Chess

[Dark]

Look back at most games with human vs computer and your see that the player generally leaves the standard path.

The computer LOVES to just follow the openings by the book and gets confused when you dont

[Reckless]

I was referring to the first game. He opened with d5.

[Rust In Peace]

Ah.. Well, sicillian is a defense for black against e4. In game 1 he opened with d4, which is the queen's gambit.

[Speed]

You are all speaking foreign languages.

[Rust In Peace]

Chess -- the king of all strategy games.. And the only computer game in which it's impossible for the computer to cheat.



And as with any strategy and tactics game, there are a lot of different strategies. :)

[Reckless]

yes, d4 was the opening. Got a little turned around...hehe d5 would be the black's king gambit. Queen's gambit is a very odd opening.

[Rust In Peace]

I use it. :) When I first started playing, I'd use e4.. Then, when I gained some deeper understanding of the game, I found that d4 works MUCH better for me.. and personally, I believe it's a stronger opening. I don't go for the gambit of the queen's gambit tho..

[Reckless]

I'm kinda partial to the dragon variation of the sicilian when playing black. The finachetto on the queen's side will generally yield a rook against less experienced players and against more experienced players it will usually keep that side a little easier to attack. When I play white, I generally open queen's gambit and run right into offensive mode.



You ever seen a 3 move check? hehe I did that to one guy.

[Rust In Peace]

Isn't it 4 move?..

e4

Qf3

Bc4

Qxf7++



A lot of people go for this in tournament games, and while this mate happens very rarely (never in tournaments), against less experienced players, you can usually make some nasty forks to win a rook for yourself if you bring a knight in the mix...

[Reckless]

You can do it in 2 moves if the person you're playing is totally unaware of what chess is.

1.f3 e5

2.g4 Qh4#







3-move would consist of



1. e4 f6

2. Bc4 g5

3. c6 (anything but Nh6) followed by mate Qh5#