just a Game . Not a War .. Do you agree ? and why ??
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NorCalPeezy916 wrote:
i try to live life like chess...always think 8 moves ahead and look at every angle before making a move. So for me, its war, not a game.
So do I !!
it is war my teacher all ways says he looks nice so kill him
Actions speak louder than words you guys ! God do you all talk... !! 
joeydvivre wrote:
Having your leg blown off hurts...badly. Losing a chess game is nothing. I've lost ten of thousands of chess games. Thankfully never had my leg blown off but I hear it sucks.
For me it can highly Suck when I lose a Chess Game yes; Depending on due to why I lost, the Rating of my Opponent [Chess Engine, Human], and my own Personal mood and Mindset on the moments.
With all bassically ' not-mistake-not-mind ' Technical Sports [ Cycling, Fitness, Running, Swimming ] the loss is ( Generally ) far less Harmful than with Chess for me Personally.
And also with ' mistake-mind Technical ' Sports [ Tennis, Soccer, Hockey.. ] the loss would be always less Harsch than with Chess, this time also due to a Different Factor, and maybe Different Factors.
And I know why.
erhg, I know ' everything '... or a lot, on ( many ) Area's which Demand Primair Intilligence.
I cannot always Explain everything { anymore smily/,mad!! }
IT IS A GAME BASED ON WAR==
Chess is WAR!
those who say that it is war do not really understand what chess and war mean. they are entirely different. look at the difinitions and you will see what chess and war mean.
those who say that it is war do not really understand what chess and war mean. they are entirely different. look at the difinitions and you will see what chess and war mean.
Gigatt78 wrote:
those who say that it is war do not really understand what chess and war mean. they are entirely different. look at the difinitions and you will see what chess and war mean.
From one perspective chess can be said to be siege warfare in the form a board game. So by synthesis it is a war game
It can be used as a model for making siege warfare in real life. But, no it is NOT a literal war as between human soldiers. Chess is figurative siege warfare. Make believe siege war. And, finally it is definitely a game.
Chess allows its players to turn into kings (virtually) and attack the other kingdoms. In a way, it's like roleplaying: you become the king on the chess board, while your opponent the other. And in that role, you are attacking another kingdom with an army of footsoldiers (pawns) and other skilled fighters (knights, bishops [crossbowmen, in my opinion], queens [martial artists, IMO] etc.) and using a variety of weapons such as siege towers or chariots (depending on the translation of the names of different pieces) (rooks). It a whole other world on the chess board!
In summary, you could call the game a war fought in a dimension seperate from the one we are in; a dimension where distance is measured in squares and most people don't have visible faces. Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence.
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
Chess allows its players to turn into kings (virtually) and attack the other kingdoms. In a way, it's like roleplaying: you become the king on the chess board, while your opponent the other. And in that role, you are attacking another kingdom with an army of footsoldiers (pawns) and other skilled fighters (knights, bishops [crossbowmen, in my opinion], queens [martial artists, IMO] etc.) and using a variety of weapons such as siege towers or chariots (depending on the translation of the names of different pieces) (rooks). It a whole other world on the chess board!
In summary, you could call the game a war fought in a dimension seperate from the one we are in; a dimension where distance is measured in squares and most people don't have visible faces. Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence.
You have an excellent imagination. Also a flair for the fanciful and ("other dimensional" - places that we can only go in our minds)
Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence. An insightful reference to Plato's "The Cave"
Plato’s point is that the prisoners (in the cave) would be mistaken. For they would be taking the terms in their language to refer to the shadows that pass before their eyes, rather than (as is correct, in Plato’s view) to the real things that cast the shadows.
transpo wrote:
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
Chess allows its players to turn into kings (virtually) and attack the other kingdoms. In a way, it's like roleplaying: you become the king on the chess board, while your opponent the other. And in that role, you are attacking another kingdom with an army of footsoldiers (pawns) and other skilled fighters (knights, bishops [crossbowmen, in my opinion], queens [martial artists, IMO] etc.) and using a variety of weapons such as siege towers or chariots (depending on the translation of the names of different pieces) (rooks). It a whole other world on the chess board!
In summary, you could call the game a war fought in a dimension seperate from the one we are in; a dimension where distance is measured in squares and most people don't have visible faces. Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence.
You have an excellent imagination. Also a flair for the fanciful and ("other dimensional" - places that we can only go in our minds)
Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence. An insightful reference to Plato's "The Cave"
Plato’s point is that the prisoners (in the cave) would be mistaken. For they would be taking the terms in their language to refer to the shadows that pass before their eyes, rather than (as is correct, in Plato’s view) to the real things that cast the shadows.
I made that reference? I just thought using that word was acceptable in common speech.
I would more call it a mental boxing fight than war. - noone wants to go down.
"just a game" sounds to me like it doesn't matter what happens in the game.
I like the comparison to boxing two player giving all they can in the boxing ring and afterwards they are still friends.
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
transpo wrote:
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
Chess allows its players to turn into kings (virtually) and attack the other kingdoms. In a way, it's like roleplaying: you become the king on the chess board, while your opponent the other. And in that role, you are attacking another kingdom with an army of footsoldiers (pawns) and other skilled fighters (knights, bishops [crossbowmen, in my opinion], queens [martial artists, IMO] etc.) and using a variety of weapons such as siege towers or chariots (depending on the translation of the names of different pieces) (rooks). It a whole other world on the chess board!
In summary, you could call the game a war fought in a dimension seperate from the one we are in; a dimension where distance is measured in squares and most people don't have visible faces. Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence.
You have an excellent imagination. Also a flair for the fanciful and ("other dimensional" - places that we can only go in our minds)
Chess is not war itself, but a shadow of what it represents, and thus contain its essence. An insightful reference to Plato's "The Cave"
Plato’s point is that the prisoners (in the cave) would be mistaken. For they would be taking the terms in their language to refer to the shadows that pass before their eyes, rather than (as is correct, in Plato’s view) to the real things that cast the shadows.
I made that reference? I just thought using that word was acceptable in common speech.
Sorry, I misunderstood. But, here is an interesting question. Maybe it can't be proven, but do you think that our shadows contain the essence of who we are? I mean most of the time I can recognize the personality of a real person that I know by looking at their shadow, even if I don't know that it is their shadow I am looking at.
transpo wrote:
Sorry, I misunderstood. But, here is an interesting question. Maybe it can't be proven, but do you think that our shadows contain the essence of who we are? I mean most of the time I can recognize the personality of a real person that I know by looking at their shadow, even if I don't know that it is their shadow I am looking at.
Hmm... not sure. What do you mean by "shadow"?
Chess is a game and those who think otherwise should not play it.
If you think chess is war than you have never lost a child or a parent
in combat. Wake up!
Aha! The Good Will Hunting Prize. Got it. Comes with popcorn too.