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re: Any major chess players/collectors here?
Posted on 12/10/17 at 8:27 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 12/10/17 at 8:27 pm to theantiquetiger
There are more possible chess games than atoms in the entire universe.
Think about that!
Think about that!
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Posted on 12/10/17 at 8:31 pm to weagle99
I have found an old mail order form for the more expensive one in the OP. It was $300 plus $25 for the board, back in 1961.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 8:35 pm to CelticDog
That's what sucks. If you play someone who plays a lot, you have to try and figure out what pattern they are using.
You have to know some sequences.
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You have to know some sequences.
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Posted on 12/10/17 at 8:36 pm to weagle99
I'm going to say hell no.
There are more atoms in a grain of sand than known stars.
You're taking an inconcievable number here.
There are more atoms in a grain of sand than known stars.
You're taking an inconcievable number here.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 8:49 pm to theantiquetiger
Played chess a good bit as a child. Was never really good, but loved the hell out of it
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:00 pm to Napoleon
Number of possible chess games = 10^120
Number of atoms in the observable Universe = 10^80 or so
Number of atoms in the observable Universe = 10^80 or so
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:02 pm to Napoleon
I live in Gonzales and would love to join a chess organization.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:30 pm to Napoleon
It's a mathematically proven thing. You do have to change the phrasing of it from how he said it though. It's the "observable universe." If you just say "universe" then technically the number of atoms could be infinite because it could theoretically go on forever.
It's the same sort of thing with a standard deck of cards. Every time you shuffle a deck of cards the odds are overwhelming that that particular order has never and will never again happen.
It's the same sort of thing with a standard deck of cards. Every time you shuffle a deck of cards the odds are overwhelming that that particular order has never and will never again happen.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:41 pm to MottLaneKid
Baton Rouge has an active chess club. They meet at the Jones Creek Library on Saturdays. Have to be a USCF member to play rated games (like $30 a year I think), but they would probably play casual games with you too. BR club tends to do 120/15 time controls iirc. There's a facebook that you can check out that has information. I haven't been in quite a while and have let my membership lapse. Unless you are a serious player you will probably get your arse kicked, but I guess that's just part of the learning process.
For New Orleans people I am pretty sure there are at least a couple of active clubs. One used to meet at Cafe Fatoush, but that's closed now. I'm not sure where they meet now. Maybe Cafe Envie in the quarter.
For New Orleans people I am pretty sure there are at least a couple of active clubs. One used to meet at Cafe Fatoush, but that's closed now. I'm not sure where they meet now. Maybe Cafe Envie in the quarter.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:32 pm to VerlanderBEAST
quote:NOLA in the 1800s produced one of the GOAT...
Louisiana doesn't seem like a Chess hotbed
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