stevemcd87 Member since Jun-06-20 · Last seen Oct-15-25 <Updated October 28, 2024> Hello, I am a web developer contracted by Chessgames.com<CG> to help maintain the website. <Feel free to report any bugs here.> Lichess profile: https://lichess.org/@/stevemcd87 Current tasks: - Update Endgame and Sacrifice Explorer - Update Engine Server - Stonehenge: After uploading games via <Upload a PGN file>, <Update Event Name> doesn't work. Also, it says <No Processed Submissions> even after the games are actually processed. Bugs: -<jnpop>,<z>: Purge voting queue Game Collection Voting && stevemcd87 chessforum - <Stonehenge>: ...Take for example <last FIDE rating>. This should update automatically but it doesn't. chessgames.com chessforum . - <kingscrusher>: ... on a big TV with Silk browser, the font size seems to be huge as if the TV is being treated like a big mobile phone. stevemcd87 chessforum - <Messiah> Random Game Feature: Feature leads to bad links chessgames.com chessforum Enhancements: -<MissS>: update accepted tags for gameloader chessgames.com chessforum - <z>: update the auto-magic linking to Winter's articles, Add <Event/Site> searching, And adding round number to game listings, chessgames.com chessforum && stevemcd87 chessforum - <Stonehenge>: Remove annotation symbol for games that only have a comment at the end of the score Biographer Bistro <Awaiting confirmation>: chessgames.com chessforum - <YoungEd>: Ability to like comments chessgames.com chessforum - <Chessical>: Update Advanced Search feature to only filter surnames stevemcd87 chessforum - <Email requests>: Adding filters to the Refine Search section (ECO, Gametypes) - <kingscrusher>: Extra filter for Advanced Search chessgames.com chessforum - <Chess Bookie>: We will need to reach out to someone that can better explain this to me. I'd love to try to get this up and running, if there's still a "fan base". - <Willber>: A page where someone can post a position he/she finds interesting and ask for opinions chessgames.com chessforum

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Oct-12-25 stevemcd87 chessforum    stevemcd87: <Chess.com> seems to have an API that may work for us( https://www.chess.com/news/view/pub... ). It'll take some time to implement but can be extremely useful for future events if it works. I'll keep you posted.      Oct-11-25 chessgames.com chessforum    stevemcd87: <Tab> You can now edit the Elos on the game page. Let us know if you run into any issue. <z> Thanks for the confirmation      Dec-27-24 Susan Freeman chessforum    stevemcd87: <fredthebear: What is the reason for the Analysis function to remain disabled? Did an operator get fired? What is the prognosis?> Sorry for the delay. It seems we're in the home stretch now. stevemcd87 chessforum      Nov-26-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024    stevemcd87: Ding pushed his a-pawn into enemy territory before move 10 again. It seemed to have worked well for him yesterday.      Sep-16-24 Rapport vs D Gukesh, 2024    stevemcd87: Here's a similar game where white wins: N Abasov vs R Sadhwani, 2022      Sep-12-24 V Stefansson vs D Gukesh, 2024    stevemcd87: Lichess is down      Apr-22-24 R Shcherbakov vs V Isupov, 1990    stevemcd87: White to play 48. ? [DIAGRAM] My original thought: 48. Qh7+ Rg7 49. dxe6+ Kf8 50. Qh8+ Rg8 51. Qxf6+ Ke8 52. Rd8# Another variation if 49... Kxe6 instead of 49... Kf8: 48. Qh7+ Rg7 49. dxe6+ Kxe6 50. Qxg7 g4 51. Qd7+ Ke5 52. Qd6+ Kf5 53. Rd5+ Kg6 54. Rg5+ Kf7 55. Qd5+ Ke8 56.      Apr-20-24 Nepomniachtchi vs Nakamura, 2024    stevemcd87: <whiteshark: What about the other boards?> Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana?      Apr-17-24 D Gukesh vs Caruana, 2024    stevemcd87: At move 28, Gukesh has about 1 minute per move to make it to time control. Can he make it without any mistakes? [DIAGRAM]      Apr-15-24 Nakamura vs N Abasov, 2024    stevemcd87: At move 29, I'm somewhat surprised to see SF prefers for white to exchange rooks rather than Bh7 to get a rook for a bishop. [DIAGRAM]

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 36 OF 63 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-21-21    Tabanus: I suppose <jess> uploaded the picture of Alexander Eltsov just to test the new facility. There is no "delete photo" option. Slip sent. Nov-22-21    jessicafischerqueen: Thanks <Tab> that was not in fact a photo of the chess player <Alexander Eltsov>. Nov-22-21    Stonehenge: <Sorry, no games at this time.> Huh? https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... Nov-22-21    MissScarlett: <login> achieved what <Nigel> couldn't - tearing <jess> a new one. Nov-23-21    virginmind: Hi! The 23rd ETC in Catez, ended on Nov. 21 2021, not Nov. 22. Nov-23-21    MissScarlett: The tournament blurb often includes extra dates for the opening and closing ceremonies. Nov-23-21    Stonehenge: <Do a player search for <Cunningham> and you'll get:> The problem is when there's a player with no first name, for example https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che.... Nov-23-21    MissScarlett: Yes, I noticed that afterwards but forgot to mention it. Nov-23-21    Messiah: I am still unable to change my CG profile password, and there is evidence that it is stored plaintext in your servers. Please correct this terrible thing. Nov-24-21    Tabanus: Any news on the option to force a game into the database even if it's a so-called duplicate? Nov-26-21    Stonehenge: Come on, make this a live game: Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2021 Nov-26-21    Willber G: <Stonehenge: Come on, make this a live game: Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen> SECONDED! Nov-28-21    stevemcd87: <<Stone> Bullsh1t, and you know it.> You can believe what you want. If you take some more time off I might be able to finish this feature in time for the final rounds. Nov-29-21    stevemcd87: We just upgraded our server(4x more CPU and memory, hopefully we went overboard🤞). Let's see how it does. Editor page will be down until live games are up(one day, for sure), mandatory vacation for our main editors... enjoy it. We will do the "unofficial Live game" as <Stone> has been doing the last few rounds(thanks for the work around), until our new feature is up. Our new server should be able to handle it🤞. I've definitely been biting more than I can chew so I need to remove tasks from my plate. I'm currently being contracted to manage the server(the best I can, lol) and get the live games up and running. All other tasks will have to wait(I don't have an "ETA"). Feel free to vent any frustrations here, I'll read it when I'm done with my current task. If you have an urgent request, email CG or myself. Toodles Nov-29-21    Messiah: Thank you <steve> for the updates. Nov-29-21    jessicafischerqueen: Good post <Messiah>. Here is my review of your post: NOT TERRIBLE! Nov-29-21    Messiah: My best post ever! Nov-29-21    jessicafischerqueen: <Messiah> tbh I enjoy all of your posts, but this is indeed the best one ever! So far! Nov-30-21    MissScarlett: <Editor page will be down until live games are up(one day, for sure), mandatory vacation for our main editors... enjoy it.> Live game up, editors' page still down.... Nov-30-21    Messiah: <MissScarlett: <Editor page will be down until live games are up(one day, for sure), mandatory vacation for our main editors... enjoy it.> Live game up, editors' page still down....> https://www.success.com/9-reasons-p... Dec-01-21    Susan Freeman: <Messiah> I thank you for your critical thinking. CG needs more of this. :) Dec-01-21    Tabanus: Oh, thanks for the inspiration. Here's my critical thinking: the live games can be wieved much better elsewhere. Get the Editor page back. Dec-01-21    MissScarlett: Why does the live game affect the editors' page? Dec-02-21    Tabanus: The page is back! Dec-04-21    MissScarlett: But where's Steve? These games, with a non-standard opening array, won't show: Blackburne vs J Wisker, 1868 Blackburne vs V Green, 1868 Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1869 Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 63) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 36 OF 63 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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