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Jul-21-18
 | | Penguincw: < chessgames.com: We're going to cancel the broadcast of the final round of Dortmund in favor of Biel. > A bit late now, and I'm alright with either/or, but I think in the future, the last round of a tournament should be broadcast instead of the first round of a tournament (because it's the finale). Exceptions would be when the winner has already been decided, or if the 2nd tournament has a really notable matchup (ex. Carlsen and So facing off for the first time), etc. In any case, if they start at different times you can switch to the other one. |
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Jul-22-18
 | | OhioChessFan: I'm probably alone in this, but I don't care for the new header in player pages that shows sacrifices. The space it takes, and sloppy look it creates, doesn't justify the information it imparts IMHO. |
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Jul-22-18
| | OhioChessFan: Agree with <Penguin> and meant to say the same thing. Definitely the last round of a tournament should take precedence unless nothing at all is at stake in the standings. I know it's Carlsen and all, but........ |
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| Jul-22-18 | | zanzibar: The sacrifice glyphs need to come in both White/Black version, imo. |
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Jul-22-18
 | | chessgames.com: <zanzibar> <Please add an indicator to a game link when the link goes to a non-starting position in the game.> I considered that from the very start but couldn't decide on what it should look like. Candidate formats I considered included: <Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, 30...Qxa2>
<Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, after 30...Qxa2>
<Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, move 31>
<Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, 31>
<Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, 31.?>
<Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, White's 31st>
<Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, 31.Qh7+>
(and others)
None of those choices strike me as being the "obviously correct" format, but none are obviously incorrect either. In the absence of text being automatically filled in, you can always put your own label next to your text, like this: Bacrot vs Leko, 2008 31.? after ...Qxa2 |
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Jul-22-18
| | chessgames.com: <I think in the future, the last round of a tournament should be broadcast instead of the first round of a tournament (because it's the finale).> ... <Definitely the last round of a tournament should take precedence unless nothing at all is at stake in the standings.> You're right. It was a decision decided more by laziness than Carlsen-fever. You see, it takes about a half hour to set up the broadcast area for a new tournament, and I didn't feel like doing it in realtime this morning while games were taking place; much easier was preparing it last night. My apologies to anybody who was disappointed about not being able to watch Nepomniachtchi-Meier on Chessgames today. <OhioChessFan: I'm probably alone in this, but I don't care for the new header in player pages that shows sacrifices.> You're not alone at all; several members on this page have already expressed dissatisfaction or at least questioned the significance of such a loosely defined concept. (See MissScarlett's recent post.) Please note that it is and always has been a preference option. The only thing that changed is the default. So if you don't like it, just go to Preferences Page and opt for <Do not show sacrifices in search results.> |
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| Jul-22-18 | | morfishine: <chessgames.com> I sent you an email 3 days ago |
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Jul-22-18
 | | Annie K.: <Bacrot vs Leko, 2008, after 30...Qxa2> I like this one. |
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Jul-22-18
| | chessgames.com: <offramp> Andorra Open (2018) |
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Jul-22-18
| | chessgames.com: <morfishine> Sorry for the delay, I was preparing a very thorough response. |
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| Jul-22-18 | | zanzibar: <<chessgames> In the absence of text being automatically filled in, you can always put your own label next to your text, like this: Bacrot vs Leko, 2008 31.? after ...Qxa2> I'd suggest just keeping it simple, and follow the format of the url itself. Not so hard, and readily apparent to those who can format the url (others will catch on, eventually). |
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Jul-23-18
| | chessgames.com: Has anybody received "server overloaded messages" recently? Do they go away in a "few minutes" as promised or are they more chronic? |
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Jul-23-18
 | | Stonehenge: Most of them go away very quickly, but today at around 04:00 AM EST there was a longer one. That one lasted at least more than half an hour. |
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Jul-23-18
 | | offramp: In London, also about 4am, there was one of about 15minutes. |
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| Jul-23-18 | | Big Pawn: <OhioChessFan: I'm probably alone in this, but I don't care for the new header in player pages that shows sacrifices. The space it takes, and sloppy look it creates, doesn't justify the information it imparts IMHO.> Agreed. It's also a spoiler. When I review a game, I try not to know who won or what the result was. |
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Jul-23-18
| | offramp: I agree with BP and OCF, if that is possible.
In Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851, one sac is given, of a bishop at move 11. What forensic purpose does that serve? |
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| Jul-23-18 | | zanzibar: <offramp> Some advice one should keep in mind when asking such questions about the bishop's fate: <Take a friend's advice. Leave well alone,
Or your goose may be cooked and eaten to the bone.> . |
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Jul-23-18
| | OhioChessFan: Had one yesterday morning, maybe 3AM cg.c time, it lasted a good 45 minutes. I think. I was half awake during it. |
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Jul-24-18
| | chessgames.com: <Big Pawn> <It's also a spoiler. When I review a game, I try not to know who won or what the result was.> Yes, exactly. That's why we have the preference option <Don't show game result (on search results, etc.)> If you don't have that enabled, you might want to go enable it now. You won't see 1-0 etc. at the top of game pages, or on lists of games. Anyhow, I don't see what the purpose of debating the merits of the feature, since the feature is about ten years old we haven't changed anything about it whatsoever. (For those who missed the headline, only the DEFAULT value is changing.) We're doing this because most people enjoy it, as proved by the thousands of people who enabled the feature back when the default was the other way. If you find yourself in the minority, no problem at all, turn it off. |
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Jul-24-18
| | offramp: “It is now 2:17pm.” Did you know that the Carlsen Svidler game has been over for about 5 hours? It is still alive and kicking at the Live Chess link on the front page. |
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| Jul-24-18 | | john barleycorn: Second request
< chessgames.com: ...
Every member has a logfile ("dossier") which admins can append notes to when deemed necessary. ...> Kindly, send me a copy of my "dossier". If possible the real one.> |
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| Jul-24-18 | | Mr. President: <chessgames.com> Send him the copy and let <john barleycorn> gonna pay for it. Useful for comparison: Clinton made #FakeDossier had cost as much as $12,000,000 (ballpark figure). |
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| Jul-24-18 | | Dr Winston OBoogie: <Mr. President: <chessgames.com> Send him the copy and let <john barleycorn> gonna pay for it.
Useful for comparison: Clinton made #FakeDossier had cost as much as $12,000,000 (ballpark figure).> None of your business <Trump Lover>. I agree with Jay-B.. If Ceegee have a Steelesque "dossier" on him then they should send it to him. And mine too - it may take 3 weeks to type out, lol :) |
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Jul-25-18
| | offramp: Could you please change the names of the players on the live game page. It is showing as Carlsen v Svidler but it is really Georgiadis v Carlsen. |
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Jul-25-18
| | offramp: chessgames.com I am bloody disappointed.
Yesterday night I mentioned that Carlsen v Svidler was entrenched on the front page “live chess” link. I thought that was fixed, but today the entire chess game, which has not yet ended according to you, was between Carlsen and Svidler! Half of the kibitzes were “who is playing who?”
“Faites-moi une faveur, mec!!” |
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