[Ads-l] X-dimensional chess

[Jonathan Lighter]

> "11" and "12" are the most typical X's in Obama-style "X-dimensional
chess."

> Mr. Trump plays "eight-dimensional chess" his wonders to perform.

So Obama is smarter.

JL

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 12:23 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is also hyperchess. There seem to be a few different chess
> variants called hyperchess.
>
> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hyperchess
>
> http://carusos.org/Hyperchess/hyperchess.html
>
> Sometimes hyperchess refers to higher-dimensional chess. The hyper
> prefix in hypercube also refers to higher-dimensions.
>
> Wiktionary has this for hyper cube
>
> [Begin excerpt]
>
> 1. (geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is
> analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the
> n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
>
> [End excerpt]
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:59 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Creaky oldsters will recall the first time we saw Spock playing
> > three-dimensional chess on board the old Enterprise back in 19 and 66.
> >
> > Recently a Trump supporter on TV explained that the president constantly
> > plays "four-dimensional chess."
> >
> > Last night on CNN another one assured viewers that, while it may not seem
> > that he's doing anything about Russian bad behavior, he's  working hard
> > *behind* the scenes, in ways we can know nothing about. The explanation
> was
> > that, as a successful businessman, Mr. Trump plays "eight-dimensional
> > chess" his wonders to perform.
> >
> > And in the words of a GB author,  "Not even Garry Kasparov could grasp
> the
> > basic principles of eight-dimensional chess."
> >
> > Myself, I prefer extradimensional chess  (68 Google hits). It enables me
> to
> > work out most of my schemes in parallel dimensions until such time as I
> > care to reveal them in this existential sector.
> >
> > JL
> >
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