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    10 May '07 23:31
    Originally posted by Evey Hammond
    I know I've seen these topics here...but I wanted to ask, and I don't mean to sound arrogant here at all, but do you feel almost insulted when someone tries these on you?
    Insulted when they try the scholar's mate, certainly. The fools mate can't be "tried" on anyone, you have to make the two stupid pawn moves that turn you into it's victim.
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    10 May '07 23:33
    a lot of them are under 1000 so who knows..probably because of your rating as a lot of people here abuse it πŸ™‚
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    10 May '07 23:34
    Originally posted by Mad Rook
    You might have a better chance of seeing it if you play scholastic kids rated under 1000. But in my otb games with kids over 1000 and adults in general, I've yet to have someone try a scholar's mate on me.
    meant to quote this..my bads😳
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    If someone trys the Scholars mate attack on me I'm normally pleased - it's a good sign. The only annoying factor is that it can take 30-40 moves to finish them off and dead games can be unhelpful in game management.
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    11 May '07 00:48
    Yes, I'm usually annoyed (better description for me), but I usually get happy quickly since I can develop quickly and chase the queen around the board, so to speak. πŸ˜‰
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    11 May '07 03:281 edit
    not playing e5, I wouldn't know. But 2. Qh5 or Bc4 against the Sicilian is even more laughable

    what do you all think of 1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 Nc6!? gambiting the c pawn?
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    11 May '07 04:42
    Originally posted by madmanta
    Wikipedia has a good animation of Scholar's mate

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholar's_mate
    Thanks, I wasn't really sure what it was.
    I found a link to Fools Mate too:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_mate
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    im doing one right now....ill show when its finished so we can talk about it
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    11 May '07 19:54
    Originally posted by Evey Hammond
    I know I've seen these topics here...but I wanted to ask, and I don't mean to sound arrogant here at all, but do you feel almost insulted when someone tries these on you?
    Most likely they don't really expect it to work, but are happy moving their queen out early anyway.

    Usually a good sign in any case.
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    12 May '07 04:34
    Originally posted by DeepThought
    If someone trys the Scholars mate attack on me I'm normally pleased - it's a good sign. The only annoying factor is that it can take 30-40 moves to finish them off and dead games can be unhelpful in game management.
    Great point.

    P.S. Great avatar, by the way.
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    12 May '07 04:35
    Originally posted by wittywonka
    Yes, I'm usually annoyed (better description for me), but I usually get happy quickly since I can develop quickly and chase the queen around the board, so to speak. πŸ˜‰
    Annoyed is a good description of what I feel when that occurs. I'm like, are you kidding me? But you're so right about chasing the queen around the board...

    P.S. Another great avatar, btw.
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    12 May '07 04:37
    Originally posted by YUG0slav
    what do you all think of 1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 Nc6!? gambiting the c pawn?
    Ludicrous.
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    12 May '07 04:37
    Originally posted by techsouth
    Most likely they don't really expect it to work, but are happy moving their queen out early anyway.

    Usually a good sign in any case.
    Absolutely.
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    12 May '07 04:47
    taking advantage of their impatience has to be the best part...TRAPSπŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
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    12 May '07 05:15
    Originally posted by jvanhine
    taking advantage of their impatience has to be the best part...TRAPSπŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
    Yes!
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