Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
chess.com
- Thread starter One Love
- Start date
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
- 11,450
I play chess 
Yep, I do... Perhaps only 2 or 3 games a week atm though. Too many demands on my time...!
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
I used to play in the brighton Dupree when I was in school. In three years I won around half the games I played, but never made anywhere near the finals.
Played against some Roumanian grand master as one of 30 players and I got a draw, which was one massive fluke as I wasn't that good...he offered me the draw and I took it like a shot.
Played against some Roumanian grand master as one of 30 players and I got a draw, which was one massive fluke as I wasn't that good...he offered me the draw and I took it like a shot.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Aaaah, the Dupree. Spend the lunchbreak in Swift Sports, thems was the days. I know my Reti from my King's Indian....always up for a game.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
I love Bridge but have never played online. Which site is that?
Wrong-Direction
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2013
- 13,416
I used to love a game of chess with my housemates but now I live alone[emoji30]
Uh_huh_him
Well-known member
- Sep 28, 2011
- 10,667
Used to play a lot but only for fun, never competitively.
Worked as a printer for four years, where I only ever printed one job. Just loading and unloading paper all day long
I was so bored that I bought a chess computer to play against. Used to beat it quite regularly up to a certain level.
Worked as a printer for four years, where I only ever printed one job. Just loading and unloading paper all day long
I was so bored that I bought a chess computer to play against. Used to beat it quite regularly up to a certain level.
- Apr 5, 2014
- 23,531
I guess these online sites are a perfect remedy.
I used to love the game, I wasn't overly good, but would like to play again.
I prefer Stan's although I no longer play online.
http://www.stansco.com/netchess/
See http://www.northstandchat.com/showt...ntly-Reading&p=7079139&viewfull=1#post7079139
Not that the book is particularly good.
http://www.stansco.com/netchess/
See http://www.northstandchat.com/showt...ntly-Reading&p=7079139&viewfull=1#post7079139
Not that the book is particularly good.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
When I lived in Italy, I used to play chess in one of the local bars. It was a terrifying experience for the simple reason that, like all Italian bar games, it was played in front of a knowledgeable audience who would take a sharp intake of breath every time there was a hint of a mistake by any of the players. Even worse was the knowledge that I was in some mysterious way "representing England".
Online chess sounds remarkably safe in comparison.
Online chess sounds remarkably safe in comparison.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
There is a difference between knowing the rules and how to play I've always thought.
BeardyChops
Active member
- Jan 24, 2009
- 461
Dupree - was that the Brighton boys tournament? I'd forgotten it's name.
Most memorable game I played was first a first morning, in a full hall.
Playing as black, I faced f3, e5, g4 , ...
