Calling out to DreadedHermie for a game of "stoner chess"

P - QB4

Doesn't look possible. Queen's Knight maybe? (Sounds like an invitation to rendezvous at an upscale medieval-themed gay bar...) :hippy:

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Doesn't look possible. Queen's Knight maybe? (Sounds like an invitation to rendezvous at an upscale medieval-themed gay bar...) :hippy:

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Quite right, it's

Queen's knight

If I don't seem bright.

Well, ya know what I been doin'.:stoned:

Wee

Drat!!
Free pawn night too.
What's a 'zard to do?

Oh, I know. :jointsmile::jointsmile:

Yer up, mate.

W.

Q - QR5

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Q - QR5

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Say what!

Oh, right, you move da Q to Q8 b4. ;-}
well then;
K - KB2

These diagrams are easy with the board cleared a bit!

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Q x P (Q-QR6)

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

These diagrams are easy with the board cleared a bit!

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Q x P (Q-QR6)

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K - KKn1

Owie!

W.

Kn x P

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Kn x P

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R X P

Now, it's a horse race.
Gonna try to do to you what you jus' did ta me.
The ol' "scare 'em to ruin with a promotion threat" gambit.:D

W.

Q - QB8

Cheque! :D

As I could not BS you out of it, I must now resign in shame.:o Before the inevitable;
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Well played.:thumbsup:

Wee itty zard

Where'd you find that pic?

New topic:

Was gonna start a new thread for ledtime, a DIY tutorial on the meanwells, mostly--everything else is jes' screw-n-glue. Should I just nestle the info in the thread we've got going already, or go public?

My concern is a shock or a fire caused by poor workmanship. (Some of the chillun's following along ain't all that bright, judging by their comments.) Write a disclaimer, and let nature proceed to thin the herd? All we gotta do is attach a supply cable...

Watcha think?
Was gonna title it:
Plug and Play! D.I.Y. high power LED system--screw the ripoff artists!

Wanna play again?
P.S. My ever-supportive spouse sez, "Oh, how nice! He let you win!"

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Where'd you find that pic?

No find!
It was a gift from a disgruntled opponent in the '70s
I had hair to my back pockets and a beard to the belt at the time.
He was a rated tournament player and all around goody-2-shoes.
When he mentioned his PHD I admitted to lacking even a GED.

Gentleman pre-judged me he did. Right there and then.:D
Laughed when I asked for a game.

Shredded him 3 games in a row!
(I was much sharper then).
He took it hard, at first.
Then it looked like he learned something.
He gave me that picture with a whole lot of thank yous.

New topic:

OK.

Was gonna start a new thread for ledtime, a DIY tutorial on the meanwells, mostly--everything else is jes' screw-n-glue. Should I just nestle the info in the thread we've got going already, or go public?

Start a new thread and link to it from here, yah?

My concern is a shock or a fire caused by poor workmanship. (Some of the chillun's following along ain't all that bright, judging by their comments.) Write a disclaimer, and let nature proceed to thin the herd? All we gotta do is attach a supply cable...

Watcha think?
Was gonna title it:
Plug and Play! D.I.Y. high power LED system--screw the ripoff artists!

I like it!
But artists?
Feh!

Wanna play again?
P.S. My ever-supportive spouse sez, "Oh, how nice! He let you win!"

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Not so! You earned that win.:cool:
Most I'd claim is a med handicap:jointsmile:
But, you can boast the same, yah?:stoned:

Sure, what's yer first move?

Wow again! That's what happened in the game, knight and all!

And I do appreciate your assistance in getting me through the middle game, which could have been my end game a few times there.

But, we dally. Dreaded Hermie has serfs to terrorize!
P - K4

P - K4 works for me too

I'm gonna use "N" for knight. Looks lak Ah caint spel, butt ahl git ovur it.

N - KB3

Let's see if I can't develop my pieces a bit more effectively this game. If there was any lack of understanding of the importance of "tempo" last game, it got real clear at the end.

Two pawns in the same file was a PIA. Neglecting to castle actually cost me the game, in reality.

You've been reading.

P -Q3

W.

P - Q4:)

P -KB4

W

Heck, my last move was off-book, too.

But there was something close, "Queen's Quicky Denied," or suppin'...

I expected you to develop your backline rather than send out squatters to cheaply control the center.

Interesting move, though. Throws my knight off balance even from there. Thinkin' about it...

Replying to email, also...

B - Q3

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

B - Q3

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So,
P X P will force

B X P -with that pawn fork you don't have many options.

Then I would move Kn - KB3. enguard da bishop
And you would move ???

Well, there's only one safe place to put the bishop.

Right back to Queen 3.
And black steals the first move advantage with a stinkin' pawn move.

If this is correct and you can't find mo' betta move dan dese.
We saved some time, ya?
Black would continue with Kn - QB3
and the board looks like dis;
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Green!?

Weeze

Yeah, it's all good...

Crap. I somehow :stoned: set the board up with both yer bishops on black. :rolleyes:

Thought I was pointed at yer knight.

Oh, well. Pretty close.

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Yeah, it's all good...

Crap. I somehow :stoned: set the board up with both yer bishops on black. :rolleyes:

Thought I was pointed at yer knight.

Oh, well. Pretty close.

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Well, now dat ya get how tempo changes hands, how 'bout retracting B -Q3 and substituting a mo' betta reality.

Den we learn 2 t'ings 'bout openings.:thumbsup:

FYI
When one guy is playing a classic opening, an "odd" move can throw them, but it's risky business in the long run.

Aloha,
Weeze

Matters not to me.

I'm inclined to force myself to live with my bad decisions. Drives the lesson home, yah?

At the time, it seemed worth a little tempo to interrupt your construction project at the center. The bishop mixup doesn't change the situation much, really.

I can protect my bishop with N - QB3. Develops the knight a little, and if we trade, that develops the knight to a better position (I think).

What do you think? Sheer folly?

Soil thread...
Can't place it.

Was it silly?


The soil thread I REALLY miss got swallowed by the board last big lights-out. :(
There was a guy named John Becker (avatar of Ted Danson) who had invented his own "soilless" medium, comprised of, well, soil components, and mostly dog hair. :wtf:

As the thread went on, the guy got more and more angrily defensive about his mixture. I was about to post and point out that a soil mixture isn't really "soilless," no matter how much poodle chaff you amend it with, when the lights went out for like 2 months.

Where that thread could have taken us... *sigh*

Id'a prolly just wound up indulging my warped sarcasm, so karma-wise, I guess I won out.

I am a child of the universe....:hippy: :hippy: :hippy:

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Matters not to me.

I'm inclined to force myself to live with my bad decisions. Drives the lesson home, yah?

At the time, it seemed worth a little tempo to interrupt your construction project at the center. The bishop mixup doesn't change the situation much, really.

I can protect my bishop with N - QB3. Develops the knight a little, and if we trade, that develops the knight to a better position (I think).

Not to mention your 3 developed piece vs my 1.

What do you think? Sheer folly?

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Folly is a li'l strong, but I would answer that with , say, Q - Q2

Zat sit good?

W.

Sorry, I'm lost...

Do you mean Q-Q2 would be your next move?

The queen can't get anywhere on that diagonal that your bishop can't get to immediately.

I coulda moved Q - Q3 to back up my bishop, but I'd rather not develop her yet. Too risky, better to use the QN.

Sorry, no meds yet today. :i feel stupid:Doin' some research for my bro.

Also about to transplant my 6" coco tomato (a Husky cherry, grew 'em in dirt pots last season) to an 8" net pot. (Hydro store goes from 5" to 8" with nuttin' in between.) Woulda preferred to use a smaller net pot, just seems more like "hydro, less like "coco."

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Sorry, I'm lost...

Do you mean Q-Q2 would be your next move?

That's what black would do next.
Your last move was pretty good actually.
That's why The queen is restless.:D

The queen can't get anywhere on that diagonal that your bishop can't get to immediately.

I coulda moved Q - Q3 to back up my bishop, but I'd rather not develop her yet. Too risky, better to use the QN.

Sorry, no meds yet today. :i feel stupid:Doin' some research for my bro.

Also about to transplant my 6" coco tomato (a Husky cherry, grew 'em in dirt pots last season) to an 8" net pot. (Hydro store goes from 5" to 8" with nuttin' in between.) Woulda preferred to use a smaller net pot, just seems more like "hydro, less like "coco."

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I did a monster tomato bush in a 5" net pot bolted to the lid of a 5 G. bucket.
6' tall an' 5' wide.
Vine, schmine!
She was a bush.
That's what sold me on hydro.

Aloha,
W.

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did a monster tomato bush

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How did ya hold it up?

P x P

If I don't take that, you can have it for free.

Seems like I'm initiating a lot of transactions here.

Hope I'm not mixing it up too early. I know this phase is supposed to be about development, not conquest. Are early pawn exchanges like this customary, or is this chess-noob bull-in-chinashop stuff on my part?

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

P x P

If I don't take that, you can have it for free.

Seems like I'm initiating a lot of transactions here.

Hope I'm not mixing it up too early. I know this phase is supposed to be about development, not conquest. Are early pawn exchanges like this customary, or is this chess-noob bull-in-chinashop stuff on my part?

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Well, it's customary for beginners.:D
P X P right back atcha

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

How did ya hold it up?

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Jammed it's roots
into my boots.:D

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customary for beginners.

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Tactfully put. *sigh* :sadcrying

Roots? boots? I think I need to catch up, here....:smokebong:

o -o

Kingside Castle (sounds like a Sam Spade's competitor)

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Roots? boots? I think I need to catch up, here....:smokebong:

o -o

Kingside Castle (sounds like a Sam Spade's competitor)

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Q X Q

Yeeha!
Put da sheep's hind legs in your boots and try to shove it off a cliff,
It pushes back, of course.:D
Dangerous game.

R x Q

Damn! Here I felt brash diddling a couple pawns.

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

R x Q

Damn! Here I felt brash diddling a couple pawns.

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KB - Qb4

QB - K3

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You've been reading.

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Actually, I reviewed the openings of our first 2 games.
Pretty hard to follow, though.

The pieces were giving me lotsa problems. A sneeze would flatten everybody.
Weighted the bases: lead bullet noses, cheap Kester solder (humpf), sinkers, etc. followed by leftover epoxy, bathtub caulk, hot glue, whatever...used stuff up. De-burred and trued up the bases, too. HUGE difference. Can audition moves without knocking over 6 innocent pieces. Has the luxurious feel of a hand-crafted set. :lol5:

For the first time in my life, those human chess games made a little sense. :tin foil hat: