Chess players... En Passant?

[Jeff7]

Never seen that move before either.

 

[raptor13]

I really wish I had friends that liked playing chess. I used to play all the time when I was younger. I played in tournements, went to a National competition, had an official ranking... all that stuff. Hell, I even bought a chess clock! I guess I could play online but seeing your opponent's reaction and just the tactile nature of the game are important aspects I don't really want to play without.

It's a great game of skill of planning. Too bad more people don't play.

 

Hey Rapter, I too miss the challenge, unfortunately most of my friends either gave up or passed away

 

[Splork]

Originally posted by: Wag
Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

Fo' Sho'!

-sp

 

[her209]

i'm good at playing chest

 

[Yossarian]

I remember as a kid the first time I did en passant, I got into a big fight with my friend who thought I was cheating

 

[bolomite]

I once played someone who tried to castle queen-side, after he had already moved the rook which would take part in the castling. When I objected, he insisted it was legal.

 

[gopunk]

yea i didn't know about that move until recently either. 2 years of elementary school chess club and not once was that mentioned :|

 

[illusion88]

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[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Dezign
I've been playing chess for some time now, but wasn't aware of this move until now.

That's like the first move people learn....


<--hasn't played chess in like 6 yrs...was some sort of champion in DC

 

[Aquaman]

rarely used.......... well at least by me

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: Dezign
I've been playing chess for some time now, but wasn't aware of this move until now.

yep, it's standard but flashy every now and then.

my favorite opening of all time is the danish gambit. for those less aquainted with chess, it's got the same sort of stylistic effect.

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: Wag
Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

Interesting. I never realized you could go ahead and capture the pawn doing that... I'll have to try it next week when I play my new challenger, David. (I have no idea who those girls are)

haha is that mandy moore?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: Wag
Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

Interesting. I never realized you could go ahead and capture the pawn doing that... I'll have to try it next week when I play my new challenger, David. (I have no idea who those girls are)

haha is that mandy moore?

:Q

 

[Turin39789]

need to get an atot chess meet going on

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
need to get an atot chess meet going on

sounds like a good idea to me. I'm not that great myself, but it would still be fun.

 

[Ferocious]

It's been a long time since I played chess. I was the #2 player on my university's chess team.

Heck....descriptive notation was still mostly used as algebraic was just starting to gain ground.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: Ferocious
It's been a long time since I played chess. I was the #2 player on my university's chess team.

Heck....descriptive notation was still mostly used as algebraic was just starting to gain ground.

woah, that was a few years back, huh?

 

[exp]

need to get an atot chess meet going on

Another idea would be to start an ATOT chess team. I've noticed that chess threads tend to appear on AT on a fairly regular basis, so there would seem to be some potential interest out there.

A number of online sites offer free league play, either in the form of timed games on the Net or as correspondence chess.

 

[Nocturnal]

Bobby Fisher?

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: Wag Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

Interesting. I never realized you could go ahead and capture the pawn doing that... I'll have to try it next week when I play my new challenger, David. (I have no idea who those girls are)

haha is that mandy moore?

I was wondering the same exact thing.

 

[TuxDave]

I have never ever ever ever been able to pull it off. Even in my most agressive game, all I could do was put a pawn in that position and hope the other player makes a mistake. Nope.. never....

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: exp

need to get an atot chess meet going on

Another idea would be to start an ATOT chess team. I've noticed that chess threads tend to appear on AT on a fairly regular basis, so there would seem to be some potential interest out there.

A number of online sites offer free league play, either in the form of timed games on the Net or as correspondence chess.

I vote yes for the atot chess team. which sites let you set these things up?

 

[exp]

I vote yes for the atot chess team. which sites let you set these things up?

From what I can tell GameKnot seems like one of the best, with over 100,000 registered players. It's correspondence chess, though, which means games typically run at a rate of 1 move per day or something like that. It also means players are allowed to consult chess books and game databases if they choose to (but no chess engines or asking friends for help).

Other sites I seem to recall offering league play include Chess.net and Chessville.com. I'm not 100% sure, though, and really don't have time to do the research and work needed to find the right site and get a team established. If someone else did it I would join up, though.

 

[silverpig]

I haven't played in a long time, and never played much, but I knew about that pretty much from the get-go