28 Feb 12
Originally posted by kingshillYes, I know, but it was my opponent who told me about the blunder. I did not see it at all.
You can delete conditional moves as long as they have not been automatically played. Just edit you conditional moves.
I've accidentally set up blunders in the past and removed them in this way.
Originally posted by RJHindsVisualization is only a part of the makeup of a strong player; the other key skills are evaluation and analysis. You are not likely to be good at either of these if your visualization is poor. The Analyze Board feature will help to some degree with analysis (hence the name), but it'll still take a lot longer if you don't know the basics of how to determine and prioritize candidate moves. But Analyze Board will absolutely NOT help you with evaluation. But gee, you know what's great at both analysis and evaluation? Computers. In all seriousness though, visualization isn't everyone's strong suit. Some are better at evaluation than visualization, or vice versa, but no one's skills in those areas are as disparate as yours' would have to be if every word of your story were true.
You are talking about RHP where there is no visualization problem. I am
talking about OTB play where I have to move the pieces with my mind
and try to remember where they are in a plan of attack or defense.
As for me, I'd say my OTB playing strength is about 1600 USCF (current rating is 1500, but I have just started getting back into competitive chess after a long absence and I don't think my rating is finished catching up to my ability), and I am confident I would beat you OTB because I don't miss simple one-move threats. Your USCF "rating of 1817" (from your profile) is not at all impressive because it's a provisional rating based on four events, and your one and only win came against someone rated 750. How do I know this? Let's just say that you've made it pretty easy for anyone who wanted to look you up on USCF, to be able to do so.
One final thought: I've read posts from quite a few strong players on this site over the years. You simply don't post like someone who has the ability to achieve an expert rating, in any capacity, correspondence or otherwise. I remember a number of years ago, there was a player whose rating was rising steadily into the 2000's, yet he had trouble accepting that an opposite-colored-bishop endgame is often drawn even with one side being up a pawn or two. It came as no surprise to anyone when he was confirmed as an engine user and banned.
28 Feb 12
Originally posted by Natural Scienceyes this is brilliant, visualisation is one thing but evaluation quite another, bravo.
Visualization is only a part of the makeup of a strong player; the other key skills are evaluation and analysis. You are not likely to be good at either of these if your visualization is poor. The Analyze Board feature will help to some degree with analysis, but it'll still take a lot longer if you don't know the basics of how to determine and prior ...[text shortened]... e as no surprise to anyone when he was confirmed as an engine user and banned.
Originally posted by WanderingKingYou need to study the mate puzzles and tactical ideas so that you know
RJHinds, this is nonsense. Even I know this. I'm a bad player at the chess table and I'm better here. And indeed the possibility of setting up a board with the position from my game and moving pieces around is partly the reason why I'm better here. But not this much better. There's a simple reason for this. I'm bad at chess but I know my math. Finding ...[text shortened]... e exchanged messages about the situation and it's common knowledge for us now.
about them when they come up in a game. If you don't know about
these ideas you are not likely to see them in your games. But most of
us do not have the memory and visualization ability like some of the
old masters who could play blindfold chess. Magnus Carsen in that
video has that ability when he demonstrated it by playing 10 or so
games simultaneously without the use of a chessboard or pieces. He
said he did not need them. Watch that video and see what I mean.
My memory and visualization was better when I was young, but now I
can't even visualize my dreams.
Originally posted by Natural ScienceI wish I did not have to keep defending myself against cheating by using
Visualization is only a part of the makeup of a strong player; the other key skills are evaluation and analysis. You are not likely to be good at either of these if your visualization is poor. The Analyze Board feature will help to some degree with analysis (hence the name), but it'll still take a lot longer if you don't know the basics of how to de e as no surprise to anyone when he was confirmed as an engine user and banned.
a computer chess engine during my games. I still believed this all started
due to my views I posted on the spirituality forum against atheists, JWs,
and the theory of evolution. I believe I have already mentioned that the
1817 rating was given to me after a 3-way tie in the 1982 World Open
in which I was playing in the under 1600 group, with an entry rating of
1572 and an exit rating of 1717 + 100 pts bonus for being one of the
winners of the tournament. I was not able to play anymore rated games
due to work commitments. I joined RHP a year ago to sharpen my chess
skills. I have many chess books, most of I have yet to read. But I have
worn out a book called "Winning Chess Tactics Illustrated". The pages
are coming loose so I have had to tape and glue it back together. It is
not like I do not know anything about tactics as you are suggesting. I
have other newer books on chess tactics as well. My problem is that
I am a slow thinker with memory and visualization problems OTB. But
I recently joined the USCF and a chess club in Columbia, SC even though
it is 73 miles away from where I live so I can play OTB again. My first
game was aginst a young lady that I thought was just beginning because
I beat her so easily because of her bad play. I told her I was sorry to
beat her like that and she assured me she was not going to cry. She may
be the one that had the 750 rating you were talking about. Then I lost to
a 1500+ player, who surprised me with a trap in the Petroff defense, Stafford
gambit. I lost again against a 1600+ player and had my first win with longer
time controls against a 1900+ player. I have lost all my games with quick
time controls, like 15 and 20 minute games. I can't think fast enough in
those games. Like I told Proper Knob, the atheists that started all these
accusations against me, I may be good at analyzing, since that is where most
of my experience is. I still doubt if I have had 50 rated games yet OTB.
As far as the draw games I have had here on RHP, it was I that asked
my opponent for the draw first and then he later requested the draw. There
was one case in which I accepted two draws against the same opponent
in the middle game because he sent me a message saying he wanted to
reduce his game load.
Originally posted by RJHindsbut dude there are many who think you are pumpkin eating simply because you dont
I wish I did not have to keep defending myself against cheating by using
a computer chess engine during my games. I still believed this all started
due to my views I posted on the spirituality forum against atheists, JWs,
and the theory of evolution. I believe I have already mentioned that the
1817 rating was given to me after a 3-way tie in the 1982 W ...[text shortened]... t
in the middle game because he sent me a message saying he wanted to
reduce his game load.
seem to know anything about chess, who have never ventured near the spirituality
forum and who cannot believe that a 2200 rated player should talk such drivel, not
because of evolution, not because they are atheistic, not because they are anything
other than convinced. Personally i dont care whether you are or are not, if you are, its
simply another form of self delusion, but there are some who care about these things.
Best thing you could do is annotate a few games, explain your thought process, that
might help.
28 Feb 12
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI know you are prejudice because I call the Jehovah's Witnesses a cult and
but dude there are many who think you are pumpkin eating simply because you dont
seem to know anything about chess, who have never ventured near the spirituality
forum and who cannot believe that a 2200 rated player should talk such drivel, not
because of evolution, not because they are atheistic, not because they are anything
other than conv ...[text shortened]... est thing you could do is annotate a few games, explain your thought process, that
might help.
false religion with the Watchtower Society as there false god.
Originally posted by RJHindsNo i couldn't care less what you call me, my religion or anything else, heck i dont even
I know you are prejudice because I call the Jehovah's Witnesses a cult and
false religion with the Watchtower Society as there false god.
care whether you are a pumpkin eater or not. I have tried to help you out by stating
all you need to do to exonerate yourself is annotate a few games, if you dont know
how to do it, send me the annotations and ill post them for you. If you dont want to do
it, then that is a different matter.
28 Feb 12
Originally posted by robbie carrobieYou are both amazing in a way or two. One claims that earth and universe isn't older than say 10,000 years, but obviously has a problem in visualising, the other is rated just 1600, is a Jehovah Witnesser (correct?), but shows some considerable good understanding of chess. Really amazing stuff.
No i couldn't care less what you call me, my religion or anything else, heck i dont even
care whether you are a pumpkin eater or not. I have tried to help you out by stating
all you need to do to exonerate yourself is annotate a few games, if you dont know
how to do it, send me the annotations and ill post them for you. If you dont want to do
it, then that is a different matter.
28 Feb 12
Originally posted by RJHindsI`m not prejudice because you called the Jehovah's Witnesses a cult and
I know you are prejudice because I call the Jehovah's Witnesses a cult and
false religion with the Watchtower Society as there false god.
false religion, but its obvious that your understanding of chess is below 2000.
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28 Feb 12
Originally posted by tomtom232Way to go making yourself look even more prejudiced and close-minded than Hindsey, tom. And believe me, that takes some doing.
How can you call it the word of truth when it contains more lies than any other single work of literature?
Richard
28 Feb 12
Originally posted by RJHindsThis has nothing to do with evolution or atheism or Christianity or JW's, it's to do with the fact, for me anyhow, you have a 90%+ top 3 engine choice out of a 719 move sample. Something no GM past or present has ever achieved yet somehow you, Mr 1800 OTB, has.
I wish I did not have to keep defending myself against cheating by using
a computer chess engine during my games. I still believed this all started
due to my views I posted on the spirituality forum against atheists, JWs,
and the theory of evolution. I believe I have already mentioned that the
1817 rating was given to me after a 3-way tie in the 1982 W ...[text shortened]... t
in the middle game because he sent me a message saying he wanted to
reduce his game load.