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How many digits of pi do you know? (after decimal)

#21

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058...
50+ digits.

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058... 50+ digits.
#23

@Alientcp said in #2:

  1. 3.1415. And the 5 is rounded to 6.
    Unless you are the tiny subset of people who actually need to know more, knowing more is as useful as the knight + bishop mate. Totally useless garbage, not even good enough to brag about it.

yes yes i know it is completely useless, even NASA engineers dont use more than 14 or so digits. But it is a good way to spend some time, and once you know a few, you will feel good!!
yes if you dont know more than like 3.141 thats absolutely fine and i dont blame you at all. i was just asking.

P.S. many people say knight+bishop mate is useless however once you face it in a real game you would wish to know how to checkmate with them. once the LITERAL WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION didn't know how to play it, so she drew her game by 50 move repetition. try and learn the knight+bishop mate if you can, i couldn't, but maybe i can next time!!

@Alientcp said in #2: > 4. 3.1415. And the 5 is rounded to 6. > Unless you are the tiny subset of people who actually need to know more, knowing more is as useful as the knight + bishop mate. Totally useless garbage, not even good enough to brag about it. yes yes i know it is completely useless, even NASA engineers dont use more than 14 or so digits. But it is a good way to spend some time, and once you know a few, you will feel good!! yes if you dont know more than like 3.141 thats absolutely fine and i dont blame you at all. i was just asking. P.S. many people say knight+bishop mate is useless however once you face it in a real game you would wish to know how to checkmate with them. once the LITERAL WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION didn't know how to play it, so she drew her game by 50 move repetition. try and learn the knight+bishop mate if you can, i couldn't, but maybe i can next time!!
#24

@arjunsawant said in #23:

P.S. many people say knight+bishop mate is useless however once you face it in a real game

I have played over 13,000 games in my life.
The only 2 times that said ending happened, I forced it to practice it.

That ending is virtually mythical. Most players will never have it once. If it happens, a draw is OK.

@arjunsawant said in #23: > P.S. many people say knight+bishop mate is useless however once you face it in a real game I have played over 13,000 games in my life. The only 2 times that said ending happened, I forced it to practice it. That ending is virtually mythical. Most players will never have it once. If it happens, a draw is OK.
#26

@Alientcp said in #24:

I have played over 13,000 games in my life.
The only 2 times that said ending happened, I forced it to practice it.

That ending is virtually mythical. Most players will never have it once. If it happens, a draw is OK.
I try & fail> review the tutorial> then repeat - never get it
. What is so hard to understand about pushing one guy into a corner
with king, knight & bishop? Is a mystery? or lack of concentration?

@Alientcp said in #24: > I have played over 13,000 games in my life. > The only 2 times that said ending happened, I forced it to practice it. > > That ending is virtually mythical. Most players will never have it once. If it happens, a draw is OK. I try & fail> review the tutorial> then repeat - never get it . What is so hard to understand about pushing one guy into a corner with king, knight & bishop? Is a mystery? or lack of concentration?
#27

@igmo_fitzpatzer said in #26:

I try & fail> review the tutorial> then repeat - never get it
. What is so hard to understand about pushing one guy into a corner
with king, knight & bishop? Is a mystery? or lack of concentration?

You dont have to understand much. Only that you need to mate the opponent in a corner of the same color than your bishop.
The opponent, if smart, will run to the opposite corner. There is a method, you dont need to think too much. You just need to understand the method.

But its a waste of time. Better use your time learning a common end game.
Using the same amount of time, If you learn that common endgame instead of this useless mate, I assure you, you will win hundreds of games. If you study the useless one, just 1 in your lifetime if you have an irrational cosmic level of unlucky to get it (and that is IF you didnt forget how to), else, 0.

Thats why people dont improve on chess. They waste their time studying useless stuff that are super specific and arent practical at all, then complain they dont improve.

@igmo_fitzpatzer said in #26: > I try & fail> review the tutorial> then repeat - never get it > . What is so hard to understand about pushing one guy into a corner > with king, knight & bishop? Is a mystery? or lack of concentration? You dont have to understand much. Only that you need to mate the opponent in a corner of the same color than your bishop. The opponent, if smart, will run to the opposite corner. There is a method, you dont need to think too much. You just need to understand the method. But its a waste of time. Better use your time learning a common end game. Using the same amount of time, If you learn that common endgame instead of this useless mate, I assure you, you will win hundreds of games. If you study the useless one, just 1 in your lifetime if you have an irrational cosmic level of unlucky to get it (and that is IF you didnt forget how to), else, 0. Thats why people dont improve on chess. They waste their time studying useless stuff that are super specific and arent practical at all, then complain they dont improve.
#28

3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679 8214808651 3282306647 0938446095 5058223172 5359408128 4811174502 8410270193 8521105559 6446229489 5493038196 4428810975 6659334461 2847564823 3786783165 2712019091 4564856692 3460348610 4543266482

3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679 8214808651 3282306647 0938446095 5058223172 5359408128 4811174502 8410270193 8521105559 6446229489 5493038196 4428810975 6659334461 2847564823 3786783165 2712019091 4564856692 3460348610 4543266482
#29

Okay, yes, now I see there is only infinitesimal practical value all things considered.
Now emotionally letting go of the failure...should it yet irk me? Btw I have afantasia and never visualise any positions in mind.

Okay, yes, now I see there is only infinitesimal practical value all things considered. Now emotionally letting go of the failure...should it yet irk me? Btw I have afantasia and never visualise any positions in mind.

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