Comments on: Chess and the Art of Personal Finance http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/ Money Management and Personal Finance | The Dough Roller Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Friday Gathering for 9/21/2007 | Gather Little By Little http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-952 The Friday Gathering for 9/21/2007 | Gather Little By Little Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:54:34 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-952 [...] Dough Roller has a series of articles that tells us how personal finance is much like playing chess. I’m a bit concerned, I’m terrible at chess…also, note to self: don’t [...] [...] Dough Roller has a series of articles that tells us how personal finance is much like playing chess. I’m a bit concerned, I’m terrible at chess…also, note to self: don’t [...]

]]> By: Spending money to save money - Coupons! | I've Paid For This Twice Already... http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Spending money to save money - Coupons! | I've Paid For This Twice Already... Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:40:58 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-944 [...] this serious mental block against spending money to save money. It is illustrated in my analysis of The Dough Roller’s series this week about parallels between finances and chess. I was never a very good chess player, passable but not brilliant by any means, mostly because I [...] [...] this serious mental block against spending money to save money. It is illustrated in my analysis of The Dough Roller’s series this week about parallels between finances and chess. I was never a very good chess player, passable but not brilliant by any means, mostly because I [...]

]]> By: DR http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-926 DR Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:37:38 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-926 Pinyo, yes. Black to move and gain a winning position. And I thought this was simple! Pinyo, yes. Black to move and gain a winning position. And I thought this was simple!

]]> By: Pinyo http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Pinyo Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:17:58 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-922 You mean black right? You mean black right?

]]> By: Loonies And Sense http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Loonies And Sense Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:27:01 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-920 OK, now I get it. I "know" how to play chess to the extent that I know which moves each piece can make, but all this endgame terminology is new to me. Thanks for taking the time to explain. :) OK, now I get it. I “know” how to play chess to the extent that I know which moves each piece can make, but all this endgame terminology is new to me. Thanks for taking the time to explain. :)

]]> By: DR http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-919 DR Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:25 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-919 Well I seemed to have created some controversy here. Winning the bishop gives black a winning position, but it's obviously not checkmate. I should have said something like "White to move and gain a winning position." White to move and win is my shorthand, as opposed to White to move and mate. Sorry for the confusion. By the way, any doubts that Black has a won game following the combination? Well I seemed to have created some controversy here. Winning the bishop gives black a winning position, but it’s obviously not checkmate. I should have said something like “White to move and gain a winning position.” White to move and win is my shorthand, as opposed to White to move and mate. Sorry for the confusion. By the way, any doubts that Black has a won game following the combination?

]]> By: DebtFREE-Revolution » Blog Archive » Trying to quit smoking…take 3 http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-918 DebtFREE-Revolution » Blog Archive » Trying to quit smoking…take 3 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:30:15 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-918 [...] Maybe I should go clean all the ashtrays in the house…I haven’t done that since spring, when I tried to quit the first time.  It really is pretty yucky to see all that crud on the bottom of the ashtrays.  Oh, for those of y’all who are already (or still) non-smokers, here’s a fun series over at Dough Roller, the newest member of the M-Network about personal finance and the game of chess. [...]

]]> By: Loonies And Sense http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Loonies And Sense Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:30:49 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-916 So by "winning the bishop", do you win the game, or do you still have to get mate? So by “winning the bishop”, do you win the game, or do you still have to get mate?

]]> By: paidtwice http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-914 paidtwice Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:23:05 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-914 Dangit and all this time I was trying to find the mate move. Not that um... I would have figured it out if I understood anyway. :) Dangit and all this time I was trying to find the mate move.

Not that um… I would have figured it out if I understood anyway. :)

]]> By: Pinyo http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Pinyo Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:03:29 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/2007/09/16/chess-and-the-art-of-personal-finance/#comment-912 In that series of exchanges white lost both the Queen and the Bishop, but black only lost the Queen. Therefore, black is ahead of white by one bishop. In that series of exchanges white lost both the Queen and the Bishop, but black only lost the Queen. Therefore, black is ahead of white by one bishop.

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