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leveen

Hi I wonder if there is a chess language like people dont speak but communicate each other with moves or gestures. I think I am going nuts. Anyhow thanks for your time.

TheGrobe

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201746/Secret-spy-postcards-sent-MI5-chief-Cold-War-found.html

Gordon Thomas, author and expert on the history of MI5 and MI6, said chess moves were a common way of communicating during the Cold War. 

leveen

Thank you TheGrobe these are interesting facts.

zantingh

Hi, how did i just loose 159 points playing one game of chess

Martin_Stahl
zantingh wrote:

Hi, how did i just loose 159 points playing one game of chess

 

https://www.chess.com/news/view/10-minute-chess-now-rapid-rated-bullet-ratings-increased

 

10|0 is now rated under the rapid rating pool and your rating deviation (RD) value is high resulting in large rating swings until that value lowers and the rating stabilizes after more games get played in the pool.