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- Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Jumping titles
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2309
Re: Jumping titles
Morozevich also had a precipitous start to his career. His first international tournament was Lloyds Bank 1994, which he won with 9.5/10, smashing a very strong field. He then won Pamplona, too. He was awarded the GM title the same year. He may have gone from unrated to GM in less than half a year, ...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:00 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Jumping titles
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2309
Re: Jumping titles
Kasparov's very first ever FIDE rated tournament was Banja Luka, which he won to gain an initial FIDE rating of 2595, putting him 15th in the world at the time. I think he went from unrated to GM in the space of a year or so,.when he won the World Junior.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: SUNWAY SITGES INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 12 to 22 December 2023
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5210
Re: SUNWAY SITGES INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 12 to 22 December 2023
One of many talented former Richmond Juniors of his age!Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:49 pmZain Patel gained 112 rating points!
https://chess-results.com/tnr864587.asp ... =30&snr=42
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: International Arbiters who have passed on during 2023
- Replies: 1
- Views: 641
International Arbiters who have passed on during 2023
Margit Almert (AUT) Rohan Waither (BAR) Alfonso Ferrufino (BOL) Evelyn Stringer (CAN) Frantisek Vykydal (CZE) Harry Lamb (ENG) Victor M Murillo (ESA) Jorge Vega Fernandez (GUA) Andras Adorjan (HUN) Dr. Laszlo Eperjesi (HUN) Janos Valis (HUN) Albert Vasse (BEL) Tom Ivar Jenkin (NOR) Oistein Yggeseth...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Very long games in weekend tournaments
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7768
Re: Very long games in weekend tournaments
To be honest, I think the player of black in this game needs commending for not losing his rag; I think I would have walked away after the first king’s tour. Totally agree. As an organiser I would ask the arbiters to do something about this conduct. As an arbiter, bearing in mind: 12.2 The arbiter ...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:24 am
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Artem Sachuk
- Replies: 1
- Views: 517
Artem Sachuk
Lieutenant Artem Sachuk , vice-president of the Ukrainian Chess Federation has died, aged 38 years, in military service to his country against Russian aggression. See Report (Ukrainian language) from New Voice of Ukraine . See twitter . See also older news about Sachuk from the Guardian's Comment is...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:29 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Othello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1711
Re: Othello
Nice one, Chris.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:27 pm8-man tablebase position: mutual zugzwang (Black to play: White wins; White to play: Black wins).
Credit for the above should go to: Marc Bourzutschky.
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Othello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1711
Re: Othello
There's a discussion, from 2021, of work in progress on 8 piece endings here - The join would be if "forced" opening and middle game play could reach a solved 7 or 8 piece ending. But that may just demonstrate opening lines to be avoided if looking to win rather like the forced repetitions availabl...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:12 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Othello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1711
Re: Othello
It was recently said by Nakamura that endings with 7 pieces or fewer on the board have already been solved. Nakamura must be rather behind the curve, in that case. Moscow State University published the first complete set of 7 piece endgames in 2012, calculated and stored on its Lomonosov department...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: Junior Chess
- Topic: Juniors with autism and ADHD
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2498
Re: Juniors with autism and ADHD
Children with autism spectrum disorders can do well at chess. However, one should be aware that the terms can cover a very wide range of behaviours and conditions. Not every child with these labels are the same, nor do they all react the same to chess. Many do well at chess, as the game has a struct...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:58 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Othello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1711
Re: Othello
The authors of the paper speculate that, despite the size of the search space, chess might be the next strategy game to be "weakly solved" (one of three categories of solution), but this will probably require theoretical breakthroughs and improved hardware. It will be fascinating should that happen,...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:58 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Othello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1711
Othello
A rival board game, Othello has been solved, meaning that the solution has been given demonstrating perfect play from any legal position, including the initial array. A draw! 10^28 positions; 10^58 games.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.19387
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.19387
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:11 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Isle of Man in the Olympiad
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1327
Re: Isle of Man in the Olympiad
introduced a category of associate membership for territories such as the Isle of Man which cannot become UN members or have their own Olympic teams. I'm pretty sure that the Isle of Man could seek full independence and UN membership if that was the wish of its population. I think these rules are t...
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New FIDE Tie-breaks and how to configure in Swiss Manager
- Replies: 14
- Views: 850
Re: New FIDE Tie-breaks and how to configure in Swiss Manager
I see with the latest version of Swiss Manager, 14.0.0.70, dated 01/10/2023, there is now an option in the Tie-breaks dialog box for Bucholz for "Baku 2023". I shall enquire about this is used.
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Accusation against Alejandro Ramirez
- Replies: 509
- Views: 47025
Re: Accusation against Alejandro Ramirez
I think I'll go with "offensive ethnonyms are still bad practice, even if the person being referred to isn't from the ethnicity in question" I never even knew it was an "ethnonym", thought it just meant a slimy liar. You have to be so careful nowadays. I don't even know what this word is, never see...