2. There *is* such a thing as too much paranoia. :)

3. 2004 was a long time ago, though I remember it too. ;) People this worried about being spied on have, by now, hopefully, figured out how to keep their cg identities from their bosses.

The winner of the game below currently has no individual games in the CG database but does appear in several consultation games with the spelling <Goring>.

Goering, Carl Theodor - Anderssen, Adolf [B46]

Leipzig Leipzig (7), 19.07.1877

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.0–0 Bd6 10.Bf5 0–0 11.Bg5 Be5 12.Nce2 Bxh2+ 13.Kh1 Bc7 14.Qd3 Ne5 15.Qh3 Ng6 16.Bxc8 Rxc8 17.Nf5 Bb8 18.Ned4 Bf4 19.Bxf4 Nxf4 20.Qg3 Ng6 21.f4 Ne4 22.Qg4 Qf6 23.Rad1 Rfe8 24.Rd3 a5 25.Kh2 Qa6 26.Rff3 Nf6 27.Qh3 h5 28.Rg3 Ng4+ 29.Rxg4 hxg4 30.Qxg4 Rxc2 31.Rh3 Rf2 32.Kg3 Qf1 33.Rh2 Rxf4 34.Ne7+ Rxe7 35.Qc8+ Nf8 36.Qxf8+ Kxf8 37.Rh8# 1–0

I came across this game in <The Great Book of Chess Combinations>, by Pintér, József, Caissa Chess Books (c)2012, at p. 10.

I hate to nag. I too have been guilty of using this page to sneak games into the database by the backdoor. But they're probably on to the trick by now.

<and if so how do i find it? thanks.>

Start at the chessgames.com homepage, on the right side, scroll down to the third last box where you can read "Our page of Database Statistics is filled with many fun facts.", where I've found the above posted link.

This idea has been brought up before. We aren't against it, but before jumping on the bandwagon and programming a move-number kibitzing mechanism, we wanted to think it through carefully. A few alternatives need to be noted.

First: If everybody had enough foresight to realize that their kibitzes will one day be read by people not knowing what position they are commenting on, the problem would fix itself. There really is no excuse for posting something as vague as <White looks better> when you could instead say <White looks better after 10.e4>. You don't have to have a lot of foresight to see the advantage there, even if you only take into account people who are reading your post in the next minute or two.

Second: The alternate approach, of making a "move number marker" like we have in Team-vs-GM games has to be considered. It's a nice way of accomplishing the same thing. Some kind of live-game robot could make a kibitz when a new move is posted. One wrinkle: unlike Team-vs-GM games, with live-games, blocks of many moves can come in simultaneously.

Usually the person in question has a pretty good idea of why they received the message, but it's worth mentioning that every now and then somebody completely innocent gets swept up in the process. This happens when we ban somebody by IP address and then it gets quickly reassigned to some innocent chess-fan. It sounds unlikely, but it happens.

Notice should have been sent to the email of the banned party first...informing him of his infractions and giving him the opportunity to present his side...CG then would send a second notice informing the person of its final decision. The two notice rule is what is applied in the workplace. ..else the aggrieved party can file a labor case citing the violation of a basic human right- the constitutional guarantee of due process of law-

<A fundamental, constitutional guarantee that all proceedings will be fair and that one will be given notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before the government acts to take away one's life, liberty, or property. Also, a constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unreasonable, Arbitrary, or capricious.>

While the observation of due process in a judicial proceeding finds application in a redress of a violation of a human right.

I believe extending its application to:

1. privileges granted non premium members

2. and rights granted premium members

here would would benefit CG in the long haul.

CG after all is a database community. If it wants to find acceptance in the face and heart of legitimate states and nations, it must also practice what these nations have collectively and universally declared and protected as a human right- the observance of due process in its dealings and proceedings.

As it is,

1. it condemns, judges and punishes before it hears..

Prepare for his routine where the Universal Declaration on Human Rights gets invoked as an argument for his fundamental right to make personal attacks against other users on a Moderated site.

Pursuant to my hope that CG becomes a better place to live in if it amends its rules specifically relating to banning of members by ingesting some elements of fair and just play, let me further stress the points which make outright banishment without notice and hearing a flawed proposition and an unhealthy and improper exercise by enumerating the basic rights and freedom it sought to violate and deny which are deemed integral components in a just, humane and democratic society .

1. The accused has the right to know what the charges are

2. The defendant also has the right to gather his/her own evidence and witnesses.

3. For a defendant to be found guilty, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused did in fact commit the offense (posting guidelines violations) that he/she has been charged with.

The basis for these rights is the supposition that all individuals are innocent until proven guilty.