http://chessup.net/blog ChessUp.net Blog Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:26:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mystery solved. It all started when I emailed chess clubs in England offering link exchanges.  My emails appeared to be from "Trent L" because, well, my name is Trent and my last initial is L. However, when replying, some people would call me "Lawrence".  The first time, I figured it was just ... http://chessup.net/blog/2007/01/30/will-the-real-trent-please-stand-up/ Chessup has a links page. I'd be happy to include links to any chess-related sites, and would appreciate return links back. I'm particularly interested in club websites, so send 'em on in. I hope to format the page a little bit better in the future. The best way ... http://chessup.net/blog/2007/01/27/looking-for-links/ Not related to chess, but I like the way this guy thinks. http://chessup.net/blog/2007/01/27/thinking-outside-the-box/ Cool.  Bruce Pandolfini has linked to me in his January 24th column at ChessCafe. For those new to the site, the tool is on the front page.  Here are some instructions for using it. I have a policy on hotlinking.  I'm pretty much OK with it, but please give credit to my ... http://chessup.net/blog/2007/01/26/bruce-almighty/ Happy New Year! Yeah, I know it's the end of January, but saying "Happy New Year" during the first week of the year is so...predictable.  Besides, this is the time of year when you need a happy message the most. The PC that I used to create ChessUp decided that it did ... http://chessup.net/blog/2007/01/24/happy-new-year/ Looks like someone was using performance enhancing technologies: An Indian chess player has been banned from competing for 10 years after seeking the assistance of a computer via a bluetooth headset. Umakant Sharma was caught during a "random check" in a New Delhi tournament on 4 December, Information Week reports. The headset ... http://chessup.net/blog/2006/12/28/wireless-chess-cheat-banned/ I've added some anti-spam measures to the forums.  I was getting about 6 signups a day that were nothing but spam for various "performance enhancers". I modified it so that an admin has to manually approve registrations. Also, spammers, take note: your profile will NOT appear on the Memberlist page.  Only members ... http://chessup.net/blog/2006/12/05/anti-spam-measure-for-forums/ This is for all the spammers who keep registering in the ChessUp Forums: Stop. Really. I know what you're trying to do, registering accounts and posting spam links in your profile to improve your Google Page rank. I also know that a human is involved somewhere in this process, since you ... http://chessup.net/blog/2006/11/14/note-to-spammers/ We have 50 posts in the ChessUp Forums. Pretty good for only two weeks. Here are the answers to a couple questions I've been asked: YES you can absolutely post your own puzzles in the Chess Puzzles forum. You can also comment on other puzzles. The forum ... http://chessup.net/blog/2006/11/10/chessup-forums-going-strong/ ChessBase has posted a bunch of stats once again trying to determine the greatest chess player of all time. The interesting thing about this study is that it compares the quality of the moves, not just the win/lose/draw results. I could tell you who their #1 player is, but why ruin the ... http://chessup.net/blog/2006/11/01/great-chess-player-or-greatest-chess-player-ever/