Hello chess friends,
My name is Juan and I've been participating in freestyle tournaments for several years under the nick "Ozymandias". As most of you, I've seen the last year and a half go by without any significant open to talk about. Well, all this is finally behind us, because as of January 8th, 2010, the mother of all competitions is coming to us at mundialchess.com.
I know some will be reluctant to believe this event will actually take place and, with so many delays in the past (including a couple of our own), who's to blame them? But the thing is, after seeing the amount of work these people have put into this project I not only believe it's going to happen, but I also will try to help shape it. From this moment on, I'm going to represent mudialchess on this forum. Any doubt, suggestion or criticism you'd like to express, you may do so on this very thread.
For all of you who have already registered or are considering that option, please don't hesitate to try the last working beta here. The more of us the merrier, as we all want the tournament to run smoothly. The server has only been running for a couple of weeks, so please come and test our application, strength in numbers!
The software is pretty bare at the moment, but it's minimalism also makes for an intuitive interface. Currently you only get to play at the tournament's time control of 10'+1'', but more options like rematch, algebraic notation, arrows to indicate last move, board flipping and much more are coming soon. The best news right now? It's solid, stable and FIDE-compliant. You can play a game of chess and rest assured nothing strange is going to happen. But, all this could change under considerable strain (as seen in past events) which is why I'm asking you to come and stress it. There will be more tournaments trough 2010, so let's start with the right foot on this one.
That would be all for now, but I have read about legitimate concerns that deserve some answer and I'm going to try and provide one:
1- How are they going to pay so much money? Prizes for this tournament are guaranteed, no matter what; evidently, in the long run, the companies behind this project expect subscriptions to their playing site to produce a healthy revenue. But that's the long run and it's up to them to worry about it.
2- Delayed twice, why not again? The first dates were rushed to make it coincide with the VIII International Chess Festival in Benidorm, now that it not longer needs to make that appointment, the established date of January 8 looks like a sure bet.
3- Is it 40 or 20€? Depends on what you want, if you're only interested in playing the tournament go ahead and save half the fee, but as I said, this won't be an isolated event, which is why we're still getting more full registration payments than anything else. It's more or less like it was being a member of the CSS or paying for each individual PAL. The difference here is that not only do you get a discount, but you also have a full year's access to the playing site.
I hope to have provided you with some useful information about this puzzling tourney and to witness a new dawn for Freestyle soon.
Regards,
Juan José Molina
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Beta 1 released
We inform all Mundial Chess users that our playing zone has been updated to Beta v1.0, as we have been reporting to the players:
Updates on the board.
- Button of "rematch", or new game. At the end of the game, players can seek a rematch with his opponent and choose the colour of the pieces for the new game. A button is activated, in order for the request to be accepted. The opponent will have the option to accept not only the challenge, but also the colour chosen by the other player. In case of a disagreement, the players can always discuss the situation on the chat.
- Last movement highlighted. A soft red animation marks the square for a few seconds, announcing the player where the last piece of his opponent was moved. In this way that game situation is notified.
- Correction of the text that communicated the resolution of the stalemate. This error is fixed where previously the score of half a point for each player wasn't obtained.
- Added a bell sound for each move made. It works perfectly synchronized with the clock in every move made. This option has been implemented after numerous suggestions from the players who visit our playing zone.
Updates to the CHAT ROOM.
- Games tab. Users will see the items which are for real-time play only, not as in the previous situation where finished games remained visible for selection.
This new version 1.0 is another step closer to our users, with the hope that with updates and player feedback, the system will get to be more intuitive and pleasing for the practice of on-line chess. All suggestions received, without exception, are being dealt with and evaluated by our programming team.
See you on the playing zone, where you will find chess players from every country and all levels.
Greetings from Mundial Chess
Updates on the board.
- Button of "rematch", or new game. At the end of the game, players can seek a rematch with his opponent and choose the colour of the pieces for the new game. A button is activated, in order for the request to be accepted. The opponent will have the option to accept not only the challenge, but also the colour chosen by the other player. In case of a disagreement, the players can always discuss the situation on the chat.
- Last movement highlighted. A soft red animation marks the square for a few seconds, announcing the player where the last piece of his opponent was moved. In this way that game situation is notified.
- Correction of the text that communicated the resolution of the stalemate. This error is fixed where previously the score of half a point for each player wasn't obtained.
- Added a bell sound for each move made. It works perfectly synchronized with the clock in every move made. This option has been implemented after numerous suggestions from the players who visit our playing zone.
Updates to the CHAT ROOM.
- Games tab. Users will see the items which are for real-time play only, not as in the previous situation where finished games remained visible for selection.
This new version 1.0 is another step closer to our users, with the hope that with updates and player feedback, the system will get to be more intuitive and pleasing for the practice of on-line chess. All suggestions received, without exception, are being dealt with and evaluated by our programming team.
See you on the playing zone, where you will find chess players from every country and all levels.
Greetings from Mundial Chess
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Ozymandias
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Mundialchess at the International Tournament "Ciudad de
It is officially confirmed where the tournament in which the delivery of the special prizes for the winners of the 1st International Online Advanced Chess Tournament will take place.
The place will be the prestigious International Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Linares" in its XXVII edition. Which will be held, as all previous editions, in the city of Linares (Jaén, Spain).
The winners and players ranked in the top 8 positions will be lodged in a veritable museum for the history of chess, as is the renowned Anibal Hotel, main venue of the first editions of the tournament "Ciudad de Linares".
As mundialchess published from its very launch, the 3 winners of the tournament will face Veselin Topalov in an in-person match in the same arena which will host the prestigious tournament, the Cervantes Theatre (Linares).
Similarly, in the streets of the city of Linares, those classified in the first 8 positions will play a simultaneous exhibition game against the number one, to the delight of both participants and inhabitants of the city.
For more information on the awards and events taking place visit our site.
www.mundialchess.com
The place will be the prestigious International Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Linares" in its XXVII edition. Which will be held, as all previous editions, in the city of Linares (Jaén, Spain).
The winners and players ranked in the top 8 positions will be lodged in a veritable museum for the history of chess, as is the renowned Anibal Hotel, main venue of the first editions of the tournament "Ciudad de Linares".
As mundialchess published from its very launch, the 3 winners of the tournament will face Veselin Topalov in an in-person match in the same arena which will host the prestigious tournament, the Cervantes Theatre (Linares).
Similarly, in the streets of the city of Linares, those classified in the first 8 positions will play a simultaneous exhibition game against the number one, to the delight of both participants and inhabitants of the city.
For more information on the awards and events taking place visit our site.
www.mundialchess.com