Can you hear me now? Checkmate!
Lunatic Goofballs
28-12-2006, 12:15
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/12/27/chess.cheater.reut/index.html
10 years? Napoleon would've had him killed. :p
United Chicken Kleptos
28-12-2006, 12:42
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/12/27/chess.cheater.reut/index.html
10 years? Napoleon would've had him killed. :p
What's Napoleon got to do with chess?
Desperate Measures
28-12-2006, 12:45
What's Napoleon got to do with chess?
Napoleon wore a funny hat. Fact: He never used a cell phone. Fact: You can castle king or queen side. Napoleon was short, even by Yugoslavian standards. Chess.
The Infinite Dunes
28-12-2006, 13:13
Napoleon wore a funny hat. Fact: He never used a cell phone. Fact: You can castle king or queen side. Napoleon was short, even by Yugoslavian standards. Chess.Fact: You can't castle through check.
Fact: You can't castle through check.
Fact:I suck at Chess.
The Infinite Dunes
28-12-2006, 13:33
Fact:I suck at Chess.Meh, I do too. That's just a rule I have picked up through my rare participation of the game. I prefer games with a larger element of luck, but still has strategy involved. Like Cribbage or backgammon (especially a chinese variant I learnt a few years back).
Meh, I do too. That's just a rule I have picked up through my rare participation of the game. I prefer games with a larger element of luck, but still has strategy involved. Like Cribbage or backgammon (especially a chinese variant I learnt a few years back).
I'm just a lazy fuck and play RPGs on the computer or Xbox.Or I read.I lead a double life, you see-I'm either gamer nerd or book nerd.
What's Napoleon got to do with chess?
Napoleon was a reknowned cheat, and not just at chess.
Lunatic Goofballs
28-12-2006, 13:47
What's Napoleon got to do with chess?
Napoleon loved chess. SO much so that he was duped by a 'chess automaton'. A machine that allegedly played chess and beat him. He wasn't alone. The Chess Automaton was one of the all-time greatest hoaxes. *nod*
Desperate Measures
28-12-2006, 13:54
Napoleon loved chess. SO much so that he was duped by a 'chess automaton'. A machine that allegedly played chess and beat him. He wasn't alone. The Chess Automaton was one of the all-time greatest hoaxes. *nod*
That was one of my favorite stories. I read about it in a book about robots, Edison's Eve. Apparently, it was so well constructed that it probably would have been almost as famous if it had been found out earlier on. I think it was called, The Turk.
Lunatic Goofballs
28-12-2006, 14:04
That was one of my favorite stories. I read about it in a book about robots, Edison's Eve. Apparently, it was so well constructed that it probably would have been almost as famous if it had been found out earlier on. I think it was called, The Turk.
Yep. :)