Originally posted by renegade hotspurI got a lecture from an opponent rated 250 points below me where he explained how every one of my moves was crap and I really needed to spend more time studying the Caro-Kann. At move 22 he summed up by pointing out how bad my position was and his lost P didn’t mean anything; he was getting ready to rip me apart if only he hadn’t dropped his R next move. You gotta love 'em.
I once got told where I went wrong by the player I'd just beaten. I needed a Pint after that one.
Renegade (Still confused by the whole thing)
Originally posted by masscatThere is a famous OTB player in the local league at a very good high level who at some point was winning, thats in every game they played EVER!
I got a lecture from an opponent rated 250 points below me where he explained how every one of my moves was crap and I really needed to spend more time studying the Caro-Kann. At move 22 he summed up by pointing out how bad my position was and his lost P didn’t mean anything; he was getting ready to rip me apart if only he hadn’t dropped his R next move. You gotta love 'em.
We also had a player who would read a broad sheet newspaper whilst playing and made it look like he couldn't see the board while he beat the pants off you, CLASS.
The best OTB comment I've ever heard was "I lost to you and your cr$p!!"
My ECF Grade was 79 when I beat a 140, when I told him my grade he said one Hundred and what, then I corrected him back to just 79.
Renegade
I like that one, when a player you have just beaten tells you what you should have done better.
It happened to one of my team in the national league this weekend, I think his opponent blundered into a position where he was forced to lose a piece and my team mate had a long think about it because he couldnt believe somebody that strong would have made that mistake intentionally and it was probably a trap to entice him in. Anyway, he went for it and ended up winning a piece and the game and as his opponent was leaving he said something like "you took your time to win that, I would have seen that streight away"
I was playing a highschooler in a 15 min game at a local chess club. I was new to playing with a clock, and like most players do, I forgot to hit it after one of my turns.
I
nstead of letting me know or simply waiting, he started acting like it was his turn. He never actually touched a piece, which would be illegal, but he leaned over the board, held his hand over the pieces, and acted like he was thinking.
When I looked at the clock to see how much time he was taking up, I realized my clock was still ticking, so I hit it, and he moved instantly and hit his clock. Then he just smiled at me.
I did checkmate him with a queened pawn at the end but I had less than 10 seconds left. When he held his hand out to shake, I felt like slapping him accross the face. But then I would have been arrested, so...
Originally posted by rubberjaw30I have 5 wins to your 1 rubberboy.
rubberjaw vs. ih8sens
ih8sens leads by a bit.
rubberjaw vs. dumdum232
rubberjaw leads one win to a draw, with another win expected shortly
ih8sens vs. dumdum232
ih8sens, by a lot!
And 2 wins to dumdum's 1
That's excluding all our draws.
And I have a game that I will win against both of you in progress at the moment...
Originally posted by rubberjaw30I underestimate people, it's not a good thing.
you get back with me on that...
and wait til he starts trying.
he has a tendency to wait til you've proven yourself "worthy" to start putting thought into his moves... dirty patzer...
I underestimated Patzergrl the first time we played, you, tomtom, and Dutch Defense especially...
No idea why those people seem to make me relax.. it's frustrating 😛.
Originally posted by AProdigyHey, i think that's a decent strategy by him (except that putting his hands over the pieces would be a little to far) to make your opponent not notice his time ticking down😉
I was playing a highschooler in a 15 min game at a local chess club. I was new to playing with a clock, and like most players do, I forgot to hit it after one of my turns.
I
nstead of letting me know or simply waiting, he started acting like it was his turn. He never actually touched a piece, which would be illegal, but he leaned over the board, held ...[text shortened]... to shake, I felt like slapping him accross the face. But then I would have been arrested, so...