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Chamale posted:An 87-year-old judge writing about Something Awful's moderation policies is one of the funnier moments in the site's history. That judge is actually only 62 but it's still amazing.
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Anatoly Karpov has been seriously injured, apparently in a fall -- he has a fractured skull and is in an induced coma. https://en.chessbase.com/post/breaking-news-anatoly-karpov-in-hospital-after-incident
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I think this might be the first time that chess.com gave me a brilliancy and I actually meant to do it  
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Has anyone been watching the Chess.com Global Championship? Surprisingly good, real grandmaster-level chess mixed with weird moments like Duda playing the Bongcloud against Hikaru in a rated event?? The actual action goes above my head sometimes but Robert Hess is cool and explains things pretty well so I can sit there pretending to understand what's happening.
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I'm not sure if I've seen this exact same tactic in an Eric Rosen video but it seems like a thing that he would do. Oh no my queen. A Passing Feeling posted:Has anyone been watching the Chess.com Global Championship? Surprisingly good, real grandmaster-level chess mixed with weird moments like Duda playing the Bongcloud against Hikaru in a rated event?? I haven't been watch this event much but I do agree that Hess is a fantastic commentator. In general I find super-GM rapid much more enjoyable to watch than super-GM blitz.
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Obfuscation posted:I'm not sure if I've seen this exact same tactic in an Eric Rosen video but it seems like a thing that he would do. Oh no my queen. Care to explain to those of us in the cheap seats? Best I can figure is: black captures queen, knight to F7 (king can't capture because of C4 bishop) but I don't know what happens profitably from there. For the record, I know the rules of the game, but otherwise know basically nothing about chess strategy.
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Nov 5, 2022 13:17
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What happens when you move the knight? What piece are you opening up?
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Nov 5, 2022 13:24
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Magnetic North posted:Care to explain to those of us in the cheap seats? There's an elementary pattern here that you're more likely to be familiar with from 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 Ng6. When you play Nxc6 this doesn't only create a discovered check along the e-file, and it doesn't only create a double attack with the knight attacking the queen. Also, importantly, your knight, now on c6, covers e7 meaning that black can't play Qe7 to block the check (and, in this case, get your rook in return for their queen). The end result is that white ends up picking up extra material. In this basic sample line it's an extra piece: 1...Bxd1 2.Nxc6+ Be7 3.Nxd8 Rxd8 4.Rxd1.
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Nov 5, 2022 13:51
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i have no one in my life who follows chess, so i'll just tell this thread that i'm enjoying levy and danya as a rapid commentator duo
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Nov 6, 2022 18:31
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Obfuscation posted:I'm not sure if I've seen this exact same tactic in an Eric Rosen video but it seems like a thing that he would do. Oh no my queen. Yeah, I get that. IMO Rapid leaves just enough time to get to grips with the positions/tactics (with the help of someone like Hess)... Blitz is impressive but I won't pretend to understand it beyond ''hehe hikaru click fast'' or seeing some massive blunder under time pressure. GhostofJohnMuir posted:i have no one in my life who follows chess, so i'll just tell this thread that i'm enjoying levy and danya as a rapid commentator duo Yes!
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Obfuscation posted:I'm not sure if I've seen this exact same tactic in an Eric Rosen video but it seems like a thing that he would do. Oh no my queen. Are you preloading a move here? How is it white's move when the rook has the king in check?
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Nov 7, 2022 01:39
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ilmucche posted:Are you preloading a move here? How is it white's move when the rook has the king in check? Took a pawn, pretty clearly.
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silvergoose posted:Took a pawn, pretty clearly. Oh gently caress, yeah that makes sense. Welp
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Nov 7, 2022 01:53
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Off topic but you folks seem like the ones to know : is there a shogi thread or anybody around here who plays shogi? I'm thinking about getting into it beyond the knows-the-rules level of play, and cool goon friends would be cool.
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Nov 7, 2022 08:37
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Hand Knit posted:There's an elementary pattern here that you're more likely to be familiar with from 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 Ng6. Again, forgive my ignorance but if white moves their knight to C6, why doesn't the black pawn at B7 just capture the knight? I think I remember hearing someone talking about having those pawns there for reasons, but I don't remember any specifics.
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Nov 7, 2022 11:33
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Magnetic North posted:Again, forgive my ignorance but if white moves their knight to C6, why doesn't the black pawn at B7 just capture the knight? I think I remember hearing someone talking about having those pawns there for reasons, but I don't remember any specifics.
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jesus WEP posted:because the king is in check now - black either has to move the king or put a piece between white's rook on e1 and black's king on e8. no matter what black does, white's coming out of the exchange with a material advantage OH It's in check from the loving Rook at E1. Told ya I was bad at this.
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Xiahou Dun posted:Off topic but you folks seem like the ones to know : is there a shogi thread or anybody around here who plays shogi? I'm thinking about getting into it beyond the knows-the-rules level of play, and cool goon friends would be cool. Any time I want to post about shogi or xiangqi I do it here, so I'd say not off topic at all! I love shogi. Don't play a huge amount, but I probably got up past beginner skill at one point.
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:i have no one in my life who follows chess, so i'll just tell this thread that i'm enjoying levy and danya as a rapid commentator duo There's a reasonably active chess goons Discord if you're wanting to shoot the breeze or play dailies against goonfriends e: invite link https://discord.gg/hqsRZs4MVh Maugrim fucked around with this message at 14:36 on Nov 7, 2022 |
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Xiahou Dun posted:Off topic but you folks seem like the ones to know : is there a shogi thread or anybody around here who plays shogi? I'm thinking about getting into it beyond the knows-the-rules level of play, and cool goon friends would be cool. I'd like to know more about shogi, a shogi thread would be cool if you wanted to throw one up
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I read the wikipedia article on shogi, and it was really good! My favorite bit is that the bishop equivalent has a name which translates literally to "angle-mover" and that's a great name.
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Salt Fish posted:I read the wikipedia article on shogi, and it was really good! My favorite bit is that the bishop equivalent has a name which translates literally to "angle-mover" and that's a great name. I’m a big fan of the rook being FLYING CHARIOT. Especially because “fly” is a hilariously rad character : 飛 Look at that swoopy boy. (I’m working on a thread and will cross post because it seems like there’s interest)
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former glory posted:
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butros posted:Qxh4? I think so and I think the trap option is Rxh4.
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butros posted:Qxh4? Yep. In my rush to nail the time goal, I did Rxh4 and completely ignored the line where they just don't take.
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former glory posted:Yep. In my rush to nail the time goal, I did Rxh4 and completely ignored the line where they just don't take. Finish the line. Exactly how does white survive after Rxh4?
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Rest of line: 23... Rxh4+ 24. Kg2 Qf5 25. Rh1 Rxh1 26. Kxh1 Rh8+ 27. Kg1 Kb8 28. d3 White defuses and black's attack dies with the Qf5 need.
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Salt Fish posted:I read the wikipedia article on shogi, and it was really good! My favorite bit is that the bishop equivalent has a name which translates literally to "angle-mover" and that's a great name. Mode 7 posted:I'd like to know more about shogi, a shogi thread would be cool if you wanted to throw one up silvergoose posted:Any time I want to post about shogi or xiangqi I do it here, so I'd say not off topic at all! I present you a shogi thread. I have no idea what to put into the OP of a shogi thread and have no resources so I basically just made a big rear end effort post that teaches the rules and I tried to give some help in learning the characters so people are less afraid of that. O god, this is why I never post threads. That took forever.
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Xiahou Dun posted:I present you a shogi thread. lol  (congrats, heading to read the post now)
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Are computer chess boards still a thing? My father wants to start playing chess again in his retirement, and asked me to look into finding one for him (he doesn't want to play on a screen, so online is out). The only options seem to be €500-€1000 for DGTs, which look way overkill, or random no-name brands on Amazon for €50-€100. Any recommendations? Older brands on Ebay?
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rollick posted:Are computer chess boards still a thing? how do opponent moves work on those things?
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jiggerypokery posted:how do opponent moves work on those things? Dunno about now but the one I saw when I was a kid indicated the computer moves by lighting LEDs at the edges of the board to give coordinates.
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jiggerypokery posted:how do opponent moves work on those things? Yeah the computer tells you its moves either on a little LCD screen or by lighting up the origin and target squares. Then you make the move for it. The fanciest ones move automatically now, I think. When it's your turn it detects the move by weight or by a hard press. I found this buying guide which looks pretty useful. Maybe a midrange Millennium would be the way to go. https://www.chesshouse.com/pages/comparison-guide-for-electronic-chess-computers edit: actually the DGT Centaur looks like the ideal option, except for the price. I might club together with some other family members as a gift. Or start with a Millennium to gauge the actual interest, then upgrade later. rollick fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Nov 10, 2022 |
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Magnetic North posted:OH It's in check from the loving Rook at E1. Told ya I was bad at this. it's okay, discovered checks are impossible to see, and nobody has ever found one in a real game
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there exist boards whose pieces move automatically via magnets below the board https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKCwi6L8pHI
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kumba posted:there exist boards whose pieces move automatically via magnets below the board Is this new tech? I swear I've seen this around since the 90s. Maybe the new thing is that it's affordable?
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how do knights not knock pieces over when they move through them
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cheetah7071 posted:how do knights not knock pieces over when they move through them the other pieces move out of the way or it squeezes between them
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kumba posted:there exist boards whose pieces move automatically via magnets below the board This is cool tech but the ad is so frustrating -- I just want to see the drat pieces move, and there's too much "Chess: a game with a thousand year history..." poo poo to wade through
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