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Hi Sasha,
I have watched your last 3 shows. Honestly, the one you did today was by far the best!
I enjoyed all the anecdotes from yourself, Richard and Mihail as well as the game you showed. Richard brought a lot to the program.
I learned a lot!
At the end of the day, if you continue in this vain (anecdotes about the game and the history), you will gain followers!
While chess politics matter, the game is what triumphs!
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Hi, Larry!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
Agree with everything you've posted!
Would you be willing to participate in one of these shows?
On March 20th we have a contest game on chess stars between GMs A. Shirov and A. Donchenko as part of a democratic chess development.
Looking forward to hear from you!
Kind regards,
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I liked the historical discussions as well. Richard did quite well. The Marins were wonderful as well.Comment
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Thank you, Vlad, remember that Richard spoke very well of you! Maybe someday you'll have a joint appearance!
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Vlad, would you be interested to play a contest game (democratic chess) against Richard Berube?
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How do you play democratic chess?
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From the players' point of you it is a normal online chess game with 25 min. per game per player with 15 sec. delay per each and every move.
The participants of democratic chess contest are watching the game online, listen to the expert's commentaries and see the top 3 suggestions of the Stockfish for the upcoming move.
The goal is to predict the next move, obviously before it's been played. Once you've selected the move you have to figure out the right amount of Crowns (a virtual currency used in Chess Stars contests) to stake on this move: 5, 25 or 100. The amount of Crowns put on each move is instantly divided among the winners in proportion to the number of Crowns staked. At the end of the game he participants collected the most Crowns are declared the winners and receiving cash prizes by PayPal. Please see more info here: https://www.chessstars.com/contests.
The idea of democratic chess is to give anybody a chance to win substantial amounts of cash. In the upcoming World's Democratic Chess Championship - early 2022 first prize ill be $500,000.00 plus several other significant prizes. It is a level playing opportunity with no cheating. Therefore the monopoly on cash in chess held by Carlsen and friends is about to be broken. It is a level playing opportunity with no cheating. We have US and Canadian patents and in the process of applying for International patents.
I'm in the final stages of working with the group of European based consultants on all business/financial issues. Overall Democratic chess is a level playing opportunity with no cheating.
Will be glad to answer any questions.
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Hey Sasha, how about a music break? Invite a chess player who is also a musician and play one song, perhaps together with you.Comment
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Thanks, I've done it already! Had a concert singer Igor Portnoi performed an Anthem from the musical CHESS and I've accompanied him on piano on IBM TV chess show using streamyard.com!Comment
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I do have a few questions:Originally posted by Sasha Starr View Post
1) do participants get to bet on ALL the game moves, including the openings? So if you are very familiar with the 2 players and their opening preferences, it might not be a level playing field for those betting who don't know the 2 players at all and / or don't know opening theory at all?
2) let's say a participant V.D. bets on only some moves, and chooses the right moves say 80% of the time and wins lets say 500 Crowns above what he wagered, but other participants win even more Crowns and so V.D. doesn't win ANY prize. Does V.D. still get to keep his 500 extra Crowns? In other words, can a player increase his or her stash of Crowns even without winning cash prizes?
3) if the answer to question 2 is yes, a player can keep growing his or her stash of Crowns even if s/he doesn't win cash prizes, then can that player later on cash out all the won Crowns and make a profit that way?
3) How much "rake" does ChessStars take in from all the wagering?
4) will this be legal in all 50 US states? because other online wagering like poker is only legal in New Jersey and Nevada.
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1.No, you can bet only on moves that you'd like to do so. Furthermore, you get 5 Crowns on each move whether you bet or not. Anybody can look in the database to find games of GMs A. Shirov and A. Donchenko, who are playing a democratic chess contest on March 20th. Someone who doesn't know these players and /or opening theory still has chances because Stockfish Hints (top 3 moves) are displayed on everybody's screens.
2.The Crowns are the measurement of performance of each participant in each particular contest. They don't have any monetary value and therefore disappear at the end of the game.
3.It is all free and Chess Stars' take therefore is zero, Nevertheless cash prizes are being offered in every game.
4.There is no wagering in the Democratic Chess. Applicable patents clearly describe everything and were approved both in Canada and US.Last edited by Sasha Starr; Wednesday, 10th March, 2021, 09:54 AM.Comment
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Originally posted by Sasha Starr View Post
Thank you Sasha for those answers. I looked back at your earlier post in reply to Vlad and you didn't mention there that the contests are free to enter. I am surprised you wouldn't have mentioned it, I'm sure I'm not the only one who assumed there would be a fee to enter.
So the Crowns won / lost all disappear .... that's too bad, even if you made them not worth any money, it would still be interesting to have a leaderboard of people who have won the most Crowns (a separate list from those who have won the most prize money). You could keep track of all kinds of stats for each registered participant: average bet per move, average return per move, average Crowns won per game etc.
If everything is free to enter, how does ChessStars make money, from advertising? In addition to the prize money, you have the cost of the patents and the cost of setting up the web site etc.Comment
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Chess Stars Inc. is well financed and is gearing up for a very big multi million dollars project. Complete details will be available in a due time.
The goal is to allow thousands of rank and file chess enthusiasts around the World to have an opportunity to earn big bucks, not just to collect the Crowns.
The complete statistics of every game is available. It is a comprehensive document automatically generated once the contest is finished.
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