Chess nerds only

stabbyhappy · 04-22-2009, 06:09 PM

Any other chess nerd katg fans out their? We should start a katg official chess club of nerdiness.

greggcarson · 04-22-2009, 06:12 PM

I dabble in chess, was never a great player but it was fun none the less, a good way to spend an hour or so.

I'm sure there's some kind of online free thing, if there was a chess club I would play.

DWarrior · 04-22-2009, 07:28 PM

gotta study openings, and practice endgames and shit. I used to play as a kid, but I was never very good, and now I'm too lazy to study. I bet a trained monkey would rape me.

Malcolm Is Moore · 04-22-2009, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabbyhappy

We should start a katg official chess club of nerdiness.

Teamed. (general nerdiness)

breethevampire · 04-22-2009, 08:56 PM

*slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp*

j/k

william · 04-22-2009, 09:00 PM

I was a chess nerd- though nerd's probably the wrong descriptor.

Sophomore and Senior year of high school - park near where I live, used to have those concrete chess tables and a core group of us used to hang out at night til the sun rose, trash talking and playing the night away.

In college I wound up being chess club president. I sucked at being the president - I was more interested in who was chipping in for beer than keeping the ranking.

Those were good times. We'd have all-night tournaments against other schools. This was back when the drinking age was 18 and every campus had a bar - by four in the morning no-one cared who won (not that anyone cared to begin with).

We'd play Bughouse chess where teams would face each other and when you'd capture your opponents piece, you'd shout it out and someone on your team would claim it and plop it on the board.

I used to read chess books galore and still don't know the Algebraic notation - I'm a pK4 dude.

At times I was so into it, I would dream games.

PBS used to broadcast matches. I would watch them with the intent of any sports fan.

I stared seeing life analogies in chess, who was a knight, a pawn, a bishop, a rook...

I sucked, btw. Worst player. Still am.

You don't have to be a decent player to love the game.

Haven't played a game in years.

I still love it.

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stabbyhappy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 218	Chess nerds only Any other chess nerd katg fans out their? We should start a katg official chess club of nerdiness.
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greggcarson Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: carrickfergus, northern ireland Posts: 309	I dabble in chess, was never a great player but it was fun none the less, a good way to spend an hour or so. I'm sure there's some kind of online free thing, if there was a chess club I would play.
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DWarrior Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 4,046	gotta study openings, and practice endgames and shit. I used to play as a kid, but I was never very good, and now I'm too lazy to study. I bet a trained monkey would rape me.
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breethevampire Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: alaska Posts: 0	slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp j/k
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william Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: McMurdo Station Posts: 1,461	I was a chess nerd- though nerd's probably the wrong descriptor. Sophomore and Senior year of high school - park near where I live, used to have those concrete chess tables and a core group of us used to hang out at night til the sun rose, trash talking and playing the night away. In college I wound up being chess club president. I sucked at being the president - I was more interested in who was chipping in for beer than keeping the ranking. Those were good times. We'd have all-night tournaments against other schools. This was back when the drinking age was 18 and every campus had a bar - by four in the morning no-one cared who won (not that anyone cared to begin with). We'd play Bughouse chess where teams would face each other and when you'd capture your opponents piece, you'd shout it out and someone on your team would claim it and plop it on the board. I used to read chess books galore and still don't know the Algebraic notation - I'm a pK4 dude. At times I was so into it, I would dream games. PBS used to broadcast matches. I would watch them with the intent of any sports fan. I stared seeing life analogies in chess, who was a knight, a pawn, a bishop, a rook... I sucked, btw. Worst player. Still am. You don't have to be a decent player to love the game. Haven't played a game in years. I still love it. __________________ "That's me -- call me crazy, call me a pervert, but this is something I enjoy." - Boogie Nights
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