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Impossible to tell.
A queen and a knight or bishop vs the rook pair and some pawns can be is a very winnable endgame.
Or two rooks and couple of pawns vs 3-4 pawns a knight and the bishop pair is also very winnable. All depends on your position.
Can't just count the pieces and make assumptions.
Also we don't know if there have been any piece sacrifices to
accomplish a particular winning position.
Yeah yeah......I'm not gonna get all geeky......lol.......just love chess.
Play it all the time at tournament level.
Got my GM title in the early 90s. Was IM for 3 years prior.
Thanks for the heads up...Now I am binge watching HBO The Newsroom!!! Great Show.:thumbup:
Policeman???? OK......?
Both bodies seem pretty still to me.
They're both thinking.
I don't understand what you motives are, I was just saying that
it's impossible to say who is winning based solely on piece count.
In the image below you can see that black has all his pawns and the
rook, bishop, and knight pair,
he also has his queen.
White's king is completely exposed and he only has ONE piece, his rook,
this could also be a pawn on 7th rank.
But as you can see - white to move - this is check mate in the next move.
I included the computer evaluation of the position as well.
My point: it's impossible to judge a position in chess based on piece count alone.
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Policeman???? OK......?
Both bodies seem pretty still to me.
They're both thinking.
I don't understand what you motives are, I was just saying that
it's impossible to say who is winning based solely on piece count.
In the image below you can see that black has all his pawns and the
rook, bishop, and knight pair,
he also has his queen.
White's king is completely exposed and he only has ONE piece, his rook,
this could also be a pawn on 7th rank.
But as you can see - white to move - this is check mate in the next move.
I included the computer evaluation of the position as well.
My point: it's impossible to judge a position in chess based on piece count alone.
Odd set up, these are not equally skilled players.
It isn't just an odd setup. It's a setup that would never and has NEVER happened.
I have a chess database (Chessbase) of well over 6 million chess games (mostly just IM's and GM's) played from the
mid 1400's up to games that were played last week, I get weekly updates, and this position would simply never come up.
Did you read the "my point" part?
Anyway, if you didn't I set up this position ONLY to show that you can not judge who's winning just by piece count alone.
If it's white to move then white is clearly winning in this position.
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None of the chess talk is funny.
Smart Ass
SMART ASS
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a
well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the
well needed to be covered up anyway;
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over
and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began
to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the
donkey realized what was happening and cried
horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he
quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally
looked down the well. He was astonished at what
he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his
back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
he would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel
dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it
off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey
stepped up over the edge of the well and
happily trotted off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds
of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well
is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of
our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out
of the deepest wells just by not stopping,
never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred - - Forgive.
Free your mind from worries - - Most never happen.
Live simply and appreciate what you have.
Give more.
Expect less.
NOW............
Enough of that crap . .. The donkey later came back,
and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him.
The gash from the bite got infected and
the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock..
MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong,
and try to cover your ass,
it always comes back to bite you .
You have two choices...smile and close this
page, or pass this along to someone else to
spread the fun .
SMART ASS
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a
well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the
well needed to be covered up anyway;
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over
and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began
to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the
donkey realized what was happening and cried
horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he
quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally
looked down the well. He was astonished at what
he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his
back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
he would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel
dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it
off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey
stepped up over the edge of the well and
happily trotted off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds
of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well
is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of
our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out
of the deepest wells just by not stopping,
never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred - - Forgive.
Free your mind from worries - - Most never happen.
Live simply and appreciate what you have.
Give more.
Expect less.
NOW............
Enough of that crap . .. The donkey later came back,
and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him.
The gash from the bite got infected and
the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock..
MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong,
and try to cover your ass,
it always comes back to bite you .
You have two choices...smile and close this
page, or pass this along to someone else to
spread the fun .
None of the chess talk is funny.
lol. Killing Technology is one of my all-time favorites.
Hell yeah!
Friendship between women:
A woman doesn’t come home one night. The next day she tells her husband that she had slept over at a girlfriend's house.
The husband calls his wife's 10 best friends.
None of them know anything about it.
Friendship between men:
A man doesn’t come home one night. The next day he tells his wife that he had slept over at a friend’s house.
The wife calls her husband's 10 best men friends.
Eight of them confirm that he had slept over, and two claim that he was still there.
A woman doesn’t come home one night. The next day she tells her husband that she had slept over at a girlfriend's house.
The husband calls his wife's 10 best friends.
None of them know anything about it.
Friendship between men:
A man doesn’t come home one night. The next day he tells his wife that he had slept over at a friend’s house.
The wife calls her husband's 10 best men friends.
Eight of them confirm that he had slept over, and two claim that he was still there.
A couple is in bed sleeping when there's a rat-a-tat-tat on the door.
The husband rolls over and looks at the clock, and it's half past 3 in the morning.” I’m not getting out of bed at this time," he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. So he drags himself out of bed, goes downstairs, opens the door, and there's a man standing there. It didn't take the homeowner long to realize the man was drunk.
"Hi there," slurs the stranger, "Can you give me a push?" "No, get lost. It's half past three and I was in bed," says the man as he slams the door. He goes back up to bed and tell his wife what happened and she says, "That wasn't very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man's house to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?"
"But the guy was drunk," says the husband.
"It doesn't matter," says the wife.” He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him." So the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs.
He opens the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere,
He shouts, "Hey, do you still want a push?"
And he hears a voice cry out, "Yeah, please."
So, still being unable to see the stranger he shouts, "Where are you?" The drunk replies, "Over here, on the swing."
The husband rolls over and looks at the clock, and it's half past 3 in the morning.” I’m not getting out of bed at this time," he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. So he drags himself out of bed, goes downstairs, opens the door, and there's a man standing there. It didn't take the homeowner long to realize the man was drunk.
"Hi there," slurs the stranger, "Can you give me a push?" "No, get lost. It's half past three and I was in bed," says the man as he slams the door. He goes back up to bed and tell his wife what happened and she says, "That wasn't very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man's house to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?"
"But the guy was drunk," says the husband.
"It doesn't matter," says the wife.” He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him." So the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs.
He opens the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere,
He shouts, "Hey, do you still want a push?"
And he hears a voice cry out, "Yeah, please."
So, still being unable to see the stranger he shouts, "Where are you?" The drunk replies, "Over here, on the swing."
Scared the postman today by going to the door completely naked.
I'm not sure what scared him more, my naked body or the fact that I knew where he lived.
I'm not sure what scared him more, my naked body or the fact that I knew where he lived.
