[Turtle]

___'Ello! What we got 'ere guvna'? I do know how to play, ie. how the pieces move, but I never went so far as to know 'an opening' strategy or such a matter. I don't know, maybe a simpleton approach might confound the high minded strategist.
___Anyway, for a non game player, this does look cool. Now what do we do? Is there gonna' be a board or somehting?

[Buffy]

"They want a *what*? A board? What'a they think we're made of? Gray matter with 5,000 fingers?"

I'm no expert, but I guess we could start with standard chess notation, and just show the running log in each "reply"...You'd be able to reset your board by doing all the moves in order on a board if you needed the visuals.

Wanna play Turtle?

     W         B
1. P-K4

(thats in (CODE) blocks, replacing the roundy parens with square brackets)
Ding! Your move!

Buffy

[Turtle]

Quick somebody! Jump in my place! I don't know the code. I will watch & learn. Should we move our opposite pawn right in front of Buffy's? Oh dear me, dear me.

[TeleMad]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Quick somebody! Jump in my place! I don't know the code. I will watch & learn. Should we move our opposite pawn right in front of Buffy's? Oh dear me, dear me.

  Buffy    Telemad
1. P-K4   P-QB4

Do you know the newer algebraic notation?

[Buffy]

  Buffy    Telemad
1. P-K4   P-QB4
2. N-QB3

Originally Posted by TeleMad

Do you know the newer algebraic notation?

Yes, but I get confused easily...I *know* its better. Call me Baroque

BTW: I stumbled on this site with a pretty cool java applet and move database: http://www.chesslab.com/PositionSearch.html Buffy sez check it out.

Also, remember I've said I'm not very good at this...

Queen to Queen's Level 3,
Buffy

[TeleMad]

  Buffy    Telemad
1. P-K4   P-QB4
2. N-QB3  N-QB3

My responses may be sporadic since my free time varies a lot from day to day.

[Buffy]

  Buffy      Telemad
1. P-K4      P-QB4
2. N-QB3   N-QB3
3. B-QB4

Originally Posted by TeleMad

My responses may be sporadic since my free time varies a lot from day to day.

Me too. I have a real job as well (it just involves being online, and--believe it or not--monitoring the performance of the db server I share with Tormod). We also have to take time out to slay those ID-Demons...the ones who require more than a decent wooden stake are sooooo time consuming!

Cheers,
Buffy

[Turtle]

___Thanks for steppin' in for me Telemad! My reach exceded my grasp. I will read along & see if I verstehen; nicht var?

[TeleMad]

  Buffy      Telemad
1. P-K4      P-QB4
2. N-QB3   N-QB3
3. B-QB4    P-KN3

Buffy: We also have to take time out to slay those ID-Demons...the ones who require more than a decent wooden stake are sooooo time consuming!

It's not the true IDists that bother me, it's the Young-Earth Creationists.

[zadojla]

Originally Posted by TeleMad

It's not the true IDists that bother me, it's the Young-Earth Creationists.

Hey, guys! This is a chess thread! Can we have some topic somewhere not polluted by a discussion involving Creationism?