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JoePhilly

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32. My dad taught me initially ... sadly we stopped playing when I started to beat him.

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:52 PM

Dec 2012

In the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer", the kid beats his dad while not seeming to pay attention to the game. The dad is at the board, trying to pick a move. He picks. And then he yells it to the kid, who is up in his room playing something else. The kid, yells down his next move. And it is check mate.

I was never that good, but I would beat my dad, while also watching TV. He would get angry that I was not paying attention.

The ChessMaster series includes lots of tutorials by the guy would was the "kid" in "Searching for Bobby Fischer", Josh Waitzkin.

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It isn't chess. It's chicken [View all] JFN1 Dec 2012 OP

Why do most of the people refering to chess seem to have no idea JoePhilly Dec 2012 #1

It's getting to be a lost art Warpy Dec 2012 #3

It might be making a comeback DURHAM D Dec 2012 #9

Get them ChessMaster for Christmas. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #30

The CEO of my company has played Bobby fisher and keeps bringing it up at every opportunity srican69 Dec 2012 #26

There is a game called ChessMaster in which YOU could play Bobby Fischer ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #28

Actual knowledge of the game has followed critical thinking skills JFN1 Dec 2012 #4

I'll agree with that!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #6

In casual games with strangers I do not capture en passant because cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #11

That rule drove my kids crazy. I told them not to use it at school. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #13

Sneaky French chess cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #14

Excactly!! "That might be how they do it in France, but not in America!!" JoePhilly Dec 2012 #16

you mean 'protect the king, sacrifice the pawns & minor nobles"? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #20

You clearly have no idea how chess is actually played. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #29

yes, so you've repeatedly said. the idea is "sacrifice the king," then? for the win? okey dokey. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #33

Actually, you can win a chess competition ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #35

a draw is not a loss. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #37

Really??? I had no idea!!!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #39

yes, you're so very clever & i don't know how to play. the point is clearly to protect the pawns HiPointDem Dec 2012 #41

In high level chess, you actually do PROTECT THE PAWNS. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #42

not at the expense of the king. the part you seem determined to ignore. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #45

again, no. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #46

i love chess. so glad i learned it as a child. spanone Dec 2012 #27

My dad taught me initially ... sadly we stopped playing when I started to beat him. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #32

Like someone here said elsewhere on DU, in chess you sacrifice pawns to save the royalty. djean111 Dec 2012 #2

That person knows very little about how chess is actually played. Pawns are not used that way. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #8

in reality, everything on the board can be sacrified if it protects the king. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21

If you sacrifice all your pieces, you either lose, or at best obtain a draw. But you do not win. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #24

i didn't say anything about 'impunity'. i said the goal is to protect the king and get the other HiPointDem Dec 2012 #36

C6-C7. What do I win? Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #23

LOL!!! Congratulations ... You are today's DU chess champion!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #25

Thanks! (Trust me, it'll be the LAST time I win at chess!) Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #44

That is funny. reflection Dec 2012 #12

Its funny, but its wrong. Pawns are not used that way. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #15

I don't talk about chess much reflection Dec 2012 #17

If you want to improve your chess skills ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #19

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I don't know... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #34

I suppose it must seem that way Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #10

JFN1 If you were the President 4 t 4 Dec 2012 #18

Okay, I'll play...what woud I do...hmmm... JFN1 Dec 2012 #48

Thank you, Summer Hathaway, for your perfect response Cha Dec 2012 #38

You are most welcome, Cha! Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #40

Wasn't that the OP's point? merrily Dec 2012 #43

There's a difference? JFN1 Dec 2012 #47

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