I made a video which started "I will now bowl a perfect game" and then I bowled a perfect game for that video. [Wii Sports]
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I had correspondence with more than 1000 females and this was before internet and before computers.
I am the only person in Wii Tennis who has tied for the highest rating
[2399] who plays without using the front guy.
macer you found a computer which does not know how to play tic tac toe correctly and you think that this was the toughest competition? [are you trolling a little bit with this one?]
macer75 wrote:
Yeah, I've heard the argument that when played perfectly tic tac toe is a draw. My response is always that those people play too defensively. I play very aggressively, so I occasionally lose a game (but not a lot - only 7 losses in 50 games against the toughest possible competition), but because I'm so good I win a lot more games than I lose, so in the end my aggressive style definitely pays out.
I have played only 3 players in chess who are now grandmasters and I won against all three.
I have played matches vs two players who had won the Golden Knights with 18 straight wins. I won both matches by a score of one win and one draw.
Once won a Correspondence Championship with a score of 10 wins and no losses or draws.
MY first ever USCF game, I won with the black side of the Ruy Lopez against an expert.
ponz111 wrote:
macer you found a computer which does not know how to play tic tac toe correctly and you think that this was the toughest competition? [are you trolling a little bit with this one?]
It's not fair to say that the computer doesn't know how to play tic tac tow just because it lost a few games against me. Even Houdini occasionally loses a game. In fact, this computer is significantly stronger than all other human players in the world aside from myself. In the most recent world tic tac toe championship, I beat the guy who won the right to challenge my by winning the candidates tournmanet with a total score of +29 -5 =16. In that match I was pretty much just relaxing, while my opponent obviously was having a very hard time. This match that I just played against the computer was totally different - after finally finishing the last game in the 5 hour match I was too tired to stand up or even sit upright, and I had to be brought out of the room in a stretcher.
"I had to be brought out of the room in a stretcher." Aren't you "stretching here?
What happened to the computer? Was it also exhausted from playing you?
i ate cheese while playing chess and then ate french fries and tuna fish when i checkmated him
ponz111 wrote:
"I had to be brought out of the room in a stretcher." Aren't you "stretching here?
What happened to the computer? Was it also exhausted from playing you?
Um... I don't really get your first question. If you're asking whether I'm still on the stretcher then no, the mtach was yesterday and by now I've fully recovered. And no, the computer was not exhausted at all, of course. That's what makes them so difficult to beat in long matches - after like 30 games, when you're so tired that you can barely concentrate, they're still playing as if it were their first game. Luckily I was able to hold myself together and win the match.
Wow! man vs machine! Seems a little unfair to you. I am glad you recovered to tell us this tale!
Tic-Tac-Toe is easy to force draws in (I solved it about 6 years ago). Troll much?
MSC157 wrote:
In chess, I achieved nothing. Maybe only a draw against GM, but he played blindfold simul with 5 other players.
In life, I was multiple (10x) national U12 swimming champion, also had a national record (50m butterfly) for "only" 2 years I think. :)
Now THAT is amazing. Since I used to swim competitively (but not even in your league of course), could you tell me your times? Do you still swim?
macer75 wrote:
It's not fair to say that the computer doesn't know how to play tic tac tow just because it lost a few games against me. Even Houdini occasionally loses a game. In fact, this computer is significantly stronger than all other human players in the world aside from myself. In the most recent world tic tac toe championship, I beat the guy who won the right to challenge my by winning the candidates tournmanet with a total score of +29 -5 =16. In that match I was pretty much just relaxing, while my opponent obviously was having a very hard time. This match that I just played against the computer was totally different - after finally finishing the last game in the 5 hour match I was too tired to stand up or even sit upright, and I had to be brought out of the room in a stretcher.
honestly best story i've read on chess.com
"Story" is right lol.
Timothy_P wrote:
Tic-Tac-Toe is easy to force draws in (I solved it about 6 years ago). Troll much?
plz refer to my post #84
DrCheckevertim wrote:
macer75 wrote:
It's not fair to say that the computer doesn't know how to play tic tac tow just because it lost a few games against me. Even Houdini occasionally loses a game. In fact, this computer is significantly stronger than all other human players in the world aside from myself. In the most recent world tic tac toe championship, I beat the guy who won the right to challenge my by winning the candidates tournmanet with a total score of +29 -5 =16. In that match I was pretty much just relaxing, while my opponent obviously was having a very hard time. This match that I just played against the computer was totally different - after finally finishing the last game in the 5 hour match I was too tired to stand up or even sit upright, and I had to be brought out of the room in a stretcher.
honestly best story i've read on chess.com
Yup, stories can be interesting even when they're simply records of actual experiences. It depends on how you tell them.
ponz111 wrote:
manspider and MSC very nice!
thanks, I wish I was half as good as MSC at those 2 things.
My best achievment in life, I have quite a few, but the fact that I do maths 5 years above my level and manage to get an A- last semester is pretty good. Also aced the maths olympiad for 13yo when I was 10 and 11. Didn't do it this year, it's become way too boring/easy.
I never happened to play against Richard Calaghan. However I had heard that name.