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chilliman
3/02/2007
21:49:23
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 Subject: ChessDudes VI
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come on dudes, let's get this thread underway. I had to start a new one because the old thread (#V) had aged itself into oblivion.
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usethepawn
3/03/2007
04:07:26
[ report this post ] | our old
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thread is wayyyyyyyy beyond oblivion noww...
how the dudes been holdin up anyway?
GKK making our way back to the top.....
time for a dude on king challenge and new mini i think....
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schnarre
3/05/2007
18:15:44
[ report this post ] | Hmmmnnnnnn......
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Sounds like a plan to me!
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xena
3/06/2007
14:29:08
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Hello :-)
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chilliman
3/14/2007
03:43:44
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nice to see some old friends popping in for a visit - hi xena and usethepawn.
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chilliman
3/14/2007
03:44:33
[ report this post ] | Team Survey Question #1
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dudes - the votes are in
it's official - dudes prefer summer over winter 16 votes to 5
I also received 2 votes for fall and 2 for spring and 1 vote for either fall or spring
the winner is summer
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chilliman
3/14/2007
03:46:15
[ report this post ] | Team Survey Question #2
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the results of team survey question #2 - beer OR wine OR spirits OR none
beer is the clear winner on 8 votes
none is 2nd with 3 votes
wine is third with 2 votes
and three dudes voted for two or more options - that's an interesting statistic which may explain a few things...
lylalyla said she couldn't make up her mind and she'd get back to me but I think she got drunk and forgot!
something else I noticed, nearly everyone who voted beer gave VERY excited commentary, like: BEER and I'm going to get some now; or; I've been on the bottle for 25 years, it has to be beer. LOL
I mean dudes, please.
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usethepawn
3/14/2007
04:12:06
[ report this post ] | Spirits all the way guys.
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Espescially canadian club mateeee mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Beers for fat guys watchin the cricket.
and wine is for posh guys...
Nothing is what the sensible person takes. and we all know that NONE of us are sensible......
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schnarre
3/15/2007
10:23:23
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That's a good one usethepawn! lol!
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chilliman
3/16/2007
16:32:32
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yes - a very mature statement, esp from someone who is TOO YOUNG TO DRINK! thanks for sharing your experienced observations with us Nick ;)
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chilliman
3/16/2007
18:54:42
[ report this post ] | Team Survey Question #3
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TEAM SURVEY #3
pick your favourite Super Hero:
Superman - Spiderman - Batman
but before we get down to the winner, here are a few comments from some of our team-mates:
netstv - I'm a spidy man!
relax - that must be spiderman.... my son is suuuch a huge fan!
jy1130 - But seriously, batman. Nothing tops, a butler, a batcave, a batmobile, and a batbelt.
davefish - Batman, although I have no idea why
streetsy - I'd like to add that his comment does concern me a little - Batman doesn't need "Super Powers". He is just a dude with some serious issues. Daul personality, agressive tendancies, likes to dress up in tights and thinks they're all out to get him. A Dude after my own heart. (Did I say that out loud?)
archieb - superman - created by a Canadian
soutone - I would have to say SUPERMAN hands down. Reason being is that he is naturally a superhero the others in question dress up to become the superhero. Superman dresses to blend with the " imperfect humans" thats his perception of what he sees US as clumsy and just not near his physical nor mental attributes
lylalyla - finally making her mind up ;) - i wasn't going to answer this question either because I don't know any of them! Ok, heard of them but that's as far as it goes. But now i'm going along with Streetsy. If Batman likes to dress up in tights, that's my man ;))
but the winning comment goes to dune who voted for Spiderman and sums it all up nicely with:
Superman. well hey it's a little unfair he is invincible. they threw in kryptonite just to make it a competition.
Batman, a little bit of a freak. Dresses up like a bat, now thats one step away from cross dressing! beside apart from a cool car he does not have super powers!
Spidy. A geek made good......nice
so, in order of preference we have:
Batman - 8 votes
Spiderman - 7 votes
Superman - 5 votes
the 'dudes have spoken!
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dune
4/13/2007
23:32:25
[ report this post ] | ditchin the loss
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OK here's a question. At what point do you ditch a game and throw in the reisgnation. I generally push that "oh crap that was a really bad move". I even play through "damn I can't win this even if I cheat!" I occassionally keep going through "my King is good, my king is strong...my king is very lonely!"
If my opponent has ticked me off I will play through to the bitter end, otherwise I ditch when the loss is evident. Should I be holding on and playing for the draw ?
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schnarre
4/20/2007
08:56:44
[ report this post ] | Hmmmnnnnnn
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Can't answer that one Chief since I don't resign games--I play till the final move (do I still hold the record for the Team's longest game?).
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schnarre
5/25/2007
11:30:54
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Testing 1-2-3...
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rickymillsjr
6/14/2007
21:28:40
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Just stopping by to say thinks for having me, and i hope to bring my game to new heights on this team. My name is Ricky, and i have been playing chess for about 6 months now. I started playing at work on day and now i cant stop.
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schnarre
6/17/2007
12:19:33
[ report abuse ] | Welcome
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aboard mate! Feel free to ask if you have any questions! (If you like spicy eats, chilliman's the man with the recipe book)
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rickymillsjr
6/18/2007
13:15:55
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how dose the team game thing work???
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chilliman
8/11/2007
00:31:28
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it generally works best by playing competitve games against your opponents and not by timing out in all your games
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skaktus
9/08/2007
07:32:11
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Hi dudes!I'm new on the team so I'm saying hello to all the other team-members!!
and thanks for your great tip chilliman about not timing out, you are sure wise man :)
best greez from vienna
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chilliman
9/10/2007
17:17:35
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yeah I was just offering some advice to rickymillsjr as he has kindly timed out in all his team games
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rupert29
9/12/2007
03:38:56
[ report abuse ] | Hello
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VBXXXX United says hello
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chilliman
9/28/2007
01:32:46
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hello VBXXXX!
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chilliman
9/28/2007
01:33:14
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congratulations on reaching 300 games netstv
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im_the_best
10/10/2007
12:18:56
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hi
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macbone
11/24/2007
14:42:33
[ report abuse ] | Hey, dudes
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What's up, dudes? I'm the new guy, and as soon as I clear off some games, I'll be ready for team games. What's for eats?
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schnarre
12/02/2007
16:14:21
[ report abuse ] | Hmmnnnnn
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how about some leftovers, eh?! (lol)
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jy1130
12/05/2007
17:00:22
[ report abuse ] | Anderssen's Opening - 1.a3
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I've never paid much attention to what different openings were out there, or what they were called.
So I was showing the wife the team pages and whatnots, and realized that the team "official opening" move was mentioned as being Anderssen's Opening - 1.a3.
I know what a3 is, but why do you guys like this, what are the advantages, and what is the correct way to play it?
The only, ONLY, opening I know is King's pawn two squares up. I would have to look at a board to tell you what square that was, but E5 comes to mind for some reason.
Anyway, someone enlighten me.
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macbone
12/06/2007
21:29:04
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1. a3 is a pretty laid-back opening. White's basically saying, no, Black, you go first. It doesn't attack the center, doesn't open any lines for bishops or queens, and doesn't even move two spaces. It's awesome!
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schnarre
12/06/2007
23:08:53
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I confess to being an instigator of the 1.a3 plague upon the realm of GK (*sounds of maniacal laughter*).
I think my best 1. a3 game is in an earlier forum (ChessDudes IV or V), recorded for posterity (relatively).
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schnarre
1/10/2008
17:58:16
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I'll likely repost the afore-mentioned game when time permits.
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