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Offline Ħ

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Chess?
« on: September 12, 2011, 11:43:22 PM »
Any of you guys play?  I'm getting back into it.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011, 01:49:47 AM »
If I get to play by checkers rules and you still have to play by chess rules. That would make it fair, I think.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2011, 02:10:56 AM »
I play chess every day with my friends on the way to uni and back lol. We aren't that good, but we are getting better.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2011, 02:24:40 AM »
My brother used to hand my ass to me religiously.  Hate the fucking game.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2011, 05:00:18 AM »
I play it a lot.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2011, 05:06:33 AM »
I know how to play, but I don't know how to play. I really want to learn though.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2011, 05:12:09 AM »
Quote from: 73109 on September 13, 2011, 05:06:33 AM
I know how to play, but I don't know how to play. I really want to learn though.
Just play a lot lol, longer games against people slightly better then you.



Is there an online site where any of us can verse each other? A DTF chess tournament would be kinda cool :)
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2011, 05:21:26 AM »
Haven't played chess for years but my new laptop has chess on it, so I've been playing it a lot.  Can't believe how crap I've got.  :lol
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2011, 05:33:08 AM »
Quote from: Jirpo on September 13, 2011, 05:12:09 AM
Quote from: 73109 on September 13, 2011, 05:06:33 AM
I know how to play, but I don't know how to play. I really want to learn though.
Just play a lot lol, longer games against people slightly better then you.



Is there an online site where any of us can verse each other? A DTF chess tournament would be kinda cool :)

Chess.com is a good place.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2011, 05:43:01 AM »
Very cool game.  I'm not amazing at it (I think I'm a bit too impatient in a chess game) but I really like to play it!
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2011, 05:58:10 AM »
Haven't played in a while. It would be fun to start doing it again.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2011, 06:46:31 AM »
Love chess, been playing for 30+ years. So-so rating of 1700ish.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2011, 12:45:18 PM »
I play a lot of blitz and bullet chess (from 5 to 1 minute for the entire game). It's really entertaining. I'm also into the deeper side of chess, studying openings, mastering tactics and advanced strategies. But what has caught my attention in the last years has been the artistic side of chess, solving studies and problems. Over the board, actual competitive chess pales in comparison to the best studies and problems, which are perfect expressions of the possibilities of the game.

that haven't helped me to surpass a 1800 rating, though  :lol

If you like the game and want to have a glimpse of the higher side of chess, I'd recommend watching these series of videos of Kasparov (arguably the best player ever) playing simultaneously against a group of very strong american young players. You can see how competitive, deep and absorbing the game can get for a super Grandmaster. Kasparov looks like a mad ogre during the exhibition, and gets really upset when he concedes a draw or a loss  :lol You won't be bored, I can assure that

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRmpp3vkkXs
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RWqJC6yokQ&feature=related
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2011, 01:01:37 PM »
I used to play all the time back in high school with people on our robotics team. Sadly none of my friends know/care to learn how to play.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2011, 01:05:17 PM »
I played a lot with my Dad before my parents got divorced. We played on the internet once in a while after that. By far my funniest memory about chess was getting completely destroyed three games in a row by Phantasmatron back when we had a DTF Chess Tournament. I was pretty bummed about that, but he ended up being one of my best internet friends, so it all worked out.  :lol
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2011, 03:42:52 PM »
Quote from: 73109 on September 13, 2011, 05:06:33 AM
I know how to play, but I don't know how to play. I really want to learn though.

Pretty much this.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2011, 03:44:39 PM »
Quote from: Gadough on September 13, 2011, 03:42:52 PM
Quote from: 73109 on September 13, 2011, 05:06:33 AM
I know how to play, but I don't know how to play. I really want to learn though.

Pretty much this.

Pretty much that.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2011, 05:43:37 PM »
I used to be sick at chess, but I haven't played in a while. I'd love to start again though, but no one will play.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2011, 05:53:16 PM »
I absolutely love Chess, but I'm absolutely terrible at it. I once took almost a half hour to make one move and my friend who I was playing with didn't want to play anymore. Its been a couple years since I played and I definitely miss the game.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2011, 05:58:07 PM »
I tried to learn how to play a computer online, but it seems fruitless because they beat me hard so I can't really learn the game well.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2011, 07:56:54 PM »
I'm pretty good at chess.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2011, 02:29:35 PM »
There's lots of places to play chess online.  Would anyone be interested in a tourney?  Or even just a few games?
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2011, 02:52:13 PM »
I'd be down.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2011, 03:24:31 PM »
I'd like to do that.
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2011, 02:52:14 PM »
I'd like to do that as well. Get it going!
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #25 on: September 15, 2011, 06:57:38 PM »
I'm up for it
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Re: Chess?
« Reply #26 on: September 15, 2011, 10:23:06 PM »
We could do that on Yahoo! Games as I assume almost everybody has a Yahoo account, although the interface sucks.
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