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Am I right in thinking "The King" engine as a native engine still isn't included?

— Steve

It seems Talkchess.com site has been hacked. It now redirects to "off-the-air.com". Can someone check that it's not just me (I have tried on a laptop and phone, and all redirect).

Who are the current moderators?

—Steve

That is truly awful news. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. RIP Jan

— Steve

Gotham is OK. I believe he has the largest YouTube channel. There are other channels I prefer. Here's a selection of my favorites: Daniel Naroditsky (Awesome content — my favorite) https://www.youtube.com/@DanielNaroditskyGM Ginger GM (Simon is the most entertaining) https://www.youtube.com/@GingerG...

Thanks for this. I wasn't aware of the drivers — I'll try them out. The board is basically unusable at the moment. I'll probably send it back if I can't get it working.

Steve

Since I've been playing a lot of on-line chess lately I purchased a Square Off Pro board. It's a great idea but so far it's been a great disappointment — and the customer service is none existent. After about four weeks it's stopped working and I'm unable to upgrade the firmware. When I initiate a n...

Bryan Whitby wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:37 am Thorsten

How do you know that Martin is still involved with computer chess (he lives not far from me).

Has he got a bot playing somewhere like Ulf Rathsman (Conchess) has?

Regards
Bryan

He posted recently on CCC.

Steve

That's sad. I met him a couple of times over the years. A larger-than-life character who will be sadly missed.

Steve

Also new...

https://twitter.com/chesscom/status/1380797960946995203

I replied to your previous post:

https://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic ... 6d764413f9

Steve

Hi,

Here's a video showing how to find live pgn feeds:

https://www.loom.com/share/4aa26412c56e ... 66b91d5011

Hope it helps,

Steve

I did. It was an amazing event. Who would have thought that having top GMs commentate on games between weak chess players is fun to watch. And it's making chess accessible to millions by doing so. Pure genius!

Steve

Wasn't Regium the original company name? Now it's Hightech Dynamics Inc. . Name change? Sold to a different company? Figment of Jeff's imagination? Regium has always claimed the company was called Hightech Dynamics Inc. You can do a company search — here's the link: Florida Company Search So a Flor...

I agree.

I remember Bob Hyatt saying a one-ply search plus quiescent has a rating of about 1600 ELO. So an 8 ply search will no doubt be in the 1900 to 2000 ELO range.

Steve

During this global crisis online chess is an ideal activity for those stuck inside, especially kids. How about encouraging friend to play chess on social media? I created a meme, "Keep Calm and Play Chess" — feel free to use it (see attached), or download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1...