Chess

[Guy]

I am doing an internet fast till Thursday next week, so after that count me in!

_/|\_

Internet fast...sounds healthy, count me in too!

[clw_uk]

I play chess, i really love it. Havent played for some time though

[nomad]

I love to play chess, but I’m not very good at it. I play regularly on the Free Internet Chess Server and against Rybka 3, plus I read a lot of chess theory books tryin to improve my game. I think that a Dhamma Wheel tournament sounds like a great idea!

~nomad

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

We now have our first game going!

Chess Match 1 - Dan74 v Guy
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2519



Metta,
Retro.

[Dan74]

Should we stipulate no outside help (human or otherwise)?

And possibly time-frame (like <24 hours/move)

Guy?

_/|\_

[Guy]

Okay sounds fair, I will try to let you know in advance if I can't access a computer for more than 24hrs but most of the time I will be able to. Good Chess!

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Should we stipulate no outside help (human or otherwise)?

Surely you need a crowd of onlookers shouting moves at you! Isn't that the fun of public chess games?!



Metta,
Retro.

[Dan74]

Greetings,

Should we stipulate no outside help (human or otherwise)?

Surely you need a crowd of onlookers shouting moves at you! Isn't that the fun of public chess games?!



Metta,
Retro.

More like my wife shouting "Move your butt! Kids need to be changed, dinner cooked and we are out of milk!"


PS Pssst, retro, i think I am in trouble... what should I do???

[David N. Snyder]

Here are some interesting chess records and trivia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wo ... s_in_chess

Or at least interesting to me; I like lists and stats.

Check out this section on simul exhibitions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wo ... xhibitions

I thought this was kind of funny:

The absolute worst result in a simultaneous exhibition was 2 wins and 18 losses (10%) by Joe Hayden, aged 17, in August 1977. Hayden wanted to set an American record by playing 180 people simultaneously at a shopping center in Cardiff, New Jersey, but only 20 showed up to play. Hayden lost 18 of the games (including one to a seven-year-old). His two wins were scored against his mother and a player who tired of waiting and left in mid-game, thus forfeiting the game (Fox & James 1993, pp. 190-91).

[Guy]

The absolute worst result in a simultaneous exhibition was 2 wins and 18 losses (10%) by Joe Hayden, aged 17, in August 1977. Hayden wanted to set an American record by playing 180 people simultaneously at a shopping center in Cardiff, New Jersey, but only 20 showed up to play. Hayden lost 18 of the games (including one to a seven-year-old). His two wins were scored against his mother and a player who tired of waiting and left in mid-game, thus forfeiting the game (Fox & James 1993, pp. 190-91).

LOOOOOOOOOL

[Dan74]

That's my kind of guy - not afraid to try!