On-line blitz tourney May

[hgm]

Indeed the IP address is still 80.100.28.169. As it hasn't changed for more than a year, I suppose it is permanent.

I don't know if it is possibl to connect using Arena; if you can connect to FICS with Arena, there is a good chance that it will also be abe to connect to my server, which is FICS like. This is not a guarantee, though: BabasChess, for instance, can connect only to FICS, and not to my ICS or any other. (It uses some ICS-protocol extensions that only FICS implements.) If you cannot connect to FICS or ICC, there is little to no hope you can connect to my ICS.

The best way to know is to try it out. I will put the server on line about 1 hour before the event starts (so ~8 pm German time), to make such testing possible.

As to the reliability of the connection: I thought that Amsterdam was a major hub in the internet, in fact the place where the trans-Atlantic link enters Europe. And I live only 400 meters from Amsterdam. But, as they say, the proof is in the eating. This is one of the reasons for having these tourneys, just see how reliable everything works, and what the practical limitations are.

[Dave Gomboc]

Indeed the IP address is still 80.100.28.169. As it hasn't changed for more than a year, I suppose it is permanent.

I don't know if it is possibl to connect using Arena; if you can connect to FICS with Arena, there is a good chance that it will also be abe to connect to my server, which is FICS like.

Arena can connect to FICS as a guest, but your ip address failed just now. Probably your server simply isn't up yet, though.

[hgm]

Indeed, I am still using the laptop under Windows now (for typing this message ). I said I would bring it up around 8 pm CET, but I might actually bring it up any minute now.

[hgm]

Server should be up now.

[hgm]

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:Tourney Players: Round 8 of 8 
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results 
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------- 
:  1 +Thinker           [2137]  8.0  [2089] [   0] +06w +05w +03b +02w +04w  +07b +08w +09w 
:  2 +HIARCS            [2009]  6.0  [1907] [   0] +07w -03w +04b -01b +08b  +05b +06w +10w 
:  3 +Scorpio           [1759]  6.0  [1923] [ 307] +10w +02b -01w =04b =05w  +08w +09b +06b 
:  4 +Tornado           [1859]  5.5  [1830] [   0] +09b +06w -02w =03w -01b  +10b +07w +08b 
:  5 +Tinker            [1774]  5.5  [1830] [   0] +08w -01b +09b +06w =03b  -02w +10b +07w 
:  6 +ZCT               [1643]  3.0  [1635] [   0] -01b -04b +07w -05b +10w  +09w -02b -03w 
:  7 +Joker             [1623]  3.0  [1581] [   0] -02b +08w -06b +10w +09b  -01w -04b -05b 
:  8 +Quadroxx          [1359]  2.0  [1521] [ 127] -05b -07b +10w +09b -02w  -03b -01b -04w 
:  9 +microMax          [1486]  1.0  [1336] [   0] -04w +10b -05w -08w -07w  -06b -03w -01b
: 10 +_BYE_             [   0]  0.0  [1289] [   0] -03b -09w -08b -07b -06b  -04w -05w -02b 
:
:     Average Rating    1738.8 
:

[F. Bluemers]

I could connect as guest and as "Fonzy" with the chesspartner interface.
Easy once i knew i had to use port 5000

Best
Fonzy

[Spock]

I logged in as guest, but had no idea what to do after that !!

[F. Bluemers]

i just type "games"
and from the list i picked one of the players
and typed "observe player"

[Spock]

I'll try that next time !
One day I'd fancy participating by running a freeware engine (assuming that's allowed and this isn't just authors or team members), but the interface is so foreign to me, I can't see it being possible

[F. Bluemers]

I'll try that next time !
One day I'd fancy participating by running a freeware engine (assuming that's allowed and this isn't just authors or team members), but the interface is so foreign to me, I can't see it being possible

I practised a bit before on the FICS server as guest and did some engine games there.
Some humans(?) though got very abusive _after_ loosing
Fonzy