Yes, but then it wouldn't be a pawn anymore, and therefore would become capturable. You want to try this out?
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Jun 16, 2011
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oinquarki wrote:
Yes, but then it wouldn't be a pawn anymore, and therefore would become capturable. You want to try this out?
are you being smug?
planeden wrote:
are you being smug?
If so, then not intentionally; I just want to see firsthand how this would affect the game - I don't think that I could give you odds and win.
Jun 16, 2011
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oinquarki wrote:
planeden wrote:
are you being smug?
If so, then not intentionally; I just want to see firsthand how this would affect the game - I don't think that I could give you odds and win.
if you want to play unrated i will. challenge me and pick a pawn. you want to be white? 1 day per move is fine, or longer. whichever.
oh, and the smug thing was a joke based on that other thread.
Why would you want to "Even the playing field?" That's not going to help them get better, and I'd feel a bit insulted if some class C player thought he could take a hopelessly lost position against me and still have a chance to beat me.
My advice is to play them in real games. If you beat them, they can learn from it. If I were to play a GM (probably even more of a rating spread there!) I wouldwant him to play his best so I could learn from it, not play down a piece and "even the competition."
Jun 16, 2011
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zezpwn44 wrote:
Why would you want to "Even the playing field?" That's not going to help them get better, and I'd feel a bit insulted if some class C player thought he could take a hopelessly lost position against me and still have a chance to beat me.
My advice is to play them in real games. If you beat them, they can learn from it. If I were to play a GM (probably even more of a rating spread there!) I wouldwant him to play his best so I could learn from it, not play down a piece and "even the competition."
some people just play games for fun.
Jun 17, 2011
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#28
zezpwn44 wrote: Why would you want to "Even the playing field?" That's not going to help them get better, and I'd feel a bit insulted if some class C player thought he could take a hopelessly lost position against me and still have a chance to beat me.
My advice is to play them in real games. If you beat them, they can learn from it. If I were to play a GM (probably even more of a rating spread there!) I wouldwant him to play his best so I could learn from it, not play down a piece and "even the competition."
Would this have been your same view when you were starting out at chess - and getting beaten every game?
Something that may be interesting that I thought of - designate one of the lower player's pawns to be uncapturable.
would it be promotable?