Mar-07-2012, 04:44 AM (UTC)
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WOW, GO NARYA!!! 
I love chess and have taught it to my children and husband, and been involved in many tournaments and programs over the years. They say that it takes ten minutes to learn the game and a lifetime to master it.
I registered my sons on the ICC site (at least, I think that's what it's called as I haven't extended this offer to my daughter yet...terrible mother that I am the third time around...and it was many years ago). It was terrific for them to be able to play their friends (they would pick a time and hop on to play against each other, much the same as you might hook up with a friend within Runescape or WoW etc), against other opponents and even sit in on games between masters. The inclusion of a chat box was great...more for games between friends than stangers though.
Each player was also given a rating or ranking, much as what you get when playing the chess circuit, and you could go back over your game and see where you went wrong/record your moves etc. Hm. I might have to look into ICC again and come back and challenge any chess lovers here to a game!
As for "moves", my brain can't get around them even though I can 'teach' them. My eldest son has used the Sicilian Defence since he was about ten years old, and I know it, and he still beats me!
WOW, GO NARYA!!! (Mar-07-2012, 01:05 AM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote:(Mar-07-2012, 12:54 AM (UTC))thul Wrote: Playing chess is easy. Its winning that is hard...They tried to teach me once, I didn't find it easy.
I love chess and have taught it to my children and husband, and been involved in many tournaments and programs over the years. They say that it takes ten minutes to learn the game and a lifetime to master it.
I registered my sons on the ICC site (at least, I think that's what it's called as I haven't extended this offer to my daughter yet...terrible mother that I am the third time around...and it was many years ago). It was terrific for them to be able to play their friends (they would pick a time and hop on to play against each other, much the same as you might hook up with a friend within Runescape or WoW etc), against other opponents and even sit in on games between masters. The inclusion of a chat box was great...more for games between friends than stangers though.
Each player was also given a rating or ranking, much as what you get when playing the chess circuit, and you could go back over your game and see where you went wrong/record your moves etc. Hm. I might have to look into ICC again and come back and challenge any chess lovers here to a game!
As for "moves", my brain can't get around them even though I can 'teach' them. My eldest son has used the Sicilian Defence since he was about ten years old, and I know it, and he still beats me!
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