28 Jul 07
Originally posted by SquelchbelchI think I went up a total of 40. I got beaten to the punch by one other player who claimed his two timeouts seconds after 1:00am (12:00am GMT). I have a completely lost game which I should have resigned before claiming the timeouts, but I didn't think of that in time.
Ouch t/o x2. How many points?
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28 Jul 07
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Originally posted by Fat LadyAt 10.00 am BST (9.00 am GMT) I claimed my 2 TOs for a mere rating gain of 20 points as he was only 1950 by then.
I think I went up a total of 40. I got beaten to the punch by one other player who claimed his two timeouts seconds after 1:00am (12:00am GMT). I have a completely lost game which I should have resigned before claiming the timeouts, but I didn't think of that in time.
Of course, if his rating hadn't been dropping I would have played fair and not taken the TOs. 😉
28 Jul 07
Chess players shouldn't drink. That is one of the few things I agree with a certain Kasparov when I asked him not long ago at the Chess & Bridge Centre in London.
Did you not see the mess caused by a young rhp'er in the general forum a few months ago cause of that stuff?
28 Jul 07
Originally posted by z00tRubbish. Beer helps with mathematics (at least it dulls the pain) so it should help with chess.
Chess players shouldn't drink. That is one of the few things I agree with a certain Kasparov when I asked him not long ago at the Chess & Bridge Centre in London.
Did you not see the mess caused by a young rhp'er in the general forum a few months ago cause of that stuff?
28 Jul 07
Originally posted by z00tIt is not a simple matter. Many club players enjoy the social side of the matches, i.e. having a drink with the team after a match. If this didn't occur they would probably not be so keen to play, would get less OTB practice and hence would actually be weaker players.
Chess players shouldn't drink. That is one of the few things I agree with a certain Kasparov when I asked him not long ago at the Chess & Bridge Centre in London.
Did you not see the mess caused by a young rhp'er in the general forum a few months ago cause of that stuff?
I really do believe that having a drink or two before a game can help some people play better as it relaxes them. On the other hand I know one strong player who drinks two pints of guiness before a game and another pint every half hour during it. When I played him earlier this season I deliberately kept the game solid for the first three hours and then threw unsound tactics at him. His poor, befuddled eight pint-soaked brain could not deal with them and he blundered almost immediately.
28 Jul 07
Originally posted by Dragon FireOh thats bull you took a time out in our game seconds after it appeared
At 10.00 am BST (9.00 am GMT) I claimed my 2 TOs for a mere rating gain of 20 points as he was only 1950 by then.
Of course, if his rating hadn't been dropping I would have played fair and not taken the TOs. 😉