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JoePhilly

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34. So what you just explained is a computer program that appears to make decisions

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 07:01 PM

Dec 2012

based solely on the material value of the pieces. Which means it does not think about any strategic advantage other than points.

The position and move sequence you describe appears to allow you to gain a strategic POSITIONAL advantage and a tactical TIME advantage.

Also, I'm pretty sure that your chess program does not remove the other player's king from the board when you obtain checkmate.

This is because its your opponent's move, the king is in check, but there is no position to which the king can move in which it escapes check. As such, the opponent's king can't move at all.

So the game ends, and you never get to actually capture the opponent's king. You might want to spend $20 and get ChessMaster.

Oh, as for sending letters ... by winning the game, you demonstrated that what you gained (the win) was worth the concessions you made. If you lost, then your concessions were wasted.

Which appears to be where Boehner now finds himself. He appears to have no moves left. Meanwhile, Obama has both a time and positional advantage.

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Chess? [View all] bvar22 Dec 2012 OP

Is that an image of the evil Obama? ProSense Dec 2012 #1

Well, you know... you just can't trust "their kind" n/t Scootaloo Dec 2012 #4

No. That wasn't posted as an image of our President. bvar22 Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author cliffordu Dec 2012 #20

Checkers slackmaster Dec 2012 #2

CHECKMATE leftstreet Dec 2012 #3

K&R forestpath Dec 2012 #5

... Tx4obama Dec 2012 #6

An oldie, but a goodie. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #7

As a chess player, I NEVER sacrifice pawns..... lastlib Dec 2012 #8

You say you play Chess, bvar22 Dec 2012 #10

can't say I haven't made mistakes and lost a few, but never DELIBERATELY just give one away.... lastlib Dec 2012 #15

"just giving one away" is NOT a "Sacrifice", bvar22 Dec 2012 #22

You clearly have no idea how chess is actually played. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #11

Gish Gallop Nonsense. bvar22 Dec 2012 #12

The fact that you do not (can not) understand chess, does not make it a "Gish Gallop" event. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #13

Hey, Joe Philly.... bvar22 Dec 2012 #17

Of course, I'd exchange the pawn for the win, but that's not a true "sacrifice." lastlib Dec 2012 #16

I'd love to play a game of chess with you. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #18

okay I just won a game of chess against level 8 on the computer hfojvt Dec 2012 #32

So what you just explained is a computer program that appears to make decisions JoePhilly Dec 2012 #34

That is close enough for the OP to be a valid statement. bvar22 Dec 2012 #19

Hey guy? Your large bold type makes me instantly skip over everything you post. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #28

I really don't care what you "skip over". bvar22 Dec 2012 #29

The substance of your post, such as it was, was lost in your screaming. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #30

When dealing with the impaired, bvar22 Dec 2012 #33

lol. Bobby Fischer is that you???? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #35

Bobby Fischer? bvar22 Dec 2012 #36

Which is why I asked if you were he. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #37

No. You ARE distorting what I said in my OP. bvar22 Dec 2012 #38

Did you really say that????? 99Forever Dec 2012 #40

No sarcasm was needed. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #41

Oh please. 99Forever Dec 2012 #43

Perhaps you should learn the game DevonRex Dec 2012 #14

Can you explain why the Pawns are in the front rank and not the Royalty bahrbearian Dec 2012 #23

Because Obama hates them. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #42

Chess!! cliffordu Dec 2012 #21

That's not the aspect being referred to when people use the expression treestar Dec 2012 #24

I wonder if in 2014 bahrbearian Dec 2012 #25

You and I are not in the big club pokerfan Dec 2012 #26

Perhaps an even larger font would be more convincing? Robb Dec 2012 #27

These politician are not playing games. Autumn Dec 2012 #31

That's all that needed to be said, but I'm sure the multidimensional brainfucking will continue. adirondacker Dec 2012 #39