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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:46 am
by khazalid
the overrall standard of play on conquerclub has risen

discuss!

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:00 am
by Guilty_Biscuit
I agree - even over the short time I have been here I've seen an increase in professional play. Whilst a majority of newer players stick to the Sicilian Defense, very quickly they start to use a variety of openings from the Reti Opening to the Latvian Gambit. Whilst in some recent games I have seen what can only be described as a Wilkes-Barre Variaton on the Giuoco Piano.

Other than that, I've not seen many deadbeats, suiciders or silly alliances recently :D

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:11 am
by Jork
No doubt about it!

I started last November, and have seen a MARKED increase in quality play!

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:13 am
by Guilty_Biscuit
dammit Jork - Now I'll have to find a new avatar!

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:16 am
by Jork
Hey! I was here first - I think!?!?!?!? lol
your's is clearer though!

:)

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:37 am
by Jork
BTW - did ya hear the one about the agnostic, dyslexic insomniac???

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He was up ALL night trying to figure out if there was such a thing as "DOG"!

:)

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:44 am
by chewyman
Guilty_Biscuit wrote:I agree - even over the short time I have been here I've seen an increase in professional play. Whilst a majority of newer players stick to the Sicilian Defense, very quickly they start to use a variety of openings from the Reti Opening to the Latvian Gambit. Whilst in some recent games I have seen what can only be described as a Wilkes-Barre Variaton on the Giuoco Piano.

Other than that, I've not seen many deadbeats, suiciders or silly alliances recently :D

Say what now??? What on earth are those?

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:53 am
by jiminski
chewyman wrote:
Guilty_Biscuit wrote:I agree - even over the short time I have been here I've seen an increase in professional play. Whilst a majority of newer players stick to the Sicilian Defense, very quickly they start to use a variety of openings from the Reti Opening to the Latvian Gambit. Whilst in some recent games I have seen what can only be described as a Wilkes-Barre Variaton on the Giuoco Piano.

Other than that, I've not seen many deadbeats, suiciders or silly alliances recently :D

Say what now??? What on earth are those?


those? Chess moves and the meanderrrings of an active imagination .. mostly they are very funny indeed!

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:33 am
by RobinJ
Guilty_Biscuit wrote:I agree - even over the short time I have been here I've seen an increase in professional play. Whilst a majority of newer players stick to the Sicilian Defense, very quickly they start to use a variety of openings from the Reti Opening to the Latvian Gambit. Whilst in some recent games I have seen what can only be described as a Wilkes-Barre Variaton on the Giuoco Piano.

Other than that, I've not seen many deadbeats, suiciders or silly alliances recently :D


You're taking the piss right? Cos those sound awfully similar to chess openings (I know Giuoco Piano is anyway cos that is what I generally start of with before getting more expansive) or are they just your variations on chess openings? :lol:

But, I think I would agree about the quality of play. I suppose the better and more advertised the site becomes, the better the players that join. :D