Chess - classic or dud?

Did I ever mention I was the New South Wales under 16 champion in 1986? But now I'm very rusty, any patzer could beat me.

I have never really played chess and now my gf's brother is challenging me via facebook. I don't even know the rules or basic tactical ideas. He's super competitive at board games (he nearly fucking wet himself when he won at the last minute at Settlers the other week with a timely development card reveal); how do I not get my ass kicked?

Post moves here and the ILx collective will help you destroy him.

Yes, we could have a poll on each move.

It will be like Gary Kasparov vs. Big Blue that giant flying cock.

^^^ (xp)

btw loled at this, is this the primitive version of "i'm white btw"?

One of my better games of chess (I'm black):

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:51 AM (5 years ago)

ilxhivemind would try some awesome attacking shit then fuck up at the end get mated by three pawns.

been pushin pawns iirc

I'm not that good at it. I just can't think well in the spatial terms that sem to be required for the game. But chess is obviously classic. I'm just dud at it.

^^ otm. i have a really nice wood and brass set - was a birthday gift - that is packed away somewhere ar the parents' place.

www.redhotpawn.com challenge kenjuggle thx

signed up and challenged you. had never heard of the site before. chess is fun, but i hate losing* and i am so average.

*interestingly enough i am a good sport in every game, but with chess. i don't know, it's an insult to my intelligence or something.

ah i finally realized it's correspondence chess. not that i have any problem with that, though i really achieve best results against fast players in fast games.

i try to play as quickly as i can as much as my work day can allow

i've already adjusted to correspondence chess rhytm heh :)

should not make chess moves while drunk haha

No more Alcoholic Chess, then.

I play it a bit on Facebook, but I am frustrated by my tendency to make stupid mistakes.

Norweigan prodigy Magnus Carlsen is new chess champion

.. the misspelling is courtesy of the BBC headline (*mutter* falling standards... not like in my day... hell in a handcart...)

http://i.imgur.com/1of1eKB.jpg

anyone want a game? chessworld.net

Not ready yet, sorry. Just playing Shredder these days.

Classic because

http://youjivinmeturkey.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/knight-moves-1992.jpg

fyi I don't like the cut of that Carlsen kid's jib

anyone have any good videos/tutorials for white lines after a fried liver attack? i can consistently execute the attack but then the king will go e6 and i'll get flustered and make mistakes (esp bringing my queen in to try and capitalize on the knight sac). if king goes e8 or g8 (latter consistently a quick checkmate) not so much trouble but how do u take advantage of the e6 move protecting the knights?

The Chess.com app has some good training exercises around this.

this account is excellent for gambit traps, dirty tricks in gambits etc: http://www.youtube.com/user/gunj17

there's probably a few instructive MatoJelic videos too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKsNX_c1KTw

there's parts 2 and 3 as well. essential for white to look out for

been following the WC clash on Mato Jelic's channel - Karjakin takes the lead against Carlsen after 8 games. a high level of play but it's been fairly risk-averse. karjakin has been exceptionally solid though. wonder if anyone else is paying attention

i've only just been keeping tabs but haven't read any of the games yet -- which one is the best so far?

not this one, weirdly, although it's the only win. i think game 3 approaches minor classic status:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4isqxghPo

Ty lj, I enjoyed that! Will subscribe to his videos. Karjakin is a cool mofo to defend like that.

yeah that was v impressive forcing a draw down a piece against the best player in the world

fuck me game 12 is probably the most mind-numbing thing i've seen, they'd better serve up a hell of a tiebreaker

Carlsen finishes it with a lovely queen sacrifice. The flashiest moment in all 12 games and 4 rapids, and it came at the end

(He was already going to win, a point ahead and far stronger in a game Karjakin had to win)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJrm-Iio8vI

have u seen this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd8p9RpfFs0&index=2&list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MAxJYuWm6Lq0frtLZkwmQK2

i mean the app tho that video is lol

video not working but is that 'really bad chess' if so yeah as soon as I clear some space on my phone then I'm getting it

it's 'play magnus' and u get to pick different ages so he plays magnus at age 5

omg

lmao that video!

owned lil magnus

people who trashtalk on chess.com are the lowest form of human life

http://imgur.com/hjkr0YF.jpg

Any thoughts on this? The computer rates my move (Bd4) a mistake in favor of Bc4 but why would Black move Nc6 next and not just grab my Bishop w/ fxe5 and then I'm down a bishop? I feel like I must be missing something here.

because then your surviving bishop takes on e6 and he's in a world of shit

yeah i just saw bc bxe6 is checkmate if not Nc6

*they're

sorry for gendering your opponent

they can block with the knight but they're losing the knight and the game p quickly thereafter

or not exactly mate (he can still go Kd7 to block, then i guess Bxd7 check so at the very least you come away w/ the knight