A Simpsons chess set with 7 blue Bart pawns and 9 green Bart pawns.
most useless chess item that you own
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I have a baseball set. 
Pandolfini's Traps and Zaps.
I have a Russian chess book I can't read, obviously.
NomadicKnight wrote:
A girlfriend that wanted to play chess and would get really mad when I beat her every time... I threw that one in the garbage...
But which one? The chess set or ... the girlfriend?
How 'bout this one:
"Great" local book written by and I kid you not; a class D player!?!
baddogno wrote:
I have a baseball set.
I want to see the pictures!
Nov 9, 2013
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#29
3FFA wrote:
camter wrote:
ChezBoy wrote:
Bobby Fischer's " My 60 Most Memorable Games."
I can't remember even one of them.
Indeed. So much this.
Except, that I first encountered the word "discombobulated" in it, and A.R.B Thomas's pointing out to Bobby a move that he missed in one of his games. "Right on, Mr Thomas!" said Bobby.
And the famous "Bolt from the Blue" block sacrifiice by Fischer, and the Soccer Match in Belgrade which happened before a game with Gligorich, and the fans who came after who whistled at every move, and the delightful skittles Evan's Gambit he had with Fine, and the palm "reading" by Tal, and the long detailed analysis of the only game he ever had with Botvinnick, and the King's Gambit he go beaten at by Spassky, and Bobby confessing he did not quite know if the Winnawer was sound or not.
But, Bobby did not include the Game against Byrne called the Game of the Century. That I can remember!
And the Book was written in the old descriptive notation, which was not as bad as it is made out to be.
But, I guess it is what you learnt first which counts, and which sticks.
Pawn.
Most useful: Queen.
Nov 9, 2013
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#31
watcha wrote:
Pawn.
Most useful: Queen.
What do you mean? A Queen can never turn into a Knight, but a Pawn can!
Now that IS useful sometimes.
camter wrote:
watcha wrote:
Pawn.
Most useful: Queen.
What do you mean? A Queen can never turn into a Knight, but a Pawn can!
Now that IS useful sometimes.
I like your thinking. Go Knights! 
Bouglerie wrote:
NomadicKnight wrote:
A girlfriend that wanted to play chess and would get really mad when I beat her every time... I threw that one in the garbage...
But which one? The chess set or ... the girlfriend?
How 'bout this one:
"Great" local book written by and I kid you not; a class D player!?!
The girlfriend ;) Shoulda been a big neon sign when she'd get so mad when I beat her. I was even taking it easy and repeatedly tried to show her things she could do to improve her position, or show her the special rules like en passant and castling. But despite that, when I'd beat her she'd act like I was an a-hole for it. Looking back, before throwing her away I shoulda spanked her with the chess board...
camter wrote:
ChezBoy wrote:
Bobby Fischer's " My 60 Most Memorable Games."
I can't remember even one of them.
I'm pretty sure Bobby never remembered your games, either.
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Nov 9, 2013
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#36
MCO from 1983, in descriptive notation.
3 reasons:
Algebraic notation is easier to read
It's faster to just find the moves in chessbase
Chessbase is updated, and doesn't think (example) 4. d3 against the Berlin is crap
The frame and electronics to a Fidelity Sensory Challenger 12B chess game. The sensor membrane died but the electronics still work. I have every intention of someday installing sensors into an old board I have and connecting it to the electronics. Every intention ... someday ...
Nov 9, 2013
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#39
Gomer_Pyle wrote:
The frame and electronics to a Fidelity Sensory Challenger 12B chess game. The sensor membrane died but the electronics still work. I have every intention of someday installing sensors into an old board I have and connecting it to the electronics. Every intention ... someday ...
you win. hands down.
Bobby Fischer's " My 60 Most Memorable Games."
I can't remember even one of them.
Indeed. So much this.