Originally posted by shortcircuit
Online chess has many merits and several detriments versus playing live games. I enjoy the fact that you can simultaneously be playing games against competitors all over the world without any travel expense. You can play when you like in the comfort of your own surroundings. You can dress like a slob (and there are a ton of you that do because I have pl ...[text shortened]... gamesmanship efforts similar to these? In some of your cases, you have probably used them. LOL
I love online Chess, I can play it pretty much anytime and I don't have to wear pants (something I've been banned from several OTB Tournaments for). Actually, I particularly enjoy gentle touching my nipples while clicking my mouse and eviscerating my opoonents.
I have been disqualified/banned from Tournaments/Clubs for the following reasons:
1. While working on assignment in South East Asia, I was kicked out of the British Bangcok Yellow River Chess Club for having my boy, Dat Phut, assault this Walrus looking gentleman in from London. He worked for Shell Oil and Dat Phut leapt upon him like a crazed Monkey and stabbed him in the face with the black bishop. I felt that this was justified as he'd just forked my Knight and Queen with a pawn of all things. This caused me to spill my glass of Port and exstinguish my last Monte Cristo Cigar.
2. While at casual tournament in Ames Iowa, I started eating a large order of Cheese fries and cracked open a six pack of Hieniken Keg Cans. This actually didn't seem to bother anyone, however, after my fifth beer I made a critical error and lost my Queen. Furious, I shook up my last beer an blasted my opponent, a local college student right in the pants. I was thrown out by two members of the college wrestling team who then stole my cheese fries.
3. Most recently, I was kicked out of the Key Largo Resort Chess & Fishing Tournament. Funnily enough, this wasn't because of my yellow thong, flip flops and cut of hot pink T-shirt... oh, and I'm sort of chunky. This strategy won me several games against superior opponents.. I believe my insistance on taking short breaks for lunges and stretches did the job. What got me kicked out was having.. well, the mouse popped out of his house in mid lunge while playing against this retired Jewish gentleman from New York.. otherwise, I would have won the tournament.
I have may other similar stories, but, I have to get my funk on. Let me know if you want more.