stevemcd87 Member since Jun-06-20 · Last seen Oct-12-25 <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 51 OF 63 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-24-23    chancho: Oh Captain! My Captain! Feb-24-23    stone free or die: <GF - I'm Your Captain> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frl... Feb-24-23    fredthebear: These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here. Feb-24-23    perfidious: This last regarding 'trash posts' is a gratuitous attack and serves no constructive purpose whatever, tho the poster responsible deems it his duty to arrogantly lecture others as to their content. Feb-24-23    fredthebear: Ditto @#$% face. Feb-24-23    stone free or die: Fred being Fred = known quantity. More like a chihuahua than a bear - always following one about, nipping at the heel (and pooping all over the place). Feb-25-23    fredthebear: <These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here.> Feb-25-23    stone free or die: Somebody forgot to close the faucet tight. Feb-26-23    fredthebear: <These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here.> Feb-26-23    stone free or die: Drip, drip, drip. Feb-26-23    fredthebear: The rock has sprung a leak in its crevasse. <These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here.> Feb-26-23    stone free or die: How much longer is <CG> going to allow Fred the bore to harass contributors?! Feb-26-23    fredthebear: Drip, drip, drip. <These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here.> Feb-27-23    stone free or die: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. What's next, <too weak, too slow> Fred? Feb-27-23    fredthebear: Drip, drip, drip. <These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here.> Feb-27-23    stone free or die: Fred's got nothing knew to say... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Z... . Feb-27-23    fredthebear: Drip, drip, drip. <These trash posts belong in the Kibitzer Cafe or your own forum, not here.> Feb-27-23    stone free or die: QED   Apr-23-23    Stonehenge: From a correction slip: Antonio Carlos Rodrigues Cipolli <2504 is an ICCF rating that does not serve as a comparison between every player on the planet, topping the search lists into Chessgames.com Antonio Carlos Rodrigues Cipolli is a modest, humble, club player (see FIDE card https://ratings.fide.com/profile/21...) whose highest rating was 2225 among OCT2004 to JUL2005 Instead of writing "Highest rating achieved in database" you should prefer "Best classical Elo rating" Additional rating information such as USCF or BCF, ICCF, Rapid FIDE, Blitz FIDE, unofficial Elo, ICC biltz, etc... could be given sometimes, when deemed appropriate.> Any thoughts about this? May-02-23    stevemcd87: <Stone> Sorry for the delayed response. <When do scripts that have been disabled start working again?> petemcd85 chessforum I don't recall disabling any scripts involving this feature. I'll look into it and get back to you soon. Thanks for bringing this to our attention May-02-23    stone free or die: There's too many <stones> rolling around I think. To avoid confusion could <CG> please deactivate my <stone free or die> account and restore my <Z truth> account? Thanks. Jul-03-23    Stonehenge: <I'll look into it and get back to you soon.> Two months later and I'm still waiting... Please enable scripts to update last rating, number of games in the database, the game type, the opening explorer etc. etc. Also please clean out the Duplicate FIDE IDs, that have been merged, here Player Directory (Beta) Why do things not work automatically anymore at CG? Where are the live games? Where is Chessbookie? What's wrong with you guys? Oct-11-23    MissScarlett: Remember that issue with duplicate games caused by the <Nbd2> (and maybe <Nbd7>) quirk? I believe you sorted it, but such games still regularly crop up as duplicates. Is there any way to trawl the DB for them? A mass deletion could then solve the problem. Nov-03-23    Rdb: Part 1 <nok: <diceman: <If the Palestinians weren’t launching rockets into Israel> They wouldn't be Palestinians.> You don't think a Good Guy with Rockets should stop a Bad Guy with Missiles?> Presently , I am very busy with some legal case that I am dealing with at the place where I live. However , I would like to expand my clarity/depth of understanding about palestinian/Israeli issue as soon as I get time (within a week hopefully) And I would like the help of some of you who know the stuff . So far in my life , I never spent time to understand this issue deeply but now I really , really want to understand . Help me guys , If you please . So far , <alexmagnus> has been very helpful and I am grateful . I have not yet engaged with <nok> much so far but I would like to because he has differing views from many others on this issue it seems and also it seems that he knows a lot of facts about this issue , he has spent time and energy to understand over the years , it seems . I would request for his help when I am ready and I would be grateful if he obliges. Of course , as usual I would do my homework with the help of chatgpt , bard.googke.com and such Thank you . Regards Your Truly <rdb> and high horse of <rdb> Nov-03-23    Rdb: Part 2 What a wonderful resource for learning this website cg.com is. My heartfelt thanks to team <Susan freeman>/petemcd85/stevemcd87 Regards Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 63) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 51 OF 63 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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