Post #13,041
10/11/01 7:07:26 PM
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Well, DUH!
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5
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Post #13,042
10/11/01 7:08:31 PM
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Take off
and nuke the entire board from orbit.
It's the only way to be sure.
Peter Shill For Hire [link|http://www.kuro5hin.org|There is no K5 Cabal]
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Post #13,118
10/12/01 11:43:18 AM
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lol
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #13,133
10/12/01 12:15:26 PM
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Ah, Tarrasch...
How my heart rejoices at the sight of thee..
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6?
No, too standard; let's instead play:
3. Nd2 Be7
"A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #13,190
10/12/01 7:46:00 PM
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Chiding
You really shoulda started the game in a separate topic.
Who knows how empty the sky is In the place of a fallen tower. Who knows how quiet it is in the home Where a son has not returned.
-- Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)
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Post #13,357
10/15/01 1:20:15 PM
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Nah. Not after the comment about multiply branching games :)
"A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #13,191
10/12/01 7:46:52 PM
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On second thought
Me, I've preferred 3.Nd2 Nc6 (I won the last game of the '81 Chicago Open with it), but this may not have many fans.
Who knows how empty the sky is In the place of a fallen tower. Who knows how quiet it is in the home Where a son has not returned.
-- Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)
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Post #13,327
10/15/01 11:53:24 AM
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Hope I remember this...
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #13,364
10/15/01 1:39:30 PM
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Remember...? Been a while?
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5
Me, I'm just remembering why I haven't played in so long--too much mental anguish :P
"A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #13,758
10/17/01 12:29:48 PM
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Re: Remember...? Been a while?
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #13,834
10/17/01 5:22:30 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Can you tell I despise Re:'s?
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7
Now it gets interesting...nice point of inflection, here...
"A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #15,747
10/30/01 12:36:31 PM
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Foobie
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5
See the Waterin' hole for why I took so long to move.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #15,777
10/30/01 4:53:51 PM
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Slash and burn
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5
...amazing how difficult this is when it's two minutes of thought every week. :)
A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #16,058
11/1/01 1:42:57 PM
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I know exactly what you mean.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #16,064
11/1/01 2:36:03 PM
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Or is that "burn, baby, burn"?
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5
Figured I should balance the trades.
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #16,677
11/5/01 4:47:46 PM
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Disco Inferno!
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #16,735
11/5/01 6:53:28 PM
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Door's open, c'mon in!
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6?
Yes, I gave *myself* a question mark! Experimentation time! :D
What is he planning?
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #16,850
11/6/01 12:14:27 PM
11/6/01 12:16:34 PM
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"No I can't go out to play..."
Figure THAT one out, will ya?
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2
'Course, my old instructor always said "A knight on the rim is grim..."
(Whoops, forgot the move)
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #16,997
11/6/01 5:49:10 PM
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Yeah that is odd, puttin all your defense on White like that
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6
Which means you're waiting to strike with that Black bishop, eh? :P Didn't really want to develop that Queenie just yet, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #17,134
11/7/01 11:42:21 AM
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Guess I wasn't clear enough.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3
The title on my previous line was a bit from a song, that semi-sorta matched your title.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #17,197
11/7/01 4:17:16 PM
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Yer makin me do things I dont want to do :(
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #17,219
11/7/01 5:31:45 PM
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No, really?
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O ??? (I think) 11.Bxh6
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #17,244
11/7/01 7:46:37 PM
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I got impatient, it seems. Hard to do this at work. :)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O ??? (I think) 11.Bxh6 Ne4! (hey, I need the accolades)
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #17,250
11/7/01 8:05:18 PM
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I know, I know.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O ??? (I think) 11.Bxh6 Ne4! (hey, I need the accolades) 12.Be3
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #17,366
11/8/01 2:59:51 PM
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You'll like this one
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O ??? (I think) 11.Bxh6 Ne4! (hey, I need the accolades) 12.Be3 Qb4
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #17,391
11/8/01 4:46:11 PM
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Two branches of play.
This is the primary branch, the one I'm interested in mainly.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O ??? (I think) 11.Bxh6 Ne4! (hey, I need the accolades) 12.Be3 Qb4 13.Bd2
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #17,392
11/8/01 4:46:53 PM
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Secondary branch
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10.Be3 O-O ??? (I think) 11.Bxh6 Ne4! (hey, I need the accolades) 12.Be3 Qb4 13.c3
Slightly risky, but I'm interested to see where it goes.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #18,154
11/13/01 7:50:18 PM
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Sorry, thane. Long cpl of days. I'll come back in a day or 2
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Post #18,252
11/14/01 11:54:42 AM
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No probs.
It's not like we're playing a timed game... ^_^
tick... tock... tick... tock...
(One of the guys in the chess club, during our "speed chess" games - 5 minutes each - would start saying "tick tick tick" repeatedly if we ever stopped to think about our moves. A most infuriating individual, especially since he was 1900+ rated.)
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #18,350
11/14/01 8:42:50 PM
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Re: No probs.
Heh heh.
I once played a postal game that lasted almost 3 years. Something like 70 or 80 moves, sent via postcards, about a week a move....
I'd probably get strange looks nowdays if I went into a post office and ordered 100 blank postcards. They'd probably think I was going to spray Anthrax on them or something.
"Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
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Post #19,141
11/21/01 1:51:59 PM
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Gonna hafta concede.
Now that the CS clan is picking up in speed; it's taking all my free time.
Not that you weren't going to win anyway ;) You're many grades above me in skill, and I totally forgot all the reasons why I made that last move.
Sorry. But a win is a win, no?
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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Post #19,142
11/21/01 1:57:06 PM
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Heh.
I know about that CS bug - I get it myself every once in a while. What region are you in? I should show you a few DEagle tricks I've learned...
Win a few, lose a few...
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #19,144
11/21/01 2:01:11 PM
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Region
San Deagle (oops, I mean Diego ;)
Many nights you can get my attention via AIM, which I run on the server. My screen name is aminusfu. Or you can join my (2 person) server at www.aminus.net:27016 and yell something so I'll see it in the console. If you run TASE or something similar, my CS handle is always [::A-::] FuManChu.
--------------------------------- A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly by the chain of their own ideas;...despair and time eat away the bonds of iron and steel, but they are powerless against the habitual union of ideas, they can only tighten it still more; and on the soft fibres of the brain is founded the unshakable base of the soundest of Empires."
Jacques Servan, 1767
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