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Originally posted by Bowmann
Now, now Mr T. Stop fooling. And you know that it ain't a RULE anyway.
Yes B...A position.

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Originally posted by rbmorris
Zugzwang (German for: compulsion to move) occurs when one player is put at a disadvantage because he has to make a move - the player would like to pass and make no move, but the fact that they must make one means they are forced into weakening their position.

It's like when you're on a long car trip and you have to pull over to move your bowels. You' ...[text shortened]... ling over results in a loss of time. On the other hand, there's no denying the call of nature.
May God Bless you Mr. RBMORRIS. Thank you, for I knew not, ever, what was zz.

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I see the torch has been passed to another to point out to people just how much of an ass is Mr. Bowmann (even though it is usually immediately apparent, even to this new non-sub).

Go Dottewell... 🙂

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Originally posted by Suzianne
I see the torch has been passed to another to point out to people just how much of an ass is Mr. Bowmann (even though it is usually immediately apparent, even to this new non-sub).

Go Dottewell... 🙂
To be fair, he often speaks a lot of sense. But he also often goes over the top.

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Originally posted by Suzianne
I see the torch has been passed to another to point out to people just how much of an ass is Mr. Bowmann (even though it is usually immediately apparent, even to this new non-sub).

Go Dottewell... 🙂
He's really a good sensitive giving person. Really. You just have to know how to handle him. Really he is no worse than any of us here on RHP. Sincerely, Trains44

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Originally posted by dottewell
If everyone always took that attitude...

Chess would die. And you would have killed it.
If everyone took the attitude that people should learn the rules, chess would be pretty much the way it is today, minus this thread.

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Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnow
If everyone took the attitude that people should learn the rules, chess would be pretty much the way it is today, minus this thread.
Not if everyone took the view people should learn the rules of chess from someone or somewhere else.

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I'm tempted to doubt the poster below had a serious grievance, but I think it's a good illustration of what may just happen when a player on the site isn't familiar with the basic rules:

http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=30402

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Originally posted by Bowmann
I'm tempted to doubt the poster below
what? there are no posts under your post...

EDIT: oh well of course now there is...

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Originally posted by Bowmann
I'm tempted to doubt the poster below had a serious grievance, but I think it's a good illustration of what may just happen when a player on the site isn't familiar with the basic rules:

http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=30402
I don't think the problem was a lack of familiarity with basic rules.

I think the problem was mental illness.

[EDIT: Not you, Jusuh...]