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Do you play chess with or against your friends?

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Originally posted by Thomaster
Do you play chess with or against your friends?
What's your definition of either?

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Originally posted by Thomaster
Do you play chess with or against your friends?
Of course 'with' and always with a cordial salvo of "Looking forward

to an interesting conversation and wishing both of us a fine game."

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Of course 'with' and always with a cordial slavo of "Looking forward

to an interesting conversation and wishing both of us a fine game."
Suppose your friend isn't Slavic?

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
Suppose your friend isn't Slavic?
Hey, Andy. Happy Birthday! By the way, I've always been okay with the Slav Defense.

Anything classical and analyzed good enough for Bogoljubov is good enough for me.



😀

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Originally posted by Thomaster
Do you play chess with or against your friends?
whether friend, acquaintance, foe, or unknown, they be all tha same...
i wish my opponent "good luck"...

and then i disembowel him/her...
whilst savoring a pulled pork sandwich...



thanks fer askin...
rookie

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Originally posted by rookie54
whether friend, acquaintance, foe, or unknown, they be all tha same...
i wish my opponent "good luck"...

and then i disembowel him/her...
whilst savoring a pulled pork sandwich...



thanks fer askin...
rookie
I like the cut of yer jib, wanna play pirate?

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sometimes I'm playing chess AT them! just something I learned from korchnoi.

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Originally posted by Thomaster
Do you play chess with or against your friends?
In chess I have no friends! 😠

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Originally posted by wormwood
sometimes I'm playing chess AT them! just something I learned from korchnoi.
As always, Worm, it's usually best to remain flexible and prudent to learn from our 'betters'...

As the Olde Vermont Farmer said, "Take my milk from many cows but make my own butter."

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Originally posted by adam warlock
In chess I have no friends! 😠
One young friend once spoke those very same words to me, during

a friendly neighborhood cookout. I said, "Do you lack the capacity?"

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Originally posted by Thomaster
Do you play chess with or against your friends?
I play over my friends.

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Originally posted by hopscotch
I play over my friends.
In doing so, do you often underwhelm them?



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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"Do you lack the capacity?"
No. I just choose to rejoice on trampling weaklings.

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Originally posted by adam warlock
No. I just choose to rejoice on trampling weaklings.
Adam, there's really no need at all to explain. All of us caught that

sentiment first time around. Chat just leveled up from chess to...