2ND CHESS FRIENDS OF THE WORLD DCCC -9/9/2017

[Scally]

Hi Steve,

Yes I’ve done similar, familiarised myself with operating the Novag Diablo emulation on my Rev2, I just hope I understand my notes on the day:


Novag to Play White from near Side:
Top SL (Set Level) > WQ c5 (Level 21 Game in 30) > SNx2 (Info On) > PRx2 (Tournament Book On) > GO (Exit Menu) GO to Move as White

Novag to Play Black from Near side:
As above then CC key and make Whites 1st Move from Far Side

During Game:
Bottom SN (Toggle Sound On/Off)
HI (Hint) to see Opponents Expected Move
FD (Flip Display) Similar to Info but Manual

Do Not Use bottom SL Key, it Exits the Engine.


Cheers,

Al.

[Steve B]

Hi Steve,

Yes I’ve done similar, familiarised myself with operating the Novag Diablo emulation on my Rev2

Hi Al
while i am very familiar with the Premiere...i am not so familiar with the Lichess Chess server where our match will be played
in order to get a bit more comfy with it i set up a 30 minute game with the Premiere playing the server chess engine at level 7(rated 2200 supposedly)
the engine wiped the Premiere off the board
i noticed that the server engine replied instantly even though given 30 minutes .it used a total of 14 seconds to play the entire game
i wonder if i set up something wrong?
anyway here is the game


Event "Practice For World Tournament]
[Site "https://lichess.org/l2VGqOn5"]
[Date "2017.08.25"]
[White "Fidelity Elite Premiere-Vancouver"]
[Black "lichess AI level 7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "1800+0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 { D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation } h6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. b4 Qb6 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qxd4 16. Rxd4 g5 17. Be3 e5 18. Rd3 Bxb4 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. f3 O-O 22. Nb3 Rc4 23. Nd2 Rc7 24. Ndb1 Rfc8 25. a3 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Bd4 27. Rc2 a5 28. Rb2 Kg7 29. Rxd4 exd4 30. e5 dxc3 31. exf6+ Kf8 32. Rc2 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Rc1 b3 35. Bd3 Rd8 36. Rd1 c2 37. Bxc2 Rxd1+ 38. Bxd1 Rc1 { White resigns. } 0-1

FINAL POSITION
[fen]5k2/1b3p2/5P1p/6p1/8/1p3P2/6PP/1NrB3K w - - 0 39[/fen]
Premiere resigned here displaying "rESG"

https://lichess.org/embed/l2VGqOn5?theme=auto&bg=auto


Gearing Up For D Day Regards
Steve

[Scally]

Hi Steve,

I’ve only used Lichess to relay my moves in the last tournament I’ve not played against any engines. I logged back on today and can’t even find the tournament games any more?


Cheers,

Al.

[Steve B]

Hi Steve,

I’ve only used Lichess to relay my moves in the last tournament I’ve not played against any engines. I logged back on today and can’t even find the tournament games any more?


Cheers,

Al.

click on your name(upper right corner)
then click on profile
in the middle of the screen should be a box showing the number of games
click on that and you should see your games

I Think Regards...
Steve

[Scally]

Thanks Steve, I’d forgotten already ...


Old Age Regards ..

Al.

[paulwise3]

Well, until now I played my Brute Force only against the Mondial 68000 XL (Dallas program). In the first two games queens were exchanged rather early, and as expected the Lang program performed very well then with a draw and a win. In games 3 and 4 the BF did not exchange queens and won. Specially the 4th game was very convincing! .
So maybe it needed some practice to get at full steam...

Ready for other Langs regards,
Paul.

[Dave C]

anyway...now i have some major decisions to make regarding the settings:

Active or Solid Playing Style
Classic,Modern,Gambit or Blitz Book
Contempt Factor to avoid draws...
etc...etc



Decisions Decisions Regards
Steve

Hi Steve,

Did you make selections for the various settings available on the Premiere? If so, I am anxious to hear what you think is your strongest combination.

Competitive regards,
Dave

[Steve B]

Hi Steve,

Did you make selections for the various settings available on the Premiere? If so, I am anxious to hear what you think is your strongest combination.

Competitive regards,
Dave

nothing definite yet Dave
im leaning towards Solid Style and Classic Book
i will look at the "all openings" book also

Pre Match Preparations Regards
Steve

[spacious_mind]

Hi Everyone,

We need to do a roll call to make sure that everyone is still around after we settled the contestants two months ago!

Since this is a long weekend I am planning to post the Round 1 schedule on Monday.

I am looking forward to the tournament!

Best regards

Nick

[blaubaer]

Hi Nick,

I'm still in with my Mephisto Berlin 68000!

Till Saturday 9/9 regards, Michael

[paulwise3]

Hi Nick,

I am in too
Just wanted to go upstairs to the attic to make some room (shoving some chesscomputers aside ) so I can sit there next week the whole saturday and play without being disturbed...

Already enjoying regards,
Paul

[paulwise3]

Since this is a long weekend I am planning to post the Round 1 schedule on Monday.

Good idea, maybe some of the very early birds could play their first game then in advance!?

Regards, Paul

[Steve B]

Im Good To Go

worried about Ricardo
he hasn't posted for many weeks
he might be having trouble in Venezuela given the political situation there

Fingers Crossed Regards
Steve

[kgvetter]

As planned I will play with the Senator...

Gerhard

[steffen]

6 days to go