27 Feb 06
Originally posted by alexstclaireI actually never had this problem. But if you are having trouble seeing the actual board, try moving you chair around and find the best spot. When you are looking at the computer you can see the whole board, but with a live board depending on how big it is, ours are over 2.5 ft squares I belive, It's hard to see the whole board, especailly if you are a small person or a child.
Thanks for the help Rahim and arc. Do you see the board as the computer similarly now?
02 Mar 06
Originally posted by ark13ditto -
Yes, certainly. That is why playing a couple more tournaments will help immensely. You need time to get used to the setting.
give me a computer screen and my favorite Babas Board i'm happy
Put a bunch of wooden peices infrount of me it confuses me -- maybe its just a placebo -- or a excuse....but whatever, i play badly
As for my rating i don't have a clue - At FICS its around 1700 for standard [low-ish rd] then on "kasparov chessmate" [ruffian engine] its around 1900 and on fritz 8 its about 1500 because i can't beat the bloody thing.
as for OTB i'm still a provisional....
so in short i don't have a clue what my "true" strength is - its all just a bunch of contradictory numbers - - i wish i could simply ignore them and play -- but i can't it seems to be a real sense of acheivement when you crack your own personal best..
11 May 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugNot sure about that. Two of the three conversions I've seen published reckon 115BCF is 1520FIDE (Elo = 8BCF + 600). Though the other agrees with what you've got there.
Or BCF? I joined a club 2 weeks ago, played and won one rated game so far, current grade 115 (about 1800 FIDE i think), 2nd game on Wednesday.