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| Posted by brilliance nsa-hitachi.com 2/18/2006 06:15:32 Play online chess |  Subject: Chess exploited.Message: Chess has been recognized as *the* intellectual game, which of course is great for chess overall. What annoys me with this is that not only is the chessboard setup often completely wrong, but the dialogue that refers to chess is wrong as well. The latest I saw was something like this: "Well played, you have mate in 5 moves." "Thank you, yes, you are mate in 5." "Yes , but I have mate in 3." It seems the common perception is that, even without developed pieces, if you're smart enough; you will be able to create a mate in one with your pure intellectual power. In some movies a character can just walk by a game, which gives the air of being a complex game, and see a mate in three. Note: A great chessplayer will spot a mate in three in a few seconds. An average chessplayer will spot a mate in three in a few seconds. How hard can it be to learn basic rules and movement of pieces if you're developing a multimillion dollar project? If you're about to profit on the intellectual brand created by chessplayers devoting their whole life to the game, as an author, you could at least be bothered as how to move or even more so, how to express yourself correct when it comes to terminology. While chessplayers worldwide could boycott movies containing flawed information about chess, I'm not sure whether this will force authors to re-boycott or if the actually will take a few moments to learn the game. Comments? | ||||
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| Posted by wolstoncroft1 nsa-hitachi.com 2/18/2006 11:09:00 Play online chess | Message: Nice article alberlie Anyone else excited for the NFL draft? Tom ——— Fischer didn’t stoop to intimidation — Bobby Fischer had a formidable passion for chess. He was a fierce competitor who eagerly — if not hungrily — played offhand chess games in virtually any place at any time. He was also a seeker of truth, a profound scientist of the game. Edmar Mednis, the New York grandmaster who intensely analyzed games with Fischer during the 1962 Chess Olympiad, marveled at his teammate’s insistence on finding the one and only correct move. Fischer refused to play powerful, intimidating moves with hidden flaws even though he might win easily by such means. He recoiled at what he regarded as an essentially dishonest violation of true sportsmanship. Other top grandmasters didn't necessarily ... Posted by cascadejames | nsa-hitachi.com 2/18/2006 11:45:20 Play online chess In contrast--Message: Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte". The books is a literate murder mystery by a popular Spanish author. Chess players and a chess game depicted in a painting play a critical role in the plot. The initial position shown for the chess game in the painting is a bit contrived, more like a problem than a game, but the analysis of the play is good. It is unusual because the characters analyse the games backwards as well as forwards. Meaning that part of the problem is to understand where the pieces were before the position shown on the board. The book is translated from Spanish, and there are a few glitches in the translation of the chess jargon, but you can figure it out. Alberlie, thanks for the link to the Harry Potter game. It was entertaining. ——— U.S. College Student Makes a Stand at the World Cup — The Chess World Cup has been an important part of the world championship cycle since 2005. There was no guarantee, given the history of the World Chess Federation, that it would continue to play such an important role. But it has. Some things have changed in the last six years — namely, how many players qualify for the cycle’s next stage — but the chess event has been held consistently every other year, and there has been an ample prize fund (almost $1.3 million, after fees). The top three finishers from the current tournament, which started last Sunday in Russia, will be eligible for the Candidates Matches. The competition features 128 chess players, with some clear favorites like Sergey Karjakin of ... Posted by ionadowman | nsa-hitachi.com 2/18/2006 12:30:25 Play online chess I figured out the kernel...Message: I recall back in the 1960's a British TV spy series/serial which featured the final moments of a game Ed. Lasker vs Sir George Thomas. I also discovered (by accident) that the game played on an episode of 'Lexx' (TV series) a few years ago was also an actual master game. Indeed the whole episode was about the game, that Kai (the dead guy, playing Black) had to win to save his friends. Unfortunately I didn't note down the players... Cheers, Ion ——— British chess champion, Michael Adams, out of World Cup in second round — The $1.6m, 128-player World Cup now in progress in Siberia is a very strong chess event, packed with elite grandmasters. The world No5, Sergey Karjakin, is the top seed while the British chess champion, Michael Adams, was ranked only 21st. Adams, though, has an impressive record in global knock-outs. The Cornishman reached the semi-finals or final of the Fide world championships in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2004, twice losing only narrowly to the reigning world chess champion, Vishy Anand. He also began the World Cup fresh from victories in Philadelphia, Sheffield and Los Angeles. Round one was a disaster for China, which lost seven of its nine entrants, and a highlight for ... |