Chess

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-11 07:54pm

Does anyone here play it alot besides me? I might be interested in starting a small group to play aganist each other if we have any 1100 or up players.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-11 08:01pm

I'm not a regular player but I'd love to play more.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-04-11 08:06pm

Chess? I LOVE CHESS, probably because it is the only game where I can kick almost anyones ass, aslong as I am black.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-04-11 08:08pm

Well I have chessmaster 6000.

But what system would we be using for MP?

I'm interested as I need some more practice.

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-04-11 08:16pm

I suck at it but I know the rules.

Addition: I haven't played chess in years, no matter what the former president of the anime club says. Even so I could kick his ass with one rook tied behind my back.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-04-11 08:30pm

You have seen me play

Ignorant twit · Post by **Ignorant twit** » 2003-04-11 08:43pm

Blitz, Lightening, or FIDE norm?

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-04-11 08:56pm

I play. Haven't played in over 2 years, though.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-11 09:59pm

We could use http://www.flyordie.com/ as a MP site because one of the rooms are often empty and it's 20 minutes a side so no rusg to move. There is also another (4 mb download) which is quite good and even has some of the lower rated Grandmaster's online.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-04-12 12:35am

I'm not rated, and I haven't played for a couple years, but I'd be willing to play once I come back from summer hols. That'll give me time to read up and relearn some of my openings (somehow I doubt Byrd's will hold up among this crowd, though it worked back in HS).

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-12 01:06am

Byrd's opening is pretty good but I choose the English and odd variations.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-04-12 01:08am

My favorite was when I played a best-out-of-three series for a school tournament. I drew white, opened with Byrd's first game. Won that. My opponent played some freaky King's Rook's Pawn opening and won the second one. I opened the third one with the mirrored Byrd's (Scottish?) opening, which really threw him off. I won that one on time because he had no idea how to respond.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-12 01:18am

The Scottish Game is old but very ferocious with the knighrs. When I sometimes plan my e4 game I accidently use the Scottish and I'm up a rook in a few moves. I look how Kasparov using the Scottish at a tournament and defeated virtually everyone because they thought the Scottsh was a relic.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2003-04-12 02:36am

I LOVE CHESS, I completely suck at it, but I love the game.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-04-13 04:28pm

Haven't tried it for months. Know any freeware singleplayer downloadable chess games that aren't 404?

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-14 05:50pm

Review games such as: www.chessgames.com or websites to play games?

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-04-14 05:52pm

I prefer Pogo myself, anyone want to start an SD.Net tourney?