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It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole when playing online games.

@n.J @Iam_jauntyjen (5452) 10 Oct

Sometimes, when I am overwhelmed with life. I play chess or Bloons Defense for headspace. I usually lose track of time when I play these games. It's surprisingly easy to fall down the rabbit hole when playing games. Sometimes, it...

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AI and human chess competitions

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 11 Aug

This is what I think about artificial intelligence (AI). Although AI has surpassed human players in terms of raw calculation and strategic depth, it cannot truly beat humans in chess in every meaningful sense. AI programs like...

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Short story: The old Chessmaster died doing what he loved to do, playing chess

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 22 Nov 23

The old Chessmaster, Artove Breskevski, was approaching 80 now, but he remained a formidably strong chess player. And so, he was playing a match in his latest tournament, and he was ahead in the game, with a nice attacking...

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Do you know how to play chess?

janice @renicemae (4883) • Philippines 5 Oct 23

I have no idea how to play the game, until i got married. My husband likes to play the game and he tought me the moves of each piece. Now, I know but I'm not that good. Of all the games we played, I only won once! ?? Do you play...

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board game

fun

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Something to look forward to.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 15 Jun 23

I have felt like Bob has not had much to look forward to, while I go to work or go have coffee with friends. Today that may be changing. This year our school district has taken over the operation of the Recreation Commission....

june 2023

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recreation

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Short Story: The ungrateful Chess Player who punished himself in the end

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 27 May 23

When Dunstan Holderman, was a boy of only around 4 years of age, his Uncle took him under his wing, and taught him how to play chess. The boy loved the game, and soon he grew in his ability to play, so that when he had...

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Pizza Pie anyone?

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 3 May 23

I finally have eaten the Pizza Pie I was clamoring for the past few days. It's Hawaiian flavor with veggies and pineapple. Yummy! I know some of you may not like pineapple in their pizzas, but I do. It was full of lots of veggies...

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Have you ever tried playing Duck Chess?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 7 Mar 23

If you don't know what Duck Chess is, it's a chess variant where you and your opponent move a duck on the board after every move. You can't capture the duck nor can you jump your pieces over it (except with the knight). It's a...

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Kids Playing Chess Online

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 10 Jan 23

I am not good at playing chess at all, but both my sons like to play. I will not be able to teach them and can't really play with them too, especially my eldest, hence I went online and searched for any chess playing websites. I...

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online learning

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Does anybody here play chess?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 4 Jul 22

Hey guys! It's been a while. I love playing chess to pass the time. Is there anyone here who plays it too? What kinds of openings do you like to play? As for me, I love the Queen's Gambit (as white) and Owen's Defense (as...

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Short Story: A dream reveals something to John about trust, and real integrity

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 30 Jun 22

John's dream showed him how trust is sometimes removed from someone, by a simple act of thoughtlessness. John was dreaming that he went for a walk outside, at lunchtime, from his office job, in some big city. He went into...

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Short story: Bobby Gischer did take it hard

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 1 Jun 22

Bobby was big for his age, but considered a wimp, or a mother's boy, just the same. He wasn't very good at sports. He spent most of his time at school, hiding in the library. With his large glasses, and gawky looking...

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Chess Moves

Reine @Kyalo109 (165) • Nakuru, Kenya 4 Mar 22

I have been playing chess for a long time now and I really love it so much but when my queen is taken I always give up on the game sometimes because that's one of my best pieces together with the knight. Yesterday I played with my...

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A 16 year old Indian boy defeated World No 1 Chess King Magnus Carlsen!!! What an achievement!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 25 Feb 22

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. I came across this wonderful news so thought to share it here. On this last Sunday, a chess Grandmaster from India, a 16 year old...

16 year old indian boy

defeat

5times world champion

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proud moment

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Learning chess

Hana @Babino (5756) • Morocco 23 Nov 21

I'm trying desperately to learn to play chess, but it's just not going well, I learned the movement of every piece, watched a bunch of yutub videos about strategies and stuff, but I keep losing. Self learning is cool but...

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self learning

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Queen's Gambit: A Series Review

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 26 Oct 21

Writing this in haste because I need to go to for a lab test for an arterial and venous duple. My feet had been constricted a long time and my endocrinologist wants to know what has been affecting my walking. But I had a coerced...

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Short Story: Chess, life, choice, and change.

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 17 Jan 21

The grandmaster of chess, Frenlin Romoto, was someone who said that his choice of move, either lost him, or won him his game. The power of his game was in his choice of move. Our power of choice, or our power to choose,...

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Coronavirus games

Bill McAlpine @ScotMac (1335) • Edinburgh, Scotland 23 Oct 20

One way to keep in touch with relatives we can't visit in person is to contact them online but, sometimes, the conversation can run dry, especially with children. How can we solve this? One way is to play online games. There is a...

chess

online

games

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The Game of Chess, the Game of Life!

John Loberiza @jrlcentral (2605) • Roxas, Philippines 13 Jul 20

In the recent events that have happened in the country, once again I wanted to shout out my initial reaction! My frustration... and perhaps even my anger! There were lots of seemingly 'wrong move' as chess players would call it....

chess

life

thinking positive

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September 1 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 1 Sep 19

American Chess Day Pet Rock Day 1878 - Emma Nutt became the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell. 1934 - The first MGM animated cartoon is released to movie theaters. 1939 -...

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alexander graham bell

lily tomlin

barry gibb

gloria estefan

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