Chess

janis · Post by **janis** » 26 May 2006 05:33

Yeah, it seems like quite a few people on modified play chess, so make a post if your interested too

EDIT: just realised, this thread should really be in "arts and lesiure"

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 26 May 2006 07:49

I'm not too good at chess, but I very much enjoy playing it

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 26 May 2006 09:36

GAH, great thread. I love playing chess. There isn't anything i'd rather do ever than play chess. I play it against my family, i play it against my friends, I play it against strangers online, i play it against myself. If anyone wants a war we ought to play on yahoo.

no more flame wars. we settle this shit on the checkered inferno.

janis · Post by **janis** » 26 May 2006 17:33

Good to see other people on modified play

, yeah I thought it might be good to have a chess discussion thread, where ppl could throw around ideas and ask questions, etc.

SandWraith · Post by **SandWraith** » 26 May 2006 18:34

I like to play, though I rarely do. As a result, I'm probably not all that good. I can accomplish the noble feat of not making a fool out of myself in untimed games, but speed chess DESTROYS me...

janis · Post by **janis** » 26 May 2006 18:51

Yeah don't worry, a lot of people find speed chess hard and most of the best games are long ones.

professor · Post by **professor** » 26 May 2006 19:51

I consider myself intelligent, I'm really good at math, and I'm good at most things I try.....

........but I can't play chess to save my life.

It is an interesting game, but I can't think the way a chess person thinks. I can't see the moves in my head. Like, good chess players can see 10 moves ahead....I can't see 1 move ahead.

I probably have a 10% win ratio. It's sad.

Oh well, I'll stick to something I'm good at, like Monopoly.

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 26 May 2006 20:15

Speed chess >Untimed chess

Bander87 · Post by **Bander87** » 27 May 2006 13:53

Chess rocks. I kill all my friends and then play online and get whooped. wish I played more though.

carl winslow · Post by **carl winslow** » 27 May 2006 14:48

I like chess, but am pretty terrible at it.
I play against one of my friends every now and then and always get butchered.
Any one have any quick tips to improve my game?

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 27 May 2006 15:41

Carl, if you really can't get anywhere, the first step for you ought to be just setting up a pawn defense, alternating with putting pawns either two or one spaces from from their starting line. Don't do it linearlly, but just put a few pawns in spots along your now created line. From their bring your rooks into the game, and then just try and survive.

janis · Post by **janis** » 28 May 2006 02:53

Carl a good tip is: before you move look at the square you moving the piece to and see what your opponent will be able to do after your move.

freestyler4life · Post by **freestyler4life** » 28 May 2006 17:45

I used to play chess a lot before I got too much into footbag, and I used to be pretty good, now I'm still pretty good but not like I used to be

janis · Post by **janis** » 30 May 2006 05:35

freestyler4life wrote:I used to play chess a lot before I got too much into footbag, and I used to be pretty good, now I'm still pretty good but not like I used to be

Matt I used to be like this, did you play internet chess too?

freestyler4life · Post by **freestyler4life** » 30 May 2006 08:33

oh yeah, all the time

janis · Post by **janis** » 30 May 2006 17:24

Where did everyone play internet chess?
I played on pogo and yahoo.

freestyler4life · Post by **freestyler4life** » 31 May 2006 08:04

I played on both, I liked pogo a lot more than yahoo, and then there was this other one but I dont remember what it was called.

setman · Post by **setman** » 31 May 2006 11:16

chess rules. i started playing when i was 5.

janis we should play toghter sometime.

janis · Post by **janis** » 02 Jun 2006 00:16

Found out I still have a Yahoo account

yeah, more than willing to play people every now and then, talk to me on footbag chat if you want a game

I think Jeremy plays on yahoo too

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 02 Jun 2006 00:29

yeah I played Janis - he beat me twice in about 20 moves each game. I made him think once though. Also he was drunk.