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-	*That was probably me... asshole! Besides, what social experiment are you talking about? The only social experiment on this wiki is you! And the above plea for peace sounds like those neo-neanderthals who claim modern life is unnatural, well it is not! This is just the natural evolution of things. Why do those damn Gorillas think we are responsible for the earth?? Well the point is that if fighting and bitching is the natural outcome of this game, then that's part of the social experiment as well, and the fact that a higher power is watching hasn't yet helped a single starving child in Somalia, so why should it help improve our behaviour?? --[[User:Gelbi|<font color="#347773"><b>gelbi</b></font>]][[User talk:Gelbi|<font color="#677776"><sup>talk</sup></font>]] 14:12, 11 July 2006 (PDT)	+	*That was probably me... asshole! Besides, what social experiment are you talking about? The only social experiment on this wiki is you! And the above plea for peace sounds like those neo-neanderthals who claim modern life is unnatural, well it is not! This is just the natural evolution of things. Why do [[wikipedia:Ishmael (novel)|those damn Gorillas]] think we are responsible for the earth?? Well the point is that if fighting and bitching is the natural outcome of this game, then that's part of the social experiment as well, and the fact that a higher power is watching hasn't yet helped a single starving child in Somalia, so why should it help improve our behaviour?? --[[User:Gelbi|<font color="#347773"><b>gelbi</b></font>]][[User talk:Gelbi|<font color="#677776"><sup>talk</sup></font>]] 14:12, 11 July 2006 (PDT)

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PARTICIPATE!

There are many ways you can participate in Fabuloso Chess!

• Suggest a move!
• Read the discussion!
• Discuss Fabuloso Chess in general
• VOTE on the move, after 7pm EDT.
  

Note: If you can't vote after 7pm EDT, but still want to, GO AHEAD! We will still count your "early vote." If you look at the page later and your vote isn't there, DON'T PANIC! It has been moved to another page until voting opens.

• Suggest a good taunt to be delivered with the move!
• NEW! Easy Voting! No messy Discussions or Long Pages!
• Pledge for the "If We Lose" prize pool
• Quick, make a powermove to stop the game! (or add an ingenius comic twist to it!)
• If you feel that you are unable to participate in Fabuloso Chess because it is still unaccessable to you, SHOUT ABOUT IT at the bottom of this page, and hopefully your issue will be resolved.

Other Suggestions:

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Interact!

• Hang out at the Fabuloso Chess Lobby! (watch the world's first fabuloso vs. fabuloso chess match unfold!)
• Play Fabuloso Hangman (what this has to do with anything, I don't know, but it makes me giggle)

The Challenge

"Holy crap! The League of Awesomeness says that any chess game started during a show has to be played all the way through! You've inadvertently challenged me to Fabuloso Chess. You have to make your first move by Sunday midnight. The LOA says that the stakes of this game are yet to be determined. You might want to contribute your ideas. I'm gonna kick your ass."

The Game

1. d4 d5

2. c4 e6

3. Nc3 Bb4

4. Nf3 Nf6

5. e3 Ne4

6. Qc2 f5

7. Bd3 O-O

8. O-O b6

9. a3 Bxc3

10. xc3 ...

"Oh and fabulosos, Pawn takes bishop."

For a detailed list of previous board positions and taunts, click here.

The Stakes

• Ze has accepted the stakes proposed for the Fabuloso Chess game between him and the Fabulosos!

If we win (and have you seen the chess game discussion? We are so going to whip his ass):

The Show: Unplugged - YES! "At least 10 minutes of Ze and a guitar performing songs." By popular vote, thanks to Ann for the winning suggestion!

If we lose (psh, yeah if):

Fabulosos and Sports Racers have collectively pledged a TOTAL of: $245.47 to purchase a book from his Amazon Wish List!

We can afford The Psychology of Humor: A Reference Guide and Annotated Bibliography ($131.95): sounds stimulating! maybe he'll let us borrow it when he's done!

Note! Please do not hesitate to continue to pledge! If possible, we can bring down the amount of money everyone needs to contribute, or even purchase a few more books from his wish list!

FAQ

Q: How do we know we are playing with Ze?

A: We don't, it could be his kitty or Deep Fritz, and there was nothing in the rules that forbid him asking a grandmaster for advice either.

Q: Won't Ze be able to read all our strategies?

A: Currently there is nothing in this wiki that a freeware chess engine won't detect in 10 seconds. Unless you want to post something that analyses 18+ plies (at least 9 moves) ahead, there is no use for Ze reading it, and even then that analysis is half a move too old to be useful for him. It is important to understand that you don't win these kinds of games by trapping or surprising the opponent. You win by doing a deeper analysis at each move so that you are more likely to become aware of favorable deviations from previously analysed lines before your opponent.

Q: Who's playing white?

A: That would be Ze.Poop!

Q: What do we do if the voting is deadlocked??? Go Fuck Ourselves?!?

A: Sure... then wash your hands and come discuss it here.

Shoutbox

If you don't know where to put something, just scream out here, and maybe someone will move your comment to the right place! Please note that this is not the best place to put current move proposals, only use this shoutbox if you are really confused... or just want to shout! The shoutbox is emptied at midnight into the magic dumpster!

• Click here to shout now!
• Click here to add a comment on the dicussion page!

Shout here!

Holy hell the taunts really are just shit pulled out of some random ass. Honestly this verbal diarrhea is embarrassing and a disgrace to the game. Use something from the "good taunt" section, not some half digested regurgitation of Ze's insult. -Graymon

Is there a veto procedure to challenge a move that got voted in but is still a grave error? Kingpatzer 08:02, 7 July 2006 (PDT)

I believe arc already answered that question for you .. "Not playing collaborative chess, I think." ... put succinctly: No. I see the chickens laid in move 3 are about to come home to roost.

Prediction: ze in 16

• What are the stakes?

Major .. if you plan on submitting the vote at midnight .. you're going to have to be the tiebreaking vote .. if it comes to that. It's 10-10 right now .. ßrigade^rant

Could someone explain the last moves, up to that point you were doing reasonably fine, then 8. .. b6 and Ze's 9. a3  ??? What is going on? Doesn't material mean anything in the league of awesomeness??? --gelbi^talk 08:40, 10 July 2006 (PDT) Kingpatzer showed up starting at move 8 .. read the move threads. I don't understand it either .. and last I heard Major was submitting the votes @ midnight .. and it was tied 10-10 at the time, I told him it was up to him to break the tie when he submitted the move. If he didn't .. well I have no idea what's going on. ßrigade^rant 09:29, 10 July 2006 (PDT)

• ummm I was against b6 and for c6. a3 is either a blunder by Ze not taking advantage of our mistake (cxd5 after b6 would have been a disaster) _OR_ he's wanting to make a game of it so he choose a move to allow us the chance to equalize. In either case, after Bxc3 we're going to be back to being fine with equal chances Kingpatzer 11:57, 10 July 2006 (PDT)

I thought I would offer myself as a send-in-move-backup guy if either mayor/bobbie_mac/brigade can't. I live in PST so I will be up by closing, and would even abstain from voting so it would stay fair. Geedubber 10:04, 10 July 2006 (PDT)

We need to set up a list of 'backups' .. and I think that in the case of a tie (as it was last night) the vote submitter should cast the tie-breaker vote, even if it means voting twice. 68.189.211.207

A Plea for Peace

I think some of us are missing the point a little here. We're not really playing chess, we're performing an experiment in collective governance and conflict resolution. We're looking at how individuals exert influence. Do they try to set up familiar institutions (voting), do they try to "cheat", do they build coalitions or cliques, do they resort to long and persuasive argument?

Whatever you do here, remember this is world where we KNOW a higher power (Ze) is watching us, and that He probably doesn't care who wins or loses. So be polite, be kind, be in your heart and not in your head. Remember that we're all brothers (and sisters?) here.

Except, of course, for the tards who voted for Nf6 in move 4 -- they should be disemboweled and set on fire. --Neal 13:16, 11 July 2006 (PDT)

• That was probably me... asshole! Besides, what social experiment are you talking about? The only social experiment on this wiki is you! And the above plea for peace sounds like those neo-neanderthals who claim modern life is unnatural, well it is not! This is just the natural evolution of things. Why do those damn Gorillas think we are responsible for the earth?? Well the point is that if fighting and bitching is the natural outcome of this game, then that's part of the social experiment as well, and the fact that a higher power is watching hasn't yet helped a single starving child in Somalia, so why should it help improve our behaviour?? --gelbi^talk 14:12, 11 July 2006 (PDT)