Comments for Steve Learns Chess http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:41:19 -0500 hourly 1 Comment on Goodbye? by Jerry Isaacs http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/08/03/264/comment-page-1#comment-16396 Jerry Isaacs Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:41:19 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=264#comment-16396 Steve Disregard my earlier query. I now have chessimager running. Thanks Steve

Disregard my earlier query. I now have chessimager running. Thanks

]]> Comment on Goodbye? by Jerry Isaacs http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/08/03/264/comment-page-1#comment-16386 Jerry Isaacs Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:19:09 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=264#comment-16386 I am a volunteer chess coach at three local elementary and middle schools and not a ranked player. I was fascinated by your ref to chessimager at http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/chessimager so I checked http://code.google.com/p/chessimager/wiki/Installation and want to try it. But I do not understand a couple points re. installation. I have a Wordpress blog. Where do I put the ChessImager_1.10 folder and files relative to my /wordpress/ directory? Is that all that I need to do re. installation? My host is GoDaddy, and they were not able to shed any light on the google statement: Chess Imager requires that the PHP GD Library be installed on your server. How do I find whether godaddy has the PHP GD library installed? Any help would be much appreciated. I am a volunteer chess coach at three local elementary and middle schools and not a ranked player. I was fascinated by your ref to chessimager at
http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/chessimager

so I checked
http://code.google.com/p/chessimager/wiki/Installation

and want to try it. But I do not understand a couple points re. installation. I have a Wordpress blog. Where do I put the ChessImager_1.10 folder and files relative to my /wordpress/ directory? Is that all that I need to do re. installation?

My host is GoDaddy, and they were not able to shed any light on the google statement:
Chess Imager requires that the PHP GD Library be installed on your server.

How do I find whether godaddy has the PHP GD library installed?

Any help would be much appreciated.

]]> Comment on USCF Rating Distribution by Nicholas Webster http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2008/06/06/131/comment-page-1#comment-16060 Nicholas Webster Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:01:01 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=131#comment-16060 I think the low ratings are because of the lack of integration between newly registered USCF players. For instance, my college recently began a new chess club where essentially no one had a rating at all, excluding myself who had a 4 game provisional rating from when I was 10 yrs old. (of 826) We all started out at the provisional 1000 rating and moved from there. After our first tournament I tied for 2nd but only moved up to 923. I play online regularly and have an active rating of 1600-1700. Our entire organization's ratings are extremely low because we are not integrated with other players, so there is no controlled variable for computing our ratings besides my provisional rating from 12 years ago that says I am 826. I think the low ratings are because of the lack of integration between newly registered USCF players.
For instance, my college recently began a new chess club where essentially no one had a rating at all,
excluding myself who had a 4 game provisional rating from when I was 10 yrs old. (of 826)
We all started out at the provisional 1000 rating and moved from there.
After our first tournament I tied for 2nd but only moved up to 923.
I play online regularly and have an active rating of 1600-1700.
Our entire organization’s ratings are extremely low because we are not integrated with other players, so there is no controlled variable for computing our ratings besides my provisional rating from 12 years ago that says I am 826.

]]> Comment on Another upset win by Regy http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2007/09/12/112/comment-page-1#comment-15830 Regy Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:23:39 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2007/09/12/112#comment-15830 I think 3.Nc3 is what black alwyas pray for in this oppening! Maybe 3.d4 followed by c4 is much annoying for black. And now, after taking a look at the endgame, I dont understand why white tried to lose so hard! The game seemed to be a draw!!! I have a saying that has helped me saving some points in tournaments: "dont lose if you can draw!". -) I think 3.Nc3 is what black alwyas pray for in this oppening! Maybe 3.d4 followed by c4 is much annoying for black.
And now, after taking a look at the endgame, I dont understand why white tried to lose so hard! The game seemed to be a draw!!! I have a saying that has helped me saving some points in tournaments: “dont lose if you can draw!”. -)

]]> Comment on Goodbye? by Polly http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/08/03/264/comment-page-1#comment-15652 Polly Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:22:32 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=264#comment-15652 I wouldn't delete it. I don't know why you've had it with chess blogging. If it's because you think you've run out of things to write about, that's okay. It's not like we get paid to be providing high quality content day in and day out. Write when you feel like it. I wouldn’t delete it. I don’t know why you’ve had it with chess blogging. If it’s because you think you’ve run out of things to write about, that’s okay. It’s not like we get paid to be providing high quality content day in and day out. Write when you feel like it.

]]> Comment on Latest pin-up picture in Chess Life by Warner Smith http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/01/17/237/comment-page-1#comment-15644 Warner Smith Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:44:40 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=237#comment-15644 Steve, You want some chess photography? Here you go, check out this link: http://www.thephotographysmith.com/Portfolio/Events/2010-Continental-Open/13383926_vzuoY#973477353_JywH4 Bringing back a little credibility to legitimate chess photography! Steve,

You want some chess photography? Here you go, check out this link: http://www.thephotographysmith.com/Portfolio/Events/2010-Continental-Open/13383926_vzuoY#973477353_JywH4

Bringing back a little credibility to legitimate chess photography!

]]> Comment on Goodbye? by chesstiger http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/08/03/264/comment-page-1#comment-15559 chesstiger Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:06:54 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=264#comment-15559 Pity. Maybe not delete this blog, who knows, you might return at a latter date. Pity. Maybe not delete this blog, who knows, you might return at a latter date.

]]> Comment on Goodbye? by wang http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/08/03/264/comment-page-1#comment-15557 wang Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:44:44 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=264#comment-15557 Bummer, didn't really get to exchange many ideas with you, although I've been busy with the whole work/school/life balance thing. You can always come back to blogging though. Bummer, didn’t really get to exchange many ideas with you, although I’ve been busy with the whole work/school/life balance thing.

You can always come back to blogging though.

]]> Comment on USCF Rating Distribution by Michael B player http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2008/06/06/131/comment-page-1#comment-15545 Michael B player Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:39:07 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=131#comment-15545 In 1986, my 1600 rating was at the 56th percentile. There were 30,000 players, 95% adults. Then I went into teaching 5th graders and quit playing tournaments. In 1995, after many children had started playing Chess all over America and getting ratings below 1000 at tourneys, another Percentile graph (26,000 adults and 18,000 children) showed my untouched rating at the 81st percentile. I hadn't played a single game ! Obviously, the kids were segueing the numbers. I know damn well I won't win 4 out of 5 games at an open tournament. I asked U.S.C.F. to section off the children (no reply). I wonder how many home runs Babe Ruth would have hit if the Little League were combined with the Major League. U.S.C.F. Rating Percentile Graphs are useless. In 1986, my 1600 rating was at the 56th percentile. There were 30,000 players, 95% adults. Then I went into teaching 5th graders and quit playing tournaments. In 1995, after many children had started playing Chess all over America and getting ratings below 1000 at tourneys, another Percentile graph (26,000 adults and 18,000 children) showed my untouched rating at the 81st percentile. I hadn’t played a single game !
Obviously, the kids were segueing the numbers. I know damn well I won’t win 4 out of 5 games at an open tournament. I asked U.S.C.F. to section off the children (no reply). I wonder how many home runs Babe Ruth would have hit if the Little League were combined with the Major League.
U.S.C.F. Rating Percentile Graphs are useless.

]]> Comment on USCF Rating Distribution by Tad http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2008/06/06/131/comment-page-1#comment-15543 Tad Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:46:34 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/?p=131#comment-15543 Why is there even such a thing as a 400 rating? Is there some compelling reason our ratings system has to account for people who aren't even sure how the horsey moves? Why is there even such a thing as a 400 rating? Is there some compelling reason our ratings system has to account for people who aren’t even sure how the horsey moves?

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