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18 May 06
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Originally posted by Mary AnnIsn’t there a "meet opponents" thread for this sort of thing.
Why don't the better players post more games to the "open invites" list?
I'm currently 2068.
I was 2220, but stuff happens.
1700's using a program.
I'm playing people in "tournaments" that are rated in the 1500's.
If I win I get 0 points, if I lose, I lose 20/25 points gained 3 or 4 at a time.
I "challenge good players", I get a reply, "I only p ause they do not want to lose their rating, that means nothing.
Just a thought.
"Or maybe it is because they do not want to lose their rating, that means nothing."
Or maybe the ratio of good players compared to bad is slightly unbalanced. (Only 60 players over 2050 on the site and apparently 11464 players) Add to that the fact that many of the top players also have more games going than the number of opponents over 2050 and your idea that they are scared to lose their points flops a bit.
Throw your little moan onto the pile side by side with the other comment...........
"I'm playing people in "tournaments" that are rated in the 1500's.
If I win I get 0 points, if I lose, I lose 20/25 points gained 3 or 4 at a time. "
"Why don't the players rated over 2000, just start playing each other, and leave the weenies alone.
Or maybe it is because they do not want to lose their rating, that means nothing. "
Classic in a word.
As I understand it most of the top players do play each other but it tends to be in clan matches.
06 Jun 06
Originally posted by marinakatombAhhh, you resigned because the draw was over the horizon of your chess engine, silly me!! 😵
...Oh yeh, i've been meaning to ask you... On my travels i came across this game Game 1625906. Why did you resign? It's a draw, there is no way to Queen the pawn as long as the white rook remains on the g-file, no?
06 Jun 06
Originally posted by marinakatombI think the draw is pretty deep, and 'she' probably needed the computing time on other games...
I'm surprised, you'd expect fritz to find the draw easily...
no, wait, after 7minutes on 2.8ghz p4 fritz gives -0.08. although it's probably too long if you have to run your engine for dozens of games? she probably let it run for a minute or two, getting -2.13 or so, and mistook it for a lost game.
06 Jun 06
Originally posted by marinakatombIf I stick the position into Fritz it tells me it's a draw straight away. That's the tablebases doing their job. However if I turn those off we have a very different situation. Welcome to the horizon effect.
I'm surprised, you'd expect fritz to find the draw easily...
06 Jun 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZThat's very interesting. I used fritz to analyse an adjournment that i played recently. I didn't realise that it was so poor at playing endings!! Don't suppose anyone knows of somewhere i can download table baces from? Looks like i need them after all! 😕
If I stick the position into Fritz it tells me it's a draw straight away. That's the tablebases doing their job. However if I turn those off we have a very different situation. Welcome to the horizon effect.
16 Nov 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZI don't need Fritz or a Tablebase to tell me this is a draw. Just 30 seconds. How can any player rated well over 2000 not know this instantly?
If I stick the position into Fritz it tells me it's a draw straight away. That's the tablebases doing their job. However if I turn those off we have a very different situation. Welcome to the horizon effect.
16 Nov 06
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Originally posted by wormwoodThe point is Game 1625906 was resigned but anyone knows this is a draw. I can't understand why a strong player who has presumably left the site could not tell this virtually instantly.
they know. what's your point?
Even if they were cheating by using tablebases the draw would be obvious and has been for a number of moves.