31-08-2011, 04:13 PM
ROFL at your last line Alex.
A quote from my wife last year (who freely admits she knows very little about chess, though she is keen for me to teach our daughter) after the Hamilton Congress:
"What, you can win money playing chess? But it's just a board game isn't it? I mean, how hard can it be?"
I ask you!!!
She would have to be on her toes, given she couldn't tell a middlegame from a game of draughts...
Regardless. Andrew - your point is well made, however I would be happy to bid for a game on a sensory board regardless of my opponent's intent if I felt I would get that something extra out of it (unless my opponent loved the green mat too much and refused to play on it). I doubt the bid would be £50 however!!! And I would also not be averse to paying a topup to the congress fee if that was the way forward.
David - yes, the brown square problem afflicted me at the British Rapidplay last year. That's my story at any rate... maybe I just couldn't tell an endgame from a game of draughts...
A quote from my wife last year (who freely admits she knows very little about chess, though she is keen for me to teach our daughter) after the Hamilton Congress:
"What, you can win money playing chess? But it's just a board game isn't it? I mean, how hard can it be?"
I ask you!!!
She would have to be on her toes, given she couldn't tell a middlegame from a game of draughts...
Regardless. Andrew - your point is well made, however I would be happy to bid for a game on a sensory board regardless of my opponent's intent if I felt I would get that something extra out of it (unless my opponent loved the green mat too much and refused to play on it). I doubt the bid would be £50 however!!! And I would also not be averse to paying a topup to the congress fee if that was the way forward.
David - yes, the brown square problem afflicted me at the British Rapidplay last year. That's my story at any rate... maybe I just couldn't tell an endgame from a game of draughts...