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Who enjoys playing chess?
#388351 01/14/13 12:25 AM
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I'm a huge chess enthusiast. I'm starting to collect chess boards/pieces.

Who else enjoys the game of chess?


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Mad_Chesser #388356 01/14/13 01:52 AM
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I used to. Haven't played in about 30 years. My favorite book was Winning Chess: How To See Three Moves In Advance.

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CatBrat #388361 01/14/13 02:39 AM
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Wow, that's a long time to not have played. New hobbies always replace old ones though wink

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I've never read that book, but I have heard of it. Supposed to be good smile

My favourite chess book is chess fundamentals by Capablanca


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Mad_Chesser #388370 01/14/13 02:45 PM
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Don't get too excited if chesseroo chimes in on this thread. His user name is sneaky. I do not think it means what you think it means.


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Mad_Chesser #388371 01/14/13 02:54 PM
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Everytime I see Chesseroo, I think about cheese.

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Mad_Chesser #388374 01/14/13 03:48 PM
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I have been playing the game for about 40 years (started at five). Love it. No cheating or luck. I'm not too good at it though... Never read a book on it until last year when I got my ass handed to me by a friend, who unbeknownst to me, was a competitive national champion. I used to just like to play the game, figuring out strategies on my own. After reading up on openings, mid and end games, I'm sad to report that the top players have a strategy and series of moves to make in response to their opponent's opening move, or vise versa. I have no interest in memorizing strategies.

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Mad_Chesser #388376 01/14/13 03:52 PM
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I used to play chess a lot. My parents have (or had) a gorgeous old all marble chessboard and pieces that look(ed) very similar to this one.



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michael_d #388381 01/14/13 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted By: michael_d
I have been playing the game for about 40 years (started at five). Love it. No cheating or luck. I'm not too good at it though... Never read a book on it until last year when I got my ass handed to me by a friend, who unbeknownst to me, was a competitive national champion. I used to just like to play the game, figuring out strategies on my own. After reading up on openings, mid and end games, I'm sad to report that the top players have a strategy and series of moves to make in response to their opponent's opening move, or vise versa. I have no interest in memorizing strategies.


i'd say you are right to a point. World chess championships...they are prepared for their pponent. I watch top level games often though (like 2000 elo), and they are all flying by the seat of their pants...or I should say, following chess principles/fundamentals.


Im roughly about a 1400 elo player. Been playing and studying for a year. I found the interactive lessons on chessmaster 12(pc), to be the most helpful and gave me an awe inspiring appreciation of the game. Taught me about pins, forks, skewers, etc.

With 40 years, u must be pretty decent. I would love to have a game sometime.


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Ya_basta #388390 01/14/13 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted By: Powertothepeople
I used to play chess a lot. My parents have (or had) a gorgeous old all marble chessboard and pieces that look(ed) very similar to this one.



I love marble sets. Gorgeous


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Mad_Chesser #388391 01/14/13 05:24 PM
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If anyone's up for a game, all you have to do is click this link. The game will start immediately with me. If I don't move right away, my bad, I might be away from my computer. I set time controls for 30 minutes. This is a great site to set up invite only games, no sign up needed.

http://lichess.org/jc2up7ht


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