Chess

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by soulfly, Jul 24, 2015.

  1. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    Chesswithfriends? Any other app? Have we ever had a topic? And, most importantly, who's trying to get got?
     
    BigReff73, Gin Buckets and shaolin5 like this.
  2. Gorgonian

    Gorgonian Smooshy

    There are tons of chess apps out there. I play tournament level chess and would be happy to recommend. In my opinion the best apps for playing are lichess and chess.com's app.
     
  3. Magneto

    Magneto Thats right, formerly Don Brodka.
    Donor
    Florida State SeminolesTampa Bay BuccaneersSwanseaWichita State ShockersHartford WhalersSeattle SupersonicsGeorgetown Hoyas

    I haven't played in years.
     
  4. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
    Donor TMB OG
    Miami MarlinsJacksonville JaguarsSporting Kansas CityAvengersMiami HeatSneakersWu-tangBook Club

  5. TLAU

    TLAU Dog Crew
    Donor
    Auburn TigersAtlanta BravesAustin FC

    had this discussion on our private board and there was a decent amount of interest. if there's some kind of TMB league-a-ma-jig setup at some point I'm in
     
    shaolin5 likes this.
  6. Voodoo

    Voodoo Fan of: Notre Dame
    Donor
    Notre Dame Fighting IrishTottenham HotspurSan Francisco Giants

    I'm terrible but I'll play.
     
    shaolin5 likes this.
  7. Gorgonian

    Gorgonian Smooshy

    Oh, I guess obviously, I would be in.
     
  8. BROADWAY JOE

    BROADWAY JOE The Original Guarantee!
    UCLA BruinsNew York YankeesLos Angeles DodgersNew York KnicksLos Angeles LakersNew York GiantsNew York JetsLos Angeles ChargersNew York RangersLos Angeles Kings

    I play at chess.com, and friends with chess.

    Chess.com has a sweet set up for teams and leagues
     
  9. VaxRule

    VaxRule Mmm ... Coconuts
    Donor TMB OG
    Michigan WolverinesSwansea

    I like chess pie.
     
  10. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    Still play chesswithfriends :nunchuck:
     
  11. BROADWAY JOE

    BROADWAY JOE The Original Guarantee!
    UCLA BruinsNew York YankeesLos Angeles DodgersNew York KnicksLos Angeles LakersNew York GiantsNew York JetsLos Angeles ChargersNew York RangersLos Angeles Kings

    Let's play, I'm not that good
     
  12. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    World Chess Championship kicking off just now. Been getting back into chess lately so this is great timing. Draws expected early, Carlsen would want to use his superiority in shorter time controls should they get to the tiebreaks.
     
  13. The Blackfish

    The Blackfish The Fish in Black
    Staff Donor TMB OG
    Alabama Crimson TideIndianapolis ColtsBook Club

    Didn’t realize at first this thread was 2 years old and was wondering when and why this shit stain showed back up
     
    dblplay1212 likes this.
  14. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Hah I didn't notice the Show Ignored Content in the bottom right at first and was looking around like, who me, what'd I do?
     
  15. tigr2ndbase

    tigr2ndbase Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Mississippi State Bulldogs

    Played on yahoo games on the aol days.

    Also, this reminded me that I need to watch Searching for Bobby Fischer again.
     
    StinkusP1nkus likes this.
  16. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Caruana with less than half an hour on the clock only on move 17. 30 second increment but there are way too many moves until move 40.
     
  17. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    Nah. Watch Bobby Fischer Against the World
     
  18. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

    Everyone should watch the Real Sports piece on this. Never knew St Louis became the center of the chess world until that piece
     
  19. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

    Game 1 is going to a draw
     
  20. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Carlsen had him on the ropes for a while. Moving his queen to g1 around move 35 really limited its usefulness.
     
  21. Dildo Dawgins

    Dildo Dawgins Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Georgia BulldogsAtlanta BravesGrateful DeadBook Club

    I like the Play Magnus app. You get to play against him based on his age. I've beat him at 7 years old once and never above that.
     
    Henry Blake likes this.
  22. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    After 115 moves and 7 hours, they did indeed shake hands. What a marathon start.
     
  23. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    I recommend checking out Agdamator's chess channel. I imagine he will have a video up a little later today. Dude does solid work.
     
  24. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

    Magnus being a bitch. After he choked the game away he was stalling the draw
     
  25. bcuga

    bcuga Administrator
    Staff Donor TMB OG
    Georgia BulldogsAtlanta BravesAtlanta HawksAtlanta Falcons

    Not a good sign for Fabi Carlsen had winning chances playing as black the first game :ohdear:

    Nervous for Fabi tomorrow playing as black
     
  26. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Man I was about to judge you unfairly but then I downloaded the app and cruised through 5-7 year old Magnus and then I’m getting sloppy with my moves and 7.5 yr old Magnus has beaten me 4 times in a row. So I take back my premature judgment.
     
    Henry Blake and Dildo Dawgins like this.
  27. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Carlsen dealing with the same time pressure Caruana did yesterday with white. Half an hour left with 21 moves until move 40 grants 50 minutes.
     
  28. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

    Fab has something up his sleeve
     
  29. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

  30. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Carlsen very lucky. He was in a really bad spot on the queenside and his pawn structure was terrible for most of the mid game.
     
  31. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

    God damnit Woody

     
    bcuga likes this.
  32. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Gm3 starting the same as Gm1. Carlsen wants to try and recreate the winning advantage he had and lost.
     
  33. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    There was a really quick draw for Gm4. Gm5 is nearing end game now and Carlsen might be pushing an adventurous King with several minor pieces still hanging around.
     
  34. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    Never want to fuck around in end game with Carlsen.
     
  35. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Draw. 5 draws. This is wearing me down, but there are some interesting patterns emerging. Black at one point or another in almost all of these games has held the upper hand instead of just trying to play it safe. Caruana did well today forcing Carlsen to tie up a lot into defending a central pawn piece, limiting almost all flexibility until the King came out to play. Carlsen stifled Caruana's knight development very very well. Back at it again tomorrow, 2.5-2.5 in a race to 6.5.
     
    xec likes this.
  36. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Through move 11 (22 total piece moves), Carlsen and Caruana have moved their knights SIXTEEN times. Holy hell. Queens off at move 8.
     
  37. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Magnus holds for a draw. Again, Black (Caruana) has a distinct advantage in yet another game. White needed computer-precise play at the end to live.
     
  38. Killy Me Please

    Killy Me Please I lift things up and put people down.
    Donor

    Fabiano choked away a win
     
    PeterGriffin likes this.
  39. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Caruana playing strong, retains the +0.5 advantage that you start out with as White. Carlsen is down big on time.
     
  40. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Caruana played well as time ran down, another draw. Draws through 9 games so far. Game 10 tomorrow, then rest day, Gm 11 Saturday, rest day, Gm12 Monday. First time there will be that extra rest day. Caruana with White in 10/12. Crunch time.
     
  41. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    Dude's going to have to do something. Carlsen will crush him in quicker time formats if it comes down to tiebreakers.
     
  42. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    Spicy times right now in Game 12. Carlsen with a slight advantage on the engine but a massive 50 minute vs 15 minute time gap with about 10 moves left until time control saves Caruana. He can make a mistake with this pressure.
     
  43. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    May as well make a mistake. He's getting crushed in tie-breaks regardless.
     
    PeterGriffin likes this.
  44. skiedfrillet

    skiedfrillet It's not a lie if you believe it.
    Donor
    Clemson Tigers

    what was the joke
     
  45. CF3234

    CF3234 Fan of: Bandwagons
    Donor TMB OG
    Miami HurricanesMiami MarlinsMiami DolphinsFlorida PanthersTiger WoodsInter Miami CFGame of ThronesMiami Heat

    chess boxing is amazing. that is all.
     
  46. CF3234

    CF3234 Fan of: Bandwagons
    Donor TMB OG
    Miami HurricanesMiami MarlinsMiami DolphinsFlorida PanthersTiger WoodsInter Miami CFGame of ThronesMiami Heat

    how I'm following this thing.
     
    Lawnole23 likes this.
  47. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    I'm with my boy Jerry @ChessNetwork. Caruana down to 7 minutes, with 8 moves to go (+30 seconds per move, so like... 11 minutes).
     
  48. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    HAHAHA Carlsen offered a draw! Accepted. Ho-lee-FUCK
     
  49. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    We've got free chess, boys.

    On November 28th @10:00 AM EST: best of 4 rapid games (25 minutes + 10 second increment) If still tied a best of 2 blitz games (5 minutes + 3 seconds increment) This continues up to a total of 5 groups of 2 blitz games. If still tied, 1 armageddon game where White receives 5 minutes and Black receives 4 minutes. 3 seconds increment starting from move 61. Color picked at random. In case of a draw, the player with the black pieces is declared the winner.

    Champion to be crowned on Wednesday.
     
  50. soulfly

    soulfly Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Seattle MarinersSeattle SeahawksBarcelonaSeattle SupersonicsSeattle SoundersSeattle Kraken

    I mean, it makes sense. Carlsen would rather beat cheeks than win the title in this way.