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| Nov-08-06 | | Robin01: I prefer f4 here. |
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Nov-08-06
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Given the chance/option of a pawn takes pawn. Is there a rule, or is it preference to create equal pawn structure? Or is it better to create minority/majority side pawn structure? Example:
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| Nov-08-06 | | dakgootje: < Interesting Question Time:
Given the chance/option of a pawn takes pawn. Is there a rule, or is it preference to create equal pawn structure? Or is it better to create minority/majority side pawn structure?> Dont really know, though i would prefer the second diagram. This because one of the few things i ever learned about pawn structures is that its best to have as much connected pawns as possible, and therefore should keep that in mind at an pawn endgame. Because of that 5+2 would be better than 4+3 as at the first option youve got the biggest ammount of connected pawns. But i know BARELY ANYTHING about those subjects, so please dont think im right =P |
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Nov-08-06
 | | Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Like just about everything in chess, it depends. But in these two positions, I think an important point is that of symmetry. Diagram 2 could well be headed for a quick draw. With the pawn structures symmetrical, there is only one open file on the board. As long as neither side can dominate the file, the heavy pieces will likely be traded off there. The first position has far more life in it. The heavy pieces can't be traded easily, so they will stick around. White has a space advantage, and will try to expand on that while stopping Black from playing the pawn breaks ...b5, ...d5, or ...f5, any of which could give Black some space and unbalance the position further. (Study games with the "Maroczy Bind" to learn how it is played.) In response to your question, I'd say that, all things being equal, players will generally opt toward asymmetrical positions (diagram 1). The respective pawn majorities will figure in the subsequent plan, but I don't think they are necessarily the reason for the decision. |
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Nov-08-06
| | WannaBe: <Marco65> Using BabasChess, go to the 'Players' tab, find your own name. Right click on it, and select 'profile'. Go to the 'History' tab, you will see your last 10 games. I found that the e-mail button does not do anything, so here is what I do: Select the game you want, click on 'Examine' (close the profile window) then fast-forward to last move (">>"). Now select Edit->Edit Mode, it will ask you if you want to end the session. Select Yes, you will then get the option to save the PGN. I know it's long process, but since the e-mail function is not working, it's the only way I found. |
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| Nov-09-06 | | Swapmeet: <Wannabe> Actually, that works with any client. Just type "history" in the main console and it lists your last 10 games. Then if you want to examine its "examine <your name> <game #>". |
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Nov-10-06
| | WannaBe: Copied/pasted from cnn.com web-site:
<Microsoft to Vista hackers: Bring it on!
Microsoft's Jim Allchin is talking mighty tough to hackers eager to crack Vista, BetaNews reports. The extent of his bravado? You can run Windows Vista without antivirus software, he boasts, thanks to a new trick that randomizes the location of PC system files. (Many viruses rely on system files being located in the same spot on every Windows PC. With Vista, that's no longer the case; those files will be stored in random locations that vary from PC to PC, thanks to something called Address Space Layout Randomization.)While Microsoft is hyping Vista's new security features as a selling point - and Allchin's comments are part and parcel of that marketing campaign - Allchin is violating a fundamental tenet of security: Never wave a red flag in front of hackers' faces. You're just asking for trouble. Hyping this particular feature is an especially bad idea: Security researchers have already found vulnerabilities in Vista's ASLR technology. Microsoft's Michael Howard counters that researchers haven't found a weakness at all: it's an intentional design feature. Allowing too much randomness, he says, would make the system unstable. But a commenter on Howard's blog points out that the security compromise could be easily defeated with a "brute-force" attack if hackers used thousands of infected PCs to check every possible location for files.> |
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| Nov-10-06 | | shr0pshire: <Wannabe> Microsoft also said that XP was uncrackable. Hackers weren't supposed to be able to penetrate it, until a week after its initial release when it was first cracked and widely distributed. I think Microsoft gave it to the "hacking" community before its official release this time to gauge how secure it may be, while trying to avoid the same embarassment they incurred when XP was released. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Open Defence: <(Many viruses rely on system files being located in the same spot on every Windows PC. With Vista, that's no longer the case; those files will be stored in random locations that vary from PC to PC, thanks to something called Address Space Layout Randomization.)> oh geez now if you want to find out what's wrong you have no idea where the file may be ? brilliant.. they threw out the baby, the bath water and the mommy!! |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: I have the algorithm that will crack Vista. I accidently discovered it while working on another problem. |
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Nov-10-06
| | WannaBe: <technical draw> You have my forum and Odd Lie page confused again. =) |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: I sometimes confuse <Wannabe>'s page with <chessmoron>'s but no confusion this time I really, truly, for sure have the algorithm that will crack any random based code. Cross my heart and hope to die. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | chessmoron: <technical draw> The fact that you get confused between <WannaBe> and me is that we both are Asian. The difference between him and I is that <WannaBe> is funnier than I am. |
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Nov-10-06
| | WannaBe: <technical draw> Not knowing too much about you, except you live(d) in Virginia, and is/has move(d) to Las Vegas. You very well may have the algorithm. Did you by chance worked on/for 'The Farm'?? |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: "The Farm"? Of course not. That's just aging hippie nonsense. More dreams of Walden Pond. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: <chessmoron> Are you saying that all asians look alike? Hmmm I always thought that was just a stereotype. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | chessmoron: <TD> No, of course not. Why would I stereotype my own ethnicity? I'm not even sure that includes in the stereotype category. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | chessmoron: Stereotypes are often very demeaning but here it doesn't follow. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: Are all sterotypes negative? How about the one that says all Jews are smart. Isn't that a positive stereotype? |
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| Nov-10-06 | | chessmoron: That's an opinion not a stereotype. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: Speaking of sterotypes, Vietnamese comic Dat Phan once joked that he was the only Asian in his High School class that flunked math! |
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| Nov-10-06 | | chessmoron: Some people say that all Asians are good in math is a common stereotype. But I would take that as a compliment. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: My son perpetuates that stereotype. He is half Asian (Thai) (Like Tiger Woods without the millions) and he graduated from College Magna Cum Laude in engineering. (I myself graduated Magna Cum Raspe.) The recruiters at an employment fair saw the asian features and hired him on the spot! |
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| Nov-10-06 | | chessmoron: <TD> I'm pretty sure that the recruiter saw your son's transcript and saw your son as a brilliant individual. It's not like here's my transcript consisting of C's and B's and I'm Asian and I don't the recruiter will hire these individuals. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | technical draw: C's and B's ? Sounds good to me. You're hired! Remember, always ask them if they want fries with that order! |
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