But I'm not sure, because I did not sleep last night.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 20 March 2005 18:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 20 March 2005 19:10 (nineteen years ago) link
Am enjoying the game with casuistry.
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 20 March 2005 21:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 00:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 21 March 2005 00:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Smart setup, Chris. Well, at least it'll take you more than 13 moves...
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 21 March 2005 00:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 21 March 2005 01:16 (nineteen years ago) link
I lost to chris.
― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 21 March 2005 01:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 21 March 2005 01:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 02:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 21 March 2005 13:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Greig (treefell), Monday, 21 March 2005 15:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 21 March 2005 15:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 21 March 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 21 March 2005 17:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link
I predict I will defeat Ken in less than 50 more moves!
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 21 March 2005 21:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 21:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:13 (nineteen years ago) link
can't think fast enough for greg OR ken tho :(
― Sven Bastard (blueski), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:39 (nineteen years ago) link
starryschessclub :)
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:35 (nineteen years ago) link
i must have a way with the ladies....*
*er no i dont
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 12:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 12:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
stevemcozenstarry
if only the queen was the king! er.....
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 12:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 12:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 17:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link
This makes it 12-0!!! I'm like The Undertaker!
I think this is an omen that someone's going to break the winning streak soon (a la Randy Orton at the forthcoming Wrestlemania...)
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:01 (nineteen years ago) link
i am so screwed
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:28 (nineteen years ago) link
Another way of putting it is that, until (I assume) you reach a certain level, it often feels as if you lose because of a mistake rather than because of choices you've made. (Although perhaps they still feel like mistakes, even at that level?)
(The Problem with go is that it takes a zillion games before you even begin to have a sense of how the pieces work. It doesn't take quite as long in chess to stop flailing around pointlessly as much.)
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago) link
But then I'm still working through my fabled first 50 games of go. I beat the GNU go last night with a 7x7 board and 2 starter pieces, so I felt a bit proud of that. Then I tried it again and it smote me.
By saying there is a "Problem" with either game I am not saying they are bad games. The actual Problem with chess is that it has been analysed to death, and I suspect Fischer Random Chess is the better game. But I haven't played it yet (or, I always play as if I'm playing it).
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:16 (nineteen years ago) link
Games are so great.
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 21:23 (nineteen years ago) link