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When I study chess games, my cat will watch and, overcome with an urge to participate, will move one of the pieces with her paws.
Coincidentally (?) every move has actually been a valid move. Unfortunately, she tends to relinquish control over open files and she once moved the queen right into the path of the enemy bishop. She still has lots to learn.
where my golden retriever was always content to lay at my feet when I played games, my portuguese waterdog on the otherhand is less laid back and extremely proactive. He is insistant on being the 4th in a game of bridge and has been watching attentively my otb chess games. Therefore, I suspect it is only a matter of time. (For some reason the movement of the knight seems to confuse him thus far)
Chess will be a better game for him actually; in bridge we have to put his cards on a stand up tray for him, and wipe the saliva off the cards he plays..... He cannot shuffle worth a chit, and his dealing is worse! Plus he is a sore loser..... He barks and howls, and is quick to growl if he suspects cheating, which for the last 4 years seems to be everytime someone wins twice in a row. (that may be due to his cynicism after Bush won (? stole?) his 2nd term as US president.... in fact, he has been quite irritable lately ever since Palin defamed dogs by comparing herself to a pitbull!) He tends to be a bit greedy around the snacks, and no one likes to eat after him, but they do like that he can get beer for us so quickly. But anyway, he sure is a competitive player!
Oct 14, 2008
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dawgface420 wrote:
When I study chess games, my cat will watch and, overcome with an urge to participate, will move one of the pieces with her paws.
Coincidentally (?) every move has actually been a valid move. Unfortunately, she tends to relinquish control over open files and she once moved the queen right into the path of the enemy bishop. She still has lots to learn.
She will already have the natural tendency to play 'cat and mouse' with her opponents and toy with them - a valuable attitude. The specifics can always come later.
gumpty wrote:
i once got beat by a llama....
you could write a rap song about that gumpty.... here, I'll help get you started.....
she was one bad mama llama, and she beat my azz at chess....
The way she moved her piece, chit, it made my head a mess....
she mesmerized me with her neck each time I watched her move...
I tried to stay within my game, but f-k-n lost my groove.....
I tried to use my rook on her, and maybe snatch her queen....
but she was just too good for me, her counter quite obscene....
she winked at me and turned around and kind of shook her tail....
To tell you what I thought about, might get my azz in jail!
One bad mama llama, yeah that girl was quite a sight
that afternoon I spent with her, wow her game was tight!
yeah that ole bad mama llama, man she smacked my azz you know
but hope'n now when you play her chess, you get that long necked ho!
Probably a dung beetle.
I think humans may be the first to crack chess, but not for the foreseeable future.
Oct 14, 2008
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ChrisFreek wrote: I think humans may be the first to crack chess, but not for the foreseeable future.
Very carefully worded. You might have written: " ... man ...".
Oct 15, 2008
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zombywoof wrote: ... my portuguese waterdog on the otherhand is less laid back and extremely proactive. He is insistant on being the 4th in a game of bridge and has been watching attentively my otb chess games. Therefore, I suspect it is only a matter of time. (For some reason the movement of the knight seems to confuse him thus far). Chess will be a better game for him actually; in bridge we have to put his cards on a stand up tray for him, and wipe the saliva off the cards he plays. ......
The list of moving styles (http://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/longest-journey-starts-with-a-single-move - post #14) will need revising. I'm guessing that your dog is more of a lifter than a slider. The opening remark will tend to be not so much: "Good luck!" - as: "Does your dog bite?".
C3-P0's advice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMXhqe1Rozk) may also be pertinent.
zombywoof wrote:
He is insistant on being the 4th in a game of bridge and has been watching attentively my otb chess games. (For some reason the movement of the knight seems to confuse him thus far)
Not too surprising, the movement of the knight confsuses me as well!
Oct 15, 2008
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artfizz wrote:
Which species of animal do you think will be the first to crack chess?
Pigeons seem quite trainable and should have no real problem getting the hang of a limited repertoire of openings.
very limited, they only play the birds...
now I know what the term pigeon hole actually refers to!
gumpty.... I hope you are working on your rap song! By the way, how was your llama at cricket?
Oct 15, 2008
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his chess studies didnt leave time for such things as cricket.... he is working on his 3rd GM norm. I think he may achieve it atnext years Wijk aan Zoo.
I once had a parrot that opened the Grob, he wasn't particularly good.
sometimes i can hear my dog bark "Nxe7!" than i realise it's my teacher... :P
Which species of animal do you think will be the first to crack chess?
Pigeons seem quite trainable and should have no real problem getting the hang of a limited repertoire of openings.