EPTOn February 02 2009 12:39 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you prefer such high speed games?
Out of curiosity why do you prefer such high speed games?
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Caller
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
Chess is a very fun game. It's perfectly balanced, super competitive and intense. (Hmm where have I heard this before) | ||
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SnowFantasy
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I'll play some 10minute or 15minute games with you if you want. I guess I won't mind higher time controls but I have a terrible habit of playing quickly so even if it was game in 30 i'd only use 10minutes or so T_T | ||
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Raithed
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SnowFantasy
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On February 02 2009 12:56 LuckyFool wrote: Sweet I love chess. Been playing it since I was 5. I own most everyone I know in RL but I don't play regularly and never really took the time to get competitive vs the masses. Chess is a very fun game. It's perfectly balanced, super competitive and intense. (Hmm where have I heard this before) I'd argue the "perfectly" part. White imo has a slight advantage and black should be happy equalizing to a draw. But silly arguements aside I agree with you completely. :D | ||
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Raithed
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talismania
United States2364 Posts
http://www.youtube.com/user/kingscrusher edit: two of my favorites: | ||
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SnowFantasy
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
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Dead9
United States4725 Posts
Now you can own pubbies in chess too! That map can't detect checks/checkmates though | ||
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nAi.PrOtOsS
Canada784 Posts
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Athos
United States2484 Posts
A good way to improve at chess is to use the Chessmaster software (which you seem to by using) Josh Waiztkin has some really nice tutorials on chess psychology! | ||
micronesia
United States24753 Posts
On February 02 2009 13:29 Athos wrote: I'm game if anybody wants to play. A good way to improve at chess is to use the Chessmaster software (which you seem to by using) Josh Waiztkin has some really nice tutorials on chess psychology! Agreed. His stuff is very helpful but I'm also reading "Logical Chess" by Chernev as Cloud suggested. | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
Nothing too surprising in this game. Just a good player playing someone who isn't good. BTW, lets play a game. | ||
Insane
United States4991 Posts
On February 02 2009 12:39 micronesia wrote: Out of curiosity why do you prefer such high speed games? I find long games boring, I prefer the fast action of high speed games. I like there to be a tradeoff between making more optimal moves versus using less time but attempting to flag your opponent. | ||
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ChoboCop
United States954 Posts
The game isn't really even worth sharing to ANY level player because it's on such a LOW level. We're talking like 400 vs 600 USCF... Let's talk about something better chess related... like how if you're shitty and want to get better go download/buy CT-ART 3.0 and work on your tactics. Until you're better than 90% of every other player on earth (~1600USCF) you really shouldn't work on much more than your tactics. http://www.chesscentral.com/software/ct-arts-chess-tactics.htm The white player should really get a lashing if he actually wanted advice on this game. Even a rank novice gets what went on in this one. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
My roommates and I play chess...we've started keeping count of wins and losses. haha. | ||
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micronesia
United States24753 Posts
On February 02 2009 14:22 ChoboCop wrote: It was really hard to read this/review this game as a chess instructor... The game isn't really even worth sharing to ANY level player because it's on such a LOW level. We're talking like 400 vs 600 USCF... Let's talk about something better chess related... like how if you're shitty and want to get better go download/buy CT-ART 3.0 and work on your tactics. Until you're better than 90% of every other player on earth (~1600USCF) you really shouldn't work on much more than your tactics. http://www.chesscentral.com/software/ct-arts-chess-tactics.htm The white player should really get a lashing if he actually wanted advice on this game. Even a rank novice gets what went on in this one. Er I think you are being unfair. Everyone is a noob at some point. PH: yeah you can castle either way. The kingside castle is the short castle (more common) and the queenside castle is the long castle. | ||
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ChoboCop
United States954 Posts
This is my friend's problems site. He is from Columbus, OH and is regularly corresponded by grandmasters for his problems. He is the foremost expert in the world on the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Anyone that wants to crack some virtual wood lemme know. | ||
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TaP.Nuada
United States428 Posts
High speed games force players to think quickly when mid game hits and rely less on their endless bounds of memorized counters and openings. IMO competitive chess has really changed and I used to be a big chess fanatic but it's just not what it used to be. Players with no intuition can still win against better players with opening knowledge and counters alone. And it's not similar to saying "you memorize starcraft bo's same kind of thing" because it isn't. I stopped playing chess when it moved from a game of intuition/foresight to a game of memorization. Don't get me wrong, there are still loads of intuition and foresight, it just seems to make more of a difference in advanced levels of play. On February 02 2009 12:56 LuckyFool wrote: Sweet I love chess. Been playing it since I was 5. I own most everyone I know in RL but I don't play regularly and never really took the time to get competitive vs the masses. Chess is a very fun game. It's perfectly balanced, super competitive and intense. (Hmm where have I heard this before) It's not perfectly balanced, how can it be, it's turn based (someone has to go first). So it's like only getting to make your 5th worker after your opponent already made his. Scheduling chess tournaments can be difficult sometimes because you need to make players alternate colors due to the imbalance in the game. Wikipedia article on white's advantage in chess. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess | ||
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