![[mx]](/mwf/v12/flags/mx.png "Mexico")
Oh yeah, those were the days teaming with you BigBen and Bobby C against a very strong team (I know because I played each of the Don Quijote members individually) 
We should do that again some time, with tomski gone we still need a 4th member, turbojuice would be on my dream team...
We should do that again some time, with tomski gone we still need a 4th member, turbojuice would be on my dream team...
![[es]](/mwf/v12/flags/es.png "Spain")
willing to do it as soon as everyone agrees!
Will you arrange a team as well, or will you play us by yourself?
What do you prefer?
I have no idea, everything is cool with me , maybe we could do a series of matches, like::
5 players gather around.
First game: Player 1 Vs. Players {2, 3, 4 and 5} as team
Second game: Player 2 Vs. Players {1, 3, 4 and 5} as team
Third game: Player 3 Vs. Players {1, 2, 4 and 5} as team
Fourth game: Player 4 Vs. Players {1, 2, 3 and 5} as team
Last game: Player 5 Vs. Players {1, 2, 3 and 4} as team
The winner would be the player that manages to defeat the team he's against. The losers would be players that lose against the team. The teams would always get the black pieces, etc.
We could also make it so that if a player loses against the team he is eliminated and a new player would join to challenge the team (that is, if a team is found that is strong enough to beat the single player, the team shouldn't be disassembled), though I'd expect the games to be mostly draws.
We could build something fun out of this.
, maybe we could do a series of matches, like::5 players gather around.
First game: Player 1 Vs. Players {2, 3, 4 and 5} as team
Second game: Player 2 Vs. Players {1, 3, 4 and 5} as team
Third game: Player 3 Vs. Players {1, 2, 4 and 5} as team
Fourth game: Player 4 Vs. Players {1, 2, 3 and 5} as team
Last game: Player 5 Vs. Players {1, 2, 3 and 4} as team
The winner would be the player that manages to defeat the team he's against. The losers would be players that lose against the team. The teams would always get the black pieces, etc.
We could also make it so that if a player loses against the team he is eliminated and a new player would join to challenge the team (that is, if a team is found that is strong enough to beat the single player, the team shouldn't be disassembled), though I'd expect the games to be mostly draws.
We could build something fun out of this.
hi Uly, I think I would start by simple team vs team match (Black and white games)
otherwise there are a lot of games and they will take a lot of time...
about team members we have to see who is interested. at least we have lost one member since last version of Quijote. Probably Barnard could enter if this isnot a problem for any of you. ..
otherwise there are a lot of games and they will take a lot of time...
about team members we have to see who is interested. at least we have lost one member since last version of Quijote. Probably Barnard could enter if this isnot a problem for any of you. ..
> Probably Barnard could enter if this isnot a problem for any of you. ..
It probably would be a problem for Barnard, as the other day he threw at me as much Spanish expletives as he could, cancelled our 10 game match, resigned our game and he said he wouldn't ever play a game against me unless it was an absolute must (such as being matched in the WBCCC).
At the very least, I'd like him to apologize before facing a team he's in.
![[sa]](/mwf/v12/flags/sa.png "Saudi Arabia")
If a slot is open I can play also.
Sure, you can join The Black Knights, I think the teams would look like this:
Don Quijote Team:
Barnard, keoki010, Mark Eldridge, ppipper.
The Black Knights:
BigBen, NATIONAL12, natmaku, Uly
Heh... actually, I haven't checked with Tony and Paul, but so far they've always been ready to play when needed
Don Quijote Team:
Barnard, keoki010, Mark Eldridge, ppipper.
The Black Knights:
BigBen, NATIONAL12, natmaku, Uly
Heh... actually, I haven't checked with Tony and Paul, but so far they've always been ready to play when needed
![[us]](/mwf/v12/flags/us.png "United States")
oh thanks, it is true!
If this game is 'agreed' drawn on here, it still needs to be agreed drawn in the xfccplay client for the result to become official. Until that is done, the game continues.
Garvin Gray
WBCCC Arbiter
Garvin Gray
WBCCC Arbiter
![[gb]](/mwf/v12/flags/gb.png "United Kingdom")
We await new draw for next round with trepidation.
the game is already finished now
By ChessPlanet Server
Date 2012-03-26 06:05
[Event "WBCCC 2012"]
[White "natmaku"]
[Black "ppipper"]
Game 185377. Finished
[WhiteTime "9 days, 19 hours, 32 minutes"]
[BlackTime "6 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes"]
[Moves "1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 a6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.c3 Nc6 9.a3 c4 10.Be3 f5 11.h3 Nb6 12.g4 Na5 13.Ng3 g6 14.Bg2 Kd7 15.Qc2 Nb3 16.Rb1 Kc7 17.Kf2 Bd7 18.Rbg1 h6 19.Bf1 Qf8 20.Be2 Qf7 21.Qb1 Rag8 22.Bd1 Kb8 23.Bc2 Ba4 24.Qe1 Na5 25.Bb1 Rg7 26.Rg2 Rhg8 27.Rhg1 Bd8 28.Ne2 Nc8 29.Kg3 Ne7 30.Kh2 Rf8 31.Rg3 Rh8 32.R1g2 Nac6 33.Qg1 Rhg8 34.Nh4 Na7 35.Bc1 Nb5 36.Bd2 Nc7 37.Qc1 fxg4 38.hxg4 h5 39.f5 g5 40.fxe6 Nxe6 41.Nf5 h4 42.Rf3 Nxf5 43.Bxf5 Qe7 44.Ng1 Be8 45.Nh3 Bg6 46.Bxg6 Rxg6 47.Rgf2 R6g7 48.Qf1 Qe8 49.Rf7 Qb5 50.Bc1 Ka7 51.R2f5 Rg6 52.Nf2 R6g7 53.Nd1 Rxf7 54.Rxf7 Qa4 55.Qe2 Rh8 56.Nf2 Re8 57.Qd1 Qc6 58.Qf3 Re7 59.Rxe7 Bxe7 60.Qf7 Bd8 61.Kg2 Qb6 62.Kf3 Qc6 63.Be3"]
Result: Draw
[White "natmaku"]
[Black "ppipper"]
3b4/kp3Q2/p1q1n3/3pP1p1/2pP2Pp/P1P1BK2/1P3N2/8 b - - 0 63
Game 185377. Finished
[WhiteTime "9 days, 19 hours, 32 minutes"]
[BlackTime "6 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes"]
[Moves "1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 a6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.c3 Nc6 9.a3 c4 10.Be3 f5 11.h3 Nb6 12.g4 Na5 13.Ng3 g6 14.Bg2 Kd7 15.Qc2 Nb3 16.Rb1 Kc7 17.Kf2 Bd7 18.Rbg1 h6 19.Bf1 Qf8 20.Be2 Qf7 21.Qb1 Rag8 22.Bd1 Kb8 23.Bc2 Ba4 24.Qe1 Na5 25.Bb1 Rg7 26.Rg2 Rhg8 27.Rhg1 Bd8 28.Ne2 Nc8 29.Kg3 Ne7 30.Kh2 Rf8 31.Rg3 Rh8 32.R1g2 Nac6 33.Qg1 Rhg8 34.Nh4 Na7 35.Bc1 Nb5 36.Bd2 Nc7 37.Qc1 fxg4 38.hxg4 h5 39.f5 g5 40.fxe6 Nxe6 41.Nf5 h4 42.Rf3 Nxf5 43.Bxf5 Qe7 44.Ng1 Be8 45.Nh3 Bg6 46.Bxg6 Rxg6 47.Rgf2 R6g7 48.Qf1 Qe8 49.Rf7 Qb5 50.Bc1 Ka7 51.R2f5 Rg6 52.Nf2 R6g7 53.Nd1 Rxf7 54.Rxf7 Qa4 55.Qe2 Rh8 56.Nf2 Re8 57.Qd1 Qc6 58.Qf3 Re7 59.Rxe7 Bxe7 60.Qf7 Bd8 61.Kg2 Qb6 62.Kf3 Qc6 63.Be3"]
Result: Draw
nice game!well played,both players
Learning from the good ones (well trying to...):
I have always admired this manouver. At this position, White has a clear advantage, mainly because of his absolute domain of c file. Before launching a K - side attack, White must move his king to a safe place, otherwise it would be too vulnerable. Where is such a place?
White plays the great Kf1!, being the first move of impressive white king's walk around: f1-e1-d1-c1-b1.
Tigran Petrossian rocks... back in 1960.
q2r4/r4pk1/2Rbp1pp/pQ1p4/Pp1P4/1N2P1P1/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 29
I have always admired this manouver. At this position, White has a clear advantage, mainly because of his absolute domain of c file. Before launching a K - side attack, White must move his king to a safe place, otherwise it would be too vulnerable. Where is such a place?
White plays the great Kf1!, being the first move of impressive white king's walk around: f1-e1-d1-c1-b1.
Tigran Petrossian rocks... back in 1960.
The game:
[Event "FRG-URS Hamburg"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Petrosian Tigran V"]
[Black "Unzicker Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Classes "0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[GameID "0"]
[TimeControl ""]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. c4 c6 5. Qc2 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 h6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 a6 11. O-O b5 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 Ne8 14. Nc1 a5 15.
Nb3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Ra7 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Rc6 Nb8 21.
Rc2 Nd7 22. Rac1 Nb6 23. Qb5 Nc4 24. Nfd2 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 Qa8 26. Rdc2 Rd8 27.
Rc6 g6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kf1 Kg8 30. h4 h5 31. R1c2 Kh7 32. Ke1 Kg8 33. Kd1 Kh7
34. Kc1 Kg8 35. Kb1 Kh7 36. Qe2 Qb7 37. Rc1 Kg7 38. Qb5 Qa8 39. f4 Kh7 40. Qe2
Qb7 41. g4 hxg4 42. Qxg4 Qe7 43. h5 Qf6 44. Ka2 Kg7 45. hxg6 Qxg6 46. Qh4 Be7
47. Qf2 Kf8 48. Nd2 Rb7 49. Nb3 Ra7 50. Qh2 Bf6 51. Rc8 Rad7 52. Nc5 b3+ 53.
Kxb3 Rd6 54. f5 Rb6+ 55. Ka2 Qxf5 56. Nd7+ Ke8 57. Nxb6 1-0
[Event "FRG-URS Hamburg"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Petrosian Tigran V"]
[Black "Unzicker Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Classes "0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[GameID "0"]
[TimeControl ""]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. c4 c6 5. Qc2 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 h6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 a6 11. O-O b5 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 Ne8 14. Nc1 a5 15.
Nb3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Ra7 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Rc6 Nb8 21.
Rc2 Nd7 22. Rac1 Nb6 23. Qb5 Nc4 24. Nfd2 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 Qa8 26. Rdc2 Rd8 27.
Rc6 g6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kf1 Kg8 30. h4 h5 31. R1c2 Kh7 32. Ke1 Kg8 33. Kd1 Kh7
34. Kc1 Kg8 35. Kb1 Kh7 36. Qe2 Qb7 37. Rc1 Kg7 38. Qb5 Qa8 39. f4 Kh7 40. Qe2
Qb7 41. g4 hxg4 42. Qxg4 Qe7 43. h5 Qf6 44. Ka2 Kg7 45. hxg6 Qxg6 46. Qh4 Be7
47. Qf2 Kf8 48. Nd2 Rb7 49. Nb3 Ra7 50. Qh2 Bf6 51. Rc8 Rad7 52. Nc5 b3+ 53.
Kxb3 Rd6 54. f5 Rb6+ 55. Ka2 Qxf5 56. Nd7+ Ke8 57. Nxb6 1-0
Congrats guys, with 513 posts I think this was the most brobdingnagian game in tournament's story
![[nl]](/mwf/v12/flags/nl.png "Netherlands")
> Congrats guys, with 513 posts I think this was the most brobdingnagian game in tournament's story
What kind of game?
i think its a Jonathan Swift word.
Benjamin Disraeli used it in his novel Lothair(1870).
Benjamin Disraeli used it in his novel Lothair(1870).
It certainly is Swift. Brobdingnag was where Gulliver was tiny. Lilliput was where he was a giant, hence the Lilliputians.
Here is a 2 part question about your huge English vocab.
1. Were did you acquire this unique trait?
2. Did you consider ever being a English teacher or something a long these lines?
1. Were did you acquire this unique trait?
2. Did you consider ever being a English teacher or something a long these lines?
My vocabulary is overrated. Functional literacy is not unique.
I learned English the same way you did. I think the whole difference between my skills and those of most people is that I read challenging books that weren't assigned by the teachers when I was a teenager. A teen who reads and understands a difficult book on any topic, and is motivated to read it, has a big leg up in this world. Conversely, a kid who sends out 200 texts a day and is glued to an electronic device is bound to have difficulty writing coherent grammatical sentences, let alone essays. To build any muscle you need exercise.
The very thought of being a teacher causes me to recoil. I wouldn't last a single day as a teacher. I suppose the thing that would drive me craziest (not the only thing, but the biggest thing) would be students who didn't care a lick for learning but were obsessed with getting high grades by gaming the system. That's how education is structured these days. Kids who want to learn something are at a competitive disadvantage for elite college admissions.
I learned English the same way you did. I think the whole difference between my skills and those of most people is that I read challenging books that weren't assigned by the teachers when I was a teenager. A teen who reads and understands a difficult book on any topic, and is motivated to read it, has a big leg up in this world. Conversely, a kid who sends out 200 texts a day and is glued to an electronic device is bound to have difficulty writing coherent grammatical sentences, let alone essays. To build any muscle you need exercise.
The very thought of being a teacher causes me to recoil. I wouldn't last a single day as a teacher. I suppose the thing that would drive me craziest (not the only thing, but the biggest thing) would be students who didn't care a lick for learning but were obsessed with getting high grades by gaming the system. That's how education is structured these days. Kids who want to learn something are at a competitive disadvantage for elite college admissions.
![[ar]](/mwf/v12/flags/ar.png "Argentina")
100 % agree.
I'm practicing to be like Nelson Hernandez when I grow up
He'd probably be a good mentor!
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