Chess Rules...rarely spoken of...

Things that have tripped me up recently:

Don't forget which direction your pawns and your opponent's pawns move. It's obvious to me in the opening and middle game, but as pieces leave the board I occasionally make this mistake.

Don't forget to count two squares for an initial pawn advance. This has caught me again in endgames.

Don't forget that an undefended piece makes a poor attacker (of a piece that can move the same way). This has caught me too many times to count. Usually, I think "Great! I can attack his Queen with my Rook, and the Queen will be forced to move." and the Queen, forced to move, captures my Rook.

Don't ignore mate threats. One of my biggest troubles. I see an attacking line that looks good and I follow it, without considering that mate can interfere with my plans.

Who's on f3?

its been said before a million times, bt do not play chess when drunk. sorry to paultopia for my drunken chessboard antics the other day (tho im sure that opening has more potential than that game wd suggest 😉


marcussucrammarcussucrammarcus

Game 696979

Originally posted by Ouermyhte
its been said before a million times, bt do not play chess when drunk. sorry to paultopia for my drunken chessboard antics the other day (tho im sure that opening has more potential than that game wd suggest 😉


marcussucrammarcussucrammarcus

Game 696979

Never play a female chessplayer in a bikini. 🙂

Luc

Edit: I can see it coming ...

Originally posted by lucifershammer
Never play a female chessplayer in a bikini. 🙂

Luc

Edit: I can see it coming ...

I imagine if the defending team has enough time, they should be allowed to climb out to the audience, demand, buy or borrow the ball back, and be allowed to tag the guy out.

Originally posted by zucchini
Things that have tripped me up recently:

Don't forget which direction your pawns and your opponent's pawns move. It's obvious to me in the opening and middle game, but as pieces leave the board I occasionally make this mistake.

Don't forget to count two squares for an initial pawn advance. This has caught me again in endgames.

Don't forget th ...[text shortened]... ne that looks good and I follow it, without considering that mate can interfere with my plans.

Speaking of girls...our chess team practices in the same room as our cheerleader team...

Never try playing with girls doing high kicks...

The site maintance time will occur just as I have envisioned a brilliant scheme for wresting victory from the clenched jaw of defeat but I will not remember said plan when the site comes back.

P.S. Any brilliant comments for the forum will also have evaporated....

😠

How did my baseball response get here?!

Originally posted by lucifershammer
Never play a female chessplayer in a bikini. 🙂

Luc

Edit: I can see it coming ...