Well, I am a speedchess man (NYC style)

Sixpack · 03-22-06, 01:20 PM

No time to waste: Think quick, act quick ! No guts no glory !

Sixpack's actual speedchess kit

I take this to the park....

STEED · 03-22-06, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixpack

No time to waste: Think quick, act quick ! No guts no glory !

Are yes speed chess that is fast good luck Sixpack

scandium · 03-22-06, 04:48 PM

That's mostly what I play, speedchess. Though more so online than over the board (OTB is more fun, but online is more convenient

). I think if I lived in bigger city where people played it in parks it might be the other way around though (instead locally we have only a very small chess club).

Skybird · 03-22-06, 05:10 PM

Speedchess = Blitzschach? I hate it. I am a slow thinker. Very slow, I mean.

Sixpack · 03-22-06, 05:25 PM

Much to my surprise but there is no denying considering whats for all to see in the match thread

TteFAboB · 03-22-06, 05:37 PM

How about chess-boxing?

It's like speedchess, with boxing.

By the end of the game players are so dizzy it doesn't really matter how long they stop to think anyway.

Iceman · 03-22-06, 11:19 PM

Did anyone you guys check out that one link I posted in other thread with the web cam and chat feature while you play...looked pretty cool.

Perilscope · 03-23-06, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sixpack

No time to waste: Think quick, act quick ! No guts no glory !

I can hardly do 1 move per hour when playing chessâ€¦imagine speedchessâ€¦ LOL
It shows how much a brain works differently for each of usâ€¦ :hmm:

Sixpack · 03-23-06, 06:10 AM

Speedchess isnt that big a deal.

A comparison to make it clear:

One could make like 20 drafts before posting anything here or simply write what comes to mind. Think it over once and : submit the stuff !

Saves a bunch of time. Yet, I grant you that, there's some risk.

But since both players have the same time limitations (doh), the risk factor is the same for both, and chess gains the extra dimensions of fast thinking and gutsiness. My impatient aries mind likes that.

STEED · 03-23-06, 07:55 AM

That's wisdom from Sixpack

porphy · 03-23-06, 08:02 AM

I like speed chess or blitz. Perhaps because I like aggressive playing and daring (read stupid) attacks going for mate, which never would succeed in a 2 hour game.

Anyhow, blitz is fun and trains chess intuition, at least I like to tell myself that. Of course a 3 min game falls apart when analysed outside these time constraints, but some games can actually look very neat and involve some fast and creative thinking. Not to mention you often succumb to getting stuck in your own planing, completely missing what the opponent has in mind for you.

As a token I present to you a 3 min blitz played yesterday on Fics. Excuse me if it looks like "showing of" a mate in 15 moves, but perhaps someone will find it amusing. Not spectacular, but example of what a sacrificing player want from a blitz session . :|\

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7
7. Ng5+ Ke8 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qe1 h6 11. Qh4 Kd7
12. Rxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxg4+ Ke7 14. Qe6+ Kf8 15. Qf7#

Cheers Porphy

STEED · 03-23-06, 08:04 AM

I used to play it years ago when I was younger but now no but I do enjoy watching a good game.

scandium · 03-23-06, 08:35 AM

Interesting move order in the King's Gambit... kind of starts out as a Bishop's opening then transposes into the Bishop's variant of the KG. Different.

I think the early sac on f7 prbably surprised your opponent and threw him off his gameplan

Skybird · 03-23-06, 05:42 PM

We were always told: don't play Blitzschach, kids. It teaches you playing rubbish in tournament, and not to think through it thoroughly. One could get bad habits from it.

We obeyed, and played Galaxians instead.

Takeda Shingen · 03-23-06, 05:53 PM

I was also told to stay away from speed play and from 'park games' (we had a few concrete boards set up in a local park). I did dabble in it, and it did help hone my instinct, but it also gave me the tendency to rush my moves. As an inherently aggressive player, that is always something that I had struggled with, even to this day. I frequently have to tell myself to slow down and 'see the board'.

03-22-06, 01:20 PM	#1
Sixpack Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: below North Sea level (iow Holland) Posts: 592 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, I am a speedchess man (NYC style) No time to waste: Think quick, act quick ! No guts no glory ! Sixpack's actual speedchess kit I take this to the park.... __________________ \"Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse\"

03-22-06, 05:10 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Speedchess = Blitzschach? I hate it. I am a slow thinker. Very slow, I mean. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-22-06, 05:25 PM	#5
Sixpack Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: below North Sea level (iow Holland) Posts: 592 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Much to my surprise but there is no denying considering whats for all to see in the match thread __________________ \"Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse\"

03-22-06, 05:37 PM	#6
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	How about chess-boxing? It's like speedchess, with boxing. By the end of the game players are so dizzy it doesn't really matter how long they stop to think anyway. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

03-23-06, 06:10 AM	#9
Sixpack Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: below North Sea level (iow Holland) Posts: 592 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Speedchess isnt that big a deal. A comparison to make it clear: One could make like 20 drafts before posting anything here or simply write what comes to mind. Think it over once and : submit the stuff ! Saves a bunch of time. Yet, I grant you that, there's some risk. But since both players have the same time limitations (doh), the risk factor is the same for both, and chess gains the extra dimensions of fast thinking and gutsiness. My impatient aries mind likes that. __________________ \"Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse\"

03-22-06, 04:48 PM	#3
scandium Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's mostly what I play, speedchess. Though more so online than over the board (OTB is more fun, but online is more convenient ). I think if I lived in bigger city where people played it in parks it might be the other way around though (instead locally we have only a very small chess club).

03-22-06, 11:19 PM	#7
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Did anyone you guys check out that one link I posted in other thread with the web cam and chat feature while you play...looked pretty cool.

03-23-06, 07:55 AM	#10
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	That's wisdom from Sixpack __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-23-06, 08:02 AM	#11
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I like speed chess or blitz. Perhaps because I like aggressive playing and daring (read stupid) attacks going for mate, which never would succeed in a 2 hour game. Anyhow, blitz is fun and trains chess intuition, at least I like to tell myself that. Of course a 3 min game falls apart when analysed outside these time constraints, but some games can actually look very neat and involve some fast and creative thinking. Not to mention you often succumb to getting stuck in your own planing, completely missing what the opponent has in mind for you. As a token I present to you a 3 min blitz played yesterday on Fics. Excuse me if it looks like "showing of" a mate in 15 moves, but perhaps someone will find it amusing. Not spectacular, but example of what a sacrificing player want from a blitz session . :\|\ 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Ng5+ Ke8 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qe1 h6 11. Qh4 Kd7 12. Rxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxg4+ Ke7 14. Qe6+ Kf8 15. Qf7# Cheers Porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

03-23-06, 08:04 AM	#12
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I used to play it years ago when I was younger but now no but I do enjoy watching a good game. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-23-06, 08:35 AM	#13
scandium Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting move order in the King's Gambit... kind of starts out as a Bishop's opening then transposes into the Bishop's variant of the KG. Different. I think the early sac on f7 prbably surprised your opponent and threw him off his gameplan

03-23-06, 05:42 PM	#14
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	We were always told: don't play Blitzschach, kids. It teaches you playing rubbish in tournament, and not to think through it thoroughly. One could get bad habits from it. We obeyed, and played Galaxians instead. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-23-06, 05:53 PM	#15
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I was also told to stay away from speed play and from 'park games' (we had a few concrete boards set up in a local park). I did dabble in it, and it did help hone my instinct, but it also gave me the tendency to rush my moves. As an inherently aggressive player, that is always something that I had struggled with, even to this day. I frequently have to tell myself to slow down and 'see the board'.