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Oct-14-08
 | | Eric Schiller: <shams> As it happens, I'm writing a HuffPo piece now. Also a book on the WC match (with Ray Keene). And a few
DailyKos posts along the way.
Anything to avoid being crushed to death by pumpkins. It is that time of year in Half Moon Bay. |
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| Oct-14-08 | | Jim Bartle: "Also a book on the WC match (with Ray Keene)."
Wow, you must be burning the midnight oil analyzing that barn-burner game one. Pumpkins in HMB. How big do they get? |
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| Oct-14-08 | | Shams: if you don't mind my asking, how do you and GM Keene share duties on the writing project? |
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Oct-14-08
| | Eric Schiller: Ray does the writing, I'm the drone in charge of research, editing, typesetting, etc. I'll add a few comments, but the analysis is Ray's. He's a great analyst and explainer. I'll do some Rybka-checking, but we are not relying on machine analysis. People can get that everywhere. |
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| Oct-14-08 | | Jim Bartle: "not relying on machine analysis."
Heartfelt thanks. |
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| Oct-14-08 | | brankat: <Eric Schiller> It's good to hear You are being so active. Keep up the good work. All the best to You along the way. |
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Oct-15-08
 | | moronovich: Here lies Eric
between the stars and the gutter
not analyzing anymore
bowling with the worms and utter
gentle to the green and gore.
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Oct-15-08
| | moronovich: Hey <Jim Bartle> Didn´t you yesterday ask about drawoffers shold be included
in the gamenotes ?
One of my favourites too - but the conclusion seems to be quite simple:it should be the player who made the last move who where the one offering a draw - as simple as that.
But correct me if there is something more in it.
Cheers. |
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| Oct-15-08 | | Jim Bartle: Yes, but what about draw offers which are declined? They're not in the record. |
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| Oct-15-08 | | mateifl: <ray keene: why does dr eric schiller get bad reviews? ... i think the reason is resentment> Then considering the number of bad reviews, there must be a conspiracy of some sort, aimed against mr. Schiller books ... ;-) |
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Oct-15-08
| | moronovich: <Jim Bartle> Oh , I see.Can not come up with someting. |
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| Oct-15-08 | | Jim Bartle: A little peace sign after the move? |
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Oct-15-08
 | | ray keene: <mateifl> yes i think there is a conspiracy against erics books -starting with some stockists who refuse to take his books-this has been written about extensively--then there are the feeble minded who just like to ape the infamous tony miles review-finally-as i pointed out -eric gets stacks of good reviews too and his books are welcomed by publishers-so i am afraid your negativity has no real base! |
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| Oct-15-08 | | Jim Bartle: If I may suggest, chess books are not all written for the same audience. Eric Schiller and Mark Dvorteksky are not writing for the same people. And I think the IMs/GMs (some of them) review books in relation to them and their fellow peers. This can lead to poor reviews for books aimed at players rated below 2400. |
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Oct-15-08
| | moronovich: <Jim Bartle> Hmm , why not !?
A pibe and a dove combined ?
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Oct-15-08
 | | keypusher: <Jim Bartle: Yes, but what about draw offers which are declined? They're not in the record.> Also, sometimes players offer draws when it is their move. A no-no, but it seems to be fairly common among top GMs. Well, since I am on the page of someone knowledgeable on this very point, maybe I should check: Eric, is it common for top GMs to offer draws when it is their turn to move? |
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Oct-16-08
| | Eric Schiller: <jim> Pumpkins over 1000 lbs. usually turn up. We have a big chess area on both days of the festival, on Main Street. |
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Oct-16-08
| | Eric Schiller: <keypusher> I have lobbied for draw offers on the recorded and at the Kramnik-Kasparov match we had a light that the player switched on to offer the draw, so all could see. As an arbiter I need this to enforce rules. Kasparov often offered a draw on his move. I have, when it is obvious. I would only penalize in time pressure. But my draw offer device should be in use at the match! |
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Oct-16-08
 | | Gypsy: Why not have a rule that the same player can not offer the draw two times in succession (in the same game, of course): If a draw offer is declined, then it is the up to the other player to offer the draw next time? Just wondering.
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Oct-16-08
| | Eric Schiller: <Gypsy> I think the trend is to eliminate draw offers as they now exist, and include an appeal to the arbiter. It requires good arbiters, but works well. |
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| Oct-16-08 | | MostlyAverageJoe: <moronovich: Hey <Jim Bartle> Didn´t you yesterday ask about drawoffers shold be included in the gamenotes ?> FIDE website (http://www.fide.com/info/handbook?i...) says: <<<9.1.b The offer of a draw shall be noted by each player on his scoresheet with a symbol>>> |
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Oct-16-08
 | | Richard Taylor: Re typos - I have published 2 books (of poetry) both had quite a few typos - some occurred as I used a scanner to "pick up" manuscripts and forgot to check them and some were because the proof reading was not good. It is nearly impossible, however, to eliminate errors and there are few books without such errors. Re Chess books - I've got an old book on the English by Cafferty and not only are there errors in it (I just correct them with ball point) but the wrong moves are quite often given given (and I can read both the algebraic and the old notation which it is in and that makes it harder!) - but it is still useful for ideas and a useful "base" as I also combine it with other books. Nowadays for Chess "blunder checking" can be done (and of course editors should have proof readers etc etc) - but the quality of a book is not only in it's being "error free" - it is the ideas, pleasure, and stimulus a book can give that counts mostly. Humanum est errare. (Latin phrase)
"To err is human, to forgive divine." (Alexander Pope) |
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Oct-16-08
| | Richard Taylor: The draw today (game 2 World Champs) was reasonable I feel (interestingly I felt that Kramnik took any risks and tried to generate play (a little) more than Anand (and the Nimzo is a complex and fascinating and difficult opening to play: so both players did well) - draws perhaps before 20 moves might be good plan.
In Murray Chandler's Chess Classic at Queenstown (New Zealand) in January I think there are to be no draws before move 30... I rarely offer draws as I am usually losing when I start thinking about it!! But I have done - once to a much lower rated player as I was very tired and there was too much noise in the tournament hall I was in... and more recently I took a draw in a good position v a stronger player... Draws are o.k. except those ridiculously short ones - but mostly those occur at the end of tournaments these days. I heard Christiansen defending (tiredness, strategical etc) draws etc and he is a very strong attacking player... It may even be the case that most games played by GMs are in fact draws. |
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Oct-16-08
| | moronovich: Once Najdorf turned pale and was obviuosly shaken.Hence his american opponent (at the olympiads 1939)offered a draw.Accepted.
Don Miquel had just recieved a telegram on what the nazis did to his family.
Just to mention that some drawoffers can have their own justification. |
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Oct-17-08
| | keypusher: At Carlsbad 1907 draws before move 45 required the consent of the tournament director. I think a similar rule was in effect at St. Petersburg 1914. |
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