Play online chess all i can say is.....Message: stay tuned kiddies, this is getting good!!!!!! woo hooo go bounty hunters!!! Posted by flyerguy1012 | ability-tw.com 1/24/2004 21:11:48 Play online chess WowMessage: This is truly exciting................and a long time overdue................ Let's go bounty hunters !!!!! Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/24/2004 21:27:18 Play online chess -37 & 3002 Games CompletedMessage: WOW! Posted by trond | ability-tw.com 1/24/2004 23:37:15 Play online chess Congratulations all!Message: We are number 3 in number of games played (3002)! And our team score is flying upwards! We may finally see the 0 points we have talked about since .... Well, I actually can't remember if we ever have had a positive team score :) GO GBH!! Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/25/2004 16:45:47 Play online chess ATTN. BOUNTY HUNTERSMessage: I HAVE RECEIVED WORD FROM YOUNGGLOR THAT SHOSHIN HAS SUFFERED A BREAK TO HIS LEG. AFTER READING THE POST BY SHOSHIN MYSELF IN RAGSMAN FORUMS IT APPEARS THAT ITS A PRETTY SERIOUS AND HE WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE A HIP REPLACEMENT. LETS ALL WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR HIM. ITS NO FUN BEING DOWN AND OUT I HAVE BEEN THERE. GET WELL SHOSHIN , YOUR ONE OF OUR HEAVY HITTERS AND WE NEED YOU!! Posted by astinkyfart | ability-tw.com 1/25/2004 17:13:29 Play online chess FROM YOUNGGLORMessage: Best wishes on a hasty recovery! www.gcards.com/pcards/?image_name=/getwell/getwell001.gif&backcolor=/getw Posted by deadofknight | ability-tw.com 1/25/2004 19:48:22 Play online chess GOOD LUCK SHOSHINMessage: Maybe you'll have nothing to do but heal up in front of the computer...hope you feel better soon. Ty, deadofknight Posted by breakerofwind | ability-tw.com 1/25/2004 20:19:57 Play online chess shoshin, get well soon.Message: You don't want to miss the excitement here as GBH rolls along down to -20 Posted by clark | ability-tw.com 1/25/2004 22:45:32 Play online chess Take care ShoshinMessage: Hope you have a complete recovery. Posted by sxyvoice | ability-tw.com 1/26/2004 00:08:58 Play online chess We'll pray 4 U...Shoshin~!Message: We hope that you're getting well soon~! Wishing U a quick n complete recovery.. We'll pray 4 U...Shoshin~! Posted by trond | ability-tw.com 1/26/2004 00:10:21 Play online chess Get well shoshinMessage: I hope you recover soon. Posted by snowdog | ability-tw.com 1/26/2004 03:51:02 Play online chess Get well soon ShoshinMessage: I hope that fixing your leg wont take as long as getting to the hospital ;) Posted by terrabull | ability-tw.com 1/26/2004 04:23:54 Play online chess shoshin!Message: Hope your recover quickly, and with as little pain as possible! Posted by terrabull | ability-tw.com 1/26/2004 05:25:41 Play online chess shoshin!Message: Hope your recover quickly, and with as little pain as possible! Posted by terrabull | ability-tw.com 1/26/2004 05:26:44 Play online chess shoshin!Message: Hope your recover quickly, and with as little pain as possible! | Maximum number of reply messages has been reached | |
