A Game of Shadows, or, A Meditation Upon Several Ways of Playing Chess

inarduisfidelis:

Mostly because Lyndsay asked, and because in my youth, I was slightly obsessed with chess. I am not very good at it—you can’t be if you learn it at an age in double digits, unless you have a truly exceptional mind—but it fascinates me.

SO.

Chess in AGOS. Are you ready?

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Ardy has done a magnificent write-up on the type of chess used in A Game of Shadows, as well as more information on other versions of speed chess. We talked about this a bit in Episode 15: A Game of Shadows, so listen, read, and rest assured that you now know more about chess and how badass it is.
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1 year ago on December 23, 2011 at 07:20pm
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