Chess Anyone?

^^We could argue that point and you are probably correct, although I do try and mix things up (if I see I am playing a game too similarly to a previous game, I'll make a move I would otherwise not have made to see what happens, for example). I just enjoy the unknown a lot more.

Openings are openings and as long as you follow the rules of development, safety, and control of the center, you will be fine up until a very strong level.

I played a little while ago (maybe 6 months ago), on my computer because my internet was down for a few days. Before that, I hadn't played for close to 10 years. Playing those recent times, helped get back into it, and now I can play pretty well again. But I still haven't played since that last time.

Negoba wrote: Openings are openings and as long as you follow the rules of development, safety, and control of the center, you will be fine up until a very strong level. I'd be curious what you've written about chess.   Poker is just probability and psychology. The second part is more interesting to me. But you can make a lot of money in the right crowd.

I've done some basic game theoretic stuff, but the game's too complex to really model that way. I mostly deal with knight's tour and other curiosities. I'm interested in using them for random creation processes in music which will retain a symmetry.

The psychology of poker bores me. I usually play online and multitable which pretty much eliminates most psychological elements.

So I guess I have to register on chess.com to play with most of you.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Rather than argue let's just say I do similar things when playing RTS games, and I find it refreshing to do something different even when it decreases my probability of winning.

tamijo wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Rather than argue let's just say I do similar things when playing RTS games, and I find it refreshing to do something different even when it decreases my probability of winning.    Ohh you play RTS - Love it myself - have a mate and we play a lot together - together in teamers or 1v1. But im not good, too old too slow What do you play ?

I've been playing Starcraft II since it's new and active, but I still prefer Starcraft and Warcraft III. I play Warcraft III most actively. It's just frustrating play a game with a dead community and developers who have lost interest.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: tamijo wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Rather than argue let's just say I do similar things when playing RTS games, and I find it refreshing to do something different even when it decreases my probability of winning.    Ohh you play RTS - Love it myself - have a mate and we play a lot together - together in teamers or 1v1. But im not good, too old too slow What do you play ? I've been playing Starcraft II since it's new and active, but I still prefer Starcraft and Warcraft III. I play Warcraft III most actively. It's just frustrating play a game with a dead community and developers who have lost interest.

Play SC II & COH both great games, and very diffrent

Negoba wrote: P-K4 (e4) best by test per RJ Fischer I don't always play this but most of the time I do. P-Kb3 only works when you follow it with P-KN4, right?

Generally, I'd usually follow with P-K4, allows the bishop to be brought into play early, gives the knight some leeway mid-board & depending on your opponent, allows an early castling move to bring in the rook

Ah... I didn't say it works as such