(January 28th, 2014, 08:15)Gustaran Wrote: Isn't that what the chess.com website does?
Um, ok. Then why aren't we using that feature?
(January 28th, 2014, 08:15)Gustaran Wrote: The only downside is that players can not comment on their own ongoing games
Ah, ok.
(January 28th, 2014, 08:28)Rowain Wrote: I for example often visit my running games without logging on => I might see comments that I should not see.
That's bad. Comments should only have been visible to logged-in users.
(January 28th, 2014, 08:12)Gustaran Wrote:
(January 28th, 2014, 07:19)Rowain Wrote: GG zak .
GZ, Zak and novice are now close to the 1800 mark. Why haven't you guys joined any chess events here before?
Thanks. And we're not *that* late to the party, are we? I still think my play basically sucks on a strategic/positional level. But it's fun to try to improve (and also very time consuming).
(January 28th, 2014, 08:28)Rowain Wrote: I for example often visit my running games without logging on => I might see comments that I should not see.
That's bad. Comments should only have been visible to logged-in users.
A small little test showed me that only logged-in people can post comments and only logged-in people can see those comments.
Leaves the fact that the players can't comment as the main hindrance.
I guess players can keep a running commentary in the notes section and publish it after the game has finished. I sometimes write down calculated lines there lest I forget them.
The other downside is that it requires people to go out to each game, rather than having either of the players point out any interesting things.
Building on the hashtag suggestions, if everyone pasted in the actual URL of the game (rather than using the [url] tags), then after the game you'd be able to search on that
I am lucky to be still in the game since I missed 38...Rc7, obviously 38. Rxc6 would have been far superior. So I am down a pawn but I managed to create an outside passed pawn which is very strong in knight endgames and gives me good chances to draw.
pindicator refused my draw offer, which is a little hard to understand, since we are playing an opposite color bishop endgame with equal pawns:
wikipedia Wrote:Without other pieces (but with pawns) these endings are notorious for their tendency to result in a draw. ...
They are often drawn even when one side has an advantage of two or even three pawns, since the weaker side can create a blockade on the squares on which his bishop operates.
So even if someone blunders a pawn this is very likely still drawn, but we might play on as well.
Fun game, which I took out of the opening book early with 2.h3. Unfortunately, for Rego he blundered a central pawn and at the moment I don't see any counterplay for him, so I will try to squeeze him on the kingside.
You basically have a Colle system structure there, but you made the common positional mistake of pushing the pawn with 9... c4. That allowed MJW the pawn advance e4-e5, because c4 takes pressure off the center. As a matter of fact, I am fairly sure I have seen a very similar problem in a book as a positional problem.
EDIT: Just checked, the computer likes 9....Ne4 or Nbd7, when he thinks you are a little better.
Yes, amusingly the chess.com computer analysis doesn't really think I made any big blunders, but evaluates me as better until I play c5, at which point the advantage slips slowly but very steadily towards him with every additional move. I guess that's what characterizes a positional blunder.
What a boring game. I was trying to look for ways to attack against him earlier, but when I couldn't find it I went ahead and offered to exchange off all the pieces.
I'm just waiting for the draw offer now.
I passed up rowain's draw offer here because i thought i saw a way to progress, but then I messed it up. Instead of 21. Reb8 I should have played f5 and tried to open a second front. Oh well, draw offered. The positions is good and locked up now.
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Why haven't you guys joined any chess events here before?
