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  • #11
    Re: any chess players here?

    I used to play chess quite a bit but I now only play, very seldom, one style which is actually harder and I suck at it lol. Basically it's the timed version where both players agree to be as quick about their decisions as possible instead of brooding over every single move forever. It just seems ridiculous that in the world’s oldest military simulation those players would take twenty minutes or more on a single move.

    Not to say that the long game can not be appreciated but in real life ppl, and especially military leaders, do not have the luxury of spending as much time as they would like on every single decision. If they did then Patton wouldn't have been quoted as saying "A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later." Fans of the long game study openings and counter openings to the point that the game seems to just be a practice in limiting variables. Those who like to play the quick game well like to point out that it took less time to beat you than it took you to lose.

    Here's a rule twist for you chess players ... if your playing and your opponent spends "x" amount of time, say five minutes, on their next move then you get to move again before they do. Troops do not stop moving just because the other side is trying to figure out what to do lol makes it more like a RTS.

    In all honesty I prefer backgammon which I've heard was Armenian in origin ???? Anybody know that for sure? It is an awesome blend of strategy, luck and speed.

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    • #12
      Re: any chess players here?

      Originally posted by Thai-Samurai
      that's so hot g/f!! You get Armenian points for that, which means total; you're atleast 40% Armenian by now.


      I play on zone.com

      ........................................

      haha

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      • #13
        Re: any chess players here?

        Anything over a 10 minute game becomes a little excessive...although a 20minute game is fun every so often.

        Once I start playing less than 5min games though..my level of play decreases dramatically. I guess I'll work on it when I have some time. PM me your zone ID and what times you usually play and we'll get a game going sometime.

        Oh and for anyone that's interested in going to the next level..

        Welcome
        https://www.uschess.org
        US Chess Federation is a 501(c)(3) organization that strives to empower and improve the lives of its members through the game of chess.


        You can become a member and get officially rated. And if you notice..there's an Armenian in both the men's top players and the women's top players.

        Welcome
        http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/player_32_20.php
        US Chess Federation is a 501(c)(3) organization that strives to empower and improve the lives of its members through the game of chess.


        Welcome
        http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/player_32_38.php
        US Chess Federation is a 501(c)(3) organization that strives to empower and improve the lives of its members through the game of chess.

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        • #14
          Re: any chess players here?

          i beleive players in chess have every right to spend 10 minutes thinking about a move. That's the game of chess. However there are shorter versions where each player gets a total of 5 minutes playing time.

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          • #15
            Re: any chess players here?

            Being excellent chess players could be another proof of armenians' intelligence and genius.

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            • #16
              Re: any chess players here?

              Page not found « GM Varuzhan Akobian
              http://www.akobian.com/gallery/medium_29.html


              2nd from the right is Mr. Akobian himself (the grandmaster chess player...highest ranked in california)
              Last edited by ddd; 09-20-2006, 02:27 PM.

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              • #17
                Re: any chess players here?

                Originally posted by Thai-Samurai
                that's so hot g/f!! You get Armenian points for that, which means total; you're atleast 40% Armenian by now.


                I play on zone.com
                Hey Tom, I used to play on zone.com. Sometimes I was using my dads brain ( you can call it cheating if you want to ) but I never lost a game.

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                • #18
                  Re: any chess players here?

                  sometimes i play really good and sometimes bad, i dont know what's wrong w/ me

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                  • #19
                    Re: any chess players here?

                    Originally posted by Thai-Samurai
                    sometimes i play really good and sometimes bad, i dont know what's wrong w/ me
                    Somethimes you play with brains that function in Alpha waves and somethimes you play with brains that function in Delta waves ,if that explains.

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                    • #20
                      Re: any chess players here?

                      Originally posted by peroxiderash
                      Somethimes you play with brains that function in Alpha waves and somethimes you play with brains that function in Delta waves ,if that explains.
                      I am the Alpha and the Omega, so that probably doesn't apply to me. Maybe to other people though.

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