Finally finished 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster. Almost 900 pages about 4 different versions of the same characters. Great but had to take a few breaks from it and read other books.

The primary reason to abolish political parties is because it a form of group-think. Political parties are no different than a religion. — Harry Hindu

Groupthink can happen in any group where conformity is valued over dissonance to such an extent that serious errors result. Trump seemed to surround himself with yes-men, and serious errors were made in his administration.

I challenged you to a daily game (7 days). Have never played a game like that but thought it might be cool to make a well considered move whenever time allows. Doesn't need to take the whole 7 days.

By the way, there are some unanswered questions in my thread over there, what do you think about that? — Hrvoje

I think that reason is essential to moral development, and this belief is inline with stoic philosophy, if that’s at all what you’re getting at.

I normally play 10 minute but have been trying longer games lately in order to improve, as I mentioned. Would you be interested in a game at chess.com that extends to days? If so, I’ll send an invite.

I have a chess.com account under praxis11. Do you only like blitz or would you be interested in a longer game? I’ve been playing longer games lately in order to improve.

I lost only one pawn in the last two games so I don't think that'll help level the playing field, if that's the idea.

There was a recent topic that involved chess. I'll ping some participants from that topic who showed an interest in the game.

@Hrvoje
@TheMadFool
@Hanover
@Tobias
@BitconnectCarlos
@Xtrix
@magritte
@Ciceronianus the White
@god must be atheist

Checkmate. The square that my queen now occupies is a weak point in the opening game, FYI. There are various patterns to attack and defend that weak point. One reason that it's usually best to castle as soon as possible.

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If we can’t get to Europe, we can bring what we love in Europe here.

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Stop putting your king in front of my pieces. :grin: Check.

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I didn't look that closely. — creativesoul

Indeed. I wrote that it would have been a good time to castle around that point in the game. If that were a test, my friend, you would have failed. But it wasn't a test. Let's call it a teachable moment. :razz:

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That's good advice though, regarding the stage in the game at which a castle would've been advantageous. — creativesoul

Not at that exact stage though because he would have needed to deal with my knight first, which would have otherwise forked his rooks if he castled at that particular point.

Looks like creativesoul is chickening out :joke: so if no one else shows up just make your move.

It would have been good to castle around this point in the game, if not sooner.



Might have had some powerful pieces aimed at my king, if that makes sense.

Incidentally, it appeared as though you were trying some kind of flanking strategy. That might be a good maneuver on a battlefield but in chess it's best to try controlling the middle of the board.

So the winner of the pawn game will be whomever has the most pawns whenever someone is checkmated?

Not checkmate because you can still move the pawn in front of the queen, but it would be mate in my next move by taking the pawn, so game over.

FYI, if you would have queenside castled you might have been in a position to attack with both rooks, your bishop and queen, and your king would have been better protected.

Sorry for the delay, I was having technical issues. Check.



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Oh, I see. Yeah you should play whichever of us best matches your playing.

Just redo @Outlander

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Good afternoon, and check.



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Oddly, in the board image generator I had to drag your pawn off the board before the bishop could occupy the square, FYI.



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