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Robert Mueller    (2010-04-11)
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Thibault, I see there is going to be a match Rybka Forum vs FICGS. They are recruiting eight players to play individual games against FICGS members. Who is going to play for FICGS? Do you still need a player? I would be interested in playing, but I will be on vacation from May 8 to May 15.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-11 15:20:48)
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Hi Robert, I'm not sure yet if there are so many members at Rybkaforum interested to play (actually it looks like the most are FICGS players until there), but if it can motivate them, let's try to build a team already :)

Vacation would not be a problem as a long time control should be the option but there is no rule well defined yet. However the rules will probably look like the ones used in FICGS vs. Igame.ru

The thread at Rybkaforum is there :

http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16132

Do not hesitate to post here and there if you're interested to play such a match!


Robert Mueller    (2010-04-11 16:21:54)
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Actually, it seems they already have seven players:

http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16195

If you build a team, please count me in.


William Taylor    (2010-04-11 17:48:52)
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I'd be interested in playing, and I also like the suggested rule of Rybka forum members only being assisted by Rybka, and us only being assisted by other engines.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-11 20:59:51)
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Oh ok, thanks Robert, I didn't see this discussion at Rybkaforum before...

The idea discussed with "Vytron" is : Half players would play their game here at FICGS, and the other half would play their game at the Rybka forum... Of course there would be a kind of time control there but this would be a friendly match before all!

So please post here if you're interested to play in the FICGS team and specify if you would be ok to play your game at the Rybkaforum.

I'm in, of course (if my new rating allow me to play :)), and I'm ok to play at the Rybkaforum.


Wayne Lowrance    (2010-04-11 22:47:43)
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I am in if you need me. I think you will have many volunteers. I will play my games at either server, just as long as I am a FICGS member
Wayne


William Taylor    (2010-04-11 23:43:06)
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I'm in if my rating's good enough, and am happy to play at Rybka forum if necessary. If you get too many people volunteering I'm happy not to play.


Robert Mueller    (2010-04-12 05:14:47)
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> So please post here if you're interested
> to play in the FICGS team and specify
> if you would be ok to play your game
> at the Rybkaforum.

Thibault, I would like to play for the FICGS team. I would prefer to play here at FICGS.


Garvin Gray    (2010-04-12 05:57:57)
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I would like to know about how boards are going to be decided? Will it in rating order for both teams.

If so, then I am interested. If teams are able to put their players in any order, then I will pass.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-12 14:46:39)
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Garvin, a problem is that most Rybkaforum players may not have any rating yet, so it will be probably not significant. By the way, all games will be unrated, of course.


Mircea Hrubaru    (2010-04-12 20:58:37)
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I'm interested. On behalf of FICGS, of course.


Michel van der Kemp    (2010-04-13 11:00:06)
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I would be interested to play also.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-13 13:07:23)
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Hi Garvin, finally pairings will be arbitrary, so are you interested to play? (if yes, would you like to play at Rybkaforum or at FICGS?)

Michel & Mircea, would you like to play at Rybkaforum as well?

Currently Wayne, William & me will play at Rybkaforum, we need only one more.


Mircea Hrubaru    (2010-04-13 14:08:25)
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OK Thibault.


Michel van der Kemp    (2010-04-13 14:19:59)
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Yes I can play on their forum also, though I prefer the FICGS interface here :)


Mircea Hrubaru    (2010-04-13 15:58:44)
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I think I want to play at FICGS.


Garvin Gray    (2010-04-13 16:14:50)
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If the pairings are going to be arbitarly, which I take it mean that players can be paired in any order, then I am OUT.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-13 17:06:16)
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Okay Garvin! So we still need one more player, anyone?


Garvin Gray    (2010-04-13 17:22:52)
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I have a proposal though. We could ask the organisers from the Rybka team if they would be willing to play their team in 'rating order' or whatever they are going to use.

The reason I am against having players play in any order is that it will lead to more mis-matches and does not tell much about the players of either forum.


Robert Mueller    (2010-04-13 17:38:51)
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Another subject that should be discussed is that of names (real or otherwise). It is my understanding that some members of the Rybka team will start an account at FICGS. I assume they will have to sign up using their real names? How will we know who is who on the Rybka forum? Or do we need to know that?


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-13 18:03:22)
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True, Garvin. I just made the suggestion at Rybkaforum.

Robert, Rybkaforum members who will play at FICGS will enter a real name for sure, just like other members. We do not have to specify our real name at the Rybkaforum, just following their rules.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-13 20:37:31)
@ Garvin

I'm not sure if the ratings will mean something... e.g. G.Clement at Rybkaforum is rated 2129, but probably uses Rybka. I don't know their other ratings yet so we may have a few provisional 1800 players among our opponents. Ratings ordered or not, all this looks like quite arbitrary.

Just tell me, Garvin... we have a player in replacement if needed.


Garvin Gray    (2010-04-14 05:35:49)
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Ok stick me in anyways :) Which will make the eight players.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-17 21:34:42)
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We need a 10th player for the match vs. Rybkaforum, this player would play his game at Rybkaforum... Anyone interested ?

Our current team :

Wayne Lowrance 2479 (will play at Rybkaforum)
Harvey Williamson [2425 ICCF] (will play at Rybkaforum)
Thibault de Vassal 2376 (will play at Rybkaforum)
William Taylor 2110 (will play at Rybkaforum)
??? (will play at Rybkaforum)

Robert Mueller 2383 (will play at FICGS)
Michel van der Kemp 2226 (will play at FICGS)
Garvin Gray 2133 (will play at FICGS)
Kamesh Nookala 2126 (will play at FICGS)
Mircea Hrubaru 1988 (will play at FICGS)


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-17 22:54:30)
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Our almost definitive team :

Wayne Lowrance 2479 (will play at Rybkaforum)
Harvey Williamson [2425 ICCF] (will play at Rybkaforum)
Thibault de Vassal 2376 (will play at Rybkaforum)
Sebastian Boehme 2288 (will play at Rybkaforum)
William Taylor 2110 (will play at Rybkaforum)

Robert Mueller 2383 (will play at FICGS)
Michel van der Kemp 2226 (will play at FICGS)
Garvin Gray 2133 (will play at FICGS)
Mircea Hrubaru 1988 (will play at FICGS)
Samy Ould Ahmed 1889 [ICCF 2418] (will play at FICGS)

Stéphane Legrand 2222 (will play at (?))
Kamesh Nookala 2126 (will play at (?))


Kamesh Nookala    (2010-04-18 05:53:45)
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I will play anywhere on this planet via internet Thib :p


Gaetano Laghetti    (2010-04-20 09:29:54)
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Dear my 'old' chessfriend Thibault,
if you need another player I'd be happy to join you.
Regards
Gaetano


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-20 15:59:34)
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Hi Gaetano! Very nice to see you in, by the way even in the opposite team as Rybkaforum needed one player more... :)

Thanks to you both teams are complete now, the match should start very very soon!


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-20 16:02:07)
FICGS team (final)

Wayne Lowrance 2479 (will play at Rybkaforum)
Harvey Williamson [2425 ICCF] (will play at Rybkaforum)
Thibault de Vassal 2376 (will play at Rybkaforum)
Sebastian Boehme 2288 (will play at Rybkaforum)
Kamesh Nookala 2126 (will play at Rybkaforum)
William Taylor 2110 (will play at Rybkaforum)

Robert Mueller 2383 (will play at FICGS)
Michel van der Kemp 2226 (will play at FICGS)
Stéphane Legrand 2222 (will play at FICGS)
Garvin Gray 2133 (will play at FICGS)
Mircea Hrubaru 1988 (will play at FICGS)
Samy Ould Ahmed 1889 [ICCF 2418] (will play at FICGS)


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-21 15:15:22)
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Here are the pairings (games started at RybkaForum & are to start here)

Games at Rybka Forum:

Bobby C (RybkaForum) Vs. Harvey Williamson (FICGS)
Kamesh Nookala (FICGS) Vs. Mark Eldridge (RybkaForum)
omprakash (RybkaForum) Vs. Sebastian Boehme (FICGS)
Thibault de Vassal (FICGS) Vs. SpiderG (RybkaForum)
Weirwindle111 (RybkaForum) Vs. Wayne Lowrance (FICGS)
William Taylor (FICGS) Vs. Vytron (RybkaForum)

Games at FICGS:

Garvin Gray (FICGS) Vs. burch_michael (RybkaForum)
clement_george (RybkaForum) Vs. Michel van der Kemp (FICGS)
Mircea Hrubaru (FICGS) Vs. Gaetano Laghetti (RybkaForum)
Ivan Trajkov (RybkaForum) Vs. Robert Mueller (FICGS)
Samy Ould Ahmed (FICGS) Vs. José Sanz (RybkaForum)
Plant_Kevin (RybkaForum) Vs. Stéphane Legrand (FICGS)


Let's have fun :)


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-21 15:20:31)
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About the rules :

Time control 20 days + 20 days / 10 moves at FICGS... for the games played at RybkaForum it is 24/48 hours per move in average & in relax mode, there will not be "losses on time"...

It seems to me that there is no other special rule, I just asked Vytron to confirm.


George Clement    (2010-04-21 19:58:54)
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Thibault, how do we access a match on FICGS in this tournament? Will you set it up?


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-21 20:36:45)
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Yes, within hours, most probably.


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-22 00:14:03)
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All games started !

You can see all boards for games played at FICGS here :

http://www.ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=tournament&tournament=FICGS__CHESS__FICGS_VS_RYBKAFORUM_MATCH&boards=1

The other games played at Rybkaforum :

Bobby C Vs. Harvey Williamson
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16385

Kamesh N. Vs. Mark Eldridge
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16389

omprakash Vs. Sebastian Boehme
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16388

Thibault d.V. Vs. SpiderG
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16383

Weirwindle111 Vs. Wayne Lowrance
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16384

William T. Vs. Vytron
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16390


Have nice games :)


Garvin Gray    (2010-07-22 01:04:18)
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One result:

Gray 1-0 Burch.

How are the other results going?


Sebastian Boehme    (2010-10-05 04:13:26)
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Just finished my game against Omprakash at Rybkaforum.

Result is a draw. See here for more, PGN included:

http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=16388


Daniel Parmet    (2010-10-05 19:16:44)
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darn I was interested in playing in this! Oh well maybe next time! Good luck guys, win!!!! Go ficgs :)