Ron Member since Mar-29-03 · Last seen Sep-14-08 This forum is devoted to statistics on the voting, and possibly other matters, in the second game between Arno Nickel and chessgames.com Current Position click for larger view Also, I have a blog devoted to chess: http://chessaficionado.blogspot.com/

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Sep-14-08 Ron chessforum   Ron: [DIAGRAM] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5      Sep-14-08 A Nickel vs The World, 2008    Ron: My vote is for 6. ... e6      Sep-13-08 Team White vs Team Black, 2008     Sep-13-08 Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008    Ron: <marmot PFL: How many have been #1 this year? Unofficially Anand, Carlsen, Morozevich, Ivanchuk, now evidently Topalov.> We are in a "first among equals" period in chess.      Sep-11-08 Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892   Ron: It seems that this chess game plays a role in a novel, by the great science fiction writer John Brunner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sq...      Sep-06-08 Viswanathan Anand    Ron: This is from Susan Polgar's chess blog: <Both Magnus and Vishy were asked about the rumor that Magnus is in the “Anand team” for the upcoming Anand - Kramnik World Championship match. They both tried hard to avoid the topic. You decide if it is true or not. I will not discuss this ...      Sep-06-08 RandomVisitor chessforum    ...      Sep-02-08 artyom2008 chessforum    ...      Aug-30-08 Grischuk vs Kramnik, 2008   Ron: Would be a good chess puzzle at move 25.      Aug-28-08 Yury Shulman    Ron: Hello GM Shulman: I came across this game of yours A Labuckas vs Y Shulman, 1995 and I'm impressed, you sacrificed a knight on move 23 and your opponent resigned on move 34.

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Aug-17-08    ravel5184: <Ron> What's up with your forum? Only 0 kibitzes? (well 1 now). Aug-18-08    Ron: Hello <ravel5184>. Well, very recently opened it up. I hope some analysis in our Arno Nickel game will happen here. Aug-19-08    ravel5184: Great! How bout we look at the Scandinavian? Aug-20-08    kutztown46: <Ron> Thank you for volunteering for Voting Statistician. I listed that job as open because the one who was doing it for the last two games disappeared in the middle of the last game. He (<rebjorn>) has since reappeared and offered to do the job again. He has a system all set up to accomplish it. Do you mind if we let him do his regular job again? Instead, I see from the second message on your forum that you hope to host some analysis on your forum. We still need some more forum hosts for the temporary (analysis) forums. Would you be willing to give that a try? If you have questions, let me know. Aug-21-08    rebjorn: Hey Ron if you'd rather do stats then host a forum you won't hear any griping from me. Aug-24-08    TiTi: lol, good one: "A very complicated position" ^^ Aug-25-08    Ron: click for larger view GMAN moved 1. e4 Aug-27-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 FINAL VOTE RESULTS: 1...c5 312 votes (54.4%) 1...e5 138 votes (24.0%) 1...e6 35 votes (6.1%) 1...c6 23 votes (4.0%) 1...d5 18 votes (3.1%) 1...Nf6 17 votes (3.0%) 1...g6 8 votes (1.4%) 1...d6 6 votes (1.0%) 1...Nc6 5 votes (0.9%) 1...h5 2 votes (0.3%) total # of votes: 574 draw requests: 9 (1.6%) Aug-29-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Aug-31-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 FINAL VOTE RESULTS: 2...Nc6 295 votes (58.1%) 2...a6 142 votes (28.0%) 2...e6 29 votes (5.7%) 2...d6 20 votes (3.9%) 2...g6 13 votes (2.6%) 2...Nf6 3 votes (0.6%) 2...e5 2 votes (0.4%) total # of votes: 508 draw requests: 7 (1.4%) Sep-01-08    artyom2008: hey ron missed you Sep-01-08    artyom2008: dont tell me you forgot me Sep-02-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Sep-04-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 FINAL VOTE RESULTS: 3...d6 232 votes (45.4%) 3...e6 145 votes (28.4%) 3...g6 64 votes (12.5%) 3...e5 26 votes (5.1%) 3...Nf6 19 votes (3.7%) 3...Nd4 9 votes (1.8%) 3...1-0 5 votes (1.0%) 3...d5 3 votes (0.6%) 3...a6 3 votes (0.6%) total # of votes: 511 draw requests: 9 (1.8%) Sep-06-08    Artar1: <We need your vote in our Battle of the Brains2 game. Can you vote right now? The team needs you. Thanks!> Sep-06-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Sep-08-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 FINAL VOTE RESULTS: 4...cxd4 467 votes (93.6%) 4...1-0 14 votes (2.8%) 4...Bh3 3 votes (0.6%) 4...Bg4 2 votes (0.4%) 4...Qa5 2 votes (0.4%) 4...Be6 2 votes (0.4%) total # of votes: 499 draw requests: 11 (2.2%) Sep-10-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Sep-12-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 FINAL VOTE RESULTS: 5...Nf6 294 votes (62.0%) 5...g6 86 votes (18.1%) 5...e6 37 votes (7.8%) 5...e5 31 votes (6.5%) 5...1-0 5 votes (1.1%) 5...Qb6 3 votes (0.6%) 5...a6 3 votes (0.6%) 5...Bd7 2 votes (0.4%) total # of votes: 474 draw requests: 12 (2.5%) Sep-14-08    Ron: click for larger view 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5		Advertise on Chessgames.com

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