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dworks
Mar 11, 2004 2:35 pm
Tom said: 1) "The pawn can still only move and capture in the forward direction as it does in standard chess, however, the method of moving and capturing is...
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wechselstrom
Mar 14, 2004 1:12 pm
When the game begins, there are no empty squares for the pawns to move to. So, the only opening for a pawn is to capture an opponent's pawn. Where the quoted...
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dworks
Mar 16, 2004 4:08 pm
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I would like to see a sample game. Thanks again. ... opponent's ... is...
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wechselstrom
Mar 20, 2004 10:21 am
I'm travelling abroad right now, so I don't have a game to reference. There is one in the back of the Forchess book by T.K. Rogers. I'm not sure if you have...
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toxnx
Apr 11, 2004 8:40 am
I'd be willing to play. ... get ... will,...
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toxnx
Apr 11, 2004 8:40 am
I'd be willing to play. ... get ... will,...
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wechselstrom
Apr 17, 2004 8:41 am
Do we have a fourth player? --Mark...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
Apr 29, 2004 8:59 pm
i'd be willing to give it a go. i need to get up to speed on notation and how you determin who's on what team. jack...
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wechselstrom
Apr 30, 2004 4:01 am
Since Toxnx and I have played Forchess together before, it might be best for each of us to pair up with one of the newbies. In pseudo- random fashion, I've...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
Apr 30, 2004 3:48 pm
Here wechselstrom <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Since Toxnx and I have played Forchess together before, it might be best for each of us to pair up with one...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
Apr 30, 2004 3:50 pm
wechselstrom <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Since Toxnx and I have played Forchess together before, it might be best for each of us to pair up with one of...
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dan_percival
May 3, 2004 6:30 pm
I found this group from the Intuitor page on Forchess (which I got to from a page about bad movie physics, which was in turn referenced on boingboing.net), and...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
May 3, 2004 9:51 pm
Mark, what's up? i haven't heard from anyone since last week. wechselstrom <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Since Toxnx and I have played Forchess together...
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wechselstrom
May 4, 2004 8:29 am
I guess Dworks hasn't checked the messages in a while. Maybe Dan Percival would like to play in his place. I just talked to Toxnx, and he's still going to...
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wechselstrom
May 4, 2004 8:57 am
Dan, Some of us are about to play a demo game here in the forum. We need a fourth player. You're welcome to join us. So far, we have two (somewhat)...
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dan_percival
May 4, 2004 4:14 pm
... need ... Thanks for the invitation! If you need a fourth, I'd be happy to jump in (as long as my teammate doesn't mind it being my first game). ... ...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
May 5, 2004 7:44 pm
okay, i'm looking at the board on the home page. Do we go clockwise in this order? 1. White = Mark (Team A) 2. Black = Toxnx (Team B) 3. Brown = Dan (Team A) ...
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wechselstrom
May 5, 2004 11:07 pm
We'll go clockwise in that order, but I'll be red, Toxnx will be white, Dan will be black, and Jack will be brown. Technically, the first player is the one on...
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wechselstrom
May 5, 2004 11:20 pm
I created a photo album to keep track of the moves in our demo game. Click the "Photos" link, then click on the "Demo Game" photo album. Mark...
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wechselstrom
May 5, 2004 11:36 pm
Let's get the game started. I'm opening with a4xa5. To answer your question about typical openings, Dan, this is one of the most common. I'm threatening one...
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toxnx
May 5, 2004 11:43 pm
b5xb4 Jack, We should probably attack Mark (brown), since he's the most experienced of our opponents. I'm threatening his bishop, perhaps you should threaten...
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toxnx
May 5, 2004 11:50 pm
Oops, I refered to Mark as brown (since the pieces look somewhat brown on my screen), but I guess I should have said red. --Tox ... of...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
May 6, 2004 3:19 pm
mark, i was thinking pretty much the same thing. lets see what dan does. it's taking more effort than i would have thought to get my mind wrapped around the...
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dan_percival
May 6, 2004 4:04 pm
1 P a4 x a5, P b5 x b4, P e8 x d8, ... to move: Brown (Jack) Correct me if I'm doing the notation wrong. Mark, how much do you want me to say about my moves...
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Jack Cheiky
jackcheiky
May 6, 2004 5:02 pm
mark - pardon me, but what do you think of renaming the pictures something like... 000 Start 001 Mark A4 x A5 002 Toxnx B5 x B4 003 Dan E8 x D8 004 Jack E1 x...
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wechselstrom
May 7, 2004 4:22 am
To answer a few questions about the rules of Forchess: 1) Private collusion is strictly forbidden. All discussion of moves must take place openly and in the...
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wechselstrom
May 7, 2004 5:14 am
Dan, I'm going to continue my course of attack with a5xa6. That will presumably force Tox's hand (Ca7xa6) and enable you to carry out a similar intrusion with...
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toxnx
May 7, 2004 7:09 am
Nc8xe7 Jack, if you continue your attack on Mark and threaten his castle, then he can't take mine without losing his. --Tox ... will ... gets...
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wechselstrom
May 7, 2004 7:52 am
Dan, I would suggest either taking Tox's knight (Bf8xe7), which seems most appealing at first, or starting a pawn attack on Jack (h5xh4). We can't leave Jack...
