If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Policy / Politique
The fee for tournament organizers advertising on ChessTalk is $20/event or $100/yearly unlimited for the year.
Les frais d'inscription des organisateurs de tournoi sur ChessTalk sont de 20 $/événement ou de 100 $/année illimitée.
You can etransfer to Henry Lam at chesstalkforum at gmail dot com
Transfér à Henry Lam à chesstalkforum@gmail.com
Dark Knight / Le Chevalier Noir
General Guidelines
---- Nous avons besoin d'un traduction français!
Some Basics
1. Under Board "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) there are 3 sections dealing with General Forum Usage, User Profile Features, and Reading and Posting Messages. These deal with everything from Avatars to Your Notifications. Most general technical questions are covered there. Here is a link to the FAQs. https://forum.chesstalk.com/help
2. Consider using the SEARCH button if you are looking for information. You may find your question has already been answered in a previous thread.
3. If you've looked for an answer to a question, and not found one, then you should consider asking your question in a new thread. For example, there have already been questions and discussion regarding: how to do chess diagrams (FENs); crosstables that line up properly; and the numerous little “glitches” that every new site will have.
4. Read pinned or sticky threads, like this one, if they look important. This applies especially to newcomers.
5. Read the thread you're posting in before you post. There are a variety of ways to look at a thread. These are covered under “Display Modes”.
6. Thread titles: please provide some details in your thread title. This is useful for a number of reasons. It helps ChessTalk members to quickly skim the threads. It prevents duplication of threads. And so on.
7. Unnecessary thread proliferation (e.g., deliberately creating a new thread that duplicates existing discussion) is discouraged. Look to see if a thread on your topic may have already been started and, if so, consider adding your contribution to the pre-existing thread. However, starting new threads to explore side-issues that are not relevant to the original subject is strongly encouraged. A single thread on the Canadian Open, with hundreds of posts on multiple sub-topics, is no better than a dozen threads on the Open covering only a few topics. Use your good judgment when starting a new thread.
8. If and/or when sub-forums are created, please make sure to create threads in the proper place.
Debate
9. Give an opinion and back it up with a reason. Throwaway comments such as "Game X pwnz because my friend and I think so!" could be considered pointless at best, and inflammatory at worst.
10. Try to give your own opinions, not simply those copied and pasted from reviews or opinions of your friends.
Unacceptable behavior and warnings
11. In registering here at ChessTalk please note that the same or similar rules apply here as applied at the previous Boardhost message board. In particular, the following content is not permitted to appear in any messages:
* Racism
* Hatred
* Harassment
* Adult content
* Obscene material
* Nudity or pornography
* Material that infringes intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any party
* Material the posting of which is tortious or violates a contractual or fiduciary obligation you or we owe to another party
* Piracy, hacking, viruses, worms, or warez
* Spam
* Any illegal content
* unapproved Commercial banner advertisements or revenue-generating links
* Any link to or any images from a site containing any material outlined in these restrictions
* Any material deemed offensive or inappropriate by the Board staff
12. Users are welcome to challenge other points of view and opinions, but should do so respectfully. Personal attacks on others will not be tolerated. Posts and threads with unacceptable content can be closed or deleted altogether. Furthermore, a range of sanctions are possible - from a simple warning to a temporary or even a permanent banning from ChessTalk.
Helping to Moderate
13. 'Report' links (an exclamation mark inside a triangle) can be found in many places throughout the board. These links allow users to alert the board staff to anything which is offensive, objectionable or illegal. Please consider using this feature if the need arises.
Advice for free
14. You should exercise the same caution with Private Messages as you would with any public posting.
No problem. If you were to sign on some day at 7:59am and open up the polls with proper closing dates, they always close at the time they were opened so they would auto-close right before the round starts.
Andy Shaw
Bindi Cheng
Bob Armstrong
Christopher Mallon
Geordie Derraugh
Gilles G. Jobin
Hikaru Nakamura
Hugh Brodie
Jason Lohner
Jason Manley
Ken Kurkowski
Kishor Ramaswamy
Larry Bevand
Larry Castle
Richard Chen
After five rounds:
4 points:
Gilles G. Jobin
3 points:
Aman Hambleton
Christopher Mallon
Forest-Mingjia Guo
Fred McKim
Richard Chen
2 points
Bindi Cheng
Bob Armstrong
Egidijus Zeromskis
Geordie Derraugh
Felix Dumont
Hugh Brodie
John Coleman
Jason Manley
Kishor Ramaswamy
Larry Bevand
Larry Castle
Vlad Rekhson
1 point
Andy Shaw
Gary Hua
Hikaru Nakamura
Jordan S. Berson
Ken Kurkowski
Kevin Pacey
Mark S. Dutton
Rene Preotu
Terry Chaisson
Last edited by Egidijus Zeromskis; Tuesday, 4th September, 2012, 02:45 PM.
On a somewhat unrelated note, it has been very interesting meeting him in person, and then observing him in action. Yesterday, I had Croatia-France on Board 4 and U.S.-Czech.R. was beside on Board 5. Hikaru comes across in person as extraordinarily alert and intelligent. He is also easy to simply say hi to, make small talk, or chat a little deeper. Glad to have met him.
No further Olympiad update from me today. Like I suspect most people, I am still recovering from the "Bermuda Party" last night, lol. It is 1pm, and my roommate is still snoring, lol! :)
Tweet
Comment