tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post831113766450392601..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: I've never played chess on my birthdayTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-36011673479273949932020-11-13T11:45:58.748+00:002020-11-13T11:45:58.748+00:00Late note: it transpires that Steinitz did not in ...Late note: it transpires that Steinitz did <a href="https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=255753#p255753" rel="nofollow">not</a> in fact play on his birthday.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-88960811981414407532012-06-18T09:49:11.977+01:002012-06-18T09:49:11.977+01:00The last time I played on my birthday was at the (...The last time I played on my birthday was at the (now sadly discontinued) Croydon rapidplay when not only did I get a poor result but I turned the wrong way on to the M23 (heading for Gatwick rather than Croydon) thereby missing the first round. Moral: don't play on your birthday!Mike Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237794157491746812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-70040429907142463492012-06-15T20:10:58.122+01:002012-06-15T20:10:58.122+01:00Anyhoo, I hope you enjoyed your birthday not playi...Anyhoo, I hope you enjoyed your birthday not playing chess.<br /><br /><br />JJonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-83469163483402688792012-06-15T13:42:52.333+01:002012-06-15T13:42:52.333+01:00Aren't nearly all GMs born in October?
I'...<i>Aren't nearly all GMs born in October?</i><br /><br />I've no idea, but, funnily enough, the very same question is going to crop up in the Double Six series that has just started.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-69489645274659410752012-06-15T10:32:34.103+01:002012-06-15T10:32:34.103+01:00Aren't nearly all GMs born in October? This pr...Aren't nearly all GMs born in October? This presumably has an impact on the likelihood, since World Championship matches aren't scheduled for a particular month.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-47665837101375389192012-06-15T10:14:24.872+01:002012-06-15T10:14:24.872+01:00The odds of not playing in a world championship ma...The odds of not playing in a world championship match on your birthday would be quite low if it's a random event. I don't think it is though, because many of the matches had conditions which enabled players to take a time out. So it's possible they chose not to play.<br /><br />I tried to reproduce the CBlight 1969 bug. Searching for Spassky Petrosian and 1969 identified 25 games which looked like the games I remember. So that was 23 games from the match, 1 from Palma and as a bonus 1 from Palma 1968. But bugs which give different results on different computers are the most difficult to track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-67244225034055736672012-06-15T09:36:08.031+01:002012-06-15T09:36:08.031+01:00Assuming I'm correct and no world championship...Assuming I'm correct and no world championship game since Steinitz has been played on a contestant's birthday, are there any mathematical geniuses reading who'd care to calculate the odds? It is Friday after all.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-46630632715958167832012-06-15T09:09:03.582+01:002012-06-15T09:09:03.582+01:00I also played on my birthday. Last year.
This is...I also played on my birthday. Last year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/causing-offence.html" rel="nofollow">This is what happened</a>Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-16712284400310449402012-06-15T08:46:44.887+01:002012-06-15T08:46:44.887+01:00I played a London League match this year on my bir...I played a London League match this year on my birthday, and lost. It was the only rated game I played all season. Yet my grade went up two points and I got into the 200s for the first time.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com