― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 14 May 2005 11:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 May 2005 17:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 May 2005 00:45 (eighteen years ago) link
I am toying with playing chess with... pieces.
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 May 2005 19:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 May 2005 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 15:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si Carter (Si Carter), Thursday, 19 May 2005 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Saturday, 21 May 2005 06:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Goodbye Indian Summer (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 21 May 2005 07:03 (eighteen years ago) link
(Actually, looking at that game, it's totally baffling. Why 4...Nb8? Why did White challenge the bishop, and then not take the exchange? I understand not wanting to mess up the King-castle pawn structure, but then why invite the exchange in the first place?)
xpost -- Yay! Julia is missed.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 21 May 2005 07:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 21 May 2005 08:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si Carter (Si Carter), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 22:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 27 May 2005 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si Carter (Si Carter), Sunday, 29 May 2005 07:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 29 May 2005 15:20 (eighteen years ago) link
rematch again?
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 12:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 13:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si..Carter (SiC@rter), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:30 (eighteen years ago) link
I tried very hard not to give you an inch in this game but I did and you grabbed it. I'm still hoping for at least a draw but we'll see.
Stevem, I apologize for tromping all over you with my queen. I don't know why you first developed that knight to a3 but don't do that again. ;-)
And watch out for that Scholar's mate. Someone did that to me not long ago on FICS and I felt like a maroon.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 01:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 01:30 (eighteen years ago) link
Actually, I don't think the ratings mean a huge amount unless you've played a lot of games - I've just beaten someone with a rating of 1660 who missed a mate in 1, but a 1200 is giving me a good game at the mo.
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 17:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 18:07 (eighteen years ago) link
The ratings seem fairly accurate once they're past provisional. We all miss mates in one occasionally... well, many of us.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 20:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 20:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 2 June 2005 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Thursday, 2 June 2005 22:46 (eighteen years ago) link
And I have responded my playing even more mentally. How'd I squander a lead like that?
― Sundar (sundar), Friday, 3 June 2005 00:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Friday, 3 June 2005 07:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 3 June 2005 08:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 00:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 01:51 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=1197495
Starryschessclub has disappeared mid-game.
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 07:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Saturday, 18 June 2005 00:01 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm not playing any games on RHP right now! They all ended. I've been playing on FICS, though, and having a pretty good day of it.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 18 June 2005 00:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Saturday, 18 June 2005 09:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 24 June 2005 23:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 27 June 2005 20:39 (eighteen years ago) link
I don't know what the moral is, though.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 27 June 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:02 (eighteen years ago) link