Chess

[realexplodingcat]

Anyone play chess? I was too tired to read last night. But my brain decided I wasn't too tired for chess. I made the mistake of playing the Chess game that came with OS X for the Mac. It killed me. Over and over. No matter what, it always had me at a disadvantage within three or four moves, followed by a slow death. It has been years since I've played with any regularity, so I'm not surprised by losing. But I would at least expect a few moments of glory. None. And yet I kept playing. After reading on some forums that the OS X chess game is nearly unbeatable, I didn't feel so bad. And I no longer wish to play it again. But now I'm itching for a game against an opponent, machine or otherwise, that isn't perfect. Even a long distance game, making one move a day via email or LJ comments would be cool.

Comments

[never-dream.livejournal.com]

when i first got my mac i thought i would eventually be able to beat the chess game....

no.

you see, apple is sneakier with their money grubbing tactics than microsoft, but no less fiendish- they make their cash by selling computers for twice as much to a psychotically loyal market, and then loading an impossible chess game that gives the consumer an urge to throw said computer into lake michigan... but hey, at least they WORK CONSISTANTLY (which is more than i can say for my windows machine....ugh)...when...um...not being tossed into a large body of water.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

Apple knows that we hurt the things we love the most. After playing chess with this computer (I'm beginning to suspect it of cheating while my attention slips), the idea of making a trip to Lake Michigan sounds is quite tempting.