THE65THSQUARE
FAQ Page
THE65THSQUARE
FAQ Page
OK, I joined , now what is
there to do?
How do I change my Yahoo
Mail settings?
How do I join a Tournament?
How do I Find
the Saturday and Sunday Tournaments?
I would
like to become a better player, where do I start?
Where can I find
the rules for your Tournaments
I won a game in a
Tournament, how do I report?
Finding and posting pgn file?
What
are allowable reference materials for club tournaments?
OK, I joined , now what is
there to do?
The group is a social club made up
of people just like you who like chess. Post a message and let us know
your here. We want to talk to you so don't be shy, interact. The
message board is the lifeblood of our little chess community. Through
it you can find many ideas and suggestions.
The65thsquare has many options for
chess players of all levels. Comment on a game posted or annotate
your own and ask for suggestions. We have variety of things to explore
and ways to learn at our main website,
the65thsquare.com and of course who doesn't enjoy a good game of chess,
so go ahead join one of our tournaments. It's all free.
How do I change my Yahoo
Mail settings?
The default setting is for
individual E-mails. This can be a real pain and even annoying at
times. We all post a lot so if you don't feel like you want that sort
of volume but would like to keep up with group, then change your settings to
Daily Digest. This gives you one nice neat little E-mail once a day.
Other E-mail settings are available too, just pick the one that works best
for you. You can find link to Edit My Membership on the top of the
Group page on the
right hand side.
How do I join a Tournament?
Joining a tournament is easy.
To do so just add your name to
database at the groups page. Sign up for new tournaments are
posted on the board about every six weeks or so and new ones are added to
from time to time so keep watching for announcements.
We also have weekly tournaments held on
Yahoo on Saturdays and Sundays. there is no sign up required for
this, just come and play. Details are posted on message board usually,
with starting times at 3 EST or 2 CST. Times vary according to time
changes during the spring and fall of the year.
How do I Find
the Saturday and Sunday Tournaments?
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The weekly tournaments held on
Yahoo
on Saturdays and Sundays can be found at:
http://games.yahoo.com/games/ante?room=chess_adv_uk&prof;_id=chat_pf_1
I would
like to become a better player, where do I start?
A good place to start is
the65thsquare.com. There is information on basic moves of the
game, to more detailed information about openings. For specific help
on anything you don't find there, post a message on the
board. Chess players are always anxious to show off their knowledge
of the game.
Where can I find the rules for your Tournaments?
Rules for and information for
tournaments can be found at
club database.
I won
a game in a Tournament, how do I report?
All games won are reported with appropriate pgn from the game. Copy
and paste pgn notation to message board. When doing so be sure to
state clearly which tournament the result is for in the subject line.
Example:
Knights 2003 Result
Then post the pgn in the body of the message
Finding and posting
pgn file?
Games for most Tournaments are currently played at
Itsyourturn.com Pgn files are
stored in your profile area at
Itsyourturn.com which can be accessed from your game status page.
Help for Itsyourturn notation
Help for Gameknot notation.
Mentoring Help
Need some help from a more experienced player or would like help out
someone. Get on the
65thsquare mentoring list or find a mentor here.
What
are allowable reference materials for club tournaments?
Our
tournaments are usually play-as-it-is, meaning that we hope that everybody
would just play head-to-head without referring to outside sources of info
DURING the game. (Play to the best of your abilities). In short, we trust
everyone to play without referencing any info.
You should also be aware that checking books is allowed in certain sanctioned correspondence events. So for official tournaments, it would be advisable to check again if you can refer to book or Chessbase, but for club tournaments, which are friendly tournaments, books should be put aside. Other Tournament Rules and info