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kuresu Member (Idle past 2512 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
gameknot will e-mail you when you've been challenged. Heck, it'll even e-mail you everysingle time it's your move.
thing is, you have to change what it e-mails to you in your profile.you can even change what the chess board looks like from your PoV (only four choices though).
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Tusko Member (Idle past 100 days) Posts: 615 From: London, UK Joined: |
I just checked and thats ticked in my profile. I think I've figured it out - for some reason I have become a "rule violator" and I think since that time they haven't been sending me any emails. I can't start games any more either. Quite what I did wrong I don't know, but it means I'm going to have to pay to be reinstated.
Pain in the arse! Cheers anyway. ~I think I'll still be able to play if other people challenge me though, so anyone feel free.
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tudwell Member (Idle past 5978 days) Posts: 172 From: KCMO Joined: |
Game underway here.
I don't know why Zawinul timed out of his game with Anglagard, but he seems fine now.
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bluegenes Member (Idle past 2476 days) Posts: 3119 From: U.K. Joined: |
Tusko, I've never read the Gameknot rules in detail, but I doubt if you have to pay to be reinstated. It's probably because you timed out on a game or two in your first ten or fifteen games. Look on your public page, and it will say "timeouts" and give the percentage of your games that you've timed out on. I suspect that there may be a point, like 10%, that automatically limits your privileges on the site for a while. Try using the "Join Game" and "Start Game" facilities, then the more games you complete, the lower your "timeout" percentage will become (to state the obvious!) and I think that things may get back to normal.
There's a certain logic to it all, as they need to discourage people from starting lots of games, then not completing them. That's also presumably why the number of free games you can play increases every four wins.
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Tusko Member (Idle past 100 days) Posts: 615 From: London, UK Joined: |
I think you are right. The frustrating thing is that it won't let me start my own games - I'm going to have to be challenged by other people. Please - feel free if you want a game of chess against someone mediocre! I flourish best under less stringent time limits - say a week?
The frustrating thing is, as far as I can see it, that the reason I timed out on those couple of games was because they stopped sending me emails to say that my opponents had moved... and not recieving emails seems to be a byproduct of losing priveliges (I wasn't notified that omni just challenged me for instance - I only found out when I went to check my page on your advice). So I'm not sure if the timing out in those games WAS the route cause, or if it was something earlier. All very boring. I just wanted to get it off my heaving chest!
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2512 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
tried to challenge you--too many active games you have.
i've challenged angla. i'm white, right? http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=7189249&r=337 "Have the Courage to Know!" --Immanuel Kant " One useless man is a disgrace. Two are called a law firm. Three or more are called a congress" --paraphrased, John Adams Want to help give back to the world community? Did you know that your computer can help? Join the newest TeamEvC Climate Modelling to help improve climate predictions for a better tomorrow.
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Tusko Member (Idle past 100 days) Posts: 615 From: London, UK Joined: |
Is that what it tells you? I'm only playing one game!
Ah well - I hope I can get back into gameknot's good books... (Thanks for trying to challenge me by the way)
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
Who's winning and who has been eliminated?
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truthlover Member (Idle past 4058 days) Posts: 1548 From: Selmer, TN Joined: |
Hi, NJ.
You, Jon, & Catholic Scientist have been eliminated. Kuresu, Anglagard, bluegenes, and myself are in the winner's bracket. Phat, Omnivorous, Riverrat, Tudwell, Zawinul, Tusko, and Nyeusigrube are still alive in the loser's bracket. 3rd round games are being played.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2512 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
I have increased the ranks of the loser's by one.
I did that my losing to anglagard (one stupid mistake and one incredibly stupid mistake) who do I play in the fourth round? and everyone else who's playing, please finish! I'm raring to go.
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anglagard Member (Idle past 836 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: |
Game over.
http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=7189249&r=337 Kuresu played quite well but accidentally lost a bishop early on, I was lucky as he has beaten me before. Might as well savor this surprising victory since, considering the competition, it may be awhile before I see another one.
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Tusko Member (Idle past 100 days) Posts: 615 From: London, UK Joined: |
Really sorry - I just remembered our game, who knows how long after it was timed out. I think that its going to be pointless me even trying to play games now they don't send me reminders when my opponent moves any more.
Its very frustrating, because I really like playing. Sorry for wasting your time.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2512 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
how are everyone's game's going?
The only one's I'm aware of being finished for tourney play is the one between me and anglagard--which ended ten days ago (assuming today is the 27th--it might be the 28th) Would it be possible for you all to finish somewhat soon? (and yes, this includes jon's incredibly slow moving. I pity the person who's playing him).
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tudwell Member (Idle past 5978 days) Posts: 172 From: KCMO Joined: |
Zawinul's and my game is gong a bit slowly. If we could find a time when both of us are online at the same time, we could get much more accomplished in a much shorter amount of time. But every time I see the little green online icon illuminated, he's back offline after I move.
Oh, and I sent you a challenge because I got bored waiting for Zawinul to move. (No pressure, Z. Take your time.)
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truthlover Member (Idle past 4058 days) Posts: 1548 From: Selmer, TN Joined: |
Mine's going awful, but I think it will be a while before complete collapse, so don't get in too much of a hurry.
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