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Ximenean
11-16-2003, 08:47 PM
...is that it uses the same computer as the SDMB?
Catalyst
11-16-2003, 08:52 PM
. . . is the power cable. Take that, Deep Blue!
wolf_meister
11-16-2003, 10:41 PM
... it was programmed by someone who only knows how to play "Chutes and Ladders"
USCDiver
11-16-2003, 11:16 PM
....is that the program's mother got scared away before she could completely dip the computer in the River Styx.
Joe Random
11-16-2003, 11:59 PM
. . . is that it's subject to being bullied by the cool games (Half Life, Quake, Doom, etc...) for playing chess. In fact, the only time it gets a break is when the popular games decide to pick on a D&D game instead.
buckgully
11-17-2003, 12:08 AM
Intrestingly enough, it is in fact the heel.

The hard part is finding it.
GIGObuster
11-17-2003, 12:51 AM
.... is b4.

(It is true!!! but you have to use Pocket chess 1.1 in your Palm Pilot or Clie. It is fun because the program always replies Nc6. After you move b5 the knight has to escape a prolonged pawn and other pieces’ attracts, losing time and position.)
bibliophage
11-17-2003, 01:47 AM
myles, the hamsters ate your OP. Care to try again?

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