As if my bloody stupid moves aren't enough.

You know how you blunder - and realise as soon as you press "submit move", well...

I just wrote down ideas for my next couple of moves in the notebook, about to spring a trap, even numbered the moves. Clicked submit move, then realised they were in the message opponent box, not the notebook box.

The internet will be the end of us all.

perhaps he'll think you revealing the moves is the trap!

Funny enough, he preempted my plan, made a move which defended against it, but did it in a way I was pretty happy with, blocking in his bishop 🙂

We've all done it! 😉

Originally posted by Dewi Jones
You know how you blunder - and realise as soon as you press "submit move", well...

I just wrote down ideas for my next couple of moves in the notebook, about to spring a trap, even numbered the moves. Clicked submit move, then realised they were in the message opponent box, not the notebook box.

That's almost as bad as texting your wife instead of your girlfriend!

We've all done it 😉

Hi Dewi

When it's all over you will have to PM me the game.

On the same theme 'daft things we do.'

Today I was reading on the ECF forum about a lad at a quick play event.
He was White in a position very similiar to this. (the exact position is not given)


White to move with the flags hovering.
Now even if White's flag falls it's a draw as Black cannot possibly win.
White all flustered played 1.c8=Q but grabbed a Black Queen.


Black made a King move, White made a King move and then Black started
moving his 'Queen.'

White objected, enter the arbiter.

Decision:
Under quick play rules, as other moves had been made after the illegal
move (1.c8=Black Queen) then the illegal move stands. White lost.

I've been chuckling to myself all day about that one.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi Dewi

When it's all over you will have to PM me the game.

On the same theme 'daft things we do.'

Today I was reading on the ECF forum about a lad at a quick play event.
He was White in a position very similiar to this. (the exact position is not given)

[fen]8/2P5/5K2/8/5k2/8/8/8[/fen]
White to move with the flags hovering.
Now even if Wh ...[text shortened]... llegal move stands. White lost.

I've been chuckling to myself all day about that one.

Oh my! That's gotta hurt! :'(

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi Dewi

When it's all over you will have to PM me the game.

On the same theme 'daft things we do.'

Today I was reading on the ECF forum about a lad at a quick play event.
He was White in a position very similiar to this. (the exact position is not given)

[fen]8/2P5/5K2/8/5k2/8/8/8[/fen]
White to move with the flags hovering.
Now even if Wh ...[text shortened]... llegal move stands. White lost.

I've been chuckling to myself all day about that one.

We need a new category for this one.

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
We need a new category for this one.

RHP Site Idea

Promote piece (click queen)

What color would you like it to be? (Click wrong color)

Originally posted by Phlabibit
RHP Site Idea

Promote piece (click queen)

What color would you like it to be? (Click wrong color)

That made me laugh aloud.

So many ways to blunder I never imagined.

Originally posted by byedidia
So many ways to blunder I never imagined.

You are just an amateur blunderteer😀

Originally posted by Dewi Jones
You know how you blunder - and realise as soon as you press "submit move", well...

I just wrote down ideas for my next couple of moves in the notebook, about to spring a trap, even numbered the moves. Clicked submit move, then realised they were in the message opponent box, not the notebook box.

I did that one myself. My opponent asked me if I thought he should resign or was he losing then. I told him I wouldn't comment on a GIP.