Hi Patrick,
I did not attend the 2009 tournament for medical reasons. So, I did not meet
you and Dennis Cummings.
I ask my opponents to use words like delta to describe D and baker to describe
B etc. In my tournament play, they have been willing to do that. If not, I
might ask the tournament director to tell them to do that in order to avoid
getting the position wrong. I have been lucky enough to always have opponents
who are willing to do that.
I hope you are still playing over the board events. As president, if there is
anything I can do to get you to attend our national championship, please call
on me.
Al
From: Karma Könchog Jungné
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 6:48 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: New ftp-chess Tournament Starting Up!
The Saturday Tournaments here at the Rochester Chess Center in Rochester, NY
are always G/60. I guess the TD could look at how many moves have been played,
and then apply some proportional arithmetic to give each player what would seem
to be fair. However, the problem is, that if the tournaments run late I miss
the handicapped transit vehicle home. Plus the tournament is always late
because the TD has to wait on Mr. Grandmaster who never shows up on time. They
always wait about fifteen minutes to allow johnnie-come-lates to sign up, as
well. Real world problems prevent this kind of solution.
I played in the USCC for the Blind in WV some years ago, and finished second.
It turns out that the winner of that game would have been the first deaf—blind
champion, since we were both deaf-blind. I enjoyed the tournament, and meeting
some people, but I felt it was unfair that I was the only person in the whole
trounament to play against two masters. One of the Masters felt that he had a
bit too much sight to be fairly involved in the tournament and withdrew after
the second game. I believe you were the TD for that tournament. I do not
blame you for the pairings, because no matter what the tournament would have
come down to that game.
And I will be 63 in 2023.
I would like to propose a small rule change if there is any possibility of
pushing it into the rule book. Use Phonetic Spelling instead of letters.
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Gulf and Hotel. One of the best
players here in Rochester is from Jamaica, and he says “Ehh-4 meaning “E4” and
the like,” which sounds a lot like A4 to me. The phonetic letters I am
suggesting here are from the Ham Radio tradition, and are required memorization
for a Ham Radio licence. There were a couple ot times during that tournament
when the observer made corrections when I misunderstood my opponent.
Patrick
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JT
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 6:13 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: New ftp-chess Tournament Starting Up!
Hi Patricdk,
To my knowledge, Only one of the players who is regular in the ftp-chess
tournaments is sighted. And, quite honestly, I’ve had more occasion to
encounter mismatched positions when playing against blind players. However, the
protocols we use, requiring each player to repeat the move being stated,
generally keeps this sort of thing down to a minimum. Also, I believe, at least
in USCF-sponsored tournaments, that the TD is expected to adjust clocks based
on how far back the position is reset. For example, if you have 60 minutes to
make 30 moves, and on move 25 conflicting positions occur, then the TD resets
the boards based on scoresheets to the point where the positions match. Let’s
say this occurs on move 20. A bit of arithmetic is required to calculate that
20 is 80 percent of 25. Therefore, the clocks should be adjusted to 80 percent
of what was previously showing. So, if you had five minutes showing on your
clock, that would mean you used 55 minutes. 80 percent of 55 is 44, so 11
minutes should be put back on your clock. At least, that’s how it is supposed
to work in the US.
Meanwhile, I will turn 73 in 2023. It is my hope I will still be an active
player. I will look forward to meeting you!
Regards,
Jim T
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karma Könchog Jungné
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:35 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: New ftp-chess Tournament Starting Up!
So sighted players will be playing with the blind players in the same
tournament? I do not mind that, but it helps to be clear. I have not been on
this list in almost ten years, so I need help understanding how you wouldrun
this tournament? As soon as my ICCF account gets re-activated, I am planning
to sign up for a Rated Group double round-robin of four players that Alex Dunne
run from the USChess page.
ATM, I am currently more interested in playing correspondence chess rather than
OTB. Too many bad experiences in OTB with sighted players have basically
driven me away from the format. I announce “Mate!”, and the reply is, “Oh, my
King is on E1, not F1.” And the TD is called in, and he backs the game up to
the point where the King made his move, and of course, all the other games are
waiting on our game, so he gives each of us five minutes to play, and the
sighted player can see the board and its possibilities immediately, whereas I
have to feel out the position all over again.
I might come to the U.S. Blind Chess championship in 2023, but I will be in
solitary meditation retreat until December, 2022. In my little cave here.
Thanks
Patrick
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JT
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 5:20 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: New ftp-chess Tournament Starting Up!
Skype_chess is a List, pretty much the same as usbca_chess, ftp-chess,
blind-chess, TournoiSkype, and probably a bunch more I am unaware of.
Incidentally, I included the capitals in tournoiskype simply to enhance
screenreader pronunciation. Most of those Lists are particularly for blind
chessplayers, but at least skype_chess, TournoiSkype and ftp-chess will allow
sighted players to participate as well.
HTH,
Jim T
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karma Könchog Jungné
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 3:43 AM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: New ftp-chess Tournament Starting Up!
What is skype chess
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JT
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 2:34 AM
To: ftp-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
skype_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] New ftp-chess Tournament Starting Up!
I’ll be directing the next FTP-Chess Tournament. And, since skype_chess and
usbca_chess are both running swiss-style tourmanents, I’m going to do something
a little different.
I tried this last year, and it worked pretty well. It’s a Group Round Robin.
Johannes has posted the ratings from the recently concluded FTP-Chess
Tournament; I’ll use those ratings to form my groups. Each group will have an
even number of players, so I won’t have to issue a buy each round. So, the
number of rounds will depend on the number of entrants. If need be, I will have
to drop the last couple entries in order to form an even number of participants
per round. I’d love to get at least 24 players. That would give us a five-round
tournament with six players in each group.
But, we’ll play it by ear, as they say. Counting the nine people in the
“Permanent” List, kept by our fearless moderator, I have eleven confirmed so
far. In a day or two, I’ll post a status on entries to keep you up to date.
Time control will, of course, be 30 moves in 60 minutes, with an additional
hour added to each player as the game progresses through controls.
Any questions, feel free to email me directly. I’ll post the question and
answer to the list if appropriate.
All the best, and I hope to hear from you!
Jim T
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