Author: Albert Silver
Date: 06:35:25 12/18/05
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>NOTE
>this was not so good because after the human captures the computers King it
>leaves the human without a future plan to continue the game
Well, many beginners I've seen, with a very weak understanding of checkmate,
usually ignore the king for the most part, and just try to capture all the
pieces instead.
This actually brings to mind a funny anecdote that happened many years ago. A
club (English I believe) was scheduled to meet in a team event but one of the
players told his captain a couple of hours before the event that he would not be
able to appear. The captain was frantic because according to the rules, an
incomplete team was automatically attributed a full team loss. In order to avoid
this, he went to the streets, found someone, and paid them to appear for the
event. In a very short space of time, the rules of the game were explained, and
right after, the other team appeared.
As the games advanced, the captain obviously ignored the last board, expecting a
quick loss. However, a couple of hours later, the top boards were finishing and
the score was a draw. Since the players of the last board were still playing, he
and the other captain went to see how it was going. Their shock was rather
great. Both players were in deep concentration, except for a significant detail:
neither side had a king anymore! As it were, incredibly, the same thing had
happened to the other team on that same day...
Albert
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>Best
>Steve
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