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IT IS FINALLY CARNAVAL!!!!
Contributed by blubbie   
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
ImageI'm leaving you for a few days for the carnaval. But don't worry, here is a One Millon Dollar Question for you to solve: What is the name of this town? You can win a free beer! :)Write Comment (0 Comments)
New record: People from over 138 different countries have visited this chess site in 2006
Contributed by blubbie   
Friday, 29 December 2006
Pawns, knights and rooks all on one planetI checked my stats for 2006. Here is the list of all countries that show up on my stats for 2006.

The list starts with the smallest number of visitors and ends with the country that got the biggest number of visitors.

Belize, Ethiopia, Gabon, Asia/Pacific Region, Namibia, Iraq, Saint Lucia, Guyana, Uzbekistan, Bermuda, Virgin Islands, U.S., Maldives, Somalia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Cayman Islands, Monaco,Fiji, Zambia, Kazakhstan, Suriname, Cote D'Ivoire, Cuba, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Republic of Moldova, Guatemala, Bahamas, Sudan, Paraguay, Albania, Honduras, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Brunei Darussalam, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Yemen, Tunisia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Palestinian Territory, Kenya, Uganda, Cyprus, Algeria, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Syrian Arab Republic, Panama, Georgia, Costa Rica, Oman, Cameroon, Macedonia, Iceland, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Luxembourg, Nepal, Lebanon, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Korea, Puerto Rico, Malta, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Nigeria, Japan, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Bolivia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Peru, Indonesia, Slovakia, Bahrain, Colombia, Vietnam, Latvia, China, Hungary, Slovenia, Malaysia, Ukraine, Europe, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Singapore, Dominican Republic, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Bulgaria, South Africa, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Lithuania, Argentina, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Romania, Italy, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, New Zealand, Finland, Norway, Israel, Austria, Ecuador, Ireland, Brazil, Switzerland, Russian Federation, Estonia, France, Belgium, Australia, India, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States.

I thank you all for playing online chess here at blubbie.com , downloading pgn files from tournaments or famous players, reading the latest news or perhaps reading some of my Utterly Boring Blog. But reading the utterly Boring Blog should only be done if you have absolutely nothing better to do..!

I particularly like seeing that so many of you enjoy the Daily Chess Problem. I like it too, it has become a favorite of mine.

Have fun!
blubbie

(my pagerank from mister Google. it's not so great but it's enough)

ps You can help me get to 150 countries by placing a link to blubbie.com on your website. Please pretty please :)

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Written by blubbie himself   
Saturday, 23 December 2006
Marry Xmas and a happy NewyearI wish you all the best for 2007.

May you solve all 365 of my Daily Chess problems in the year 2007. :)

Greetings,
blubbie

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Accused of computer cheating (again)
Written by blubbie   
Saturday, 02 December 2006
My old Winboard
My old Winboard
A guest at FICS flattered me today. He or she accused me of playing *TOO* good for my rating. For the record: I play chess just for fun at FICS so I'm not one of those computer cheaters. I was accused of cheating! Can you imagine! HAHAHAHA! Way to go dude!

GuestPXLX(U) tells you: you cheat blubbie
GuestPXLX(U) tells you: theres no way a 987 could come anywhere near this game play
GuestPXLX(U) tells you: I'm a 1400-1450
GuestPXLX(U) tells you: lol I eat 1361 for breakfast
GuestPXLX(U) tells you: stop cheating
GuestPXLX(U) tells you: computer aided gameplay, lame
Game 201: Your opponent, GuestPXLX, has lost contact or quit.
{Game 201 (GuestPXLX vs. Blubbie) GuestPXLX forfeits by disconnection} 0-1
No ratings adjustment done.


I love it when people accuse me of computer cheating at chess. I consider it to be a great compliment. Thanks, GuestPXLX, whoever you might be.Write Comment (2 Comments)
Vladimir Kramnik Overlooks Mate-in-One
Written by blubbie   
Saturday, 02 December 2006
ImagePlaying chess against a computer is not always a fun thing to do... Here we have a screenshot of the match between chess computer Deep Fritz (white) vs World champion Kramnik (black). Kramnik played Qe3?? as you can see on the diagram. That was a big mistake.

Later he said: "It was very strange, some kind of blackout. It's the first time I have been mated in one. I cannot find any explanation." Grandmasters and other strong players use pattern recognition derived from thousands of previous games to spot opportunities and dangers. With a white knight at f6 or g5 rather than f8, the pattern is elementary.

Two factors probably led to Kramnik's blind spot. First, the knight unusually reached f8 as part of a capturing sequence rather than by a simple threat, so Kramnik's mind could remain fixated on his own plans. What would be your choice if you were black? Would you have done the same?

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