Hi,..excuse me,..this is just a rant,..to get it out of my system (pentium4)...I love this site,..but some people just get right up my nose!...Just made a wonderful mistake in one of my games,...blogged my opponent, basically to say,.."GRrrrrr...one mistake and game over!"...He/she..never answered, just kept moving,..I think some people are just a bit OTT and are more concerned with winning and ratings,..than playing and having a little bit of banter,...LIGHTEN UP PEOPLE!!!!!....perhaps I should start a "Rant" thread?...'cause I feel better now,....
If you have had a similar experience please feel free to rant here,....😲
Originally posted by nononononoWell sometimes i just forget to reply and then feel stupid and dont want to say that i forgot to reply on the next move... and i would feel even dumber ignoring that i waited a move to reply.
Hi,..excuse me,..this is just a rant,..to get it out of my system (pentium4)...I love this site,..but some people just get right up my nose!...Just made a wonderful mistake in one of my games,...blogged my opponent, basically to say,.."GRrrrrr...one mistake and game over!"...He/she..never answered, just kept moving,..I think some people are just a bit OTT ...[text shortened]... etter now,....
If you have had a similar experience please feel free to rant here,....😲
Originally posted by tomtom232😀
Well sometimes i just forget to reply and then feel stupid and dont want to say that i forgot to reply on the next move... and i would feel even dumber ignoring that i waited a move to reply.
Liked your reply...
Regarding the rant, I would say 'Don't expect a reply for every message that you send'
Read it in line with 'Don't expect to enjoy the fruits of your good deeds. Its all your karma' 😉
It's kind of awkward to have to reply to that type of message anyway. I mean, what are you supposed to say, "Umm, yeah, that really was bad..."
I'll usually say something like, "Yeah, it happens sometimes". But I can see the urge not to reply at all, since it seems like the opponent is fishing for reassurance or something. Like when someone comes up to you saying, "Oh, I must just look terrible today," fully expecting you to tell them all about how great they actually look.
Originally posted by ram1977He showed up to a tournament game once, very late and very drunk. He didn't play stellar chess and was defeated in short order, upon which he stood up, peed all over the board, and passed out in the nearest corner.
LOL
Did he really do that?! 😀
At least, that's the way it was told to me.
Originally posted by Ignatious MaxYeah; they later named that move the "Alekhine Attack."
He showed up to a tournament game once, very late and very drunk. He didn't play stellar chess and was defeated in short order, upon which he stood up, peed all over the board, and passed out in the nearest corner.
At least, that's the way it was told to me.
Very effective, too, at least for the next game. Opponent is so worried about being assaulted by bodily fluids that he can't concentrate.