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ways to frustrate/annoy OTB opponants...

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what's your favourite method? personally i like singing " there may be trouble ahead" when i'm winning. and when loosing i just like to whistle...that really pi*ses them off!

fred

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Originally posted by Freddie2004
what's your favourite method? personally i like singing " there may be trouble ahead" when i'm winning. and when loosing i just like to whistle...that really pi*ses them off!

fred
I use an analog clock that ticks, i get up and wander when it is my move, i move as soon as my opponent leaves the table, i remove the piece i plan to capture and only when it is safely off the board do i pick up my piece and move it to the square.

It is a violation of the rules and the spirit of the game to annoy your opponent. I would never do such a thing.

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You Cheeky

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saying i'm going to kick there a** and tapping on the board 🙂

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I like to start drumming with my hands. I also like to try and lure them into a concentration-breaking conversation by telling a crude joke or somethiing the like.

ChessNut
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Constantly sniff and clear my throat.. in no particular order. Preferably when it looks like they are going to make a move.

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I stare at my opponent.Apparently,being stared at for 4-5 hours straight,by a 300+ pounds,ugly,bearded guy,gets on people's nerves 😀

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always repeat cryptic phrases like "Tomorrow is today's funeral", this will get your opponent thinking in a different direction.

ChessNut
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Sing "NahNahNahNah.. NahNahNahNah... Hey Hey Hey... Goodbye" everytime you capture a piece. Slam it on the table and then "Raise the Roof"... works everytime.

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I never bathe or brush my teeth for a week before any tournament.
Then I sniff and cough, and sigh heavily to blow my stink his way.

Im joking ive never played in a tournie and not much otb experience at all.

It is definately the sign of a weak minded and or weak player who would resort to such things. Not in the spirit of the game at all I say.

But a funny thread nevertheless!

td

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normally, as my opponent is about to make a move i make a small sound indicating that is a bad move, even if it isnt.
Or i laugh a doctor evil laugh under my breath after a god move i have made.
but the thing that annoy's them the most is when u tap ur finger's gently against the table, staring at them making swishing sound with ur spit in ur mouth!!!
i once played this old chinese guy who kept twitching his eyebrows each time i moved, boy did that annoy me!!!!

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A good thing to do is pretend that you're sick and cough and sneeze into your hands before moving your pieces. Your opponent will be reluctant to take them.🙂

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Playing in a dress! 😀

Of course, I only tried it the once ... and it was the semi-final of the university tournament ...

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i don't know where u guys otb or if u even do. but i bet you would get kicked out for pulling any of the stunts mentioned... we get yelled at for whistled during fun chess tournaments... during actual otb rated tournaments is so silent.. cell rings and u get kicked out and lose u're game.

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I always try to use excellent chess etiquette whenever I play OTB, but I do have a little story about a guy I played in a tournament once. He had good manners, was very polite, but every time I'd make a move he would nod his head in a knowing way, as if to indicate he had been expecting that move all along. Very annoying after a while. I'd sit there for several minutes and finally come up with a brilliant move and there he'd be, nodding his head as he writes down my move on his note pad. You start to think, "Isn't there anything I can do to surprise this guy?" It's almost like psy-ops.

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i dont annoy opponents, I outplay them

anyway, one fellow club player often stares at me when playing. not only that, he often stares at board for a second, then at me for couple seconds, then again board, me ,board...his eyes are always moving. that really bugs if you are playing longer time controls

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