<Tab> There were 2 pgn headers on the game that confused the script that renders the game page . It has been updated.

<diceman> I'll look into the issue next week for a "quick fix". We are planning a major rewrite to the analysis code using a different language and planning to upgrade our server to increase CPUs on each analysis. We will slowly be discontinuing 'patch-up' work. Thanks for the descriptive bug reports.

Sorry for the long silence, again. I spent all my time on the new Live Event feature, while I have a live pgn link to test with(worked through the weekend trying to get this up in time). I'm starting the process of bringing in the new technology to the production server. I'm hoping to let users be able to access the Live Event feature by the final round of the Grand Swiss. Unfortunately, I don't believe we'll have the ability to kibitz yet, so I won't announce on the home page, but it should be ready by the following event. Feedback will be appreciated.

I will also be spending this weekend adding a few small features, mostly for our new admin hire(<Caisso>, he'll introduce himself soon) to help with emails, events, etc.
I'm also going to add a feature to the player's page for our editors, and <Alan>, to be able to upload images.

You are aware that <Stonehenge> is on (longterm?) hiatus aren't you?

Biographer Bistro (kibitz #22261)

Losing <AnnieK> was crippling, <Stone> devastating.

Saiyan?!? Is this the first Dragon Ball Z reference on <CG>?

I'm partial to all things Z, but isn't this pushing it a tad bit far?

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More seriously, I'm a little concerned about the implications of this:

<We will slowly be discontinuing 'patch-up' work.>

I suppose I'm skeptical, somewhat like <login>, about major code rewrites here on <CG>. Heck, we haven't even finishing fixing the last major upgrade from back in June:

chessgames.com chessforum (kibitz #36670)

< I'm really excited about the use of this new tech on the site.>
"More like 98 percent excited, 2 percent scared... It could be 98 percent scared and 2 percent excited."(Guess the movie)

I like to strongly advise letting the user experience function guide the design, meaning, conduct serious research prior to designing the application to determine actual user behaviours and expectations, and aim to prove the validity of each step in the design by conducting unbiased usability studies.

Sometimes the UX research can even affect low level choices such as the programming language or framework.

In any case good luck!

<Tab> Comments like the one above is not needed. I appreciate everything you do but that doesn't entitle you to disrespect anyone.

I just created a feature for <Caisso> to be able to add/update the New Events section.
In the future, if you need to delete/merge an event that is on the New Events section, let us know first. I didn't realize we created the WCC event already and took me about a half hour to figure out why the link on the New Events section wasn't working. Please save me the half hour by letting me know of the issue(that was caused by the merge), as you did in the event page but on <Caisso> or my forum(minus the name calling), I'll greatly appreciate it.
If there are any changes that need to be made to the New Events section, please notify <Caisso> at Caisso chessforum

My next task is giving <MissS> the ability to delete an accidental entry for the <GotD> and allowing editors to add/update player images on the player page.

Here is a link to the "(Not so) Live Event" test page for the Grand Swiss ( https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/g... ), if you'd like to get a feel for it.
The goal:
- All board images will be up-to-date at all times, without the need of reloading
- A user will be able to search games by player
- A user can click on any game and it will redirect to the Live Game(Live Game will also be up-to-date without the need of reloading... including Kibitz)
- Obviously, finish adding the Event header, Game Headers, page titles, etc... to the pages

<Tabanus>

I get cranky as well, but I have to second what <Stephen> just said about that:

<<Tab> Comments like the one above is not needed. I appreciate everything you do but that doesn't entitle you to disrespect anyone.>

Sadly, <Stonehenge> has so far made good on his promise to leave cg.com, pointing the finger squarely at you for a perceived insult. To be honest, I was a bit surprised about this, since I read your comment and I did not think you were targeting <Stonehenge> or anyone else in particular. He can get a little touchy too.

For me, I have not appreciated the little insults and slurs you have gifted me over the years either, but I would never leave for such a reason. More importantly, I not only recognize how much work you do, and how much help you have given so freely, and expertly, to me and others. Mainly, I like you very much and consider you to be a good friend. That's never going to change.

Anyways, the reason I know <Stonehenge> has not returned is that the work on the editor page seems to have been piling up. Remember when <Stephen> first gave us the page? <Stonehenge> had to have dug in for at least 48 hours a day, because he just about single handedly processed at least 600 correction slips, some of which had been sitting there since the Battle of Agincourt.

Anyways I suspect you have taken up some of the daily work <Stonehenge> had been doing on that page. I have been doing some of it over the last two days as well.

Sorry about that expression. And "headless chickens" too, I learned that expression from <twinlark> and liked it ;)

CG has always covered this event. I already have my crap intros ready :) But perhaps there's no one now to upload games on a daily basis.

No particular hurry here, but, then again, don't let me stop you.

<Stephen>

Just wondering if you have had time to look at either of the photos submitted recently on the corrections page? There are no other corrections to be processed at the moment, largely because of the hard work of <Stonehenge>, who has so far made good on his vow to leave us forever because of a perceived insult.

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<Player - P43967
Bernhard Lichtenstein Alan McGowan

?—?The Geni family history web site has a listing for this man. He is shown as Bernhard (Manes Ber) Lichtenstein, born 28 April 1883 at Boryslaw, Oblast Lwiw, Ukraine. It also states he died 03 April 1939 (55) in Amsterdam. There is a photograph of Mr Lichtenstein, which matches that in the Wiener Schachzeitung 1934, p162. This source had said that Mr Lichtenstein had recently celebrated his 50th birthday, suggesting 1884 as his date of birth. The Geni volunteer with whom I communicated provided a copy of the birth record, which clearly shows 1883. (I can pass this on, if you want.)

I emailed a descendant of the player to ask about confirmation of the date and place of death, but I have not yet had a reply.

I wanted to provide a photo of the player for the CG page. I reached out to Stephen McDonald, to whom I had previously sent images, but he asked me to hold off as someone else would soon be employed by CG to help. I am happy to provide the WSZ photo (and other players' images).

Regards,
Alan McGowan>

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This photograph looks promising on the copyright front, since the gentleman who sent it in says the player photo is from their "family album":

<Player - P39206
Louis Bernard Zapoleon

anon

?—?Here's a picture of him, from our family album, perhaps around 1907: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ghbwBaAKx...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ghbwBaAKx... >

The corrections backlog was cleared up months ago. New ones have been dealt with expeditiously since then.