OT: Chess

WraithLord · #1 November 29th, 2011, 08:23 AM

I just recently started playing chess online (@ chess.com). Quite enjoyable actually. So I thought I'd ask who here also plays chess?

I wonder if we have a master or GM among us?

Bwaha · #2 November 29th, 2011, 11:29 AM

http://www.uchess.com/

Speed chess...

O.o

Excist · #3 November 29th, 2011, 01:41 PM

GFSnl · #4 November 29th, 2011, 01:53 PM

Me too.

Have been playing chess for about eight years in the Dutch competition.

WraithLord · #5 November 29th, 2011, 04:35 PM

Cool.

GFSnl, what is the Dutch competition?- Is it a FIDE event?

GFSnl · #6 November 29th, 2011, 06:08 PM

Yeah I've played in FIDE competition for two years my ELO back then was something between 2000-2100. Could probably have been higher if I didn't play openings like the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

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But the last couple of years I don't have much time and play mostly in the regional competition.

Executor · #7 November 29th, 2011, 07:49 PM

Huh, I really got into chess some years back but never really had a chance to play it against many people so I dropped it eventually, never tried online chess tho.

Anyway, I used to play chess-master fanatically for a while, it had all those great learning lessons and what not, tried going at it a few months back again but unfortunately the CD wasn't functional anymore. If you guys know any similar editions please share.

WraithLord · #8 November 30th, 2011, 03:24 AM

Try registering at chess.com. I think you'll enjoy chess MP, much more straightforward than dom

krpeters · #9 December 2nd, 2011, 09:10 AM

I used to play chess when I was younger, then got fed up with the lack of random starts. Memorizing series of opening moves is critical to playing the game, and a computer can do that better than people can.

Chess AIs would get brutalized by humans in a random starting position game.

JonBrave · #10 December 2nd, 2011, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krpeters

I used to play chess when I was younger, then got fed up with the lack of random starts. Memorizing series of opening moves is critical to playing the game, and a computer can do that better than people can.

Chess AIs would get brutalized by humans in a random starting position game.

Yes, "memorizing" openings is not much of an issue for computers.

I believe there always have been "variants", wherein the positions of the pieces in the first rank are randomized. I doubt an computer chess would "adapt" to that, but on the grand scales of things, unless you're really good, I would guess they wouldn't get "brutalized", they'd do well enough after the first few moves.