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    OCR MOVES Tournament #3

    in Competitions

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    If you couldn't tell, I'm having troubles with them as well. I just really wanna go undefeated, is all.

    Again the new deadline is Friday, but I would really like to ensure the top 2, middle 2, and bottom 2 - if all those places are locked (which would probably take 26 or 28 out of the 30 games), I'll cut to the bracket (of course the deadline still looms).

    Yes, you need three wins out of three games, but all I need is two wins out of four games to significantly better my chances of earning a second-seed.

    OCR MOVES Tournament #3

    in Competitions

    Posted

    Well my issue is that, say you have a 2 king, and all 1 pawns. A 4 or a 3 strikes, threatens the king on the first move, and neither can you block him or he moves out of the way, game over.

    This scenario is one reason why I'd actually like to see the game played on a 9x9 board, 8 pawns, 1 king, and both kings are centered. While this doesn't develop play quickly, it certainly kills many "go first" advantages. Darkesword will say "nah, doesn't need to be changed" (also said this to a checkmate-style rule), but it's just a thought - someone with C++ skillz could work it :D

    I'z gotz madd Java skillz - it'za hafta do.

    OCR MOVES Tournament #3

    in Competitions

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    ...plus there's no significant advantage to going first.

    I was wondering if my initial assessment of that was correct - what with the random numbers on pawns from the outset, it would appear that neither Light nor Dark would hold a significant advantage by moving first. Not like chess, where I think White hold, like, a 50.5% winning percentage or something like that.

    OCR MOVES Tournament #3

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    As Kamoh mentioned, he did beat me in two hairline close games. I'd like to think that Kamoh and I are pretty evenly balanced, because I think his experience won out this time. And of course a number of good moves helped too.

    In an astounding exhibition of luck, good luck, and more luck, I nabbed two wins off of DarkeSword, to bring me back up to even W/L. I think I pulled the right draw, like, three times in a row at one point. It was just obnoxious. I entirely anticipate the uberpwnage coming my way in the playoffs, after this.

    Also got my games in with Hemophiliac. I was pleased with an initial win, where basically everything was going my way. Once my luck ran out though, Hemo had ample opportunity to display his prowess, and did so with a solid win.

    So,

    Rainman DX vs. Kamoh, 0-2.

    Rainman DX vs. DarkeSword, 2-0.

    Rainman DX vs. Hemophiliac, 1-1.

    Whew! Came out even on my first go around - decent, I'd like to think. That said, I'm finding that with this game, I could've played just as well and lost 6 in a row. Not like chess, in that way...

    EDIT: Dude, Kamoh, where'd the table go? I guess I only have JD and Arek left to play, right?

    OverClocked ReMix Chess League TEAM TOURNAMENT!

    in Competitions

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    ^ so drunk.

    Hey, while y'all got your chess boards out, wouldja mind analyzin' this here game fer me?

    ;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game
    ;White: bernardcrep
    ;Black: rainmanr2d2
    ;Date: Wed Jan 24 21:45:03 GMT 2007

    1.  e4    c5
    2.  Nf3   e6
    3.  Bb5   a6
    4.  Bd3   Nc6
    5.  O-O   h5
    6.  Nc3   h4
    7.  h3    g5
    8.  e5    g4
    9.  hxg4  h3
    10. g3    h2+
    11. Nxh2  Nxe5
    12. Qe2   Bg7
    13. Ne4   b6
    14. Nd6+  Ke7
    15. Ne4   Bb7
    16. f4    Nxd3
    17. Qxd3  Bd4+
    18. Kg2   f5
    19. gxf5  exf5
    20. Qe2   Bxe4+
    21. Nf3   Nf6
    22. d3    d5
    23. dxe4  dxe4
    24. Nxd4  Qxd4
    25. c3    Ng4
    26. cxd4  Rh2+
    27. Kg1   Rxe2
    28. dxc5  bxc5
    29. b3    Rh8
    30. Ba3   Rhh2
    31. Bxc5+ Ke6
    32. Rae1  Reg2#

    The whole emphasis is on Move 5's decision to run the Kingside pawns up after my opponent's Kingside castle. I guess what I want to know is - is this always a good idea, or did I get lucky?

    Sophie, Dance Artist

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    You may know her as the artist of two tracks on the Initial D movie soundtrack, "Don't You (Forget About My Love)" and "Lonely Love." Anyway, I've tried googling her, last.fm searching her, to no avail. Also, you'll notice the Wikipedia entry does not contain hyperlinks to "Sophie."

    Anyway, I was wondering if there was a virtual location I could find out more about the artist Sophie and her discography. Thanks.

    OCR01549 - Chrono Trigger "Theme of Frog's"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

    Posted

    Gee, seeing as how I'm already a big fan of Select Start (I have two of their albums), I'm disappointed to say that I actually prefer their previous rendition of Frog's Theme with just the two flutes. (It may be the same one, but it's two flutes.)

    This one, while initially capturing the mystique of the greatest theme in one of the greatest RPGs ever made, somehow loses it with the bouncing bass line halfway through. The dichotomy of majestic against lighthearted/bouncy is too strong for my taste.

    So, in essence, not taking away from the talent of the band, but I think this interpretation of Frog's theme could have been better thought out before submission to OCR.

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