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Feb-09-09
 | | kwgurge: <capafan> I'm with you on that! |
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| Feb-10-09 | | sentriclecub: Ok, after a lot of digging, I've found some interesting conflict of interest. Stay tuned! ICOI :^^ |
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| Feb-10-09 | | morfishine: Hello!<kutztown46> I am all for your forums. I fall into the creative & aggressive departments. My strengths lie in fast development, positional play, 'in-between-moves' & outnumbering the enemy in a sector with a view to breaking through. I am rated about 1800. If I can be of service, I would like to do more than 'kibitz' |
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Feb-10-09
 | | kutztown46: <morfishine>
Thanks for stopping by. Perhaps when we start the forums you could assist one of the forum hosts in some way. |
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| Feb-10-09 | | capafan: <morfishine>If you are eager to assist, I could use your help in my forum now... Just leave me a note on my forum and I will get you started. |
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| Feb-11-09 | | capafan: <kutztown46>I just opened up another sister-forum at shredderfan chessforum for your information. I am splitting the analysis between two fora so that it does not get cumbersome. I hope you do not mind that I tried to usurp <morfishine>'s assistance... Can you have someone update the "sticky" to add the other forum? Thank you. ...and yes, I am fine with your continuing as the forum administrator. :) |
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Feb-11-09
| | kutztown46: <capafan>
I asked <zanshin> to work on the sticky. He has agreed to maintain it for the GMMU game. |
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| Feb-11-09 | | zanshin: <kutz> I made the changes - someone had already started, so not all the links are ones I added. Let me know if there's anything I need to add, edit or delete. |
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| Feb-15-09 | | capafan: <kutz>With respect to your post on my forum, your analysis sounds fine...assuming he does not play 4. Qc2 when all bets are off. |
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| Feb-16-09 | | sentriclecub: Re:< Ok, after a lot of digging, I've found some interesting conflict of interest. Stay tuned! ICOI :^^>
Ok, so I started researching and trying to pull quotes from <Stephen R. Covey> and <Joseph Juran> which Capafan has either read or co-authored their books! Its impossible for me to finish the long post, partly because Capafan is so similar to how I am over at wikipedia, that it feels like bragging even though nobody knows how I am over at wikipedia! Long story short, kwgurge has over 50 posts in the past GMT game alone saying that what capafan is doing <can't be done> and capafan is the only person to ever "work the main page" to ensure results, just as I did to make guess-the-move more popular than any temp forum at the time. My 6 day hiatus is over, I hope this explanation is remotely clear, if only just to <capafan> Keep up the excellent work! The vote totals are your feedback, ignore dialog and ignore process--just keep us organized during the opening phase! :^^ <sc> |
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| Feb-18-09 | | capafan: <kutztown46>
FYI...I just posted this in my forum in anticipation of 4...e6. .......
Forum Header and Summary Updated (02/18/09 10:50:00 PST) ... I will periodically post this notice: at other times the forum header may not reflect the latest analyses. pgn formatted analysis has been moved from the forum header to the forum detail. Links to the pgn analysis can be found in the forum header. The current main base line has been switched to:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 Nbd7 moving forward, assuming 4...e6 is selected, this will be the initial base line used for analysis in this forum once the forums officially start. Analysis of 6...b5 is still included as an alternate. Thanks to all who have posted analysis. |
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Feb-18-09
| | kutztown46: <capafan>
If your existing forum is concentrating more on 6...Nbd7 than 6...b5, then I will assign you the Base Line forum initially, assuming 5. g3. I'm trying to preserve continuity as much as possible. Thanks for telling me. |
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| Feb-19-09 | | Waitaka: <zanshin> I did add the FAQ and the OE Current Position sticky entries. I was updating the OE current position on an irregular basis. You can delete them, or take over the update, if you want. :) |
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Feb-23-09
| | kutztown46: <Guidelines for Analysis Forums after 5. g3> Forum host for Base Line Forum: User: capafan Forum host for Aggressive Alternates Forum: User: mckmck Forum host for Careful Alternates Forum: User: dalbertz Forum host for Creative Alternates Forum: User: Red October The <Base Line> in the opening phase of the game will be defined as the most commonly played next ten half-moves, according to my database of over 600,000 high-level games. Let me make very clear that I am not claiming this line to be the best for either side, and I am not advocating that we play it. The forum system in use for this game requires that we define a base line. The <Base Line> for this position is <5…dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5>. The Base Line Forum will consider this line, as well as all deviations from this line by white. Alternate moves by us will be considered by one of the other forums. The following alternate moves for us are considered non-obscure, based on being played at least 10% as often as the base line move in my database. If there is interest in any of these moves, they should be discussed at the <Aggressive Alternates Forum> or the <Careful Alternates Forum>: 5…Nbd7 or Be7
6…b5
7…Be7, Bd6 or Bb4
8…none
9…none
Please note that I do not plan to be the arbiter of whether one of these moves should be considered aggressive or careful. That should be decided by the analysts and forum hosts. All other alternate moves for us should be covered at the <Creative Alternates Forum>. Moves which could be discussed there include, but are not limited to, the following moves (all of which appear at least once in my database): 5…Bb4, Ne4 or b6
6…Be7 or b6
7…Qa5
8…b4 or Bb4
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| Feb-23-09 | | capafan: <kutz>...and here we go. Good luck. |
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Feb-23-09
| | kutztown46: <capafan> and to you. :) |
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| Feb-25-09 | | capafan: <So what do we think he will play after 5...Nbd7? That will determine which of you should get the Base Line forum. Your thoughts?>
Maybe this is simplistic but why not wait until after GMMU makes his 6th move to switch the forums? |
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Feb-26-09
| | kutztown46: <Guidelines for Analysis Forums after 5...dxc4> <All forum hosts keep the same theme> Forum host for Base Line Forum: User: capafan Forum host for Aggressive Alternates Forum: User: mckmck Forum host for Careful Alternates Forum: User: dalbertz Forum host for Creative Alternates Forum: User: Red October The <Base Line> in the opening phase of the game will be defined as the most commonly played next ten half-moves, according to my database of over 600,000 high-level games. Let me make very clear that I am not claiming this line to be the best for either side, and I am not advocating that we play it. The forum system in use for this game requires that we define a base line. The <Base Line> for this position is <6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 Be7>. The Base Line Forum will consider this line, as well as all deviations from this line by white. Alternate moves by us will be considered by one of the other forums. The following alternate moves for us are considered non-obscure, based on being played at least 10% as often as the base line move in my database. If there is interest in any of these moves, they should be discussed at the <Aggressive Alternates Forum> or the <Careful Alternates Forum>: 6…b5
7…Be7, Bd6 or Bb4
8…none
9…none
10...Nxc3, h6 or N7b6
Please note that I do not plan to be the arbiter of whether one of these moves should be considered aggressive or careful. That should be decided by the analysts and forum hosts. All other alternate moves for us should be covered at the <Creative Alternates Forum>. Moves which could be discussed there include, but are not limited to, the following moves (all of which appear at least once in my database): 6…Be7 or b6
7…Qa5
8…b4 or Bb4
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| Feb-26-09 | | YouRang: <The <Base Line> for this position is <6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 Be7>. The Base Line Forum will consider this line, as well as all deviations from this line by white. Alternate moves by us will be considered by one of the other forums.> Sorry if this has been asked before...
So, posts should go to the Base-Line forum to discuss <6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 Be7>, or any *white* deviation from it. Does that mean that any line that begins with any move other than 6.Bg2 (such as 6.Ne5 or 6.Bb4 etc.) would go into this Base-Line forum, since it's (technically) a white deviation? |
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Feb-26-09
| | kutztown46: <YouRang>
Correct. |
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Mar-01-09
| | kutztown46: <Guidelines for Analysis Forums after 6. Bg2> <All forum hosts keep the same theme> Forum host for Base Line Forum: User: capafan Forum host for Aggressive Alternates Forum: User: mckmck Forum host for Careful Alternates Forum: User: dalbertz Forum host for Creative Alternates Forum: User: Red October The <Base Line> in the opening phase of the game will be defined as the most commonly played next ten half-moves, according to my database of over 600,000 high-level games. Let me make very clear that I am not claiming this line to be the best for either side, and I am not advocating that we play it. The forum system in use for this game requires that we define a base line. The <Base Line> for this position is <6…Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 Be7 11. Qh5>. The Base Line Forum will consider this line, as well as all deviations from this line by white. Alternate moves by us will be considered by one of the other forums. The following alternate moves for us are considered non-obscure, based on being played at least 10% as often as the base line move in my database. If there is interest in any of these moves, they should be discussed at the <Aggressive Alternates Forum> or the <Careful Alternates Forum>: 6…b5
7…Be7, Bd6 or Bb4
8…none
9…none
10...Nxc3, h6 or N7b6
Please note that I do not plan to be the arbiter of whether one of these moves should be considered aggressive or careful. That should be decided by the analysts and forum hosts. All other alternate moves for us should be covered at the <Creative Alternates Forum>. Moves which could be discussed there include, but are not limited to, the following moves (all of which appear at least once in my database): 6…Be7 or b6
7…Qa5
8…b4 or Bb4
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| Mar-02-09 | | DanLanglois: <kutztown46>,
the troll voting for 6...Kxe1=N has managed to poll 15 votes. This is rather demoralizing, and worse, a possible threat to the integrity of voting system (a *certain* threat). Is there any action that can be taken?
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Mar-02-09
| | kutztown46: <DanL>
I agree it is annoying, but I have no authority or means to do anything about it. My advice, if you can't ignore it, is to ask chessgames.com to look into it. |
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Mar-04-09
| | kutztown46: <Guidelines for Analysis Forums after 6...Nbd7> <All forum hosts keep the same theme> Forum host for Base Line Forum: User: capafan Forum host for Aggressive Alternates Forum: User: mckmck Forum host for Careful Alternates Forum: User: dalbertz Forum host for Creative Alternates Forum: User: Red October The <Base Line> in the opening phase of the game will be defined as the most commonly played next ten half-moves, according to my database of over 600,000 high-level games. Let me make very clear that I am not claiming this line to be the best for either side, and I am not advocating that we play it. The forum system in use for this game requires that we define a base line. The <Base Line> for this position is <7. O-O b5 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 Be7 11. Qh5 g6>. The Base Line Forum will consider this line, as well as all deviations from this line by white. Alternate moves by us will be considered by one of the other forums. The following alternate moves for us are considered non-obscure, based on being played at least 10% as often as the base line move in my database. If there is interest in any of these moves, they should be discussed at the <Aggressive Alternates Forum> or the <Careful Alternates Forum>: 7…Be7, Bd6 or Bb4
8…none
9…none
10...Nxc3, h6 or N7b6
11...none
Please note that I do not plan to be the arbiter of whether one of these moves should be considered aggressive or careful. That should be decided by the analysts and forum hosts. All other alternate moves for us should be covered at the <Creative Alternates Forum>. Moves which could be discussed there include, but are not limited to, the following moves (all of which appear at least once in my database): 7…Qa5
8…b4 or Bb4
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| Mar-05-09 | | capafan: <kutz>
Having a long baseline from the opening has proven a double-edged sword...yes, it seems the team follows the line, but now I do not know how to introduce good sidelines?! I am surprised that 6...b5 did not fare better in the voting; but I sincerely believe our *shouts* to follow pregame analysis may have been too successful. I fear <kwgurge> may have put me on ignore for my harsh stance to his arguments about this very point...a little of my own frustration gone bad. The more I have analyzed, the less comfortable I am with the baseline as it stands...10...h6 has proven far too risky and even belittled. I will switch to 10...Be7 but even this I am cool to; but this is personal bias. I am ok with whatever you decide, you may want to ask <RV> what he is comfortable with. The next move will be another donnybrook. 7...Be7 (assuming 7.0-0) is very solid. We have to be concerned that we are leading the team down a path by having a baseline...we at least should ask the question whether or not to change the baseline if it differs more than a few centipawns from <RV> from now on. |
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