Chess Game: SudoRandom vs. Piggy — 0-1
As requested. Go to it, lads!
Piggy prevails!
Date: October 30, 2009
Categories: Chess, Games completed
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SudoRandom
in November 1st, 2009 @ 08:20Me go first again?…
Fine. Let me think.
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Piggy
in November 5th, 2009 @ 16:49Sudo…
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Piggy
in November 6th, 2009 @ 22:33SUUUUdo…
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SudoRandom
in November 8th, 2009 @ 09:51Sorry!
Oh, gods, I’m so bad at this…
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Piggy
in November 13th, 2009 @ 20:41*coughs*
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SudoRandom
in November 18th, 2009 @ 06:27You look like you know what you’re doing, and it’s rather intimidating.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in November 18th, 2009 @ 08:25That’s psychological warfare. Whenever you make a move on a physical (non-virtual) board, always put your piece down with a decisive thump. Looking confident isn’t quite half the battle, but it certainly helps.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in November 24th, 2009 @ 21:57SudoRandom! Your move!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in December 2nd, 2009 @ 22:10SudoRandom! Still your move!
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Piggy
in December 6th, 2009 @ 08:45SUDORANDOM, get over here.
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SudoRandom
in December 6th, 2009 @ 18:18AAA! Sorry! I have no idea what to do, but at least it’s a move…
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Piggy
in January 19th, 2010 @ 18:21Sudo!
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Piggy
in January 20th, 2010 @ 19:17SudoRandom!
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SudoRandom
in January 24th, 2010 @ 18:51I get the feeling that when I made that move, I had everything all planned out, and now I’ve forgotten.
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SudoRandom
in February 28th, 2010 @ 17:06Once again, I can’t shake the feeling that when I moved there, I had a cunning backup plan to get out. All gone now, fairwell Knight,
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Piggy
in January 25th, 2010 @ 23:14Sudo, it’s your move.
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Piggy
in January 27th, 2010 @ 19:12Sudo, chess?
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in January 28th, 2010 @ 17:35Ahoy, SudoRandom! Your move!
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Piggy
in January 31st, 2010 @ 17:53Suuuudoooo…
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Piggy
in February 1st, 2010 @ 17:47Chess, Sudo?
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SudoRandom
in February 9th, 2010 @ 14:48Wooooooooooooooow. That was a stupid move.
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bookgirl_me
in February 9th, 2010 @ 15:07Sudo- Yes, that wasn’t great, but- always look where your pieces are. That goes for Piggy too. You’ve been sadly neglecting some of my favorite pieces.
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SudoRandom
in February 9th, 2010 @ 15:56I’m absolutely terrible at games like this. My brother, on the other hand, is good at them. He can look ahead and make strategies easily, whereas I have trouble focusing on the implications of the move I’m making in the present.
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SudoRandom
in February 13th, 2010 @ 11:09Gah. My side of the board is so cluttered, it’s impossible to move. Isn’t it nice that I can see that my moves were terrible, and exactly why, only several turns after I make them? It’s a poor sort of foresight that only works backwards.
Anyway, Piggy, I’m really posting to tell you that I’m going to Texas for vacation and won’t be back till Friday. I don’t know how long I have on here before I go, but this will probably be my last move for a while. Bye!
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Piggy
in February 26th, 2010 @ 17:15Sudo! Chess!
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SudoRandom
in February 26th, 2010 @ 17:23**feels sure that he is digging himself in deeper*
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 3rd, 2010 @ 12:18Sudo: Your knight had plenty of options. On your 21st move, you could have moved it to f8 (taking the black bishop), f4, or d4. Why did you move your bishop?
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SudoRandom
in March 3rd, 2010 @ 14:14Wait, I think I only have one knight, and that knight definitely can’t get all the way over to the f column. I’d think that you’d have mixed me up with Piggy, as his knight can get to f, except that you specifically mentioned that the bishop I could take was black.
Oh, hang on. I’m looking at my twenty first move right now, thinking you’re talking about what I could do this turn? I’m confused. Okay, I found a magical feature that lets me go back turns, and I see what you’re talking about now. I didn’t see that my knight was being threatened, but I could see that my bishop was, so I moved it.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 3rd, 2010 @ 14:54Sudo: Your 21st move was Bd3.
Ah, so you didn’t notice that Black had two pieces (bishop and queen) ready to take your knight? Hm.
Your bishop was not in trouble. Your knight on a3 defended it. If Black had captured it with the knight (…Nxc4), then you would would have captured the knight (Nxc4), winning a knight for a bishop — an even trade.
(Observation: MBers in general seem awfully afraid of exchanging pieces. You need to get over that.)
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SudoRandom
in March 3rd, 2010 @ 16:16Yes, I’m terrified of trades. I never know when one is good or not…
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 4th, 2010 @ 09:11The usual rule of thumb is that bishop = knight = about 3 pawns. If a pawn is assigned a point value of 1, then bishops = knights = 3; rooks = 5; and a queen = 9.
So if you can get two knights for a rook, or two rooks for your queen, then those are usually good trades. Swapping a bishop for a knight or vice versa is an even trade.
The point values aren’t perfect, but they give a general guide and can help players overcome their fear of exchanges.
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SudoRandom
in March 8th, 2010 @ 18:28Meh. Now I think I just wasted a move…
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Piggy
in March 11th, 2010 @ 20:30Sudo?
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SudoRandom
in March 17th, 2010 @ 11:45Crap. I didn’t see what I’m sure Piggy is going to next until too late. *is very, very bad at chess*
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 17th, 2010 @ 11:50Enceladus:Sudo: For future moves, it might help you to look at the position from your opponent’s point of view. You can flip the board by hitting the button with the two curved arrows. Then ask yourself, “What would I do next if these were my pieces?”(Incidentally, with so many baked goods in the world, we GAPAs don’t see much need for scatological expressions of annoyance.)
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SudoRandom
in March 17th, 2010 @ 11:54Lawlz. I’m SudoRandom.
Thanks, though. That’ll probably be very helpful.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 17th, 2010 @ 11:57It’s not always easy to tell the two of you apart.
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SudoRandom
in March 17th, 2010 @ 11:59Sorry about that. I’m in the habit, and I used to hate MB swears. *will remember next time*
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 23rd, 2010 @ 08:33Ahoy! Sudo! Your move!
You’re down a rook, a knight, and a bishop, so I think it’s not stepping too far out of line to offer you a few hints at this point. First, your pawn on h4 has been hanging unprotected for several moves now. You can protect it with your queen. That might be a good idea.
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SudoRandom
in March 25th, 2010 @ 16:17CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I guess it is clear now that I am not meant to be playing chess. *headdesk*
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 25th, 2010 @ 16:29I wouldn’t go that far. But you do seem deathly afraid of capturing your opponent’s pieces, and awfully eager to let him capture yours.
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Piggy
in March 25th, 2010 @ 19:26Sudo, it’s your turn again.
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Piggy
in March 31st, 2010 @ 21:01Sudo, chess.
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SudoRandom
in April 3rd, 2010 @ 12:56Now the problem is that even though I can see (I think) what you’re doing, I don’t know what to do about it. Maybe I should resign, I feel like I’m just playing this game to death, and it’s pretty clear I’ll be checkmated in a few moves. Oh, well. At least I’ve improved.
So, should I resign?
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Piggy
in April 3rd, 2010 @ 16:30It’s up to you.
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Piggy
in April 8th, 2010 @ 15:22Sudo, chess, por favor.
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SudoRandom
in April 15th, 2010 @ 15:20Sorry, I was sure I finished…
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