Talk:Chess (Macintosh)

http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/Chess/Chess-110.0.6/ Wikipedia purports this to be the game source code - Andlabs 21:08, 8 November 2012 (EST)

Uh. Aren't those comments actually chess moves? Most of 'em, at least? // Foxhack 00:20, 9 November 2012 (EST)

They are, they look a little like a selection of opening moves and possible "tactics" used. The last bit at the bottom in particular seems to be a sequence where a novice player may attempt to win by removing an enemy piece from the board at any chance they have... which isn't a wise tactic. In this case, the black player looks to be setting up such a player in the form of "take or be taken", which ends up leaving a channel of attack wide open down the H flank, Black's Rook would capture White's Rook, and from there White is in big trouble as the bishop can't escape, no piece is in a position to take the black Rook, it can work its way along, taking valuable pieces out early on and leaving the King in grave danger as there's no space for escape.

Of course, I could be completely wrong. The opening bit has a reference to "Kamikaze", I wonder if it's trying to detect the possibility of applying "Fool's Mate", the quickest way to lose in Chess. It's one of the first things a Chess player should learn to avoid.

I never was any good at Chess. Fishsta 13:04, 9 November 2012 (GMT)