Chess??

Gillybean72 · 17-10-2007 1:18pm #1

Ignore me if Im waffeling.. but did I read about some thing that was being organised In Dublin that had chess in it? I promised another boardsie (non poker) that I would send her link for her hubby... We are trying to get him onto poker as well! but sit him playing chess (he VERY GOOD) with a few poker guys, and Id say he will swing

Mellor · 17-10-2007 1:19pm

In the Cool Hand Lukes Gentlemans clubs thread it was mentioned

5starpool · 17-10-2007 1:32pm

I may be wrong, but I would imagine that this idea is one like so many others. Noble in pronciple, but no actual execution.

Gillybean72 · 17-10-2007 1:37pm

Mellor wrote: »

In the Cool Hand Lukes Gentlemans clubs thread it was mentioned

Thanks for that, I will point her in that direction

The Tourist · 17-10-2007 3:15pm

FYI:

http://www.icu.ie/events/list.php?type=irish

and

http://www.icu.ie/clubs/list.php

Gillybean72 · 17-10-2007 4:10pm

The Tourist wrote: »

FYI:

http://www.icu.ie/events/list.php?type=irish

and

http://www.icu.ie/clubs/list.php

Cheers

The Tourist · 17-10-2007 4:19pm

I'd recommend trying out the local club before taking on any of the events. A lot of the events require you to have a rating, but some of them have sections for unrated players. Good luck.

Gillybean72 · 17-10-2007 4:25pm

The Tourist wrote: »

I'd recommend trying out the local club before taking on any of the events. A lot of the events require you to have a rating, but some of them have sections for unrated players. Good luck.

Ok, Im not sure if he has played in any clubs or what the story is, I know he is good. thats all

CaptainNemo · 18-10-2007 8:57am

Tell him to skip past the chess bit and start into learning poker. I've played chess most of my life and at one point was very good (by Irish standards anyway) and just recently gave the game up for good when I discovered that poker was more challenging, more fun and more lucrative.

mewso · 18-10-2007 10:14am

Deffinately mentioned in Des' fantasy thread about having some place for the rulers of the world to read the times, smoke cigars, swallow brandy and maybe play chess.

Gillybean72 · 18-10-2007 10:34am

CaptainNemo wrote: »

Tell him to skip past the chess bit and start into learning poker. I've played chess most of my life and at one point was very good (by Irish standards anyway) and just recently gave the game up for good when I discovered that poker was more challenging, more fun and more lucrative.

He is Romanian if I remember right, and I believe they are known to be good at chess... but we are trying hard to get him into poker! when I take a trip down to visit I will surely take my Hold'em kit with me

DeVore · 18-10-2007 1:07pm

Roundtower is supposed to be fairly lethal at chess. I know a few others (Goran?).

We have a chess forum here too you know.

DeV.

CaptainNemo · 18-10-2007 1:22pm

DeVore wrote: »

Roundtower is supposed to be fairly lethal at chess. I know a few others (Goran?).

We have a chess forum here too you know.

DeV.

I heard that The_Prof is an excellent player too. I'm trying to think of ways to put together a combination chess / poker event but everything I can think of is...lame.

hotspur · 18-10-2007 3:50pm

Pft poker/chess combo is lame, what you want is the fine noble sport of chess boxing:
http://site.wcbo.org/content/index_en.html

Since a large proportion of the winning Internet poker players come from a gaming rather than a gambling background there are loads who stated their gaming experience with chess and are very good. I wouldn't say there's many good at boxing though. So many poker/boxing combo would be in order...standard Saturday night in the S.E.

Chess??

Comments