Forum: Other Other Topics
12-23-2005, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,397
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-22-2005, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,397
Re: Chess tournament with two games
Pasted the text (including headers) into this and you can replay the game fairly easily.
Replayer (http://www.chessclub.com/chessviewer/pgnform.html)
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-22-2005, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,397
Re: Chess tournament with two games
Its very easy actually. Just number the board with 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 along the top and bottom, and a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h on the sides. Once you do so, you can make any square have a "name", such as e4, or...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-22-2005, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,397
Chess tournament with two games
Shameless brag post.
I just finished in the San Jose (Costa rica) chess championships and decided to make a shameless brag post. I was ranked 6th in the tournament, and after 6 rounds had 5...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-19-2005, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 441
Re: Sweet chess run
The last report on Chessbase indicated that Kramnik's group had made a substantial offer, but that Topalov turned it down. I wouldn't bet on any unification match occurring any time soon.
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-19-2005, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 441
Re: Sweet chess run
Thats a very nice run - sometimes coming back to chess after a good while off sharpens your game up nicely. I played a tournament here in Costa Rica for the first time since moving here 2.5 years...
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Forum: Sports Betting
10-29-2005, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 800
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-26-2005, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 339
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-26-2005, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 244
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-18-2005, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 200
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-18-2005, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 256
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Forum: Sports Betting
03-29-2005, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 187
Re: NBA 3/29
I think Cleveland should beat the Clippers pretty handily.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
01-26-2005, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 218
Re: Chess: want to get better fast
It depends on whether you want to "get better" fast or "have better results" fast.
If you want to get better fast, you're probably out of luck. Its not a simple game to learn, and hard to learn...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-19-2004, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 86
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-18-2004, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 86
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-07-2004, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 244
Re: Chess Openings
I played 1.e4 almost exclusively, and took great pleasure in facing the sicilian. Its such a showdown opening that if you enter it, you know you'll probably have an exciting game. With black I...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-08-2004, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 141
Re: no fold \'em at higher limits (15-30, 20-40)
If you think poker as a job will be bad, try imagining your chess tournaments as a job /images/graemlins/blush.gif
You'll go to work with people where it seems like the less well set you are in...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-30-2004, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 74
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-28-2004, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 210
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-24-2004, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 263
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-24-2004, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 390
Special prize for the winner!
Whoever wins can choose what image I put on my HostJacob account for the next PokerStars staff tournament (following standard guidelines for images of course..)
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-19-2004, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 115
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-19-2004, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 115
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-12-2004, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 210
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-12-2004, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 210
Re: Chess Championship ( follow up )
I posted the same question on a couple of our chess newgroups. Other than one Russian player who felt Kramnik would blow him out of the water, most players agreed that there was value in betting...
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