tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4003656977283922447..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: This is the end IVTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-10661839399214490422011-05-11T14:35:26.061+01:002011-05-11T14:35:26.061+01:00I can't see the Surrey County Chess Associatio...I can't see the Surrey County Chess Association accepting the authority of FIDE on that one.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-59064681769148228422011-05-11T09:36:22.597+01:002011-05-11T09:36:22.597+01:00A quick check on Fritz dbase reveals that about 80...A quick check on Fritz dbase reveals that about 80% of games go over 30 moves whilst roughly 50% go over 40 moves. Of course the stats will be a bit different for league chess. Also as you point out often the games are terminated early to avoid a second session. Nevertheless it shows how absurd it is to adjourn at move 30. FIDE ought to make a rule that you cant adjourn before 40 moves ! - Joe SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-51271552538392505122011-05-11T09:25:38.042+01:002011-05-11T09:25:38.042+01:00I was Black and had hopes of being able to create ...I was Black and had hopes of being able to create a fortress but I couldn't and resigned (without resumption obviously). I suppose - my last comment not withstanding - that was one where Fritz was probably the most help but actually I'd found the key idea for White before turning the computer on.<br /><br />And fortresses - of course - are not something that the boxes usually understand.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38219828461806624462011-05-11T08:51:15.088+01:002011-05-11T08:51:15.088+01:00The Q v N+B one looks interesting. What happened t...The Q v N+B one looks interesting. What happened there?<br /><br />PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-15311162034277634802011-05-11T08:46:54.815+01:002011-05-11T08:46:54.815+01:00Good question Dave.
It depends on the position do...Good question Dave.<br /><br />It depends on the position doesn't it? The Bloody Iron Monsters are certainly helpful in some - but at the same time they are totally useless in others.<br /><br />Next week there'll be a post when I talk about my most recent - position 7 in the post. In one particular continuation Fritz says I'd be completely winning (+7.00 or some such) but in fact it's just a dead draw.<br /><br />Similarly position 6 - I don't think Fritz would be especially helpful in 'solving' that. Nor any of the others really.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-78334759996841784672011-05-10T23:25:16.897+01:002011-05-10T23:25:16.897+01:00Why play adjournment?
Surely you have Fritz/Ribka ...Why play adjournment?<br />Surely you have Fritz/Ribka at home.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012595766350486666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-85967328330514249372011-05-10T16:05:49.320+01:002011-05-10T16:05:49.320+01:00By which I meant that I agreed the ability to play...By which I meant that I agreed the ability to play endgames well - and as well as you can quickly - is important when you're not adjourning.<br /><br />Not sure that I agree that I think it's necessarily good that adjournments are disappearing. Not in London anyway. Where there's no central venue I imagine that they'd have less appeal than in the capital, though.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-52042575610778460902011-05-10T15:51:15.936+01:002011-05-10T15:51:15.936+01:00"Common to all these is the likelihood of hav...<i>"Common to all these is the likelihood of having to play endings at a pace of 30 seconds or less a move."</i><br /><br />Hello anonymous. I'm sure that's true, but it's a question of extent isn't it? Having played in all the session lengths you mention within the past couple of years, it seems to me that there's a vast difference between a 7 hour session and one that lasts 2 hours 40. Actually I can feel the difference between 2-40 and 3 hours in terms of qplay finish.<br /><br />Yes, you get to have to play endings eventually, but in the longer format - say game in 2 hours each and up - you at least get the potential for *some* reflection at first.<br /><br />I agree with you regarding your last point though.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-37685147610354698712011-05-10T12:40:57.907+01:002011-05-10T12:40:57.907+01:00In club chess outside adjudication and adjournment...In club chess outside adjudication and adjournment leagues, the move rate is some variety of the theme of G/90. Here and there you get shorter rates such as G/75 equivalents and sometimes marginally longer. <br /><br />In county matches at weekday afternoons you usually get G/120 or G/135 equivalents. <br /><br />Three rounds a day Congresses usually opt for G/90 (as leagues) or G/105. Two rounds a day use G/120 or higher, whilst one round a day is equivalent to G/180 or G/210. The point being that 40/2,20/1, 30 minutes to finish adds up to three and a half hours or 210 minutes.<br /><br />Also you have the increment versions of 90 30 and 40/90 + 30 with 30 seconds.<br /><br />Common to all these is the likelihood of having to play endings at a pace of 30 seconds or less a move. Think of it as a sprint finish to a marathon. Improvement in standards means that skill at playing endings quickly is vital to a high ranking outside of the hopefully shrinking pool of adjournment and adjudication based events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com