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I want to clarify tewalds comment. By complete games tewald excludes the endgames that I have played. In these games I post a position. So, I have not played the whole game only the last 10 moves or so. I regret this confusion, but I am committed to improving and endgame practice is critical.
I have started 770 games, not counting endgame practice. I have 117 games in progress six of those are endgames. Hence I have played 659 full games. Tewald is correct. Dlebdez has 877 games. I assume that all of those are complete games.
I cant possible review everyones history and exclude games from submitted position. Another issue is excessive premature resignations, and Excessive draws that probably would have been decisive if a premature draw was not agreed. My only practice that inflates my games list is submitting positions.
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phystutordotcom, I'm sure you're not guilty of premature resignations or draws. dlabedz and I are not, either. This was not meant to be an accusation of purposefully inflating the numbers, but a simple statement.
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Tewald,
I did not feel that I was acused of wrongdoing.
My motivation was to clarify your comment.
I only no of one player with an abusive number of resignations.
My criteria for accepting a draw is, "could I hold my opponents position against a grandmaster?" Normally I wont accept a draw even if I am weaker if that criteria is not met. I think most players are more willing to accept a draw than I am. While many players are more accepting of draws than I, I no of none who has an unreasonable number of draws.
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Interesting, phystutordotcom, that you keep updating yours, but not others. I've finally hit 1300 games, and my rating is up to 1888, which is chiefly a function of my not playing so many games anymore. Congrats on getting over 1000, even though it includes those end games, too. Since I'm only playing 1/4 to 1/3 of the number of games I used to play, you should bypass me soon.
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Tewald thankyou. I am an interesting guy. I ask that players notify me when they add 25 games to thier total. You have done so. Hence you will be updated. I dont pass anyone without updating them. Assuming noone overtakes me my pisition on the chart is fairly accurate. Now that I am no longer unemployed and in fact my new job is very demanding, I wont be able to play so many games. I finished 1000 games in less than a year, but I wont reach 2000 before 2010. I my personal notes I state how many partial games I have finished. Nealy all of my partial games are endgames. So you are right in observing that I do not yet have 1000 rated games. I will reach 1000 complete rated games in the first half of 2009.
When I finish the tournament I am the director of I plan to hold a tournament and invite players in teir order on the list. Do you want to play?
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