llamonade wrote:
How did you find out his username? Or is it common knowledge?
Pretty common knowledge. He's a popular YouTuber. His site is well-known, too.
I've also played chess with him IRL when I was in London.
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May 27, 2019
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May 28, 2019
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Ziryab wrote:
GM_chess_player wrote:
What is the site's name?
That's how you shut down a thread.
Indeed. Thankfully, the immediate reply seems to be a jest.
It seems to me that Chess.com does have the equivalent of this, but instead of "Titles", we call them "Achievements" and give people a cool badge that they can put into their trophy cabinet. It's connecting to the same sort of "gotta collect 'em all" spirit, isn't it? 
Could you give me a hint on witch tournament i am playing the most?
May 28, 2019
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david wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
GM_chess_player wrote:
What is the site's name?
That's how you shut down a thread.
Indeed. Thankfully, the immediate reply seems to be a jest.
It seems to me that Chess.com does have the equivalent of this, but instead of "Titles", we call them "Achievements" and give people a cool badge that they can put into their trophy cabinet. It's connecting to the same sort of "gotta collect 'em all" spirit, isn't it?
An interesting twist: I found the unnamed site because someone was criticizing it on the forums of another site. The posters at K said that W was an inferior imitation; I visited W and found it superior. I gradually stopped playing at K. W, like Chess.com, does not allow discussion of other sites in its forums.
In the early '00s, I played correspondence chess at a dozen sites. I joined Chess.com six months after it came into existence. From 2009 through 2017, I played 95% of my correspondence at two: Chess.com and W. In early 2018, I finally took a break after more than 20 years of always having several correspondence games going--postcard, email, and then these websites.
May 28, 2019
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Ziryab wrote:
david wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
GM_chess_player wrote:
What is the site's name?
That's how you shut down a thread.
Indeed. Thankfully, the immediate reply seems to be a jest.
It seems to me that Chess.com does have the equivalent of this, but instead of "Titles", we call them "Achievements" and give people a cool badge that they can put into their trophy cabinet. It's connecting to the same sort of "gotta collect 'em all" spirit, isn't it?
An interesting twist: I found the unnamed site because someone was criticizing it on the forums of another site. The posters at K said that W was an inferior imitation; I visited W and found it superior. I gradually stopped playing at K. W, like Chess.com, does not allow discussion of other sites in its forums.
In the early '00s, I played correspondence chess at a dozen sites. I joined Chess.com six months after it came into existence. From 2009 through 2017, I played 95% of my correspondence at two: Chess.com and W. In early 2018, I finally took a break after more than 20 years of always having several correspondence games going--postcard, email, and then these websites.
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May 28, 2019
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Ziryab wrote:
An interesting twist: I found the unnamed site because someone was criticizing it on the forums of another site. The posters at K said that W was an inferior imitation; I visited W and found it superior. I gradually stopped playing at K. W, like Chess.com, does not allow discussion of other sites in its forums.
... or you end up in the S.
May 28, 2019
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blueemu wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
An interesting twist: I found the unnamed site because someone was criticizing it on the forums of another site. The posters at K said that W was an inferior imitation; I visited W and found it superior. I gradually stopped playing at K. W, like Chess.com, does not allow discussion of other sites in its forums.
... or you end up in the S.
OK, then....
david wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
GM_chess_player wrote:
What is the site's name?
That's how you shut down a thread.
Indeed. Thankfully, the immediate reply seems to be a jest.
It seems to me that Chess.com does have the equivalent of this, but instead of "Titles", we call them "Achievements" and give people a cool badge that they can put into their trophy cabinet. It's connecting to the same sort of "gotta collect 'em all" spirit, isn't it?
or, in the spirit of making fun of everyone proud of the faux titles/achievements.
oh, wait, you said they're "cool".
What is the site's name?
That's how you shut down a thread.