Originally posted by z00tPlaying a hundred games wouldn't prove anything. Remember Jean Herbert? Assuming he really wants to contribute here and not just promote his own site, the site admins could easily establish his legitimacy if they were interested in having a GM on site. As you point out, if Mr. Bagheri would contact the site admins to establish his identity then his credentials won’t be questioned.
[b]Play 50-100 games here and also at PlayChess and people will take you a bit more seriously. I suppose anyone using the anonymity of the internet can claim to be Seirawan, Kasparov , Fischer etc have to provide proof of their credentials.b]
Originally posted by masscatI don't know Jean Herbert, was he some kid with an engine taking everyone for a ride? I'll say in this situation what I would have told the fake Jean Herbet :-
Playing a hundred games wouldn't prove anything. Remember Jean Herbert? Assuming he really wants to contribute here and not just promote his own site, the site admins could easily establish his legitimacy if they were interested in having a GM on site. As you point out, if Mr. Bagheri would contact the site admins to establish his identity then his credentials won’t be questioned.
- Play at an established site with established players, I suggest PlayChess as they have procedures to deal with yahoos claiming to be XYZ. Not only that but GMs have free accounts there.
- Play non engine moves here, I suggested 50-100 games
How many times have you seen Short, Nakamura or Adams spamming forums driving people to some website? Just google this guys name, he posts one or two posts and hits the road to the next forum. We are not idiots. There are world class GMs on other sites who don't do this sort of thing.
A liitle bit off topic here, but along the same thread....Does anyone know if David Levy is still playing? He was an IM back in 1977 when I played against him in a 100 person simul in my youth when my rating was expert level. I managed a draw and he gave me a copy of his book which he autographed for me. I was curious to see if he ever made GM. Thanks.
Far from me the idea to create a stir, as i already stated to Zoot I play on a well established site and he is quite welcome to check me out there :-)
in a more serious matter, yes I am mainly here to promote my site BUT i have never taken anything for granted and I will offer this forum on a regular basic my article with game analysis of the major tournament taking place at the moment of writing. I have already started doing so by posring an article that I have writen on Radjabov.
once again visit http://amirbagheri.freehostia.com
Amir Bagheri
Originally posted by shortcircuitSorry to say he's still a lowly IM. 😉 He's currently rated 2310 on the Fide site, with no official games in recent years. But I do see that he's still the president of the ICGA (International Computer Games Association), and he's submitted a number of computer chess-related articles to Chessbase News in recent years.
A liitle bit off topic here, but along the same thread....Does anyone know if David Levy is still playing? He was an IM back in 1977 when I played against him in a 100 person simul in my youth when my rating was expert level. I managed a draw and he gave me a copy of his book which he autographed for me. I was curious to see if he ever made GM. Thanks.
Originally posted by Mad RookThank you for the update.
Sorry to say he's still a lowly IM. 😉 He's currently rated 2310 on the Fide site, with no official games in recent years. But I do see that he's still the president of the ICGA (International Computer Games Association), and he's submitted a number of computer chess-related articles to Chessbase News in recent years.
Originally posted by PatzergrlWell, his rating is not even double that of my rating. Now if his rating was THREE times mine, I'd give him a little respect. 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉
A lowly IM? How can you say that about someone who is obviously a better player then you?
(Is that enough winky smileys for you? 😀)
Originally posted by cmsMasterExactly as it all depends on us going too "some website". There are loads of real GMs on the likes of PlayChess and none of them spams forums driving people to "some website".
This is all very interesting, but it's all very suspicious.
I replied to the guys PM and told him if he were to play non-engine moves here and also play at PlayChess where there are established players he would be taken a bit more seriously. He was silent as his intention is not to play but to driving people to "some website".
Originally posted by z00tYes. The real Jean Hebert is a Canadian IM, ICGM & former Canadian champion. Apparently he never played here; it was somebody claiming to be him and was banned about a year ago.
[b]I don't know Jean Herbert, was he some kid with an engine taking everyone for a ride? b]
Originally posted by BagheriGreat to have such a great player here.
Far from me the idea to create a stir, as i already stated to Zoot I play on a well established site and he is quite welcome to check me out there :-)
in a more serious matter, yes I am mainly here to promote my site BUT i have never taken anything for granted and I will offer this forum on a regular basic my article with game analysis of the major tourn ...[text shortened]... I have writen on Radjabov.
once again visit http://amirbagheri.freehostia.com
Amir Bagheri
But anyway, before you go advertising your site I would suggest getting a better host and design.