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Date: 28 Jan 2007 23:58:41
From: Sanny
Subject: Jan Results comming soon at GetClub Chess.
2 days left for Jan winners at GetClub Chess.

Current Toopers (at http://www.GetClub.com/Chess ) are

1st nomorechess : Points Awarded 17

2nd bjoern : Points Awarded 6.9

3rd getclubchess : Points Awarded 6

4th Zebediah : Points Awarded 4 (Zebediah went back earlier he used to
be on top.)

5th rca : Points Awarded 2.3

6th cfaj : Points Awarded 1.3

Now the game plays fast aswell as strong moves.

Play with Beginner level for fast games.

Play with Easy level for tough game.

Play with Normal level for big Challenges.

Bye
Sanny

Play Chess at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess





 
Date: 29 Jan 2007 22:34:23
From: Bjoern
Subject: Re: Jan Results comming soon at GetClub Chess.
Sanny wrote:
> 2 days left for Jan winners at GetClub Chess.
>
> Current Toopers (at http://www.GetClub.com/Chess ) are
>
> 1st nomorechess : Points Awarded 17
>
> 2nd bjoern : Points Awarded 6.9
>
> 3rd getclubchess : Points Awarded 6
>
> 4th Zebediah : Points Awarded 4 (Zebediah went back earlier he used to
> be on top.)
>
> 5th rca : Points Awarded 2.3
>
> 6th cfaj : Points Awarded 1.3
>
> Now the game plays fast aswell as strong moves.
>

At the moment it doesn't even follow the rules. E.g. it doesn't do pawn
promotions correctly.


 
Date: 29 Jan 2007 14:31:55
From: Chris F.A. Johnson
Subject: Re: Jan Results comming soon at GetClub Chess.
On 2007-01-29, Sanny wrote:
...
> Now the game plays fast aswell as strong moves.
>
> Play with Beginner level for fast games.
>
> Play with Easy level for tough game.

"Tough" is stretching it more than a bit.

While it is playing much faster than it used to, it is still
nowhere near the claimed times, typically being 1.5 to 2 times the
maximum stated.

It exceeds the time limit even by the clock on the page, which runs
10% to 50% slower than real time.

> Play with Normal level for big Challenges.

The only challenge is staying awake.

It took more than 4 minutes, at Normal level, to make the first
move, and is currently ay 8 minutes for move 2...

10 minutes, now, though the clock claims only 368 seconds.

--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org >
===================================================================
Author:
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)


  
Date: 29 Jan 2007 16:38:33
From: Chris F.A. Johnson
Subject: Re: Jan Results comming soon at GetClub Chess.
On 2007-01-29, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On 2007-01-29, Sanny wrote:
> ...
>> Now the game plays fast aswell as strong moves.
...
>> Play with Normal level for big Challenges.
>
> The only challenge is staying awake.
>
> It took more than 4 minutes, at Normal level, to make the first
> move, and is currently ay 8 minutes for move 2...
>
> 10 minutes, now, though the clock claims only 368 seconds.

For the first nine moves, the game has not taken less than 4
minutes for a move, and all except 3 moves have taken more than 10
minutes. Even if it were making outstanding moves, that would be
too long for a reasonable game. As it is, the moves are a joke.
Look at the start of the game:

1. f4 d5 { 4:00+ }
2. e3 Be6 { 14:00+ }
3. b3 Qd7 { 6:00+ }
4. Bb2 a5 { 14:05 (claiming 622 secs.) }

It is now at 18 minutes for its 9th move... it moved at 19:30.

Beginner and Easy levels are now playing at a decent speed, even
though not at the speed claimed, but they cannot be called strong
by any other than a rank beginner.

--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org >
===================================================================
Author:
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)