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01-11-2005, 04:07 PM
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Welcome to the
Actuarial Outpost Chess Homepage
If you are new to chess on the Actuarial Outpost, please scroll down for more details.
Links section:
The Actuarial Outpost Chess Server (http://actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_kings/)
Competitions
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season I (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=23825)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season II (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=25351)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season III (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=27362)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season IV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=30226)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season V (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=33880)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season VI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=37702)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season VII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=41714)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season VIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=45682)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season IX (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=48870)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season X (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=53593)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=59301)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=64312)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=70430)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XIV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=76328)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=81123)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XVI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=85296)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XVII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=90808)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XVIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=96982)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XIX (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=102562)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XX (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=109016)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=116213)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=123662)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=131178)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXIV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=139356)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=149277)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXVI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=157735)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup I (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=25011)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup II (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=26688)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup III (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=28767)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup IV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=45469)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup V (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=47962)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup VI (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=51145)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup VII (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=56784)
Actuarial Outpost Team tournament 2004 (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=29186)
Chess Variant Tournament: Three Checks Chess (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=32565)
Chess Variant Tournament: Three Checks Triple Elimination Tournament (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=112555)
Chess Variant Tournament: Blob Tournament (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=41472)
Chess Variant Tournament: Blob Tournament II (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=84818)
The Original Chess Tournament (run by Expunge) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=19721)
First Fischer Random Chess Cup (run by Jonas Grunby) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=47840)
Man vs. Machine
Rebel Forum vs. Fritz Game 1 (draw) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=30825)
Rebel Forum vs. Fritz games 2 (draw) and 3 (Fritz wins) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=41709)
Rebel Forum (Shaft) vs. Fritz game 4 (Shaft wins!) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=44451)
Machine vs. Machine
Fritz vs. Sigma game 1 (Sigma wins) and game 2 (Fritz wins) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=46056)
Ratings
Ratings as of 5/27/2004 (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showpost.php?p=543871&postcount=58)
Ratings as of 2/15/2005 (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=51185)
Miscellaneous
Live Game arrangements (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=35039)
Openings discussion (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=31233)
How to Improve (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=32235)
Where to play on the Internet (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=30425)
Chess Software discussion (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=26456)
Chess puzzle challenge (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=25787)
Chess puzzle challenge II (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=51484)
Chess Pyramid (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=53115)
Chess Database Project (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=46174)
Actuarial Outpost Grand Prix (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=48878)
Chessboxing (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=123749)
WWW Links
ICC, the Internet Chess Club (http://www.chessclub.com)
Chessbase.com (http://www.chessbase.com)
Chesspublishing.com (http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/)
XBoard Chess Utility (http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html)
chessgames.com, online chess database and community (http://www.chessgames.com/)
chess.emrald.net (http://chess.emrald.net/index.php) - Chess puzzles of all levels, with a rating to improve upon (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=157466)
Intro to Actuarial Outpost Chess Events
Welcome to chess on the Actuarial Outpost. We have over 30 players who regularly play in the events we have here. We play chess correspondence style on our very own chess server (http://actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_kings/). Players are generally expected to make at least one move per day, though many move more rapidly. Assistance from chess engines or help from other people are not permitted unless otherwise agreed.
The showcase event is the Actuarial Outpost Chess League (AOCL). A new season starts every 6-8 weeks. The players are placed into groups of 4 to 6, and play a round robin within the group. The top two players of the group move up to the next higher group for the next season, while the bottom two players move down to the next lower group.
Other events are staged from time to time. Recently we have had a couple of chess variant tournaments. We’ve also had some chess cups, which have had fast-paced actions as players race to play, and to win, as many games as possible within a limited period of time. We also had a team tournament last year, and may have another this year. Recently, a few games pitting the collective efforts of Actuarial Outpost posters against the popular chess engine Fritz have been held, courtesy of Anonymouse.
Lastly, don’t forget that you don’t have to play in one of the events. You can invite another player for a game just for fun. It’s probably best to invite someone using the Actuarial Outpost, as a player might be confused if they receive a random invite on the chess server.
Board Members
Some of our members have volunteered to be Board Members. These members will be available to answer any questions that you may have. Board Members also run our regular events, and are responsible for making changes to the homepage. Current Board Members are RedSoxFan, Hagbard Celine, Car'a'carn, and Ultimate Anyone?.
Undo Rule
None of us are perfect, we occasionally make mistakes. The same holds true when we make moves on our chess server. In live chess, the rule usually is “touch-move”, but it’s not easy to apply that to chess on our chess server. Some players have asked that a general rule be developed to apply to the events we have here so there are no conflicts over expectations of whether an undo request should be made and whether it should be granted. A number of alternatives were proposed and voted on. What follows was the most popular option. Remember, this applies to all events here, and serves as a general guideline for friendly games.
Undos should only be requested if a mouseslip has occurred. The requesting player should immediately PM his opponent describing what happened. In the spirit of good sportsmanship, the opponent should trust the requesting player that the errant move was indeed due to a mouseslip rather than a blunder. If another mouseslip occurs by the same player in the same game, the opponent should still grant the undo request unless he deems the number of undo requests he is granting is so excessive that he reasonably doubts the truthfulness of the request.
The Annals
AOCL I – 2/27/04 - 4/10/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan B: Ebenezer Kohl C: Mick Fan D: Utanapishtim
AOCL II – 3/17/04 - 4/24/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan B: Zero Vektor C: Drzy D: 1695814
AOCL III – 4/22/04 - 6/25/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan & Zero Vektor B: Drzy C: Macroman & 1698514 D: Hagbard Celine, Zzasrix, & Euro trash
AOCL IV – 6/14/04 - 8/30/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan B: Cynical Realist C: Macroman & ramanujan D: Mel-o-rama E: Weatherman F: Ultimate Anyone?
AOCL V – 7/29/04 - 10/26/04 Champions: A: Cynical Realist B: ramanujan C: Rocky D: Euro trash & Weatherman E: Aaron Brachowitz F: Rekrap
AOCL VI – 9/23/04 - 12/1/04 Champions: A: zhentil B: Rocky C: Euro trash & Weatherman D: Rekrap
AOCL VII – 11/11/04 - 1/31/05 Champions A: RedSoxFan & Rocky B: Weatherman C: All Clear D: Werewolf E: Aaron Brachowitz
AOCL VIII - 1/13/2005 - 6/17/2005 Champions A: RedSoxFan & Weatherman, B: ramanujan, C: Macroman, D: Aaron Brachowitz, Charlie Brown & Hagbard Celine, E: hardinda
AOCL IX - 2/28/2005 - 6/9/2005 Champions A: Weatherman, B: Paul Brand, C: Charlie Brown, D: Mel-o-rama, E: Utanapishtim
AOCL X - 5/12/2005 - 8/1/2005 Champions A: Rocky, B: Car'a'carn, C: Mel-o-rama & Bobcat, D: Aaron Brachowitz , E: 1695814
AOCL XI - 7/28/2005 - 11/9/2005 Champions A: Car'a'carn, B: Bobcat, C: Mick Fan & Bama Gambler , D: thtevie
AOCL XII - 10/10/2005 - 12/28/2005 Champions A: ramanujan & Cynical Realist, B: Charlie Brown, C: Aaron Brachowitz, D: Tider Insder
AOCL XIII - 12/20/2005 - 3/30/2006 Champions A: Darth Tater, B: Bobcat, C: Mel-o-rama, D: 1695814
AOCL XIV - 3/9/2006 - 7/10/2006 Champions A: ramanujan & Jonas Grumby, B: Cynical Realist, C: ACCtuary, Aaron Brachowitz, Ultimate Anyone?
AOCL XV - 5/10/2006 - 9/8/2006 Champions A: Cynical Realist , B: Mel-o-rama, C: GosuJohn
AOCL XVI - 7/10/2006 - 10/5/2006 Champions A: Darth Tater, B: GosuJohn , C: RedSoxFan
AOCL XVII - 9/11/2006 - 12/7/2006 Champions A: ramanujan, B: Abstract Actuary, C: Suthrn
AOCL XVIII - 11/17/2006 - 2/12/2007 Champions A: Car'a'carn, B: Suthrn, C: Hagbard Celine
AOCL XIX - 2/21/2007 - 5/8/2007 Champions A: ramanujan & Suthrn, B: Rick G, C: Charlie Brown
AOCL XX - 5/15/2007 - 8/19/2007 Champions A: ramanujan, B: RedSoxFan, C: Cynical Realist, D: 1695814
AOCL XXI - 8/17/2007 - //2007 Champions A: Car'a'carn, B: Cynical Realist, C: 1695814 , D: Charlie Brown
AOCL XXII - 11/15/2007 - ?/?/2008 Champions A: ramanujan, B: Charlie Brown, C: SirVLCIV
AOCL XXIII - 2/18/2008 - 6/29/2008 Champions A: Falco, B: SirVLCIV, C: OddSox & procrastinator
AOCL XXIV - 2/18/2008 - 6/29/2008 Champions A: ramanujan & Car'a'carn, B: DarthTater & procrastinator, C: Bates, 1695814 & rekrap
AOCL XXV - 2/18/2008 - 6/29/2008 Champions A: DarthTater, B: Jonas Grumby & Abstract Actuary, C: OddSox, D: Alto Reed on a Tenor Sax & cubedbee
AOCC I – 3/11/04 - 4/5/04 Champions: Most Points: Anonymouse & Voter 11, Best Winning Percentage: Jared, Macroman, & All Clear 100%, Most Points C/D Player: Voter 11, Best Winning Percentage C/D Player: Voter 87.5%
AOCC II – 4/12/04 - 5/10/04 Champions: Most Points: ZeroVektor 16, Best Winning Percentage: ZeroVektor 94.1%, Most Points C/D Player: Werewolf 6, Best Winning Percentage C/D Player: Werewolf 50.0%
AOCC III – 5/12/04 - 6/23/04 Champions: Most Points: Jonas Grumby 33.5, Best Winning Percentage: Jonas Grumby 85.9%, Most Points C/D Player: Macroman 21.0, Best Winning Percentage C/D Player: Macroman 63.6%
AOCC IV - 1/12/05 - 2/17/05 Champions: Most Points: Cynical Realist 11.5, Best Winning Percentage: RedSoxFan 100%
AOCC V - 2/16/05 - 3/11/05 Champions: Most Points: Cynical Realist 13.5, Best Winning Percentage: Cynical Realist 81%
AOCC VI - 4/6/2005-5/12/2005 Champions: Most Points: Car'a'carn 14,
Best Winning Percentage: Darth Tater 85%
Actuarial Outpost Team Chess Tournament – 5/26/04 - 9/8/04 Teams with a 3-0 record: 4HOTA (Zero Vektor, Will Durant, Rocky, & Squidward) & itsallgood! (All Clear, Macroman, Euro trash, Zzasrix)
The Stocek, Hracek, and Babula Chess Tournament (Three Checks Chess) – 7/12/04 - 8/11/04 Best Winning Percentage: ramanujan .833 (10-2-0), Most Wins: Anonymouse 21.
The Three Checks Triple Elimination Tournament - 7/1/2007 - ?/?/2008 Championship game: Darth Tater and Cynical Realist to finish?
[Apparently Triple Checks competitions can only be run every third year, see you again in 2010. :-P ]
The Blob Chess Tournament – 11/8/2004 - 2/11/2005 Champions: Most Points: Mel-o-rama 5, Best Winning Percentage: Mel-o-rama 100%
The Blob Chess Tournament II – 6/8/2006 - 8/17/2007 Champion: Cynical Realist, 2nd place tie: Mel-o-rama & Darth Tater
If you have suggestions for content, please PM AOChess.
Welcome to the
Actuarial Outpost Chess Homepage
If you are new to chess on the Actuarial Outpost, please scroll down for more details.
Links section:
The Actuarial Outpost Chess Server (http://actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_kings/)
Competitions
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season I (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=23825)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season II (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=25351)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season III (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=27362)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season IV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=30226)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season V (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=33880)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season VI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=37702)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season VII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=41714)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season VIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=45682)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season IX (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=48870)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season X (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=53593)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=59301)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=64312)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=70430)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XIV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=76328)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=81123)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XVI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=85296)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XVII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=90808)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XVIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=96982)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XIX (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=102562)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XX (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=109016)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=116213)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=123662)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXIII (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=131178)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXIV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=139356)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=149277)
Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season XXVI (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=157735)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup I (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=25011)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup II (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=26688)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup III (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=28767)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup IV (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=45469)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup V (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=47962)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup VI (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=51145)
Actuarial Outpost Chess Cup VII (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=56784)
Actuarial Outpost Team tournament 2004 (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=29186)
Chess Variant Tournament: Three Checks Chess (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=32565)
Chess Variant Tournament: Three Checks Triple Elimination Tournament (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=112555)
Chess Variant Tournament: Blob Tournament (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=41472)
Chess Variant Tournament: Blob Tournament II (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=84818)
The Original Chess Tournament (run by Expunge) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=19721)
First Fischer Random Chess Cup (run by Jonas Grunby) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=47840)
Man vs. Machine
Rebel Forum vs. Fritz Game 1 (draw) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=30825)
Rebel Forum vs. Fritz games 2 (draw) and 3 (Fritz wins) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=41709)
Rebel Forum (Shaft) vs. Fritz game 4 (Shaft wins!) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=44451)
Machine vs. Machine
Fritz vs. Sigma game 1 (Sigma wins) and game 2 (Fritz wins) (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=46056)
Ratings
Ratings as of 5/27/2004 (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showpost.php?p=543871&postcount=58)
Ratings as of 2/15/2005 (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=51185)
Miscellaneous
Live Game arrangements (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=35039)
Openings discussion (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=31233)
How to Improve (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=32235)
Where to play on the Internet (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=30425)
Chess Software discussion (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=26456)
Chess puzzle challenge (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=25787)
Chess puzzle challenge II (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=51484)
Chess Pyramid (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=53115)
Chess Database Project (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=46174)
Actuarial Outpost Grand Prix (http://www.actuary.ca/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=48878)
Chessboxing (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=123749)
WWW Links
ICC, the Internet Chess Club (http://www.chessclub.com)
Chessbase.com (http://www.chessbase.com)
Chesspublishing.com (http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/)
XBoard Chess Utility (http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html)
chessgames.com, online chess database and community (http://www.chessgames.com/)
chess.emrald.net (http://chess.emrald.net/index.php) - Chess puzzles of all levels, with a rating to improve upon (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=157466)
Intro to Actuarial Outpost Chess Events
Welcome to chess on the Actuarial Outpost. We have over 30 players who regularly play in the events we have here. We play chess correspondence style on our very own chess server (http://actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_kings/). Players are generally expected to make at least one move per day, though many move more rapidly. Assistance from chess engines or help from other people are not permitted unless otherwise agreed.
The showcase event is the Actuarial Outpost Chess League (AOCL). A new season starts every 6-8 weeks. The players are placed into groups of 4 to 6, and play a round robin within the group. The top two players of the group move up to the next higher group for the next season, while the bottom two players move down to the next lower group.
Other events are staged from time to time. Recently we have had a couple of chess variant tournaments. We’ve also had some chess cups, which have had fast-paced actions as players race to play, and to win, as many games as possible within a limited period of time. We also had a team tournament last year, and may have another this year. Recently, a few games pitting the collective efforts of Actuarial Outpost posters against the popular chess engine Fritz have been held, courtesy of Anonymouse.
Lastly, don’t forget that you don’t have to play in one of the events. You can invite another player for a game just for fun. It’s probably best to invite someone using the Actuarial Outpost, as a player might be confused if they receive a random invite on the chess server.
Board Members
Some of our members have volunteered to be Board Members. These members will be available to answer any questions that you may have. Board Members also run our regular events, and are responsible for making changes to the homepage. Current Board Members are RedSoxFan, Hagbard Celine, Car'a'carn, and Ultimate Anyone?.
Undo Rule
None of us are perfect, we occasionally make mistakes. The same holds true when we make moves on our chess server. In live chess, the rule usually is “touch-move”, but it’s not easy to apply that to chess on our chess server. Some players have asked that a general rule be developed to apply to the events we have here so there are no conflicts over expectations of whether an undo request should be made and whether it should be granted. A number of alternatives were proposed and voted on. What follows was the most popular option. Remember, this applies to all events here, and serves as a general guideline for friendly games.
Undos should only be requested if a mouseslip has occurred. The requesting player should immediately PM his opponent describing what happened. In the spirit of good sportsmanship, the opponent should trust the requesting player that the errant move was indeed due to a mouseslip rather than a blunder. If another mouseslip occurs by the same player in the same game, the opponent should still grant the undo request unless he deems the number of undo requests he is granting is so excessive that he reasonably doubts the truthfulness of the request.
The Annals
AOCL I – 2/27/04 - 4/10/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan B: Ebenezer Kohl C: Mick Fan D: Utanapishtim
AOCL II – 3/17/04 - 4/24/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan B: Zero Vektor C: Drzy D: 1695814
AOCL III – 4/22/04 - 6/25/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan & Zero Vektor B: Drzy C: Macroman & 1698514 D: Hagbard Celine, Zzasrix, & Euro trash
AOCL IV – 6/14/04 - 8/30/04 Champions: A: RedSoxFan B: Cynical Realist C: Macroman & ramanujan D: Mel-o-rama E: Weatherman F: Ultimate Anyone?
AOCL V – 7/29/04 - 10/26/04 Champions: A: Cynical Realist B: ramanujan C: Rocky D: Euro trash & Weatherman E: Aaron Brachowitz F: Rekrap
AOCL VI – 9/23/04 - 12/1/04 Champions: A: zhentil B: Rocky C: Euro trash & Weatherman D: Rekrap
AOCL VII – 11/11/04 - 1/31/05 Champions A: RedSoxFan & Rocky B: Weatherman C: All Clear D: Werewolf E: Aaron Brachowitz
AOCL VIII - 1/13/2005 - 6/17/2005 Champions A: RedSoxFan & Weatherman, B: ramanujan, C: Macroman, D: Aaron Brachowitz, Charlie Brown & Hagbard Celine, E: hardinda
AOCL IX - 2/28/2005 - 6/9/2005 Champions A: Weatherman, B: Paul Brand, C: Charlie Brown, D: Mel-o-rama, E: Utanapishtim
AOCL X - 5/12/2005 - 8/1/2005 Champions A: Rocky, B: Car'a'carn, C: Mel-o-rama & Bobcat, D: Aaron Brachowitz , E: 1695814
AOCL XI - 7/28/2005 - 11/9/2005 Champions A: Car'a'carn, B: Bobcat, C: Mick Fan & Bama Gambler , D: thtevie
AOCL XII - 10/10/2005 - 12/28/2005 Champions A: ramanujan & Cynical Realist, B: Charlie Brown, C: Aaron Brachowitz, D: Tider Insder
AOCL XIII - 12/20/2005 - 3/30/2006 Champions A: Darth Tater, B: Bobcat, C: Mel-o-rama, D: 1695814
AOCL XIV - 3/9/2006 - 7/10/2006 Champions A: ramanujan & Jonas Grumby, B: Cynical Realist, C: ACCtuary, Aaron Brachowitz, Ultimate Anyone?
AOCL XV - 5/10/2006 - 9/8/2006 Champions A: Cynical Realist , B: Mel-o-rama, C: GosuJohn
AOCL XVI - 7/10/2006 - 10/5/2006 Champions A: Darth Tater, B: GosuJohn , C: RedSoxFan
AOCL XVII - 9/11/2006 - 12/7/2006 Champions A: ramanujan, B: Abstract Actuary, C: Suthrn
AOCL XVIII - 11/17/2006 - 2/12/2007 Champions A: Car'a'carn, B: Suthrn, C: Hagbard Celine
AOCL XIX - 2/21/2007 - 5/8/2007 Champions A: ramanujan & Suthrn, B: Rick G, C: Charlie Brown
AOCL XX - 5/15/2007 - 8/19/2007 Champions A: ramanujan, B: RedSoxFan, C: Cynical Realist, D: 1695814
AOCL XXI - 8/17/2007 - //2007 Champions A: Car'a'carn, B: Cynical Realist, C: 1695814 , D: Charlie Brown
AOCL XXII - 11/15/2007 - ?/?/2008 Champions A: ramanujan, B: Charlie Brown, C: SirVLCIV
AOCL XXIII - 2/18/2008 - 6/29/2008 Champions A: Falco, B: SirVLCIV, C: OddSox & procrastinator
AOCL XXIV - 2/18/2008 - 6/29/2008 Champions A: ramanujan & Car'a'carn, B: DarthTater & procrastinator, C: Bates, 1695814 & rekrap
AOCL XXV - 2/18/2008 - 6/29/2008 Champions A: DarthTater, B: Jonas Grumby & Abstract Actuary, C: OddSox, D: Alto Reed on a Tenor Sax & cubedbee
AOCC I – 3/11/04 - 4/5/04 Champions: Most Points: Anonymouse & Voter 11, Best Winning Percentage: Jared, Macroman, & All Clear 100%, Most Points C/D Player: Voter 11, Best Winning Percentage C/D Player: Voter 87.5%
AOCC II – 4/12/04 - 5/10/04 Champions: Most Points: ZeroVektor 16, Best Winning Percentage: ZeroVektor 94.1%, Most Points C/D Player: Werewolf 6, Best Winning Percentage C/D Player: Werewolf 50.0%
AOCC III – 5/12/04 - 6/23/04 Champions: Most Points: Jonas Grumby 33.5, Best Winning Percentage: Jonas Grumby 85.9%, Most Points C/D Player: Macroman 21.0, Best Winning Percentage C/D Player: Macroman 63.6%
AOCC IV - 1/12/05 - 2/17/05 Champions: Most Points: Cynical Realist 11.5, Best Winning Percentage: RedSoxFan 100%
AOCC V - 2/16/05 - 3/11/05 Champions: Most Points: Cynical Realist 13.5, Best Winning Percentage: Cynical Realist 81%
AOCC VI - 4/6/2005-5/12/2005 Champions: Most Points: Car'a'carn 14,
Best Winning Percentage: Darth Tater 85%
Actuarial Outpost Team Chess Tournament – 5/26/04 - 9/8/04 Teams with a 3-0 record: 4HOTA (Zero Vektor, Will Durant, Rocky, & Squidward) & itsallgood! (All Clear, Macroman, Euro trash, Zzasrix)
The Stocek, Hracek, and Babula Chess Tournament (Three Checks Chess) – 7/12/04 - 8/11/04 Best Winning Percentage: ramanujan .833 (10-2-0), Most Wins: Anonymouse 21.
The Three Checks Triple Elimination Tournament - 7/1/2007 - ?/?/2008 Championship game: Darth Tater and Cynical Realist to finish?
[Apparently Triple Checks competitions can only be run every third year, see you again in 2010. :-P ]
The Blob Chess Tournament – 11/8/2004 - 2/11/2005 Champions: Most Points: Mel-o-rama 5, Best Winning Percentage: Mel-o-rama 100%
The Blob Chess Tournament II – 6/8/2006 - 8/17/2007 Champion: Cynical Realist, 2nd place tie: Mel-o-rama & Darth Tater
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