--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: E3200000 Date: 03/01/97 From: DOUG ATTIG Time: 11:32am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Chess Files on Filebone! The following files were placed on the Fido Filebone and International Filegate systems on Saturday 03-01-97. They are also being archived on ftp.pitt.edu under group/student-activities/chess followed by the area tag listed below, without the 'CHS-' (e.g. /CA). From the Web: http://www.pitt.edu/~schach Mouse on FTP Site, or on allindex.txt to download the index to the entire site. Area : CHS-CA Comment : CHS: Chess Assistant Data Files ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SICHM-CA.ZIP 146,927 Sicilan Defense, Chameleon var. (1.e4 2.Nc3 3.Nge2): 1370 Games SIDRG-CA.ZIP 661,033 Sicilian Dragon: 7868 Games. Updated, expanded & cleaned! Replaces SIDRG-CA.ZIP or SIDRG-CB.ZIP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 807,960 bytes in 2 file(s) Area : CHS-CB Comment : CHS: ChessBase Data Files ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SICHM-CB.ZIP 207,768 Sicilan Defense, Chameleon var. (1.e4 2.Nc3 3.Nge2): 1370 Games SIDRG-CB.ZIP 978,758 Sicilian Dragon: 7868 Games. Updated, expanded & cleaned! Replaces SIDRG-CA.ZIP or SIDRG-CB.ZIP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,186,526 bytes in 2 file(s) Area : CHS-PGN Comment : CHS: PGN-formatted Files ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SICHM-PG.ZIP 277,564 Sicilan Defense, Chameleon var. (1.e4 2.Nc3 3.Nge2): 1370 Games ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 277,564 bytes in 1 file(s) Total of 2,272,050 bytes in 5 file(s). CONTRIBUTE! *You* can contribute files by uploading to ftp.pitt.edu under group/student-activities/chess/Uploads, or hatch into the Fido Filebone or Filegate systems in CHS-UPLD & I'll get them. Any file having to do with Chess is fine as long as it's not copyrighted by someone else! Best regards, Doug Attig --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Knight-Line! * Tacoma, WA * (206) 565-0594 (1:138/239.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: E3200001 Date: 03/01/97 From: DOUG ATTIG Time: 11:37am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Chess Files A PGN version of the new Sicilian Dragon collection will be on my ftp site or about 1 week (approx. 1.4 megabytes): anonymous ftp to ftp.halcyon.com then cd pub/users/rook/files binary get qga-pg.zip Web: http://www.halcyon.com/rook/chess.htm Mouse on FTP Site then on qga-pg.zip to download. Best regards, Doug Best regards, Doug * WCE 2.1G1/2269 * --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Knight-Line! * Tacoma, WA * (206) 565-0594 (1:138/239.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: E3200002 Date: 03/01/97 From: MODERATOR Time: 02:52pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: CHESS Echo Guidelines (3/31/96) =========================================================================== I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I D O N E T C H E S S C O N F E R E N C E =========================================================================== G U I D E L I N E S (1) All messages from me in my capacity as moderator will contain my "Moderator" signature with date and time of creation or indicate that status with a 'From: Moderator' heading. (2) We are all professionals, and as such, should behave accordingly. Although I encourage debate on appropriate subjects, please refrain from anything that remotely resembles a personal attack upon another person's character. Stick to the facts/opinions. (3) The official language of Fidonet is English. I recognize that we do have a significant contingent of European participants; however the non-English speaking participants should also recognize that non-English posts are quite likely to result in a reduced response rate, therefore the use of English is encouraged. (4) Commercial advertising is prohibited, although informational postings of product or service availability may be allowed, provided that the announcement does not appear to result in commercial gain of the poster or his/her associates, and the product or service is related to the game of Chess. These type of postings must be limited to one message and one posting. (5) Posting of multi-part listings take up extra disk space and transfer time, and may not be of interest to all readers. It is preferred that 'lists' be offered as a text file for File Request. If a user believes that the echo would benefit from the posting of the list, the list should be netmailed to the moderator for approval prior to posting. (6) All notifications of rules violations and other rules discussions will take place via netmail. Rules violations will be crash netmailed to the participant and host sysop. Requests for cooperation posted in the echo are not to be construed as "notifications" for purposes of Rule 7. All participants must be capable of receiving crash netmail on the BBS that they post from. Check with your sysop, if you are unsure of the availa- bility. Sysops who do not provide an -inbound- netmail service to their users, will have this echo restricted from their system. (7) (a) The first notification of a rules violation will assume the violator was unfamiliar with the rules, although -all- participants are responsible for knowing and understanding the rules. As such, the first notification is intended to be -informational- only. (b) The second notification of violation of the -same- rule will be considered a warning. Only one warning will be issued per specific violation. (c) A third violation will result in the participant's access and/or sysop's feed being restricted. | (8) There are no restrictions in this echo on public key encrypted ignature | blocks. However, in accordance with Backbone Operating FAQ (BOFAQ), | Question #8, the Backbone will not transfer -encrypted- messages, and s | such, are not allowed in this echo. Until stated otherwise by the | Backbone, PGP digital signature blocks with cleartext messages, do not- | constitute encrypted traffic. (9) There are no restrictions on 8-bit characters. This is an International Echo, and as such has an obligation to support the necessary use of international character sets. However, abuse of the International Character Set for artistic purposes is not appropriate. |(10) There are no restrictions on signature blocks; however, in onsideration | of those systems that do not receive their feeds on a fixed fee or | costsharing basis, please keep them to a minimum. (11) Real names are required. If it is not contained within the header of the message, then it should be included as a signature line. ========================================================================== Last Revision: 3/31/1996 Summary of changes: Changed Paragraph 8 from "encrypted signature blocks" to "PGP digital signature blocks" Changed Paragraph 10 for minor grammatical structure errors. Lawrence Garvin, lawrence@eforest.houston.tx.us Moderator, International Fidonet Chess Conference --- SendMsg/2 v1.00 --- Squish/386 v1.11 * Origin: TCRS Echomail Hub * Houston, Texas (1:106/8277) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: E3200003 Date: 03/01/97 From: MODERATOR Time: 02:52pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: CHESS Echo Information This Weekly 'How To' Guide was written and generously donated to this echo by Bruce Moon. 1. IS THIS ECHO FOR PLAYING CHESS GAMES OR JUST DISCUSSING CHESS-RELATED TOPICS? Both, actually. There are people here who play very little chess within the echo, but participate in most of the discussions. Conversely, there are those who play chess and leave the discussions to others. We also have many people who play chess and discuss topics. 2. ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON DISCUSSION TOPICS? Well, in general, the topics should chess-related without being mean-spirited or offensive. For a more complete run-down, post a message to "Moderator", asking for a copy of the ECHO GUIDELINES. 3. HOW MANY GAMES CAN I PLAY AT ONCE? As many as you can handle without feeling "crowded". The important thing is to be willing to finish any game(s) you start. Should you decide to stop playing, or if circumstances make it difficult to continue, you should notify your opponents of your intent to discontinue. (Notify them individually if at all possible, as a message to "All" may get overlooked.) 4. HOW DO I TELL MY OPPONENT WHAT MOVE I MADE? Moves are transmitted by writing them in some form of CHESS NOTATION. The three main forms of notation used in this echo are Algebraic Notation, Coordinate Notation, and Descriptive Notation. Because many of the players in this echo reside in non-English-speaking countries, it is strongly recommended that you use Algebraic or Coordinate notations for your games here. Descriptive simply doesn't "translate" well. Ask the moderator for a "how-to" sheet on Algebraic Notation. 5. HOW DO I MAKE DIAGRAMS? Although a few people use special software programs to generate diagrams, most of the players do without unless they are discussing a chess problem or some specific position. If you want to use diagrams, and you don't have the software, the easy way is to find a diagram format someone else is using you like and then "capture" it. 6. HOW DO I FIND AN OPPONENT? The usual way is to post a message to "All" stating your desire to play. Alternatively, you can send messages to other people who request opponents, or ask specific people already playing games if they can handle one more opponent. PLEASE BE PATIENT! Most of the players here are NOT in your local area, and some are even on other continents. It will probably be at least 7-10 days before you can expect to get replies. If you don't hear anything within 2-3 weeks, it means there is a communication problem somewhere -- just post your request(s) again. (If you are also new to BBS-ing in general, check with the sysop of your local BBS to make sure you understand how to receive messages.) 7. ARE THE GAMES THAT ARE PLAYED HERE RATED? No, but many of the players here are rated OTB (over-the-board) in their native countries, or carry ratings from various correspondence chess organizations. (But see also the note following the answer to #8.) 8. ARE THERE ANY ORGANIZED TOURNAMENTS ON THIS ECHO? Not right at the moment. But that doesn't mean there won't be. Such things are dependent on player interest, player commitment, and someone willing to accept the headaches of organizing and/or directing such events. (NOTE: A rating system could be worked out for such events.) 9. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T HEAR FROM AN OPPONENT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS? Bear in mind that FIDONET is not a perfect system -- messages do get lost. Also, other things happen that prevent communcation -- satellite problems, regional snafus, individual BBSs go on the fritz or leave town or stop carrying the echo, players have equipment problems, etc. It is also true that players desert the echo and leave their opponents hanging. In general, though, most players reply to a move within 48 hours of receiving it, so if the usual flow of messages from a given opponent suddenly grinds to a halt, it means either your opponent never got your last message, or his reply never reached you. If you have difficulties establishing or maintaining communication with another echo participant, send a netmail or echomail message TO: MODERATOR requesting assistance in isolating the communication problem. --- SendMsg/2 v1.00 --- Squish/386 v1.11 * Origin: TCRS Echomail Hub * Houston, Texas (1:106/8277)