Chess, the Art Of War Or the Science of Destruction.

I took up chess about a year or so ago,and when I started thought of it as a primitive war game of straight logic. However, a friend pointed out that if you watch people play, they are actually battling personalities- that you can decifier how a person thinks through how they play. I found this to be more or less true, and it changed my perspective on how I play. It is more of a mind game in my view.I am still lousy, but learning.
I use the chessmaster 9000 version, my computer is old and does not support even the 3-d on that version. I also picked up a couple books on the basics, and that helps, as does competing against myself, flipping a quarter to decide what color I am, but not revealing who I am to myself until the game is over.
 
not2sharp said:
It ignores the politics and assumes that both players have set out to achive the same objective. To simulate that you would have to add an element of the unknown: where one player can win by checkmating his opponet's king, while the other may win by eliminating the queen, or both rooks. It would be up to each player to discover and counter the objective of his opponent.

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I realise you are speaking of the literal here . If we can look at it from the figurative sense ?

The Bishops run slantwise to the other pieces . As religion may run slantwise to politics and the military . If your opponent forgets about your religious leanings he may find a Bishop swooping down from God knows where bludgeoning the hell out of your troops with his own version of fire and brimstone . :mad:

If your bishop forgets his own failings he may fall victim to the Queen . :cool: She may dazzle him with her skirts and wit . All the while one of her trusted knights prances up from behind with a grand flourish to befuddle him all the more . Mr. bishop gets aligned to face this new enemy . The sanctity of his religious Garb gives him immense power . His tight laced nature turns his slanted views against him . the Queen commands the lowly pawn he has forgotten completely to puncture the ego of his inflated stature . Off with his head is the whisper . That and the slice of a well rusted blade are the last things the bishop will feel . :eek:

Meanwhile the King who is either empty figurehead or ruler supreme abides within the safety of his defences . Ready to prance forth to claim his hollow victory or to scurry within the confines of his castle . Within he awaits nervously . His own skirts and flatus a'fluster . :confused:
 
I don't know what version Chessmaster Challenge is to Chessmaster 10 or 5500, but once I downloaded and payed for it it's mine, been on my computer for about 4 months.
 
How about a chess vs. checkers match? I'll use the chess pieces. :)

Also... thanks for the FREE download. I was looking for a chess program for that irresistable price. :D
 
I don't play chess. My brilliant older brother effectively wiped out all desire to do so after the first 25 losses. I"m not fond of; "I'm smarter than you games." I don't like school testing, almost failed my own IQ test, and have no idea how I qualified in the top 4 percent of college bound as a young kegger bound college student. I took it at the time as a sad reflection on how low my peers had fallen.

I did play Go a few times. I beat my genius brother. I thank the ancient Chinese for this small courtesy.


munk
 
Gotta hate genius brothers.

Of course, mine recently went through an utterly hellish divorce, so I've cut him a fair bit of slack. Still won't play chess with him though.
 
chess is about stategy and how you out manoeuver your opponent. I love chess but I don't have anyone to play with. When you play computer or electronic chess basically you will remember the same moves to beat them. I like it better with someone who is much better than I am (face to face or human to human). jmho.
 
Blur108 said:
chess is about stategy and how you out manoeuver your opponent. I love chess but I don't have anyone to play with. When you play computer or electronic chess basically you will remember the same moves to beat them. I like it better with someone who is much better than I am (face to face or human to human). jmho.
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I had a friend who logged on to internet chess every day at lunchtime, for exactly that reason. Typically got in 3 games in the hour.
 
I agree blur 108, Live opponents are preferable. They can be few and far between though, and the computer games can still be a fair option. yes, you can memorise the moves, but you can also play where you won't have to repeat the same game , for at least over a hundred games in the later chessmaster series. I always carry my portable chess board to work, some crews have players, some don't. The computer is still helpfull as I am a begginer.
 
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