The 2,000,000th post game

Originally posted by riv6672
Stephen King hates the Stanley Kubrick adaptation of The Shining.

Speaking of film adaptations, Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining is widely considered to be a classic. However, King famously hates it. He told Deadline: "The character of Jack Torrance has no arc in that movie. Absolutely no arc at all. When we first see Jack Nicholson, he's in the office of Mr. Ullman, the manager of the hotel, and you know, then, he's crazy as an outhouse house rat. All he does is get crazier. In the book, he's a guy who's struggling with his sanity and finally loses it. To me, that's a tragedy. In the movie, there's no tragedy because there's no real change."

Thought of this before because I actually had submissions pertaining to it.
Thought of it more recently because one of "Knowing Better" 's videos talked about the Donner party on the Oregon trail, a group that experienced in real life a depth of horror that a movie like the Shining can only suggest to audiences.
Reading accounts of THAT historical episode makes even a fictional masterpiece like Kubrick's somewhat laughable:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3ldR_9LdA

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
The following was from some video discussing whether judo and/or jujitsu could actually be useful, especially if it could help women fend off a larger, stronger attacker, who, hopefully, was not himself a professional fighter. The conclusion was "yes" -- at least in an on-the-mats gym session or generic "grass" encounter:

Good to know.

White outranked me in this game, and outplayed me, frankly.

He was also rated 2000+ in this game, iirc, but, apparently, chess base.com gives a losing player the option of converting ranked games to unranked ones if the results displease.

My position was a LITTLE better than it appeared to my opponent; I checkmated him 1 move before he would have gotten me.

[BlackElo "1728"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. exf5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Bxf2+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} 5. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 9. dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 10. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 11. e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} 13. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Bxc2 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 15. Bxc2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 16. Na3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 17. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 18. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Qc5+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 19. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Qxc2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 20. Nxg7 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 21. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:29]Guest5545604 reconnected.} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 22. Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 23. Bf6+ {[%emt 0:0:20]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 24. exf6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 25. hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 26. f7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rh4# {[%emt 0:0:6]Mate} 0-1

Dare to dream.

After all this isn't a pipe dream.

Not this time when the stakes are higher.

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Thought of this before because I actually had submissions pertaining to it.
Thought of it more recently because one of "Knowing Better" 's videos talked about the Donner party on the Oregon trail, a group that experienced in real life a depth of horror that a movie like the Shining can only suggest to audiences.
Reading accounts of THAT historical episode makes even a fictional masterpiece like Kubrick's somewhat laughable:

The Knight

When it comes to your chess set, the Knight chess piece is often the defining piece in the set. This piece offers the most chance for variety and uniqueness in a chess set and it is often the piece with the most detail. When it comes to the game of chess, the Knight chess piece is often the favorite piece and most unpredictable piece in the game. Many a game has been ended because of the make-or-break tactics with the Knight.

How A Knight Chess Piece Moves

The Knight chess piece moves in a very mysterious way. Unlike Rooks, Bishops or Queens, the Knight is limited in the number of squares it can move across. In fact, its movement is a very specific movement. The piece moves in a shape similar to the uppercase "L". Here are the specifics:

The Knight piece can move forward, backward, left or right two squares and must then move one square in either perpendicular direction.

The Knight piece can only move to one of up to eight positions on the board.

The Knight piece can move to any position not already inhabited by another piece of the same color.

The Knight piece can skip over any other pieces to reach its destination position.

Basic Tactics

Most experts prefer their Knight pieces to be "close to the action". Because of their strange movement, they can often cover weaknesses that other pieces leave. Knight pieces are also best employed near the center of the board and they are often one of the first pieces to reach the center area of the board. The Knight also has a unique ability to attack another piece without risking being attacked by the same piece (aside from other Knights, of course).

The Bishop

The Bishop chess piece is easily the most forgotten piece of all the chess pieces. From the beginners' perspective, the piece cannot do a whole lot to help out your game, considering each piece can only cover half of the board at a time and is quite vulnerable to attacks from straight on. But the bishop does have his place in the game of chess. In most chess sets, the piece is very traditional. It is a tall, slender piece with a pointed tip that has a strange cut made into it. Usually, the design doesn't change much, unlike the Knight piece, which has a lot of flair in its design.

How A Bishop Chess Piece Moves

The bishop chess piece is stuck moving in diagonals. Each player starts out with two bishop pieces, each one residing on its own color of square. Between both pieces, you can cover the entire board, but one piece can only cover one half of the board, only the colors of squares it started the game on.

The bishop can move in any direction diagonally, so long as it is not obstructed by another piece.

The bishop piece cannot move past any piece that is obstructing its path.

The bishop can take any other piece on the board that is within its bounds of movement.

Basic Tactics

Bishops are usually considered stronger pieces toward the end of the game. Often, though, the pawns make it difficult to use the bishop piece during the early parts of the game. The bishop is considered excellent in defending a castled King, though and can be used to help pin pieces into areas of the board. Most experts would agree, though, that giving up a Bishop is better than giving up a Rook.