15 Sep 09
Originally posted by tomtom232To quote some famous WoW'er: World of Warcraft is a bit like Chess, but far more complex than that.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't world of warcraft a game where you are one character fighting and killing everyone?
(I was inquiring about Chess)
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15 Sep 09
Chess a game of perfect information that has complications that so far, have kept it unsolved. Games of perfect information are, I believe, solvable in principle, so that in any given position, including the initial position, one side -- white or black -- can in principle be shown to have an ultimately winning or at least drawing response to any moves by the other side. In this, it is nothing more special than tic tac toe, except that the person who solves chess will be extolled and condemned.
Chess is a game that, if we come to in our youth, holds a romantic attraction all our lives. Words like Ruy Lppez, Fianchetto, and obscure courtesies like Garde La Dame, apply in a world of knights and castles. What fun!
16 Sep 09
Originally posted by JS357Sounds pretty nerdy to me
Chess a game of perfect information that has complications that so far, have kept it unsolved. Games of perfect information are, I believe, solvable in principle, so that in any given position, including the initial position, one side -- white or black -- can in principle be shown to have an ultimately winning or at least drawing response to any moves by the o ...[text shortened]... o, and obscure courtesies like Garde La Dame, apply in a world of knights and castles. What fun!
19 Sep 09
Originally posted by greenpawn34This seems a plausible meaning of the term "Chess". But... draughts is a board game that is played between two players as well. Is Chess the same as draughts - only played with a different set of rules? Shouldn't we all be playing draughts?!?
a board game that is played between two players.
29 Sep 09
Originally posted by heinzkatTrue,
Nobody wants to explain chess to me 🙁:'(😞😠😠😠😠
but for kicks,
a game between two players with pieces of different value and movements to control in turn until either a draw, resignation, or victory through attacking the opposing player's king piece without further recourse by the opposing player.
The joy comes in mastering the many complexities and testing ones skills, learning, improving, and winning.