I think you mean, in Western chess's main variant, a chessboard has 64 squares. There's also fairy chess, 3-d chess, etc.
And in Korean/Chinese chess, the pieces aren't placed on squares at all! Rather, on the points where the lines of a 10 x 9 grid intersect.
Bonus question: How many squares on a Go board?
Tricky Ol' Uncle Ed
On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 22:48, Poor, Edmund W wrote:
Bonus question: How many squares on a Go board?
Tricky Ol' Uncle Ed
In the words of the "Boxers or shorts?" answer one is not supposed to supply:
Depends.
Normally none. But if you are a master, one.
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen (aka Cimon Avaro)
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen wrote
Poor, Edmund W wrote: Bonus question: How many squares on a Go board?
Depends.
Normally none. But if you are a master, one.
That's POV. A leading expert claims 42. Details supplied if you need them.
Charles (EGF 2300 at go)
Charles Matthews wrote:
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen wrote
Poor, Edmund W wrote: Bonus question: How many squares on a Go board?
Depends.
Normally none. But if you are a master, one.
That's POV. A leading expert claims 42. Details supplied if you need them.
Hmm! I recently learned that 42 was the meaning of life and everything. That goes beyond go.
Ec
Ray Saintonge wrong
Hmm! I recently learned that 42 was the meaning of life and everything. That goes beyond go.
Hey, that's POV too! As a teaser, can I say that the tricky point here is that go boards are rectangular, rather than square (8% to compensate for foreshortening).
Charles
On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 13:25, Charles Matthews wrote:
Ray Saintonge wrong
> Hmm! I recently learned that 42 was the meaning of life and everything. > That goes beyond go.
Hey, that's POV too! As a teaser, can I say that the tricky point here is that go boards are rectangular, rather than square (8% to compensate for foreshortening).
Charles
At the risk of "blowing the gaff", and in the intrest of containg this thread from becoming a spammed one, let me explicte!
A go board does not contain squares. The markers are placed at intersections of lines. A master will give handicap to a novice, by allowing the novice to place four markers, which in themselves define a rectangular space, which the master will envision as a square, although it is not a square geometrically.
Cimon
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen wrote:
On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 13:25, Charles Matthews wrote:
Ray Saintonge wrong
Hmm! I recently learned that 42 was the meaning of life and everything. That goes beyond go.
Hey, that's POV too! As a teaser, can I say that the tricky point here is that go boards are rectangular, rather than square (8% to compensate for foreshortening).
Charles
At the risk of "blowing the gaff", and in the intrest of containg this thread from becoming a spammed one, let me explicte!
A go board does not contain squares. The markers are placed at intersections of lines. A master will give handicap to a novice, by allowing the novice to place four markers, which in themselves define a rectangular space, which the master will envision as a square, although it is not a square geometrically.
Everybody ( :-\ ) knows that! I would especially think that Ed knew it when he raised the question. As for the reference to 42, I can only assume that you didn't have a Babelfish in your ear when you read it. :-)
Ec