Humor in the Chess Moves

Every once in a while I or my opponent will make a move that generates a legitimate, out-loud laugh. Not because it's a _bad_ move, or a _silly_ move, but because it's, well, _humorous_.

Case in point:

Game 1040449

See my move 30 ... Qa7, "to block the advance of white's a-pawn."

Both rghulk and I got a good laugh out of this.

BTW, rghulk is severely restricting his games at the moment, because of work pressures. If you're interested in possibly playing him, private-message him first.

I don't get it. Unless it's the fact that Qa7 threatens a discovered check by accident. In which case I do get it but it's not funny.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
I don't get it. Unless it's the fact that Qa7 threatens a discovered check by accident. In which case I do get it but it's not funny.

Originally posted by CrawlIce
Qa7 threatens a discovered check, losing material, when the R moves. And this was NOT by accident. ;-)

I've had opponents (IN internet blitz) who upon making a blunder, then proceed to deliberately throw every remaining piece away.
Is that humorous too?? 🙄

Originally posted by CrawlIce
In other words, the direct try for the discovered check was Qc5, which is much too obvious. Qa7 "to block the advance of white's a-pawn" was a poor attempt to disguise the threat. rghulk wasn't fooled (didn't really expect him to be) but, as I said, we both laughed over the attempt.

Maybe you just had to _be_ there ...

Originally posted by Shanshu311
humor

Originally posted by Bowmann
humour

As in:

colour
favour
vigour
vapour
flavour
armour
candour
glamour
neighbour etc.

Originally posted by Bowmann
humour

As in:

colour
favour
vigour
vapour
flavour
armour
candour
glamour
neighbour etc.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Where in the RHP-rules does it say that only british English is allowed?

Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
British English? Have you heard of 'American baseball'?

There is English and there is American English. 😛
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Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
British English? Have you heard of 'American baseball'?

There is English and there is American English. 😛
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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Right. The regular kind and the improved kind.

Would you believe there are actually sites that list/discuss the differences between British & American English?

From my bookmarks:

http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/spellcat.html

http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/spelling.htm

And of course Google will get you a bunch more.

All this at the risk of themejacking my own thread. ;-)

Originally posted by CrawlIce
Would you believe there are actually sites that list/discuss the differences between British & American English?

From my bookmarks:

http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/spellcat.html

http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/spelling.htm

And of course Google will get you a bunch more.

All this at the risk of themejacking my own thread. ;-)