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Chess Games Translated To Music

Posted by samzenpus on from the sound-of-strategy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Blogger Jonathan W. Stokes used algebra to map famous chess games onto a piano, and then outputted the results as MP3s. The tunes created are surprisingly listenable."

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  1. And now, for your listening pleasure... by Zephyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Victor Borge and Bobby Fischer will perform "In the Hall of the Mountain King's Gambit Accepted."

  2. Re:Oh yeah by ElectricTurtle · · Score: 2, Funny

    That would have been funnier if you had adjusted it even slightly to the topic, such as 'Rock out with your rook out!' However I suspect for you it would 'Rock out with your pawn out!' Poor AC.

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  3. Re:Oh yeah by c6gunner · · Score: 3, Funny

    However I suspect for you it would 'Rock out with your pawn out!' Poor AC.

    Yeah. Always gets the check, never gets to mate.

  4. Re:He added accompaniment by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we need algorithms to convert code into music. Take the source code for popular programs and convert it to music.
    Geek Radio Network announcer:
    Next up we have the source code for Internet Explorer rendered as a piece titled "Atonal Nightmare in C#"

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