Chess
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The Chess Olympiad is going on right now in Norway. Lots of great games to watch/study.
https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014
That has reignited my desire to play chess. I played two games with Jimer yesterday on
http://www.chess.com/
If you want to play me Blackferne, jimer is Cyclometh, whitey is WhiteySmith, Reese is snlu178 (though he hasn't been on in a long while.
If you don't know how to play, and want what seems to be a good site to learn the game beyond "the horsey goes like this", I saw this on Reddit.
http://www.chesscademy.com/
It has videos and quizzes to help you learn key concepts and a tactics trainer.
In a general sense would there be interest in a Alvian chess tournament? (round robin or swiss format)
https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014
That has reignited my desire to play chess. I played two games with Jimer yesterday on
http://www.chess.com/
If you want to play me Blackferne, jimer is Cyclometh, whitey is WhiteySmith, Reese is snlu178 (though he hasn't been on in a long while.
If you don't know how to play, and want what seems to be a good site to learn the game beyond "the horsey goes like this", I saw this on Reddit.
http://www.chesscademy.com/
It has videos and quizzes to help you learn key concepts and a tactics trainer.
In a general sense would there be interest in a Alvian chess tournament? (round robin or swiss format)
Jounville Blackferne
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- Jimer Lins
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Re: Chess
Nope, it's the real thing. Blackferne's been showing me how rusty I am lately. This game's going better for me, though.
A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn. - Edmund Blackadder
- Blackferne
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Re: Chess
Last night was fun. Jimer had an impressive end to our game. Cuspar revealed himself as a swashbuckling style player. And whitey got scholarmated.
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Jounville Blackferne
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Re: Chess
I had some very strong endgame play against Joun's very solid positional game.
A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn. - Edmund Blackadder
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Re: Chess
Swashbuckling is not always reckless. Google "chess immortal game" in1851. Anderssen typifies what I mean by swashbuckling.Cuspar wrote:I haven't played in so long, I've lost any kevorka I ever had. Swashbuckling=reckless!
I'm loving it though. Blackie is gud at teh chiss.
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Re: Chess
I should play when I've been drinking more often!
A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn. - Edmund Blackadder
Re: Chess
Which leads to the obvious question of why weren't you drinking before?Jimer Lins wrote:I should play when I've been drinking more often!
They say when you go on a quest for vengence to dig two graves. They underestimate me.
The Plush Family:
DPS - Furiel: Commando, T'ony: Slinger, Kessilee: VG, Ziraava: Sent
Tank - Montae: Shadow, Gaen: Guardian
Heals - Kam'ryn: Sage, Sabran: Soundrel
The Plush Family:
DPS - Furiel: Commando, T'ony: Slinger, Kessilee: VG, Ziraava: Sent
Tank - Montae: Shadow, Gaen: Guardian
Heals - Kam'ryn: Sage, Sabran: Soundrel
- Blackferne
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Re: Chess
I would totally learn to play star trek 3d chess if I could buy a board for a reasonable price.
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Re: Chess
For everyone's benefit here is the game cuspar is raging about.
http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=95955796
His mistake was on move 38 black moved Rbc8. The winning move was QxRf1 because regardless is I take the queen or move to H2 he has checkmate.
(KxQ RC1 checkmate)
or
(Kh2 Rxf2 checkmate)
I didn't see that on move 38, but after I did I was going to continually check until I got something. Though looking at it now we were each racing to checkmate and his Rbc8 was a loss in tempo for him that allowed me to bully with my queen until checkmate.
http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=95955796
His mistake was on move 38 black moved Rbc8. The winning move was QxRf1 because regardless is I take the queen or move to H2 he has checkmate.
(KxQ RC1 checkmate)
or
(Kh2 Rxf2 checkmate)
I didn't see that on move 38, but after I did I was going to continually check until I got something. Though looking at it now we were each racing to checkmate and his Rbc8 was a loss in tempo for him that allowed me to bully with my queen until checkmate.
Jounville Blackferne
Archbishop of the Church of Alvis
Dungeon Master of the Tabletop Forum
Archbishop of the Church of Alvis
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