13 Feb 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyI said that I am not far away from it. I have learned the rules when I was about 12. A played relative often when I was in School. There, I learned a lot by playing with a good friend of mine, who was clearly stronger in chess. He invited me to go with him to the local chess club, which I did for about one year. I played on board 8 in the team and I got the second (or third?) place in the Club's annual tournament (my friend won). Then I went to University and forgot about chess until 2003, where I started to play chess on Instantchess (under the name gambit). I got a rating close to 2000, but wasn't able to go significantly higher. Now it seems that CC is more suitable to me. I guess that I had the skills of a 2000 player when I started here. Everything above seems to be due to an improvement of understanding chess.
Have you really never played serious OTB chess before? I was thinking about starting a thread about who the highest rated such player on this site is, but was afraid it would interpreted as more cheating accusations from me.
There are so many resources on the internet nowadays, i.e. games databases, forums and of course places to play online chess, that ...[text shortened]... layed serious OTB chess before? By serious I mean tournament, league or other competitive chess.
13 Feb 08
Originally posted by gambit05When you said "I am not that far away from it" I assumed you mean the 2200+ rating that Cludi had mentioned in the immediately preceding post.
I said that I am not far away from it. I have learned the rules when I was about 12. A played relative often when I was in School. There, I learned a lot by playing with a good friend of mine, who was clearly stronger in chess. He invited me to go with him to the local chess club, which I did for about one year. I played on board 8 in the team and I got the ...[text shortened]... hen I started here. Everything above seems to be due to an improvement of understanding chess.
It sounds to me like you have quite a bit of OTB experience and you are hereby disqualified from my competition to find the highest rated player on this site who has played no serious OTB chess.
13 Feb 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyWhat a pity.
When you said "I am not that far away from it" I assumed you mean the 2200+ rating that Cludi had mentioned in the immediately preceding post.
It sounds to me like you have quite a bit of OTB experience and you are hereby disqualified from my competition to find the highest rated player on this site who has played no serious OTB chess.
When I said "I am not that far away from it" I meant both, the rating and the OTB experience. I have some, but not very much and it is a long time ago.
13 Feb 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyDoes a top rated player who doesn't know what OTB is count?
Any advance on 2154 (#42 in the top player table) for someone on this site who has never played serious OTB chess before?
If so, I nominate User 225175
http://www.timeforchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=39097&page=4
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13 Feb 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyIt's an interesting question. I would believe that it would be possible to reach such a standard without ever playing OTB, but on the other hand I think most people who have an interest in chess that is serious enough to get so far will also eventually want to try their skills on the board. On the third hand 😉, if you have become a decent CC player without ever playing OTB, the idea of playing OTB can be somewhat intimidating because you know you'll have to start on a much lower level there - I know it is for me, even though I am not great at CC either. And of course chess clubs aren't available everywhere, and for some people OTB may not be an option due to illness or disabilities.
Have you really never played serious OTB chess before? I was thinking about starting a thread about who the highest rated such player on this site is, but was afraid it would interpreted as more cheating accusations from me.
There are so many resources on the internet nowadays, i.e. games databases, forums and of course places to play online chess, that ...[text shortened]... could genuinely get to a very high standard without actually meeting any players face to face.
13 Feb 08
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Originally posted by RagnorakThere seems to be a lot of anti Red Night feeling on some threads. I played him a couple of times a long time ago and he seemed like a great guy to me, even though he somehow managed to beat me from a completely drawn position. I'm sure he mentioned playing for a chess club in Scotland as well. I looked at the thread you posted and it's obvious he had never come across the term "over the board" before. Nothing wrong with that. At least he didn't ask "what's a board?", then I would have been suspicious.
Does a top rated player who doesn't know what OTB is count?
If so, I nominate User 225175
http://www.timeforchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=39097&page=4
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13 Feb 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyWell I must admit I'm just a little bit suspicious if someone who plays master-level chess and who's mother tongue is English has never heard the expression 'over-the-board chess'. Even I have, and I'm Finnish!
There seems to be a lot of anti Red Night feeling on some threads. I played him a couple of times a long time ago and he seemed like a great guy to me, even though he somehow managed to beat me from a completely drawn position. I'm sure he mentioned playing for a chess club in Scotland as well. I looked at the thread you posted and it's obvious he had never ...[text shortened]... with that. At least he didn't ask "what's a board?", then I would have been suspicious.
Anyway, if RN and the other one are not counted, I'm putting myself forward. I've never played 'serious' OTB chess, not even belonged to a chess club!
What's the prize, btw? (I know, it's a ban from the site... 🙂)
13 Feb 08
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Originally posted by Fat LadyMy first language is not english and I'm therfore not the one to judge if not knowing the term "over the board" is unusual for a strong player or not. But I think a vast majority of danish players know the term "nærskak" and I would be surprised if a strong player didn't know this term.
There seems to be a lot of anti Red Night feeling on some threads. I played him a couple of times a long time ago and he seemed like a great guy to me, even though he somehow managed to beat me from a completely drawn position. I'm sure he mentioned playing for a chess club in Scotland as well. I looked at the thread you posted and it's obvious he had never with that. At least he didn't ask "what's a board?", then I would have been suspicious.
PS. This post IS NOT meant as an accusation against Red Night!
13 Feb 08
Originally posted by Mephisto2That's what I thought at first, but when I checked the thread in question Red Night, after having the abbreviation explained, had actually asked "What does over the board mean?".
No, if you mean the three letters 'OTB'. Even some experienced club players here (in Belgium) wouldn't know what that stands for.
I still don't think this is particularly unusual, I don't the term is used that much. It's probably used more in online chess forums than in chess clubs.
13 Feb 08
Originally posted by gambit05it may have been a while ago but you had a good grounding in face to face play. Not as much as some perhaps but certainly a lot more than nothing.
What a pity.
When I said "I am not that far away from it" I meant both, the rating and the OTB experience. I have some, but not very much and it is a long time ago.
Also, compared to erice1 (for example) your rating climb has been over a period of getting on for three years - and doesn't date back to only last September.