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

[Weezard]

Well, all that makes sense.

Question: when you're playing things out 4 moves, are you just looking at where your pieces will be, or are you trying to anticipate the opponent's responses as well, thus looking at a whole new board? That's where I'm getting bogged down, cause there's lotsa ways things can go. (And I'm not so good yet at knowing what to look for.)

How's R - K Kn 5 look? Seems like I can get a free pawn outta that one.

That's it!
I knew you would figure it out.
A brilliant move!
It wins 2 pawns while giving check.
Gets back a shitload of tempo for white as well.


If,, Black can't take a joke.

And that, is what I mean about playing it out.

1st impulse is, to save the bishop's ass, yah?.
Bad impulse!

That move would give you 2 pawns.
Worth, nominally, 2 points.
To save a bishop that is worth about 3 points.
That "about" is important here.

Giving up the bishop, evens the points total, for white, but it also retains tempo, and saves black's hopes for promotion while hampering white's.
Well worth the extra point, because;
A bishop is good, But those pawns are now potential queens.

(Points are how a computer values pieces.
Q = 8 R = 5 B = 3 Kn = 3 1/4 P = 1 at the start of the game.
The worthy algorithms shave the points according to position and investment, but it's still about points.
Human thinking factors in potential value as well.
The bishop will never be worth more than 3 3/4 points.
Those 2 pawns are a potential 16 points.)



Now, is when black must use his time advantage to push his pawns and gobble yours up.
Keep that in mind when you ponder this;

R -Q2

Sorry li'l bishop c'est la guerre.

This is where playing it out gets easy.
The next 2 moves are predictable with some certainty.


Proud of ya padawan, ya done good!
Now reach out to da dark side, :vader1: we have cookies!



ciao fo' now
-=<W.>=-

Weezard Reviewed by Weezard on 09-16-2009. Calling out to DreadedHermie for a game of "stoner chess" P - Q4 For all who wander by, kibbitzing and commenting is encouraged.:S5: Weezard Rating: 5