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Pand3m0nium replied on September 09, 2009 21:42 to the problem "H4X" in ChessCube:

Well, since your opponent is about to lose on time you would therefore win. However since you (the person who would win on time) don't have any mating material, i.e. just a king, it is automatically a draw.

Pand3m0nium replied on April 24, 2009 15:32 to the question "when did chesscube started operating?" in ChessCube:

ChessCube started in the middle of 2007, I think May if I remember correctly

Pand3m0nium replied on April 13, 2009 20:48 to the problem "Disconnected" in ChessCube:

Which version of firefox 3? 3.0.8 or 3.1.1 beta, because I know that 3.1.1 beta has been having a few bugs generally speaking.

Pand3m0nium replied on April 13, 2009 20:46 to the idea "validate e-mail with gmail" in ChessCube:

Sorry, but exactly what is the question or problem?

Pand3m0nium replied on April 13, 2009 20:45 to the problem "WHERE ARE MY POINTS ?" in ChessCube:

Another point is that the rating gained or lost playing an opponent is directly affected by both your ratings. Thus, if you have a rating of let's say 2100 and play a 1700 and win you will win a lot less points than if you beat another 2100. Likewise, losing to a lowly rated player will result in you losing a lot more points than if you had lost to a 2100. I hope this clarifies the matter.

Pand3m0nium replied on February 07, 2009 22:13 to the problem "I ́m trying to change my avatar, but its loading forever and don ́t change the picture." in ChessCube:

The first question is what format the picture is in, since some formats might not be supported.

Pand3m0nium replied on February 07, 2009 22:12 to the question "Problem on opening comment" in ChessCube:

Do you have any examples, since the opening might be so unusual or unorthodox, that all it is classified as is "King's pawn opening"...

Pand3m0nium replied on February 07, 2009 22:09 to the question "I can`t add additional information when declining invites." in ChessCube:

Sorry for the late response, if you are playing then that is exactly the message people will receive; if you have set your presence to "Busy" then it will say "Not right now, thanks"

Pand3m0nium replied on January 06, 2009 20:33 to the question "SCORING" in ChessCube:

That is unfortunate. All I can suggest is to go onto ChessCube, go to the HELP tab, click on "Feedback" and report the problem. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Pand3m0nium replied on January 06, 2009 15:04 to the question "SCORING" in ChessCube:

Firstly, were the games you mentioned rated? That could be the 1st problem. Also, sometimes the system takes a while to show rating adjustments after a game, after a while though your rating should be updated

Pand3m0nium replied on November 26, 2008 09:07 to the problem "When opponents take back accepted, game went to starting of the game." in ChessCube:

This is not necessarily a bug; your opponent might have just asked to take back his first move which in turn takes you back to the start of the game. When your opponent asks for a take-back it should say which move he wants to take back. In this way he can either take back 1 move, 2 moves, or even 20.

Pand3m0nium replied on November 22, 2008 21:37 to the problem "Cheating?" in ChessCube:

In response to shnowy1, the chances are that it is due to high latency, either on your side or your opponent's side; if your opponent disconnects then a box should appear saying that your oppononent has disconnected.

In response to diego, pls don't make any accusations of cheating, it might be a sytem bug. Pls go to the HELP menu in ChessCube and click on Feedback and type your problem. Thanks

Hope this helps

Pand3m0nium replied on November 22, 2008 21:30 to the question "what is Delta? and how do they process marks?" in ChessCube:

"delta" basically means "change", and is the amount of rating points that your rating will either increase or decrease. It varies depending on your rating as well as your opponent's rating

Pand3m0nium replied on October 11, 2008 20:13 to the question "Hello. How does ranking work, please?" in ChessCube:

Resigning or losing on time counts as a loss, so you will gain the same amount of points as if you checkmated them. I hope this helps to clarify rating.

Pand3m0nium replied on October 08, 2008 19:45 to the question "Hello. How does ranking work, please?" in ChessCube:

Ranking, as in your rating? i.e. the number displayed next to your name? The way rating works is that you start at a rating of 1500 and you gain points if you win and lose points if you lose. The amount of points you gain or lose will depend on both you and your opponent's rating at the time of the game.

The rating formula works as follows:

Rn = Ro+((S-(1/(1+(10^(D/400))))xK)

Where:
Rn = Your new rating
Ro = Your current rating
S = Game score/result
D = opponent rating - your current rating
K = weighed factor

K depends on the type of game as well as the number of games (n) played.
Bullet: K=50 (n>0)
Blitz: K=50 if n<10><=n<50>=50
Normal: K=50 if n<10><=n<50>=50.

E.g. Your rating is 1500 (Ro). Your opponent is rated 2000. You have already played 20 blitz games.
D = 2000-1500=500
K = 42
Popping this all in the formula will give:
If you won the game (s=1): Rn = 1500 + 40 = 1540
If you drew the game (s=1⁄2): Rn = 1500 + 19 = 1519
If you lost the game (s=0): Rn = 1500 - 2 = 1498.

Your opponent's rating is calculated in the same way depending on his number of games played.

Pand3m0nium replied on October 03, 2008 21:45 to the discussion "PAST GAMES NOT SHOWING UP" in ChessCube:

Both the research facility as well as "My Games" is still under construction, and should be up soon.

Pand3m0nium replied on October 03, 2008 21:41 to the idea "Chalenge online freinds to a game" in ChessCube:

So, if I understand correctly, is your suggestion that ChessCube send your friend an e-mail asking them to log on to ChessCube?

Pand3m0nium shared an idea in ChessCube on October 01, 2008 14:26:

Drop-down menu for chatrooms

Specifically for mods. How about a drop down menu for chat rooms since as a mod it gets a bit cluttered having 7 cafes open at all time?

Pand3m0nium shared an idea in ChessCube on September 27, 2008 12:35:

Shortcuts for Promotion

I'm a regular bullet player and have set autopromotion on to queen. except that at times it might be necessary not to promote to a queen but rather, maybe a Bishop, or Knight, or Rook. Is there a way that as I promote, if I press for example ctrl and N i get a knight?

Pand3m0nium replied on August 21, 2008 20:58 to the question "logging in problem" in ChessCube:

you can operate ChessCube on a slower connection, it's just then that I would strongly recommend that you don't play 1min or 3 min games. Also if you are trying to use ChessCube at work, university, etc, there might be firewalls preventing you from connecting to ChessCube