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25/09/2008 09:10:13
 
 
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Politics
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Other
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01350252
Message ID:
01350502
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>>>>>>>Dragan,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>That's called a "sealed move". It's used primarily in tournaments when play must be suspended due to the end of the playing day, a power outage, time restraint or other non-playing situation; it's also used when players are playing a game by snail mail over long distances without the aid of computers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This technique was brought to light during the Bobby Fischer - Boris Spassky matches back in the 1970's. Because there were no player clocks used, each move took far longer than a normal game.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks - at least I've learned a new expression. The thread isn't going where I thought it would, so the move seems to be useless.
>>>>>
>>>>>The only cool chess phrase I remember is en passant. Well, that and fool's mate (4 moves).
>>>>
>>>>3 moves
>>>
>>>Well, there you go. I guess I shouldn't have felt so bad the times I lost in 4.
>>
>>I won once in 3 moves. I was more experienced than my opponent. Normally I would've told him that his moves were not good but I wanted to see if I would get my first win in 3 moves.
>
>Yeah, I once beat my 6-year-old daughter in a running race

Wow that was one of the quickest bitchin' reply I've seen in a long time.
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