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**Firegoat7** · 02-04-2010, 09:24 PM

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This looks a little odd.

cheers,

**Heartbreak Kid** · 02-04-2010, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

That makes sense and no I had not forgotten and yes I have seen this type of thing before with Optus. I just don't know the reason and I never claimed I did, I just like trying to figure out stuff.

cheers,

Rawr

Yeah so with no-wai, because the settings for the DNS were not done properly, the host didn't have anywhere to forward the html pages to. If the host is down, or their hosting plan has expired, it will forward the user to a search page like the one we're seeing now.

**Firegoat7** · 02-04-2010, 09:29 PM

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Isn't all this out of the ordinary?

**Heartbreak Kid** · 02-04-2010, 09:31 PM

Yeah... because what you're currently seeing isn't the normal page...

**Grant Szuveges** · 02-09-2010, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

The MCC Building Fund Raffle is on again in 2010, and this year it is even bigger, with 14 coaches donating an hour of coaching as the first prize! Most of the coaches from last year have donated their time once again, and we may even get some more! We also have a few more coaches who have jumped on board this year. There will be several prizes once again, and these will be announced in due course.

The raffle will be drawn on Monday April 19th - 15 minutes before the beginning of the final round of the MCC Championship!

The 2009 MCC Building Fund appeal made possible many structural, safety and cosmetic improvements at the MCC including the following:
-A new electrical switchboard
-A new mural on the outside of the building
-New carpet
-New guttering on the outside of the building
-A new couch
-Updated honour boards
-Repairs to the numerous broken windows
-New required office equipment
-A new website
While safety issues have been addressed first, we hope to spend the money collected from the 2010 raffle on cosmetic improvements at MCC.

First Prize: An hour of coaching from each of the following coaches.
GM Darryl Johansen
IM Guy West
IM Robert Jamieson
IM James Morris
IM Leonid Sandler
FM Michael Baron
FM Bill Jordan
FM Grant Szuveges
Carl Gorka
Jesse Jager
Malcolm Pyke
Pano Skiotis
David Cordover
Frank Meerbach

Other prizes: to be announced

Tickets: $2 per ticket

Enquiries: Grant Szuveges 0401-925-075 or the clubrooms 9416-3149

The MCC has just confirmed that Nick Speck will be the 15th coach offering an hour of coaching to the winner of the raffle! Nick has been overseas so it took a bit longer to confirm his participation. Great to have him onboard once again!

**Comeback Kid** · 02-09-2010, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

The MCC has just confirmed that Nick Speck will be the 15th coach offering an hour of coaching to the winner of the raffle! Nick has been overseas so it took a bit longer to confirm his participation. Great to have him onboard once again!

I want an hour of coaching from GM Smerdon!

**Heartbreak Kid** · 06-02-2010, 11:21 PM

All future competitions held from MCC should now feature the board 1 game live from the above link. We recently updated the system in which the computer's received the moves and can now present the games from the "bunker room" where the top 6 boards have been traditionally held.

The Monday night tournaments (currently board 1 of the City of Melbourne Open) starting at 7:15pm, the occasional Thursday night tournament starting from 7:30pm, and the Saturday allegros from 2pm will be available to view from this week onwards.

**Comeback Kid** · 06-02-2010, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid

All future competitions held from MCC should now feature the board 1 game live from the above link. We recently updated the system in which the computer's received the moves and can now present the games from the "bunker room" where the top 6 boards have been traditionally held.

The Monday night tournaments (currently board 1 of the City of Melbourne Open) starting at 7:15pm, the occasional Thursday night tournament starting from 7:30pm, and the Saturday allegros from 2pm will be available to view from this week onwards.

Haven't board one games always been broadcast on the link above?

**Heartbreak Kid** · 06-02-2010, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Haven't board one games always been broadcast on the link above?

allegro games have occasionally been broadcast and 2/5 rounds of the city of melbourne open have been broadcast (of which we had to move the board to a location where the cable could reach a computer. This is not the case anymore and we have returned the board 1 back to the "bunker" with the other top boards where it has traditionally been located.

**Comeback Kid** · 06-03-2010, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid

allegro games have occasionally been broadcast and 2/5 rounds of the city of melbourne open have been broadcast (of which we had to move the board to a location where the cable could reach a computer. This is not the case anymore and we have returned the board 1 back to the "bunker" with the other top boards where it has traditionally been located.

In that case I welcome the new development.

**Grant Szuveges** · 06-10-2010, 11:53 AM

The MCC website is now displaying player interviews. I hope to interview quite a number of people throughout the year and the first cab off the rank is GM David Smerdon. To see the interview, go to Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club

**Grant Szuveges** · 06-19-2010, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

The MCC website is now displaying player interviews. I hope to interview quite a number of people throughout the year and the first cab off the rank is GM David Smerdon. To see the interview, go to Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club

Doesnt anybody out there have an opinion about this?

**Virgil** · 06-19-2010, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

Doesnt anybody out there have an opinion about this?

Grant

My feedback is this:

my first attempt (11/6/10) to go to your link, struck a problem because my Browser setting did not display the Enter site link; so that was the end of the search.
my second attempt (19/6/10) only occurred because you put this BUMP in the Ozchess thread, and now I see that there is more to the MCC site than just a front page with a LOGO.
Nice interview, but I wonder how many folk are inclined to move away from the portals like chesschat and ozchess, to follow links . I know JaK has recently written that he does not follow links in posts that take him away from the portal. Even firegoat's signature line hints at a similar need to have a correct distribution strategy for a product.
The question I would have liked seen put to the GM is what learning steps is he going to pursue to take 'the next step up'.

**Comeback Kid** · 06-19-2010, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

Doesnt anybody out there have an opinion about this?

I would like to know what David Smerdon eats for breakfast.

**Grant Szuveges** · 07-06-2010, 03:23 PM

Hi everyone. Check out the latest interview on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club This time I have interviewed IM Guy West...

02-04-2010, 09:24 PM	#76 (permalink)
Firegoat7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: somewhere in virtual reality Posts: 1,217 ICC Handle: guest	<title> melbourne club chess game set at melbournechessclub.org </title> This looks a little odd. cheers, __________________ "...The White Man knows how to make everything, he does not know how to distribute it" Sitting Bull

02-04-2010, 09:27 PM	#77 (permalink)
Heartbreak Kid Show Stopper Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 833 FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by Firegoat7 That makes sense and no I had not forgotten and yes I have seen this type of thing before with Optus. I just don't know the reason and I never claimed I did, I just like trying to figure out stuff. cheers, Rawr Yeah so with no-wai, because the settings for the DNS were not done properly, the host didn't have anywhere to forward the html pages to. If the host is down, or their hosting plan has expired, it will forward the user to a search page like the one we're seeing now. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

02-04-2010, 09:29 PM	#78 (permalink)
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02-04-2010, 09:31 PM	#79 (permalink)
Heartbreak Kid Show Stopper Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 833 FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Yeah... because what you're currently seeing isn't the normal page... __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

02-09-2010, 04:29 PM	#80 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 335	Speck is in! Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges The MCC Building Fund Raffle is on again in 2010, and this year it is even bigger, with 14 coaches donating an hour of coaching as the first prize! Most of the coaches from last year have donated their time once again, and we may even get some more! We also have a few more coaches who have jumped on board this year. There will be several prizes once again, and these will be announced in due course. The raffle will be drawn on Monday April 19th - 15 minutes before the beginning of the final round of the MCC Championship! The 2009 MCC Building Fund appeal made possible many structural, safety and cosmetic improvements at the MCC including the following: -A new electrical switchboard -A new mural on the outside of the building -New carpet -New guttering on the outside of the building -A new couch -Updated honour boards -Repairs to the numerous broken windows -New required office equipment -A new website While safety issues have been addressed first, we hope to spend the money collected from the 2010 raffle on cosmetic improvements at MCC. First Prize: An hour of coaching from each of the following coaches. GM Darryl Johansen IM Guy West IM Robert Jamieson IM James Morris IM Leonid Sandler FM Michael Baron FM Bill Jordan FM Grant Szuveges Carl Gorka Jesse Jager Malcolm Pyke Pano Skiotis David Cordover Frank Meerbach Other prizes: to be announced Tickets: $2 per ticket Enquiries: Grant Szuveges 0401-925-075 or the clubrooms 9416-3149 The MCC has just confirmed that Nick Speck will be the 15th coach offering an hour of coaching to the winner of the raffle! Nick has been overseas so it took a bit longer to confirm his participation. Great to have him onboard once again! __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

02-09-2010, 06:55 PM	#81 (permalink)
Comeback Kid Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 4,712 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges The MCC has just confirmed that Nick Speck will be the 15th coach offering an hour of coaching to the winner of the raffle! Nick has been overseas so it took a bit longer to confirm his participation. Great to have him onboard once again! I want an hour of coaching from GM Smerdon! __________________ . "He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again." ~ Hamlet ~

06-02-2010, 11:21 PM	#82 (permalink)
Heartbreak Kid Show Stopper Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 833 FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	All future competitions held from MCC should now feature the board 1 game live from the above link. We recently updated the system in which the computer's received the moves and can now present the games from the "bunker room" where the top 6 boards have been traditionally held. The Monday night tournaments (currently board 1 of the City of Melbourne Open) starting at 7:15pm, the occasional Thursday night tournament starting from 7:30pm, and the Saturday allegros from 2pm will be available to view from this week onwards. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

06-02-2010, 11:38 PM	#83 (permalink)
Comeback Kid Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 4,712 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid All future competitions held from MCC should now feature the board 1 game live from the above link. We recently updated the system in which the computer's received the moves and can now present the games from the "bunker room" where the top 6 boards have been traditionally held. The Monday night tournaments (currently board 1 of the City of Melbourne Open) starting at 7:15pm, the occasional Thursday night tournament starting from 7:30pm, and the Saturday allegros from 2pm will be available to view from this week onwards. Haven't board one games always been broadcast on the link above? __________________ . "He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again." ~ Hamlet ~

06-02-2010, 11:52 PM	#84 (permalink)
Heartbreak Kid Show Stopper Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 833 FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by Just2Good Haven't board one games always been broadcast on the link above? allegro games have occasionally been broadcast and 2/5 rounds of the city of melbourne open have been broadcast (of which we had to move the board to a location where the cable could reach a computer. This is not the case anymore and we have returned the board 1 back to the "bunker" with the other top boards where it has traditionally been located. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

06-03-2010, 12:22 AM	#85 (permalink)
Comeback Kid Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 4,712 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid allegro games have occasionally been broadcast and 2/5 rounds of the city of melbourne open have been broadcast (of which we had to move the board to a location where the cable could reach a computer. This is not the case anymore and we have returned the board 1 back to the "bunker" with the other top boards where it has traditionally been located. In that case I welcome the new development. __________________ . "He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again." ~ Hamlet ~

06-10-2010, 11:53 AM	#86 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 335	Exclusive Smerdon interview on MCC website The MCC website is now displaying player interviews. I hope to interview quite a number of people throughout the year and the first cab off the rank is GM David Smerdon. To see the interview, go to Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

06-19-2010, 10:54 AM	#87 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 335	Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges The MCC website is now displaying player interviews. I hope to interview quite a number of people throughout the year and the first cab off the rank is GM David Smerdon. To see the interview, go to Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club Doesnt anybody out there have an opinion about this? __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

06-19-2010, 12:22 PM	#88 (permalink)
Virgil Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 271	Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges Doesnt anybody out there have an opinion about this? Grant My feedback is this: my first attempt (11/6/10) to go to your link, struck a problem because my Browser setting did not display the Enter site link; so that was the end of the search. my second attempt (19/6/10) only occurred because you put this BUMP in the Ozchess thread, and now I see that there is more to the MCC site than just a front page with a LOGO. Nice interview, but I wonder how many folk are inclined to move away from the portals like chesschat and ozchess, to follow links . I know JaK has recently written that he does not follow links in posts that take him away from the portal. Even firegoat's signature line hints at a similar need to have a correct distribution strategy for a product. The question I would have liked seen put to the GM is what learning steps is he going to pursue to take 'the next step up'.

06-19-2010, 07:56 PM	#89 (permalink)
Comeback Kid Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 4,712 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges Doesnt anybody out there have an opinion about this? I would like to know what David Smerdon eats for breakfast. __________________ . "He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again." ~ Hamlet ~

07-06-2010, 03:23 PM	#90 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 335	IM Guy West interview is up Hi everyone. Check out the latest interview on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club This time I have interviewed IM Guy West... __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

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