Comments on: “Neatolicious Fun Facts: Chess” http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2009/07/22/neatolicious-fun-facts-chess/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2009/07/22/neatolicious-fun-facts-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-3132 Head Geek Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:17:17 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=1505#comment-3132 <p>I <em>hope</em> you have your work cut out for you, you've beaten me in the majority of chess games we've played in the last year or two. :-) But I find it very difficult to keep myself thinking the way I need to... I keep backsliding into my old habits of thought again, and whenever I do that, I lose. I'm hoping that enough practice will let me overcome that, but so far I've had only moderate success -- which is why Caissa Chess can still mop the floor with my face on level three or higher. :-)</p> <p>Thanks for the well-wishes!</p> I hope you have your work cut out for you, you’ve beaten me in the majority of chess games we’ve played in the last year or two. :-) But I find it very difficult to keep myself thinking the way I need to… I keep backsliding into my old habits of thought again, and whenever I do that, I lose. I’m hoping that enough practice will let me overcome that, but so far I’ve had only moderate success — which is why Caissa Chess can still mop the floor with my face on level three or higher. :-)

Thanks for the well-wishes!

]]> By: c-square http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2009/07/22/neatolicious-fun-facts-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-3131 c-square Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:05:44 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=1505#comment-3131 <p>Uh oh.. I think I may have my work cut out for me next time we play...</p> <p>Glad to hear about the Project X progress. Best o' luck!</p> Uh oh.. I think I may have my work cut out for me next time we play…

Glad to hear about the Project X progress. Best o’ luck!

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2009/07/22/neatolicious-fun-facts-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-3130 Ploni Almoni Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:28:31 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=1505#comment-3130 <p>Chess geeks tend to recommend rebel (rebel.nl) because of it having play that's human-like as well as good. Most chess programs play differently than human beings once you get past the opening moves library. At least, that's what chess geeks seem to have said several years ago when I last was into computer chess in a significant way. (OS X includes a 3d graphics front end to GNU Chess which is a good and free chess program, which I'm satisfied with for my now-rare forays into computer chess playing. I think I might want to get more into it though if it really improves programming skills. The thing is I used to love chess, then I met someone who was good enough to be nationally ranked who tried to teach me how to play on a really good level; and I realized it required too much study to do that for something that was "just a game." It was fun playing him though, I learned just from losing to him. (Though I once beat him in a simultaneous chess tournament where he beat a room full of people except me and one guy who came in from out of town who was a ranked player. I think I beat him though because I had some help from someone looking over my shoulder; so I really shouldn't take the credit.)</p> Chess geeks tend to recommend rebel (rebel.nl) because of it having play that’s human-like as well as good. Most chess programs play differently than human beings once you get past the opening moves library. At least, that’s what chess geeks seem to have said several years ago when I last was into computer chess in a significant way. (OS X includes a 3d graphics front end to GNU Chess which is a good and free chess program, which I’m satisfied with for my now-rare forays into computer chess playing. I think I might want to get more into it though if it really improves programming skills. The thing is I used to love chess, then I met someone who was good enough to be nationally ranked who tried to teach me how to play on a really good level; and I realized it required too much study to do that for something that was “just a game.” It was fun playing him though, I learned just from losing to him. (Though I once beat him in a simultaneous chess tournament where he beat a room full of people except me and one guy who came in from out of town who was a ranked player. I think I beat him though because I had some help from someone looking over my shoulder; so I really shouldn’t take the credit.)

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