Thursday, 25 April 2024
Life, the universe, pies, hot-pink bunnies, world domination, and everything
As before, Robert takes on the world (or at least the world of logged-in MuseBloggers). The twist is that he will keep all of his pieces on “his” side of the board, the first four rows, unless forced across because it’s the only move available. White will be hunkered down for trench warfare; Black will have to go in and dig him out. Ready? Let’s go!
Ever get the feeling that the whole world was against you? That’s the idea behind this chess game. In a desperate ploy scientific experiment designed to see whether it’s possible to keep a game here moving forward to a conclusion, GAPA Robert Coontz is taking the black pieces and allowing anybody on MuseBlog to move for White. Trash talk, taunts, and analysis are encouraged. Let’s see if this works.
First move, anybody?
The self-heckling is likely to be the best part of this game.
Ratings at start of game: Agent Lightning 100, L 100.
Ratings at end of game: Agent Lightning 50, L 150.
Here are the chess ratings as we enter 2012 (numbers in parentheses indicate number of games on which the rating is based). Ratings will be updated every time a game ends. You can also this thread to arrange online chess games with other MBers.
Latest update: 27 June 2012
Game 1 is over. Guess what: MuseBlog won. Congratulations, MuseBlog! Also, condolences, MuseBlog. Better luck next time.
So here we go again. As before, anybody can make a move at any time. You don’t have to restrict yourself to playing one color, but please don’t make more than one move in a row. The game will be over too quickly if people just use it to play themselves.
Just for fun, we’re posting a game in which anybody can make a move at any time. You don’t have to restrict yourself to playing one color, but please don’t make more than one move in a row. The game will be over too quickly if people just use it to play themselves.
Ratings beforehand: Tess 110, RD 140.
Ratings afterward: Tess 90, RD 160.
MuseBlog ratings before the game: KA, 200; Pan, 150.
Go to it!
Ratings before the game: Piggy 150, Koko’s Apprentice 160. If Piggy wins, the ratings will be 210/100. If KA wins, 110/200. If they draw, 160/150.
As requested.
Pre-game ratings: Bibliophile 100, Mikazuki 0. If Bibliophile wins this game*, the new ratings will be 110-0. If Mikazuki wins, 10-90. If it’s a draw, 60-40.
*Unless the results of other games change the players’ ratings before this one is over.
If you lose interest in a game and know you’re never going to play another move, don’t just leave your opponents waiting and wondering forever. Instead, please resign by clicking the skull-and-crossbones button on the game’s command bar. Then we’ll calculate new ratings, and everybody can move on.