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01 Sep 06
01 Sep 06
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Originally posted by Dragon FireFICS is like ICC, or playchess...but better (because its 100% free)
Excuse my ignorance but who or what is FICS? Is this a blitz web site that is worth while exploring? If so how about a link to it?
heres the link to that: -
http://www.freechess.org/
and if you decided to sign up I also suggest:-
http://www.babaschess.net/
^^ which links you to a download, babas is an excellent chess client for use with FICS -- much better than that jin applet crap.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by ShinidokiThanks I will have a look at it. As I know OTB my rating is 300 points higher for blitz than normally timed games it will be interesting to see if I hit 2100 there or only 1500 (that might settle the debate)
FICS is like ICC, or playchess...but better (because its 100% free)
heres the link to that: -
http://www.freechess.org/
and if you decided to sign up I also suggest:-
http://www.babaschess.net/
^^ which links you to a download, babas is an excellent chess client for use with FICS -- much better than that jin applet crap.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by Dragon Firethere is a "surveybot" at FICS -- its sole purpose is to try and find a reliable formula for converting OTB ratings to standard FICS ones.
Thanks I will have a look at it. As I know OTB my rating is 300 points higher for blitz than normally timed games it will be interesting to see if I hit 2100 there or only 1500 (that might settle the debate)
its findings seem to suggest that FICS ratings are lower than FIDE.
so, a server 1700 player should be closer to 1900 FIDE -- that is of course, if surveybot has any credability to its work. (which I honestly doubt)
so....bascially what I'm trying to say is, you propably won't hit 2100 blitz.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by ShinidokiIsn't jin the best interface for Fics? What is that babas thing?
FICS is like ICC, or playchess...but better (because its 100% free)
heres the link to that: -
http://www.freechess.org/
and if you decided to sign up I also suggest:-
http://www.babaschess.net/
^^ which links you to a download, babas is an excellent chess client for use with FICS -- much better than that jin applet crap.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by ivan2908there are several usable clients.
Isn't jin the best interface for Fics? What is that babas thing?
the mains ones are:-
A) Jin
B) Winboard
C) Babas
personally i have a strong dislike for jin - becuase to get a game I have to be a programmer first, not only that, it actaully takes a long time to load on my computer.
winboard i havn't used.
and then we have Babas, which is downloaded (thus, no loading times) and basically it is just a very user friendly cleint full of nice little features
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by ShinidokiThanks for the information. What I detest when a play Jin is that I can't save PGN files. So I'll try to use that other interface
there are several usable clients.
the mains ones are:-
A) Jin
B) Winboard
C) Babas
personally i have a strong dislike for jin - becuase to get a game I have to be a programmer first, not only that, it actaully takes a long time to load on my computer.
winboard i havn't used.
and then we have Babas, which is downloaded (thus, no loading times) and basically it is just a very user friendly cleint full of nice little features
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by ivan2908With babas you can.....
Thanks for the information. What I detest when a play Jin is that I can't save PGN files. So I'll try to use that other interface
and not only can you save pgn files you can save them by your oppenant (so a whole file full of Shini vs Bigdave another shini vs. smallblingblingdave) or, by type (blitz is one file, standard another) or by date (all the game you play on 21/10/11 will be in that file, while all the games played on 22/10/11 will be stored in another file)
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by Shinidokithat might be a bit of a strech (not much), but FICS is free.
FICS is like ICC, or playchess...but better (because its 100% free)
I wouldn't even touch jin or winboard/xboard (as fics client) after using babaschess. it's simply superior in every way, and best piece of chess related software I've come across.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by wormwoodyes.... thats me.
wow, you've really been busy on FICS, if you're 'shinidoki' there as well! 2174 blitz games, 3199 standards and a couple of hundreds of other games as well. 🙂
I just fingered myself:-
Total time online: 53 days, 23 hrs, 17 mins
% of life online: 17.8 (since Wed Nov 2, 06:58 PST 2005)
^^ so yes, I have been very busy -- 20% of my life busy.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by Dragon FireI'm not sure on that -- there are computer accounts for blitz, so its possible. (but i think they use a certain interface)
As a plus, I presume at blitz it is virtually impossible to use an engine so you are guaranteed to be playing against a human opponent.
however, ...if you had fritz running in the background, and you kept on alt-tabbing then playing the moves yourself, you would most certaintly have a very low blitz rating.
01 Sep 06
Originally posted by Shinidokiplus 20% sleeping;
yes.... thats me.
I just fingered myself:-
Total time online: 53 days, 23 hrs, 17 mins
% of life online: 17.8 (since Wed Nov 2, 06:58 PST 2005)
^^ so yes, I have been very busy -- 20% of my life busy.
20% having sex;
20% eating.
when do you get to earn a living?