Chef Jim Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Kid looked bored. Playing with it fingernails the whole time. I've not played in a very long time and I thought I was good. No...I sucked.
row_33 Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 10:56 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: That almost sounds Cheatriot-esque. LoL But I get what you mean. Expand the current world champion is not a grind on opening theory or much of any theory at all, quite a feat in the day of computers helping for "analytics"
RochesterRob Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 11:53 PM, Chef Jim said: Kid looked bored. Playing with it fingernails the whole time. I've not played in a very long time and I thought I was good. No...I sucked. Expand Yep. I remember back in school there was a chess "club" that played during an afternoon study hall. My ego took a trimming in that I seldom got out of the middle rounds to be a final 4 contestant. Didn't like it at the time but it was good for me in terms of building character in that a person will not be excellent at everything he tries and that if he wishes to continue then work on improving.
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 When Murray Head mentions ‘massage parlours’, it saddened me to think even this thread circles back around to Kraft... ?
row_33 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 10:57 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: When Murray Head mentions ‘massage parlours’, it saddened me to think even this thread circles back around to Kraft... ? Expand never cared about the Kraft story, it couldn't possibly bring anything truly positive to my mind or soul 1
Turk71 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) On 4/24/2019 at 11:58 PM, row_33 said: the current world champion is not a grind on opening theory or much of any theory at all, quite a feat in the day of computers helping for "analytics" Expand I downloaded Magnus' free chess app. recently. You can simulate playing him at different ages. I hadn't played in years and I have only used it a few times. His 14 old self beat me pretty easily about 5 times in a row so I started lower and beat him when he was 8☺ I have won one game so far against 10 yr old Magnus out of 7. Feels good to play chess again and exercise my brain in that way. Edited April 25, 2019 by Turk71
row_33 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 7:46 PM, Turk71 said: I downloaded Magnus' free chess app. recently. You can simulate playing him at different ages. I hadn't played in years and I have only used it a few times. His 14 old self beat me pretty easily about 5 times in a row so I started lower and beat him when he was 8☺ I have won one game so far against 10 yr old Magnus out of 7. Feels good to play chess again and exercise my brain in that way. Expand well done! i used to play a lot more, had a few colleagues a bit better than me which made it a good challenge 1
Turk71 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 7:53 PM, row_33 said: well done! i used to play a lot more, had a few colleagues a bit better than me which made it a good challenge Expand I started young and played a lot at different periods of my life but haven't really had anyone to play against in the last 20 years or so. I learned from my older brother and 'Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess'. We had a few other master chess books laying around. This is the first chess app I have had and it is really challenging, my brain started to hurt the first time I played from not playing for so long.
row_33 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 8:03 PM, Turk71 said: I started young and played a lot at different periods of my life but haven't really had anyone to play against in the last 20 years or so. I learned from my older brother and 'Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess'. We had a few other master chess books laying around. This is the first chess app I have had and it is really challenging, my brain started to hurt the first time I played from not playing for so long. Expand i was just old enough to joint the Bobby craze, when it was cool to play the game great to see you have found something challenging, not a surprise coming from Magnus
T&C Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 There is no single board game that can overtake chess... and there never will be. It is the ultimate board game. I have a chess table that I built in the 90's... (don't know how to put pics on here) but I spent weeks making it. Shame I haven't used it in 20 years. 1 1
Turk71 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 10:00 PM, T&C said: There is no single board game that can overtake chess... and there never will be. It is the ultimate board game. I have a chess table that I built in the 90's... (don't know how to put pics on here) but I spent weeks making it. Shame I haven't used it in 20 years. Expand My Grandpa used to make nice chess boards and cool cribbage boards that looked like ships in his basement wood shop. I have one of each. I have always loved chess and can't believe I went so many years without playing. Glad I got the Play Magnus chess app. Feels good to be playing again.
row_33 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 10:25 PM, Turk71 said: My Grandpa used to make nice chess boards and cool cribbage boards that looked like ships in his basement wood shop. I have one of each. I have always loved chess and can't believe I went so many years without playing. Glad I got the Play Magnus chess app. Feels good to be playing again. Expand alright, i'll look into that app...
Turk71 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 11:50 PM, row_33 said: alright, i'll look into that app... Expand Gotta warn ya, he's pretty good.?
row_33 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) On 4/25/2019 at 11:57 PM, Turk71 said: Gotta warn ya, he's pretty good.? Expand I never got into the 1800s so I would hope I can play him when he is 9 Edited April 26, 2019 by row_33
Nextmanup Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 10:37 PM, BUFFALOKIE said: So, break it down. Is there a play clock or an overall game clock, or what? Both players had relatively long pauses. Expand Think of it as a game clock. When I finish my move I hit the button, and that starts YOUR clock running. When you finish your move you hit the button and start my clock running. My clock picks up where it left off and continues to keep track of cumulative time. It doesn't reset. In this way, the first of us to hit a pre-determined cumulative time limit loses, assuming no one has lost on the board already.
DC Tom Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 5:48 PM, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Expand Illegal. Chess has a dress code - women aren't allowed to distract opponents with nudity.
row_33 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 10:37 PM, BUFFALOKIE said: So, break it down. Is there a play clock or an overall game clock, or what? Both players had relatively long pauses. Expand each side has a set time to... 1) finish the game in a relatively short amount of time, 5 minutes is common, 1 minute is a good challenge for the best in the game; or 2) finish a number of moves, say 40 moves in 100 minutes, with the next 20 moves timing agreed to in advance, used for the more formal competitions.
100DollarBills Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 5:48 PM, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Expand I wonder if she enjoys a nice bishop?
row_33 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 would be more of a front row distraction than a top Russian psychic wearing Ray Charles shades, or a different colour of yoghurt brought out each time
BarleyNY Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 6:00 PM, Pete said: intelligence is very sexy. I dig me some Chess babes https://duckduckgo.com/?q=beautiful+chess+ladys&t=opera&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images Expand So then you are a sapiosexual? 1
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