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Who might be the best but also kid friendliest in terms of language? I kinda want to put it on, but also don't want to traumatize my 3 and 6 year olds.
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Nov 26, 2021 13:09
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The bishop pair is kinda pointed directly at...nothing.
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Nov 26, 2021 14:22
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I mean, it's what they've done for a long time.
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Nov 27, 2021 15:25
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Ooh d5 e5 this is a very sharp position
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Nov 28, 2021 15:45
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Yup. Funny how that works sometimes.
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Nov 28, 2021 15:58
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Ooh Petrov
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Nov 30, 2021 13:37
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I legit cheered a little with that first pawn move to make sure there wasn't a draw by moves without pawns or captures. Hot drat, what a game.
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Dec 3, 2021 21:25
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...what is h5 for?
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Dec 24, 2021 00:16
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Zugzwang is a term I love to apply to everything.
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Jan 6, 2022 00:46
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Captain von Trapp posted:I don't think I understand this Lichess puzzle, possibly because I've only recently managed to work my way this far up (~1900) in my puzzle rating. Materially the solution boils down to "you win a pawn", but it's a full 5.0 points worth of eval at the default depth. What endgame principle am I missing? Two pawns (after the king moves, you get another) and end up with a passed pawn.
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Jan 13, 2022 04:29
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Same
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Jan 28, 2022 13:32
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So, dubov huh
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Jan 28, 2022 14:45
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Macnult posted:just broke 1000 in rapid with a nice little pawn promotion checkmate Coulda promoted to rook for a bit of flair!
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Feb 13, 2022 00:31
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Artelier posted:Chess can be so deflating sometimes, even when you win. I just had a game where I won a Knight, Bishop, and a Rook for my Knight, and the post-game analysis the computer was like ??? you had forced mate!! There's also the fact that, if you're in no danger of losing, it doesn't matter one way or another. Who cares if you win enough material to guarantee a longer victory vs winning earlier? Goal is the same and result is the same.
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Feb 19, 2022 13:18
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if we include shogi, there's a couple great manga/anime. Shion no O and March Comes In Like a Lion.
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May 2, 2022 02:32
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Powered Descent posted:Since stage musicals definitely count as a "show", there's an obvious one: Agreed on all counts. I got to play in the pit for this once, and it was incredibly fun.
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May 2, 2022 02:35
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See that lovely rook that now has nowhere to go and nothing that can move to protect it? The white queen can move to the noted spaces to capture it, also letting the bishop out to attack the pinned knight
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May 18, 2022 00:08
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Goddamn
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May 23, 2022 13:49
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Bh3, yeah? if captured queen checks and then mate, otherwise the rook can take on g2 or bishop can I'm pretty sure it's good
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Aug 22, 2022 00:01
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You cannot make a move that results in your king being on a square targeted by an enemy piece, under any circumstances. If you have no legal moves because of that, either you're checkmated (if currently in check), or stalemated (if not). No exceptions to that one!
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Sep 15, 2022 19:57
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okay yeah that's very fun  (edited because I still can't loving remember to use the right square letters for black)Qe7+ Kd3 Bf5+ Kxd5 O-O-O# silvergoose fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Sep 17, 2022 |
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Sep 17, 2022 12:11
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dex_sda posted:duck chess is a better game than regular chess change my view a lot of chess games are better than regular chess, see also: shogi
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Oct 5, 2022 18:07
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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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Nov 7, 2022 01:46
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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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Nov 7, 2022 12:29
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Stratego still holds up yeah, one of the classics that isn't pretty awful as a game.
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Dec 3, 2022 13:34
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think it's Nxh7 Rxh7 Qf8#, and if they don't capture, discover check then mate edit: line goes a little longer, Nxh7 Kg8 Nf6+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe8# silvergoose fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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Dec 19, 2022 19:58
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neaden posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/JenShahade/status/1625873098581983232?t=SddwbB1jY1KtQFbTt938Aw&s=19 GM Alejandro Ramirez is apparently under investigation for multiple acts of sexual misconduct including with minors and assaulting Jenn Shahade. He's currently the head coach for the Saint Louis university chess team. Based on what I've seen on Twitter a lot of people were aware of rumors around him so it seems like it was a bit of an open secret which makes it hard to see how he was allowed to continue as a coach. same way it happens in all sorts of areas/groups. No one does anything about it, just warns people quietly.
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Feb 15, 2023 19:07
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okay this one is pure and good
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Mar 29, 2023 17:53
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kalensc posted:I love how Steiner Math can appear in 3/4 of my bookmarked threads across all sorts of sub-forums. Might be an underestimation, yeah. Good stuff.
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Apr 20, 2023 22:52
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ElGroucho posted:I can't even evaluate the position because I hate it so much
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Apr 25, 2023 15:29
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kumba posted:..is that a meme i don't understand Rotate the board, and assume black just pushed the pawn that's next to the white king two spaces. En passant capture! You assume that because no other black move was legal. You assume the rotation because that's the only way to let white have a mate in one silvergoose fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Apr 25, 2023 |
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Apr 25, 2023 22:46
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Yeah sorry by assume I kinda meant "in order to solve, assume x and disprove it until there's only one x, or maybe you got it right the first time in which case you're pretty close to done" But yeah, rigorous solutions are great! Reminds me of a book of retrograde chess story puzzles I once read.
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Apr 26, 2023 22:29
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helllll yeah
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Apr 30, 2023 14:15
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Anias posted:It’s not infeasible, people are just emotionally invested in the drama instead of wanting to organize, play, and then write and read about good chess games. The tcec pdf is great and certainly better than any of the ding/nepo stuff. The chess may have been disappointing to you personally, but I would shy away from saying it was disappointing on an intrinsic level. totalnewbie posted:Chinese chess Xiangqi yes please
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May 1, 2023 22:45
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If you want new poo poo, look up paco sako, it's wild. In brief, instead of capturing you hug, and if the piece you're hugging already had one of your pieces in a hug, you dislodge the old one which gets to move...and potentially start a new hug. Game ends when you hug your opponents king. Can have absolutely ridiculous combo puzzles.
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Jun 27, 2023 12:10
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I adore that musical, I played in the pit. The music is just perfectly cheesy and ridiculous.
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Jul 13, 2023 14:55
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My favorite song in it is Nobody's Side.
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Jul 13, 2023 17:57
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what the *gently caress* FIDE https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women
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Aug 16, 2023 22:58
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PerniciousKnid posted:He likes to negotiate mutual rights to promote pawns, maybe he'll be world champ of Diplomacy, and may God have mercy on his soul. Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant would be right up his alley it sounds like
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In a tournament, I'd guess they'd say gg draw, you say no, they say I have no legal moves, you call over a tourney organizer, and they either say "not stalemate" or tell them what the move is. In any other context obviously just tell them ofc
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