Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-30 Thread hayden presley
chess board from withn shredder itself. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Peterson Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 7:32 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind Yup. And you can keep

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-30 Thread Bryan Peterson
thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't! -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:32 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind Hello Keith, The best way to learn Chess as a blind gamer is to sign u

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hello Keith, The best way to learn Chess as a blind gamer is to sign up for the Chess course from Hadley School for the Blind. The course is fully accessible and you even get an accessible Chess set as a student. Cheers! On 6/27/14, Keith S wrote: > can anyone suggest the best way for me to le

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-29 Thread hayden presley
ivard Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 3:58 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind You say: " I've never been any good at the computer version fo chess games, since I'm used to looking at the board to find where the pieces are." I ask: "So,

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-29 Thread Charles Rivard
--- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "Harmony Neil" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind In t

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-29 Thread Harmony Neil
In terms of the physical boards, I have a peg type one, with the points on the black pieces. Mine is pretty big so keep it set up, but I have heard there are travel sets for the blind as well. I’ve never been any good at the computer version fo chess games, since I’m used to looking at the boar

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
rs Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind Although it is pricy, you can get a very well made tactual chess set from www.thechesshouse.com The pieces are tournament sized. I believe the set costs around $100. --- Be positive! When

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread hayden presley
ginal Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 10:48 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind It's always a good idea to double check by using your arrow keys to review the board in

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Jeremy Brown
Keith, There's two forms of notation. Algebraic notation is easier to fathom. In algebraic the files are lettered a through h from White's queen's rook right to white's King's rook. The ranks are then numbered from 1 to 8 counting from white's first rank. So a move of pawn e2-e4 is king's pawn

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
x27;re finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind I tried that charlse with K chess elite, however I think I must have miss

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
ginal Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind that sounds like a really good chess set bryan. Sinse the old one I used to own pretty much died due to lack of use (several peaces d

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
I tried that charlse with K chess elite, however I think I must have misscounted moving one of my opponent's peaces sinse each game I tried I'd get a ways through and then the computer would tell me to move something I thought was an empty square or the like. It's odd, on the few occasions I p

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
er whacky. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Keith S" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind I've got the same problem with the spacial distortion in my head.Just wan

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "Bryan Peterson" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind I agreeDark. Tat's wy I don't play onlie, e

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
rglecruncheon, see if I don't! -Original Message- From: dark Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 7:11 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind My personal advice would be to get a tactile chess set (sometimes called a braille chess set, even though they d

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind Well the Hadley School for the Blind offers two free chess courses, Chess for Beginners and Chess: Principles and Strategies. You even get a free chess set with the first course which is yours to keep after you comple

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Bryan Peterson
th my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't! -Original Message- From: Keith S Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:58 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind I've got the same problem with the spacial distortion in my head.Just wanted to know how to do it so I

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
shed, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind My personal advice would be to get a tactile chess set (sometimes called a braille che

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Keith S
t: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind My personal advice would be to get a tactile chess set (sometimes called a braille chess set, even though they don't have braille on them), and start playing live against a human. To explain these are sets where there are holes in each square on

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Bryan Peterson
don't! -Original Message- From: dark Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 7:11 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind My personal advice would be to get a tactile chess set (sometimes called a braille chess set, even though they don't have braille on them),

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Bryan Peterson
Well the Hadley School for the Blind offers two free chess courses, Chess for Beginners and Chess: Principles and Strategies. You even get a free chess set with the first course which is yours to keep after you complete it. Each course has I believe six lessons, each with an accompanying assign

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
My personal advice would be to get a tactile chess set (sometimes called a braille chess set, even though they don't have braille on them), and start playing live against a human. To explain these are sets where there are holes in each square on the board and the peaces are on pegs so you can