--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: EBU00004 Date: 07/24/97 From: ALAN PRESLEY Time: 03:36pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: game Would anyone like to play a game with me, I'm not that great. - Pedit Ver 2.5 --- ProBoard v2.16 [Reg] * Origin: Ye Olde Coffee House, Athens, GA, USA (1:370/50) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: EBU00005 Date: 07/24/97 From: ALEC GOUDREAU Time: 09:41pm \/To: TIM EBERLY (Read 0 times) Subj: Im Back! Im back! Did you have a nice July. Mines has been as busy as hell. +----------+ | TE vs AG | +----------+ GAME 1 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd2 O-O +----------+ | AG vs TE | +----------+ GAME 2 1.f4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 cxd4 4.e4 dxe3 e.p. 5.Bb5+ Regards, Alec ___ X CMPQwk #1.4X UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: EBU00006 Date: 07/24/97 From: ALEC GOUDREAU Time: 10:51pm \/To: STEVE SMERCAK (Read 0 times) Subj: my moves... Hi there Steve, Did you Miss me?! I didnt forget about our games. I have been very busy this past month with work and other stuff..... Now that my hands arent as tied I finally have a chance to sit down and send my latest moves to my Fido Chess Games! Dont worry I dont go silent but if I dont reply the next day dont panic. Game 2 SS vs AG --------------------------------- 1. c4 e5 12. Na4 Qa2 2. Nc3 d6 13. Rxc5 Rxd2 3. Nf3 Nc6 14. Nxd2 Bd7 4. e3 Nf6 15. O-O Qe6 5. d4 Bf5 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. Nxb3 Re8 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Qd3 10. a3 Qxc4 11. Rc1 Rad8 Game1. AG vs SS ----------------------------------- 1. d4 d5 11. O-O O-O 2. c4 c6 12. Nb3 Qc7 3. Nc3 e6 13. Bd3 h6 4. e4 dxe4 14. Rfe1 Rd8 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 15. Rad1 c5 6. Bd2 Qxd4 16. Nxc5 b6 7. Qc2 Bxd2 17. Bh7+ Kf8 8. Nxd2 Qe5+ 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 9. Be2 Ne7 19. Rd1 Qc7 10. Ngf3 Qa5 20. Ne5 bXc5 21. Be4 ___ X CMPQwk #1.4X UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY ___ X CMPQwk #1.4X UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: EBV00000 Date: 07/25/97 From: WAYNE COPPIN Time: 02:30pm \/To: GLENN HACKWORTH (Read 0 times) Subj: games 1. e4 e5 2.nf3 nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 1. nf3 c6 2. g3 g6 3.Bg2 GH > haven't played tourney chess for like 2 years... I played a lot in the '70's, "retired" for about 5 or 6 years, then played occassionally from the mid '80's to date. These days, I only play in 2 club tourneys per year. My "theory" might be a bit dated, but then I was always a "book hater" anyway ;-) * JABBER v1.1 * But what if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about? --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: *Synthesis* Kingston, Ont., Canada! (1:249/127) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: EBV00001 Date: 07/25/97 From: JIM SHASTID Time: 04:19pm \/To: JERRY ROBERTS (Read 0 times) Subj: Move 3 Hey Jerry! JR> GAME 1 JR> Jerry Jim JR> 1. e4 1. Nf6 JR> 2. e5 2. Nd5 JR> 3. c4 3. Nf4 JR> JR> Game 2 JR> Jim Jerry JR> 1. a4 1. d5 JR> 2. Ra3 2. Nc6 3. b4 JR> This is a good place to increase your playing JR> strength.. JR> Fayetteville, NC is home of the 82d Airborne Division JR> home of Special Forces (Green Berets) JR> home of Special Operations (nobody talks JR> about) JR> Do you think we are a military town??? JR> home of Special Forces (Green Berets) JR> home of Special Operations (nobody talks JR> about) JR> Do you think we are a military town??? Kewl! We got all those space centers and stuff inside Houston, but that doesn't intrest me as much as it used to. All they do now is satalite trucking! --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: The Enchanted Forest | Houston, Texas (1:106/8277) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 123 CHESS Ref: EBV00002 Date: 07/24/97 From: JERRY ROBERTS Time: 11:50am \/To: DIDIER WEERTS (Read 0 times) Subj: Novice... -=> Quoting Didier Weerts to Jerry Roberts <=- DW> Game 1 DW> Jerry Didier DW> 1. e2-e4 e2-e3 (you mean e7-e6) If have appended the notation message for you. DW> Game 2 DW> Didier Jerry DW> 1. e2-e3 g8-f6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- First of all, the FILES (vertical rows of squares) are lettered "a"-"h" (see diagram); and the RANKS (horizontal rows of squares) are numbered "1"-"8" (see diagram). [NOTE: Chess diagrams are usually oriented with White at the bottom and Black at the top. Also, for purposes of this diagram and similar ASCII constructions, White pieces are represented by uppercase letters, Black by lowercase.] 8: r n b q k b n r R 7: p p p p p p p p A 6: - - - - - - - - N 5: - j - - - - - - K 4: - - - z - - - - S 3: - - - - - - - - 2: P P P P P P P P 1: R N B Q K B N R -------------------------- a b c d e f g h F I L E S This gives each square a unique name, since each square is located on exactly one file-rank intersection. In referring to specific squares, the file is given first, then the rank. In the diagram, the square marked with a "j" is called "b5", and "z" is named "d4". In describing moves, the pieces are reduced to their initial letters, with two exceptions. Knights are to "N" (since "K" already stands for "King"), and Pawns are not designated with a letter at all (I'll clarify that in a moment). In general, each move is represented by the initial of the piece moving followed by the square it lands on, such as "Nf6", "Bc4", "Rd1", etc. Pawn moves are indicated by the square they move to, such as "e4", "c6", "f4", etc. Captures are indicated by inserting an "x" between the piece and the end-square: "Bxc6", "Kxd8", "Nxe5", etc. Pawn captures include the starting file: "exd5", "bxc6", "cxd4", etc. A plus mark "+" is used for "check", and "++" signifies "checkmate". For castling, "0-0" (King-side) and "0-0-0" (Queen-side) are used; and for en passant, "e.p." is added after the move ("dxc6 e.p.", for example). For Pawn promotion, an equal sign "=" and the letter of the piece promoted to are added to the move: "g8=Q", bxa1=N, etc. Ambiguity occurs when two pieces of the same color and type are able to move to the same square. This can happen as early as the third move. Let's say White's first move was 1 d4 and his second was 2 Nf3. At this point either White Knight could move to d2, so writing "Nd2" is ambiguous. The situation is clarified by inserting either the rank or the file the moving piece starts on: 3 Nbd2 or 3 Nfd2. (NOTE: By convention, the file designation is used to resolve ambiguities, unless the pieces in question are on the same file to start with, in which case, the rank gets the nod.) As for the use of question marks (?) and exclamation points (!) -- these are chess writers' diacritical markings. "?" means a bad move, and "!" means a good or strong move. You will also see "??" (horrendous move) and "!!" (tremendous move). What writers are often inconsistent on are the meanings of "?!" and "!?". (Actually, the meanings are fairly well agreed upon -- it's which meaning goes with which symbol wherein the problem lies!). In my own chess writing (for the local chess club), "?!" indicates an "inexactitude", a move for which there was probably a superior alternative, but the move actually made is not quite bad enough to be called a "blunder". Conversely, "!?" is an "interesting" move, and is used to indicate a move which is not quite a "strong" move, often mixed with a bit of uncertainty or risk. That's all there is to Standard Algebraic Notation -- except for practice, practice, practice! ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- AreaFix Fido MILITIA * Origin: Thor's Retreat/2 BBS Fayetteville, NC 910.424.0956 (1:3634/37)