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JoePhilly

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42. In high level chess, you actually do PROTECT THE PAWNS.
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 07:37 PM
Dec 2012

In fact, you might even sacrifice a QUEEN to protect a pawn.

You do not understand chess.

Why do most of the people refering to chess seem to have no idea JoePhilly Dec 2012 #1
It's getting to be a lost art Warpy Dec 2012 #3
It might be making a comeback DURHAM D Dec 2012 #9
Get them ChessMaster for Christmas. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #30
The CEO of my company has played Bobby fisher and keeps bringing it up at every opportunity srican69 Dec 2012 #26
There is a game called ChessMaster in which YOU could play Bobby Fischer ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #28
Actual knowledge of the game has followed critical thinking skills JFN1 Dec 2012 #4
I'll agree with that!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #6
In casual games with strangers I do not capture en passant because cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #11
That rule drove my kids crazy. I told them not to use it at school. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #13
Sneaky French chess cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #14
Excactly!! "That might be how they do it in France, but not in America!!" JoePhilly Dec 2012 #16
you mean 'protect the king, sacrifice the pawns & minor nobles"? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #20
You clearly have no idea how chess is actually played. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #29
yes, so you've repeatedly said. the idea is "sacrifice the king," then? for the win? okey dokey. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #33
Actually, you can win a chess competition ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #35
a draw is not a loss. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #37
Really??? I had no idea!!!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #39
yes, you're so very clever & i don't know how to play. the point is clearly to protect the pawns HiPointDem Dec 2012 #41
In high level chess, you actually do PROTECT THE PAWNS. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #42
not at the expense of the king. the part you seem determined to ignore. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #45
again, no. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #46
i love chess. so glad i learned it as a child. spanone Dec 2012 #27
My dad taught me initially ... sadly we stopped playing when I started to beat him. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #32
Like someone here said elsewhere on DU, in chess you sacrifice pawns to save the royalty. djean111 Dec 2012 #2
That person knows very little about how chess is actually played. Pawns are not used that way. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #8
in reality, everything on the board can be sacrified if it protects the king. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21
If you sacrifice all your pieces, you either lose, or at best obtain a draw. But you do not win. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #24
i didn't say anything about 'impunity'. i said the goal is to protect the king and get the other HiPointDem Dec 2012 #36
C6-C7. What do I win? Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #23
LOL!!! Congratulations ... You are today's DU chess champion!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #25
Thanks! (Trust me, it'll be the LAST time I win at chess!) Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #44
That is funny. reflection Dec 2012 #12
Its funny, but its wrong. Pawns are not used that way. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #15
I don't talk about chess much reflection Dec 2012 #17
If you want to improve your chess skills ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #19
Mr. Fish's tribute to Howard Zinn: CrispyQ Dec 2012 #31
The problem for the GOP is that they are driving a pinto... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #5
True. But he's driving it JFN1 Dec 2012 #7
I don't know... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #34
I suppose it must seem that way Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #10
JFN1 If you were the President 4 t 4 Dec 2012 #18
Okay, I'll play...what woud I do...hmmm... JFN1 Dec 2012 #48
Thank you, Summer Hathaway, for your perfect response Cha Dec 2012 #38
You are most welcome, Cha! Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #40
Wasn't that the OP's point? merrily Dec 2012 #43
There's a difference? JFN1 Dec 2012 #47
The store brand. forestpath Dec 2012 #22
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