Chess Match Thread

[ema]

I don't even know my chess strength or what "elo" is, and it's been some years since I played a human, except my daughters. Even my brother has been unavailable for chess matches since he's depressed about his health and does nothing but watch TV sports and work at home with animals he keeps. . . .never "professional" because, hey, I can find other stuff to do any time. I did wander the Philippines pretending to be a missionary playing chess with whoever had a board and chair open. Can you believe, a culture where unemployed men will go out on the sidewalk and set up a chess board?

Maybe I brag.

I think you play street chess.

looking at your method of describing moves, I see you reduce the statement to a non-redundant unequivocal notation. I think I can see that "shorthand".

1. e4, d6
2. d4, e6

I'd call that queen pawn to queen three. I have now taken a defensive position, allowing you the offensive control. The centermost twelve sqaures of the chess board are the game, usually. Control of the center is what it's all about. I've never seen a computer take my first two moves in response to your first two.

Elo, just a comparative rating system that a man named Elo invented. It can be used in any type of competition that include matches, "someone vs someone". Obviously, in any type of competitions, there are some someones that are better and stronger than some other someones. Elo system takes this level difference into account and that makes it a wonderful and very accurate rating system in the long run.

The difference in the ratings between two players serves as a predictor of the outcome of a match. Two players with equal ratings who play against each other are expected to score an equal number of wins. A player whose rating is 100 points greater than their opponent's is expected to score 64%; if the difference is 200 points, then the expected score for the stronger player is 76%.

For what it's worth, Kasparovs and Fishers of the chess world are always above 2700 elo rating. And the latest chess engines with decent computers will often beat them so they are rated 2800+.

That's a great culture meanwhile, that the Philippines have, if it's the way you describe. In my country, our president throws chess sets onto the heads of senseless crowds, to make chess a part of the culture. Well, that's probably not a sincere deed anyway, since most of them believe that the games like chess are forbidden in their crusted beliefs.

1. e4, d6
2. d4, e6
3. Nc3,

My way of describing the moves is one of the most used standard chess notations today. It's eloquent, simple and effective.

Yet, it's not nearly as authentic and pure as yours. Maybe I should just try. "Because of the absolute truth in your disclosure about the centermost squares, I raise my proud Knight that resides on the Quin* side to support my brave infantry on the center.

 

[DutchJazzer]

aah yes in some online game. they adapted the elo system for the online rankings

 

[ema]

how did you both manage to get your pawns on the same row with your opening moves?

Shouldn't that be:

1. e4,
2. d6,

Also I'm pretty sure enes can't move to d6 on his second move. Pretty sure he can only move his pawn to d3 or d4.

1. e4, d3 or d4
2. d6, e6

First moves; me e4, babe d6

Second moves; me d4, babe e6

Third moves; me Nc3, babe ?

Isn't that OK?

 

[♪alt13]

First moves; me e4, babe d6

Second moves; me d4, babe e6

Third moves; me Kc3, babe ?

Isn't that OK?

derp derp derp

thanks for clearing that up for me. Now I can follow your game.

 

[LogGrad98]

Ok so I am back in the saddle again. Sorry I didn't get this started babe, traveling is no fun. So are you wanting to conduct multiple games at once, or do you want to finish one then start the next?

 

[LogGrad98]

derp derp derp

thanks for clearing that up for me. Now I can follow your game.

Here is babes and ECTs initial diagram.

Here is the website to generate the diagram.

https://www.chessvideos.tv/genboard.php

 

[Jonah]

Here is babes and ECTs initial diagram.

Here is the website to generate the diagram.

https://www.chessvideos.tv/genboard.php

This is a great way to follow the game. For those of us trying to learn more about chess it would be helpful to hear about the thought process behind the moves from the players if that can be done without giving away too much of the strategy.

 

[DutchJazzer]

Here is babes and ECTs initial diagram.

Here is the website to generate the diagram.

https://www.chessvideos.tv/genboard.php

i was just about to take a chessboard out of the closset to follow the game.


thanks man

 

[ema]

Here is babes and ECTs initial diagram.

Here is the website to generate the diagram.

https://www.chessvideos.tv/genboard.php

Thanks Log for that link, it's very easy to use.

So, the last position is,

It's babe's(black) turn.

 

[babe]

how did you both manage to get your pawns on the same row with your opening moves?

Shouldn't that be:

1. e4,
2. d6,

Also I'm pretty sure enes can't move to d6 on his second move. Pretty sure he can only move his pawn to d3 or d4.

1. e4, d3 or d4
2. d6, e6

There is only one way allowed in Enes' system for numbering or lettering that describes each square uniquely. It's the white point of view, alphabet left to right, numbers front to back. Enes makes perfect sense to me, and I'm going with it.

 

[LogGrad98]

For those interested, babe is playing a variation on the French defense with a closed system. I think there is actually a named defense for this specific sequence but cannot think of it off the top of my head. If babe had played e5 instead of e6 it would have been another way to get to the king's pawn opening. With ECTs last move it may still get to the king's pawn opening.

The website that creates the diagrams gives a decent overview of opening positions. Just be sure that babe's approach here is unorthodox.

 

[babe]

Ok so I am back in the saddle again. Sorry I didn't get this started babe, traveling is no fun. So are you wanting to conduct multiple games at once, or do you want to finish one then start the next?

I'm about to break camp here to go cut and bale hay before the next storm system takes hold about ten days from now. . . . . and my "manager" wife has me sheduled for a delivery in San Bernardino county later this week, so with me it's catch as catch can right now. I do take breaks from my work here on the home front every couple of hours. Right now I'm being served milk and biscuits, with jam.