07-23-2009, 06:38 PM
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#1 | | Sexier than Dr. Worm
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,881
| Chess: Danny vs. Skeeter For the sake of brevity I'll take white on this one, unless you have any objections.
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07-23-2009, 07:36 PM
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#2 | | Post Prehistoric
Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Between Black and White Posts: 3,583
| I want to know why white is always on the bottom.
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07-23-2009, 07:57 PM
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#3 | | Sexier than Dr. Worm
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,881
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Originally Posted by AlphaSigma I want to know why white is always on the bottom. | My best guess would be because it would make the notation confusing. The letters at the bottom would go h - a from left to right, and the numbers would be reversed also. There's not really an ineffable rule declaring that the chess board must be presented that way, it just generally is for simplicity's sake. |
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07-23-2009, 10:49 PM
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#4 | | Post Prehistoric
Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Between Black and White Posts: 3,583
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Originally Posted by Danny My best guess would be because it would make the notation confusing. The letters at the bottom would go h - a from left to right, and the numbers would be reversed also. There's not really an ineffable rule declaring that the chess board must be presented that way, it just generally is for simplicity's sake. | Are the letter and numbers suppose to be color exclusive?
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07-24-2009, 12:18 AM
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#5 | | Sexier than Dr. Worm
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,881
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Originally Posted by AlphaSigma Are the letter and numbers suppose to be color exclusive? | I think so. If they weren't (for example, if a1 was light instead of dark), the queens wouldn't start on their correct colors. |
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07-24-2009, 12:35 AM
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#6 | | High Five!
Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Here Posts: 9,608
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Originally Posted by AlphaSigma I want to know why white is always on the bottom. | Probably a random, obscure racial thing.
...Or not  . |
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07-24-2009, 11:21 AM
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#7 | | The People's Super Moderator
Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Aldergrove, BC, Canada Posts: 15,789
| By the way, where did you get the image from? |
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07-24-2009, 04:48 PM
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#8 | | Sexier than Dr. Worm
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,881
| I'm just screenshotting Chessmaster. Seems easier than cutting and pasting pieces all over the place.
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07-24-2009, 04:53 PM
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#9 | | The People's Super Moderator
Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Aldergrove, BC, Canada Posts: 15,789
| Oh man, I was cutting and pasting...wait, I might have Chessmaster at home. But that means I wouldn't be able to play at work...cutting and pasting in Paint will have to do... |
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07-24-2009, 05:42 PM
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#10 | | Registered User
Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 345
| Can I do this with, lets' say - Scrabble?
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07-24-2009, 05:45 PM
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#11 | | Registered User | Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitar4God Can I do this with, lets' say - Scrabble? | You could.... but I'd win.
xD
EDIT It would be pretty hard...... |
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07-24-2009, 05:59 PM
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#12 | | The People's Super Moderator
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| It would be pretty much impossible to do PBP* with Scrabble. It just doesn't lend itself well to the format. How are you supposed to know what tiles you have?
*Play-by-post |
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07-24-2009, 07:05 PM
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#13 | | Sexier than Dr. Worm
Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,881
| d4 |
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07-25-2009, 09:46 PM
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#14 | | Post Prehistoric
Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Between Black and White Posts: 3,583
| Interesting set ups
*analyzes potentional moves.
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07-27-2009, 12:27 PM
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#15 | | The People's Super Moderator
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