Hello:

I'm looking for opponents interested in very slow time control matches (3-7
games). The ideal time control would be G/90 td/30; 40/2 SD/1 would be even
better. Games can be scheduled once a week or every other week on ICC
and/or FICS. The rating ranges I'm looking for a

ICC: 1700 - 1850 (I'm 1706)
FICS: 1600 - 1800 (I'm 1591)
or, if you are USCF 1650 - 1900 (I'm USCF 1665)

The idea is to play the games and then analyze the game together, either
live or share analysis via email. If would be interested in a training
partner and are within the target ranges specified above please contact me.
I'll do my very best to give you a decent challenge.

Regards,
MC

"MC" wrote in rec.games.chess.misc:

Hello:

I'm looking for opponents interested in very slow time control matches
(3-7 games). The ideal time control would be G/90 td/30; 40/2 SD/1
would be even better. Games can be scheduled once a week or every
other week on ICC and/or FICS.

Are you familiar with the STC Bunch?

http://www.happychess.org/stcbunch/


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CeeBee


"I am not a crook"

I am (already a member). I play on both the 45/45 (G/45 inc/45) league and
OCL (G/60 inc/15). I try to play on ICC's autoquads and hexes (G/90 inc/30
or G/45 inc/30), but that sometimes doesn't work out because I sign up
looking that the players are relatively close to my time zone, and then all
of a sudden someone from Timbuktu also signs up and it's a hassle to
schedule my game. If I'am playing someone from the opposite of the world
(I'm GMT-5) I'd like to know and be able to schedule my game without any
kind of pressure. Also it's harder to find opponents to play longer time
controls so I'm posting here in case someone's interested.

On top of that it's also an opportunity to (perhaps) play againsts stronger
USCF/FIDE opponents (in case someone responds). I'm not biased against
online-only players, but in my experience active over-the-board players that
really want to improve take pride in their game and are less prone to
(c)heating. I understand that some online-only players just don't have the
opportunity to play in OTB tournaments and are therefore non-rated, but I
have seen too many instances of 1300-1600 online players that, when I study
their games I see a significant number of tactical errors (as it should be
for that range); then when you face them or watch them play in online league
games they rarely make a tactical error... I can think of at least two
right now who were at least 150 points below me who when I played them it
almost felt as if they were completely different players from what I had
seen in their libraries. When I ran their games (they both beat me) through
Fritz I saw that on every critical moment they played the best or second
best moves. I can't say that they cheated when I played them but I was
suspicious. To end the story, they both have a (C) on their ICC accounts
today.

I always take my losses in good stride, always stick around win or lose to
chat with my opponent a little bit. The guy could be using a Cray computer
on the other end; I don't care... I'm going for the improvement and not for
the online rating. And I'd like to be able to see my chess strength gains
when I play OTB; that's bottom line for me. Someone who has a considerably
high online rating but can't demonstrate that in OTB play -perfectly
possible-... I'll still play them, but I'm not interested in those.

I also don't hang around the chess servers looking for someone to play; I go
there when I have a commitment to play. Or I send a message on ch90 asking
for someone to play long time controls.

So what I'm trying to do is find consistently stronger opposition, outside
of league play, with longer time controls than what the typical online
tourney allows, and with the freedom to schedule our games without pressure
to meet a certain deadline.

MC
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"CeeBee" wrote in message
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"MC" wrote in rec.games.chess.misc:

Hello:

I'm looking for opponents interested in very slow time control matches
(3-7 games). The ideal time control would be G/90 td/30; 40/2 SD/1
would be even better. Games can be scheduled once a week or every
other week on ICC and/or FICS.

Are you familiar with the STC Bunch?

http://www.happychess.org/stcbunch/


--
CeeBee


"I am not a crook"