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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Eduardo24 on July 09, 2007, 11:03:04 AM

Title: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: Eduardo24 on July 09, 2007, 11:03:04 AM

I went online and played this shit yesterday (never played seriously) and I was subject to every kind of rape and anal violation known to mankind. 

Teach me.

Go.

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: Saint Cornelius on July 09, 2007, 11:11:48 AM

have at it, mang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess)

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 09, 2007, 11:39:01 AM

iirc chess has a collection of opening moves that pretty much decide how the game will go in the first few minutes. I can play against normal people, but people who have memorized the moves always blindside me.

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 09, 2007, 11:42:21 AM

i have never, ever been good at chess. :'(

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: demi on July 09, 2007, 11:48:05 AM

Fool's Move FTW

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on July 09, 2007, 11:59:28 AM

Try Go instead. It's older, more fun and you can give players a handicap depending on skill level. It also hasn't been solved yet.

(http://www.springtimesoftware.com/home/golarge.jpg)

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: CajoleJuice on July 09, 2007, 12:53:49 PM

Who the fuck plays Go?

Chess FTW.

Even though I'm not particularly good at it.

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: cloudwalking on July 09, 2007, 12:56:23 PM

i used to be in chess club when i was in school :tophat

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: CajoleJuice on July 09, 2007, 12:57:47 PM

Nerd

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 09, 2007, 12:58:24 PM

Go is for crazy japaphiles

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: Yeti on July 09, 2007, 01:14:32 PM

one move that always fucks me up is En Passant, I fucking hate it and it makes no sense to me. :maf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant)

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: demi on July 09, 2007, 01:17:20 PM

Everyone knows En Passant, silly

It's not used that often, though

Here is the Fool's Move

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool's_mate

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: CajoleJuice on July 09, 2007, 01:18:40 PM

I never heard of that rule.  :(

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: Fragamemnon on July 09, 2007, 01:35:46 PM

I was good at chess when I was a little kid, but somewhere as a teen I got into playing Bridge instead and let my chess skills atrophy.

Opening gambits in chess are the equivalent to build orders in a modern RTS game. You either know them , use them, and recognize them (and what they are trying to accomplish) , or you're at a disadvantage and will play into your opponents' hand. However, if you're playing against another novice you might be able to get away with just thinking in advance better.

Title: Re: Evilbore: Teach me how to play Chess.
Post by: PhoenixWright on July 09, 2007, 02:01:43 PM

Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on July 09, 2007, 11:59:28 AM

Try Go instead. It's older, more fun and you can give players a handicap depending on skill level. It also hasn't been solved yet.

Just wait until Akira Touya figures out the Divine Move.  :D