Jun 19 2008
Watching Chess Games
For the past month or so, I’ve been playing chess online through a Facebook application. I don’t care for Facebook, but the chess is fun. I’m not a great chess player. I’ve been getting lessons from a program called Chess Master. Learning some basic moves has greatly improved my game. I’m actually winning games (though if I had to play in person and I didn’t have hours to think about my moves, I’d probably sink fast). At any rate, I’m gradually getting into this whole chess thing.
If you’re into chess, here’s something I just found online that’s kind of interesting: The 10 Greatest Chess Games Ever Played. What’s cool about the list is that is provides links to flash versions of the classic games, so you can watch the games as they were played and pause the playback to study the board any time you like. Check out the Kasparov vs Topalov game from 1999. The opening moves are beyond anything I’ve ever seen. Not that I’ve seen much, but I’ve seen enough to know that these guys are giants.
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I don’t enjoy playing chess on a computer as much as playing a person in person. In my youth I was in a chess club where you met a lot of interesting people, playing a variety of skills, unintentionally adopting a mentor. I still get the urge to attend a meeting of a chess club here in town; I even called them up and asked about their club and schedule. I keep putting it off.
I did not meet Jody at chess club. I was not that interesting. I remain uninteresting.
Hey Jody you will be happy to know there is a chess club here every Wednesday night, at the Market. Both Anja and Henry have learned to play.