Just wait'll you lean about en passant, which I believe is some sort of fish.
On 2014-04-02 15:00, Michael K wrote: > Wait, is that what a side is? > > TIL. > > To be fair, I only heard about things like Castleing (Castling?) last > October. > > From: Rylaan Gimby > Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:35 PM > To: Skull Space Discussion List > Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] chess at international table top day > (SatApril 5) > > > Oh I thought that's what per side meant. Yeah I want to play 3 minutes per > game. > > On Apr 2, 2014 11:46 AM, "Justin Lacko" <[email protected]> wrote: > > How about 0-3 minutes per game? > Welcome to DEXTERITY CHESS > > On 2 April 2014 16:56, Rylaan Gimby <[email protected]> wrote: > > 0-3 minutes per side. WELCOME TO LIGHTNING CHESS! > > On Apr 2, 2014 1:11 AM, "Michael K" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > "0-3 minutes per side" > "3-15 minutes per side" > "15-60 minutes per side" > > Not sure if used wrong units three different times... > ..Or if playing a REALLY deep version. > > -----Original Message----- From: Mark Jenkins > Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 10:34 PM > To: Skull Space Discussion List > Subject: [SkullSpace-Discuss] chess at international table top day > (SatApril 5) > > Hey folks, > > I'm on a real chess kick lately, so I'm hoping there are lots of > people > who want to play it on Saturday April 5th (international table top > day). > I'm going to be hanging out 10am-6pm. I just sent a last minute > invite > for the Manitoba Chess Association to pass on to its > members/followers, > so we'll see if anything comes of that. > > If you've never played with a chess clock, it's pretty wicked (also > a > nice way to set handicap between players of different strength). I > don't > know if anyone from the local chess association/community will show > up > with any, but failing that I'd suggest people try out the chess > clock > smartphone/tablet apps available. > (I'll bring my $85 Chinese 7" Android for this) > > In that regard, keep direct watch over your own device, not only by > reason of theft, but because touch screens need to treated gently, > so > its good to monitor that's happening. For this reason I wouldn't > suggest > "lightning"/"bullet" [0-3 minutes per side] or the faster side of > "blitz" [3-15 minutes per side]. Watch out for the fact that some > people > have a tendency to hit the "clock" with the pieces they capture! > > Personally, regardless of real or fake clock, I much prefer "rapid" > time > controls [15-60 minutes per side]. Not only time to think but also > time > enough to write my early moves down for later analysis. > > Worth mentioning, a popular feature of digital chess clocks is > "increment" -- you can set them to a base time and then have extra > seconds added when you move so that a player moving fast enough > never > runs out of time when they need it late in the game. > > Mark > > p.s. > > If the chess doesn't happen, dies out or I need a break from it, I'd > also be up for: Settlers, Ticket to Ride, Risk, poker, hearts, > cribbage, > Wizard (I'll bring), Monopoly (proper tournament rules which speed > things along, no house rules!), or Citadels (I'll bring) during the > 10am-6pm hours I'll be around. > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
