# Anybody For A Game Of Chess? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2000, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517 "2000-01-28T22:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/21 "2000-01-31T12:20:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/22 "2000-01-31T14:43:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/23 "2000-01-31T20:33:00Z")
Did Arnold resign? ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/24 "2000-02-01T07:01:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/25 "2000-02-01T12:36:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/26 "2000-02-01T13:14:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/27 "2000-02-01T15:02:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/28 "2000-02-01T17:08:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Bd7 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/29 "2000-02-01T17:16:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7 * * * I think your move sequence got out of whack a bit in your last post. I show that we are on the ninth move now. Do you concur? ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/30 "2000-02-02T06:05:00Z")
Lib: Yeah, I accidentally missed a couple of lines in my copy and paste and didn’t catch it. Sorry about that. By the way, while we’re on the subject of chess, I’ve got a question about the notation. (Pause to make my move) 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 Sometimes after a move I see a “!” or a “?” or some combination of the two. Do these have any set, specific meaning? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/31 "2000-02-02T06:39:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 * * * Yeah, ? means a bad move, ?? means a blunder, ! means a good move, !! means a winning move, !? means an interesting move that probably works, and ?! means a dubious move that probably doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/32 "2000-02-02T06:54:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/33 "2000-02-01T19:01:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/34 "2000-02-01T19:08:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/35 "2000-02-01T19:40:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/36 "2000-02-02T03:08:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/37 "2000-02-02T03:10:00Z")
Well I’ll be. I tried posting that a few times earlier today when the board was screwed up, but I don’t think they registered till just now when I put up my last post. Odd. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/38 "2000-02-02T11:47:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/39 "2000-02-02T14:30:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/40 "2000-02-02T17:32:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517.md?page=3)