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Guy
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Re: Chess

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Here is a nice game I played recently in an online tournament, I was white...

1.e4 c6
2.Nf3 d5
3.exd5 cxd5
4.d4 Bg4
5.h3 Bxf3
6.Qxf3 Nf6
7.Nc3 e6
8.Bg5 Be7
9.Bd3 Qb6
10.O-O-O O-O
11.g4 h6
12.h4 Nc6
13.Be3 Nh7
14.g5 hxg5
15.hxg5 f5
16.Rxh7 Bxg5
17.Qh5 Bh6
18.Rxh6 gxh6
19.Rg1+ 1-0
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1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things

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Re: Chess

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Dan74 wrote: yep, this is what moderators should be doing.
:jumping:

Yes, instead of administering: :guns: :jedi:

Wow, great interest already! I counted about 7 or 8 of us already with some interest.
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Re: Chess

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Dan74 wrote:How do you play online actually? Through TheDhamma's webpage? Is there a clock, etc?
There's a multitude of online chess sites...google 'online chess'...

The following link utilizes email... http://www.postcardchess.com/ccard.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ...so that one can take as much time as one chooses to mull over a move... :coffee:
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Re: Chess

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I'm in! Used to play quite a bit when I was at school. But haven't really played in ages. So I'm probably horrible at it now. But a tournament sounds like fun. :-)
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Re: Chess

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

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Re: Chess

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Dan74 wrote:I am doing an internet fast till Thursday next week, so after that count me in!

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Internet fast...sounds healthy, count me in too!
Four types of letting go:

1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things

- Ajahn Brahm
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Re: Chess

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I play chess, i really love it. Havent played for some time though
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understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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Re: Chess

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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!

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Re: Chess

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Greetings,

We now have our first game going!

Chess Match 1 - Dan74 v Guy
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2519" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:geek:

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Retro. :)
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Re: Chess

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

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

Guy?

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Re: Chess

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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! :smile:
Four types of letting go:

1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things

- Ajahn Brahm
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Re: Chess

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Greetings,
Dan74 wrote: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?!

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Metta,
Retro. :)
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Re: Chess

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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Dan74 wrote: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?!

:jumping:

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

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

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Here are some interesting chess records and trivia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wo ... s_in_chess" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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

Check out this section on simul exhibitions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wo ... xhibitions" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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).
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Re: Chess

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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 :rofl:
Four types of letting go:

1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things

- Ajahn Brahm
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