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- Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Estimating White's Advantage
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4625
Estimating White's Advantage
In practice,White doubtless gets a higher % score than Black. Does anyone know of reliable analysis of the variation in this facet of ECF (or even FIDE) stats? Given the approximate linear relationship between rating difference and expected score implicit in the ECF system, I guess such information ...
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Limericks & Behaviour In Chess Teams
- Replies: 5
- Views: 860
Limericks & Behaviour In Chess Teams
Before a move is made, when I am playing a roughly equal opponent (say a rating difference of plus or minus 10 ECF grading points) or when playing someone who quotes an appropriate limerick, I tend to aim for a draw. However I wonder if, in the interests of team victory, I should aim not to lose if ...
- Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Beating IMs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1031
Re: Beating IMs
Roger, does your cunning plan involve Hedgehogs or other defences?
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:57 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Does the weather affect your play?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1204
Re: Does the weather affect your play?
Naturally I have never played a brilliant game on Hastings Pier in mid-winter though I guess David Bronstein did. However I never saw an article on chess brilliances from Hastings Pier in mid-winter? Maybe bad weather/conditions also produces more draws and fewer blunders (more careful play and less...
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: League Matches Between Teams Of Same Club
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3282
Re: League Matches Between Teams Of Same Club
In general, I really can't see derby matches as an advantage. Even when they look like they should be easy on paper they fairly often turn entirely uncomfortable with all the players knowing each other so well. I agree both complacency and knowing people can be real difficulties. The reason I initi...
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: League Matches Between Teams Of Same Club
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3282
League Matches Between Teams Of Same Club
Which English chess leagues , if any, do not allow more than one team of the same club in any division of the league? In Division 1 of the London League , 2014-15 season there were happily 3 Drunken Knights team out of 12 in Division 1, is that a record proportion? Are there any leagues which do not...