The enemy of my enemy

I mentioned in another thread that I view the person across the board not as the enemy, but as my game partner as it were.

Without them I could not play. It's chess. I love to play chess. I would certainly rather lose than not get to play. So I need them - that does not sound like an enemy to me.

Over the board we shake hands before and after the game. Same here - for me anyway - a good luck with the first white move (1. c5) and a good game - maybe a comment - when I resign in humiliation.

I was wondering how the Greek chorus here thinks about the opponent. Kinship? Animosity? Something else?

Every game here is a "friendly" - we are not playing for money.

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My only enemy on the chess board is myself.

Friendly before the game and friendly after. But during the game, I am out for blood, irrespective of my opponent.

My opponent is not my enemy, his pieces are. 😠

@montymoose said
My opponent is not my enemy, his pieces are. 😠

What if your opponent has freckles? Where do you stand on freckles?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Friendly before the game and friendly after. But during the game, I am out for blood, irrespective of my opponent.

What if your opponent was Beth Harmon?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Friendly before the game and friendly after. But during the game, I am out for blood, irrespective of my opponent.

72% pants on fire

@ghost-of-a-duke said
What if your opponent has freckles? Where do you stand on freckles?

Overrated...😒 Like ginger hair...

@trev33 said
My only enemy on the chess board is myself.

Second that trev...

@hells-caretaker said
Second that trev...

That's a bit hard on Trev. 🤨

@trev33 said
My only enemy on the chess board is myself.

I totally agree with that!

-VR

My enemy is the iPhone 6s. That phone has cost me untold games here. The board is too small for my old eyes. Especially at night.

@Ghost-of-a-Duke:
"... Where do you stand on freckles?..."

Had a high school girlfriend with freckles. Thought I would be romantic, so I told her I wanted to give each of her freckles a kiss. She called me a perv and dumped me.
😢

@montymoose said
@Ghost-of-a-Duke:
"... Where do you stand on freckles?..."

Had a high school girlfriend with freckles. Thought I would be romantic, so I told her I wanted to give each of her freckles a kiss. She called me a perv and dumped me.
😢

Did she do the correct thing by dumping you? 😉

-VR

My friend's enemy is in fact the friend of my enemy's friend's cat if that helps?