Chess

[Seneschal]

Chess is solved. Learn Go.

What? Chess isn't solved...I would have heard about that by now.
And I know how to play Go.

[otters~1]

I would be definitely be up for a tourney. Btw, does anyone on Metanet have a ranking? Share.

I have a bcf grade of about 80 (which due to the new grading system will be pushed up to about 135).
Someone in my year has a bcf grade of 180+, he's one of the top 5 under 16s in Britain. I think his FIDE is about 2150 but I'm not sure...
I don't know what rating system they employ in other countries (other than FIDE), so I don't know how this would compare.

I think the standard system is the one in which Kasparov is about a 2900. I didn't actually know there were any others.

[Donfuy]

Total lack of concentration and that common thing called laziness makes me a bad chess player.

I much prefer playing cards or domino.

[Tunco]

Blackson and I played a couple games tonight, can't remember what software we used, but it was free.

And you can't remember what software it was?

[EdoI]

I would be definitely be up for a tourney. Btw, does anyone on Metanet have a ranking? Share.

I have a bcf grade of about 80 (which due to the new grading system will be pushed up to about 135).
Someone in my year has a bcf grade of 180+, he's one of the top 5 under 16s in Britain. I think his FIDE is about 2150 but I'm not sure...
I don't know what rating system they employ in other countries (other than FIDE), so I don't know how this would compare.

I think the standard system is the one in which Kasparov is about a 2900. I didn't actually know there were any others.

That would be...? (click)

[Seneschal]

I have a bcf grade of about 80 (which due to the new grading system will be pushed up to about 135).
Someone in my year has a bcf grade of 180+, he's one of the top 5 under 16s in Britain. I think his FIDE is about 2150 but I'm not sure...
I don't know what rating system they employ in other countries (other than FIDE), so I don't know how this would compare.

I think the standard system is the one in which Kasparov is about a 2900. I didn't actually know there were any others.

That would be...? (click)

He means the FIDE rating system.

[Rose]

I don't play competitively, but I'm pretty good. I'd love to participate in a tournament when/if it gets running!

[Ampersand]

Blackson and I played a couple games tonight, can't remember what software we used, but it was free.

Eventhough you can't remember what software it was?

The fuck are you smoking?

[Tunco]

Blackson and I played a couple games tonight, can't remember what software we used, but it was free.

Eventhough you can't remember what software it was?

The fuck are you smoking?

I am beyond everybody's expectations.

Ssh.

[ninja143]

i used to play chess and was on the chess team (before the school got rid of it) when i was in elementary school and i won 1st place in a competition which was awesome!

but not so much anymore.... :(

i wish my boyfriend would play a game or two of it with me, i enjoyed it. and its not the same when you play the chess thats not the computer/internet.

[Tunco]

But it's elementary school. :/

[ninja143]

But it's elementary school. :/

if they had it in high school or college i would have liked to do it again. that would be nice.

[Tunco]

But it's elementary school. :/

if they had it in high school or college i would have liked to do it again. that would be nice.

I mean you were little when you were 1st in that tournament.

[T3chno]

I play Chess. Whether I'm good at it or not is unknown. I've only played 2 or 3 full games with it.

I'm up for a Metanet Chessnet tourney.

[bobaganuesh_2]

meh, I'm not great at it. I only do good, or most often bad, when I actually decide to give a shit

[scythe]

I'm awful at planning ahead. I much prefer games that require on the spot reactions and quick-fire tactics. Not to say I don't enjoy a game of Chess. I'd be up for you guys putting me in my place if you get this thing up and running!

This, more or less. If I have to think more than five minutes ahead, I lose focus.

[blue_tetris]

Chess is solved. Learn Go.

Weeeeeeeeeeeell...

Both Chess and Go are solvable. Neither is solved, to my knowledge. Checkers, on the other hand, is solved for 1st player win.

If Chess has been solved (for stalemate, I'd assume), I'd love to see it.

[blackson]

I used to play it online, but I reinstalled my Windows and I don't know the site anymore : /
Well, I'd call myself average. Maybe we should create a Metanet tournament?

Chess.com

Chessanytime.com

Google chess, etc.

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

Chess is solved. Learn Go.

Weeeeeeeeeeeell...

Both Chess and Go are solvable. Neither is solved, to my knowledge. Checkers, on the other hand, is solved for 1st player win.

If Chess has been solved (for stalemate, I'd assume), I'd love to see it.

*rolls eyes*
It may as well be. Chess has been beaten to death by computer science students, and in light of games like Go, is uninteresting.

On a side note, I've never understood why chess is supposedly applicable to war, either. I've heard it said that famous generals were good at chess, and boggles me because I can't see how it's a skill that would translate.

[Ampersand]

Some of it is metaphorical, and some is analytical thinking, I suppose.

[Cheez]

I've played with my dad, and beaten him twice.

I used to play on this Go server online, but it's been sooooo long...

[blackson]

Chess is solved. Learn Go.

Weeeeeeeeeeeell...

Both Chess and Go are solvable. Neither is solved, to my knowledge. Checkers, on the other hand, is solved for 1st player win.

If Chess has been solved (for stalemate, I'd assume), I'd love to see it.

*rolls eyes*
It may as well be. Chess has been beaten to death by computer science students, and in light of games like Go, is uninteresting.

On a side note, I've never understood why chess is supposedly applicable to war, either. I've heard it said that famous generals were good at chess, and boggles me because I can't see how it's a skill that would translate.

Obviously there's no direct translation. A general who knows how to effectively use knights doesn't directly correspond to war.

Those who are good at chess have the (sometimes) acquired ability to look moves ahead, and are good at strategy. This could applicable to war.

The only other connection I see is the name of the pieces. Knights, pawns, etc. I still don't understand how the Queen is some super-bitch that can move the fuck around the board though. Every other piece is rightly named/

[blue_tetris]

Chess is solved. Learn Go.

Weeeeeeeeeeeell...

Both Chess and Go are solvable. Neither is solved, to my knowledge. Checkers, on the other hand, is solved for 1st player win.

If Chess has been solved (for stalemate, I'd assume), I'd love to see it.

*rolls eyes*
It may as well be. Chess has been beaten to death by computer science students, and in light of games like Go, is uninteresting.

On a side note, I've never understood why chess is supposedly applicable to war, either. I've heard it said that famous generals were good at chess, and boggles me because I can't see how it's a skill that would translate.

They figured that Chess required general logical and abstract thinking that also helps in war. I can understand why famous generals would be good at Chess, but only because things like Tetris and Stratego didn't exist or weren't readily playable by those types. Chess was the Advance Wars DS of yesteryear.

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

They figured that Chess required general logical and abstract thinking that also helps in war. I can understand why famous generals would be good at Chess, but only because things like Tetris and Stratego didn't exist or weren't readily playable by those types. Chess was the Advance Wars DS of yesteryear.

Now I want to go back in time and give Hannibal some Final Fantasy Tactics.

[Communist]

They figured that Chess required general logical and abstract thinking that also helps in war. I can understand why famous generals would be good at Chess, but only because things like Tetris and Stratego didn't exist or weren't readily playable by those types. Chess was the Advance Wars DS of yesteryear.

Now I want to go back in time and give Hannibal some Final Fantasy Tactics.

=D I like it.

I'd be totally up for a chess tournament. I haven't played in about four years competitively, but I was good. I won trophies and medals and stuff. So there!

And if there's a tournament, I'd like to be in it. So there!