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Lagomorph

Sep 8, 2017

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VladimirHerceg91 wrote:

Class of 99? Was the Grand Duke of Chesshamptington still lecturing at the time? I heard he retired some years back.

He didn't retire. Never got the chance. A very sad tale it was indeed. After chess his great passion was performing tricks with fire at a travelling circus. This didn't sit well with his voracious appetite for brandy, and one night in front of a packed audience his "flaming sword swallowing extraveganza" ended with him combusting entirely.

Rumour at the academy to this day was that all that was left of him was a Staunton black Knight that he always carried with him as a good luck charm.

blueemu

Sep 8, 2017

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#22

Lagomorph wrote:

VladimirHerceg91 wrote:

Class of 99? Was the Grand Duke of Chesshamptington still lecturing at the time? I heard he retired some years back.

He didn't retire. Never got the chance. A very sad tale it was indeed. After chess his great passion was performing tricks with fire at a travelling circus. This didn't sit well with his voracious appetite for brandy, and one night in front of a packed audience his "flaming sword swallowing extraveganza" ended with him combusting entirely.

Rumour at the academy to this day was that all that was left of him was a Staunton black Knight that he always carried with him as a good luck charm.

Sounds like a new and tragic twist on the Fried Liver Variation.

lfPatriotGames

Sep 8, 2017

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#23

DeirdreSkye wrote:

VladimirHerceg91 wrote:

I just want to use it as an example of how doubled pawns don't always lead to winning positions.

Did anyone teach you that doubled pawns always lead to winning positions?

Possibly you were not looking at the teacher but at the girl behind because no trainer or teacher could say such a nonsense.

At his esteeemed learning academy he was also taught that losing the queen, both rooks, and a bishop within the first 12 moves ALSO does not always lead to a winning position. That academy, not much gets past them.

VladimirHerceg91

Sep 8, 2017

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#24

BoggleMeBrains wrote:

VladimirHerceg91 wrote:

Some of which I question as I mature as a Chessist, Chesser or even Chessian.

I think you'll find the correct term is "Chessnik".

Chessists were soviet political police who happened to also play chess. Chessians were 18th century german mercenaries who happened to also play chess, and a Chesser is furniture for storing chess-themed ties and underwear.

Hmm interesting piece of history.

VladimirHerceg91

Sep 9, 2017

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lfPatriotGames wrote:

DeirdreSkye wrote:

VladimirHerceg91 wrote:

I just want to use it as an example of how doubled pawns don't always lead to winning positions.

Did anyone teach you that doubled pawns always lead to winning positions?

Possibly you were not looking at the teacher but at the girl behind because no trainer or teacher could say such a nonsense.

At his esteeemed learning academy he was also taught that losing the queen, both rooks, and a bishop within the first 12 moves ALSO does not always lead to a winning position. That academy, not much gets past them.

This is a complete misinformation. Don't post misleading fluff in the forums. We're all here for intellectual Chess discussion, and to get better. Your sarcasm, and false claims against the academy are not helping anybody.

Djohnmark06

Sep 9, 2017

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#26

Doubled pawns are rarely ever good lol who taught you that doubled pawns were something to be proud of

Lagomorph

Sep 10, 2017

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#27

Djohnmark06 wrote:

Doubled pawns are rarely ever good lol who taught you that doubled pawns were something to be proud of

The Grand Duke of Chesshamptington. Do keep up !

Djohnmark06

Sep 10, 2017

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#28

Doesn't sound very grand if he's saying stuff like that

VladimirHerceg91

Sep 13, 2017

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#29

Lagomorph wrote:

Djohnmark06 wrote:

Doubled pawns are rarely ever good lol who taught you that doubled pawns were something to be proud of

The Grand Duke of Chesshamptington. Do keep up !

Some people right?

Djohnmark06

Sep 13, 2017

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#30

You'd have to be idiotic to believe that doubled pawns are so,etching to strive for they are usually a weakness ask and REAL FM IM or GM and they will tell you this

Djohnmark06

Sep 13, 2017

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#31

Maybe if we drop the queen we will be winning destroyer? Idk it has like a 1 percent chance of backfiring

macer75

Sep 13, 2017

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#32

LM_player wrote:

"Knight on the rim makes the opponent dim."
I died! XD

That's weird... I always thought the saying was "Knights on the rim go nuclear like Kim."

VladimirHerceg91

Sep 14, 2017

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#33

Destroyer_Mark_1420 wrote:

Shocking that you have two sets of doubles pawns AND one is isolated and you are not winning. Perhaps tripled pawns will help?

I think in order to achieve tripled pawns, one has to have at least a 2900 level Chess acumen. I think most engine games revolve around competing to get tripled pawns on semi-open files. These tactics are unfathomably advanced. Therefore brute force calculation is necessary. Material and development are ignored at these top levels. The pawn chain as it is called becomes the most important. That said, I've never seen a 4 pawn chain. But Chess is still not solved and there is still room for improvement.

Djohnmark06

Sep 14, 2017

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#34

Yep Vladimir is just another troll

MikeCrockett

Sep 14, 2017

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#35

Lagomorph wrote:

nice troll

Is that like saying "nice doggie" as you slowly step backwards?

macer75

Sep 14, 2017

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#36

MikeCrockett wrote:

Lagomorph wrote:

nice troll

Is that like saying "nice doggie" as you slowly step backwards?

No.

whiskersinthejamjar

Sep 15, 2017

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#37

it's like saying "nice doggie" to a dog wearing knickers and sunglasses.

macer75

Sep 15, 2017

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#38

whiskeyinthejamjar wrote:

it's like saying "nice doggie" to a dog wearing knickers and sunglasses.

Yeah, that's more like it!

VladimirHerceg91

Nov 1, 2017

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#39

Djohnmark06 wrote:

You'd have to be idiotic to believe that doubled pawns are so,etching to strive for they are usually a weakness ask and REAL FM IM or GM and they will tell you this

I believe I mentioned that I studied at the esteemed Oxfordshire Chessing Academy from ages 5 to 12. My credentials speak for themselves.

Forkedupagain

Nov 1, 2017

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#40

VH91 your my favorite expert.