At the end of the game, after I've captured all my opponent's pieces, I place them in an internment camp, and from there I commit a small-scale genocide, king included. I burn or melt the pieces, depending on what they're made of, and if I can't burn or melt them, I break them.

The upside for my opponent is that they can't lose twice to me. A potential downside for my opponent would be that if they owned the chess set, they now only have half a set. But hey, they took the risk of facing me, not my fault.

I read in a book one time that we should never forfeit a game. If you find yourself in a losing hopeless situation, you should stick it out and play to the end, for no matter how small the chance, there is always the possibility (remote as it may be) that your opponent might fall dead of a heart attack rendering you a victory by default.

Besides, we should never flick over the king to signify surrender, for a king knocked over represents death, and we should never allow a king to suffer the indignity of death. That is why we only capture the king in checkmate. In the end, he is still alive.

If I dont win , I take an awfully long time loosing.

At the end of the game, after I've captured all my opponent's pieces, I place them in an internment camp, and from there I commit a small-scale genocide, king included. I burn or melt the pieces, depending on what they're made of, and if I can't burn or melt them, I break them.

The upside for my opponent is that they can't lose twice to me. A potential downside for my opponent would be that if they owned the chess set, they now only have half a set. But hey, they took the risk of facing me, not my fault.

I think he thought that you were referring to your speed when you said, "I am The Great Fast". And he was noting that speed has nothing to do with the game, since it's turn-based. (which isn't necessarily true since you can do a timed connect 4, I guess!)

Oh. I see. I'm still not gonna lose. Well, at least that's what I kept telling a fourteen year old girl (a friend's daughter) the other day when I lost.

I'm actually a Connect 4 champion.

That's me on the right, and I beat that poor girl every single time - with a smile on my face.

I read in a book one time that we should never forfeit a game. If you find yourself in a losing hopeless situation, you should stick it out and play to the end, for no matter how small the chance, there is always the possibility (remote as it may be) that your opponent might fall dead of a heart attack rendering you a victory by default.

Besides, we should never flick over the king to signify surrender, for a king knocked over represents death, and we should never allow a king to suffer the indignity of death. That is why we only capture the king in checkmate. In the end, he is still alive.

You sound like my destructive son. He with his brother, when young, set light to the plastic train set I bought them and watched it burn till it could go no further. What they did with action man and barbie , I cant repeat.

LoL connect 4!

You guys are awesome and so is that game. I also enjoy me a game of Risk every now and then.

It's only the select few (like me!) that have the wherewithal to eat before I go, for winning (or succeeding at accomplishing my goal) is far paramount than killing two birds with one stone as they say. See, I'm not there to satisfy my hunger. That's not why I would carry a pretty young lass out on a date. What? To prove that I can stuff my face? Please! Not me! No siree! I have an objective.

You can't kick game and eat at the same time? What sort of advantage would you have eating before the dinner?

Well, being as great as I am, I surely can, but I wrote what I wrote for illustrative purposes.

By the way, I hope y'all know I'm just messin' around, right? It being a light-hearted thread and all.

When is this happening Moderators or anyone who knows? When will chess be up and running? When can we start playing?
I've got a few i would like to match.

You need to be on your toes, or your a-game, as they say. You need to be ready to catch every glimpse, every nuance, every unspoken comment that her eyes make. You don't need to be distracted by a meal. Yes, you need to eat (even if full), for after all, you need to make sure you are giving off the impression that you're on (and have an image that is in keeping with) what is called, after all, a dinner-date, but your ability to advance for the win (well, to win like only those like myself can) requires exceptional skills in reading the person you're with-knowing when to pull and knowing when to push, and knowing when to say a little something not so nice about (perhaps) her hair. Playing the slob king of slop isn't the way to the winner's circle. I'll tell you one thing though; ya better not aspire to be perfect in every way; that's a guaranteed loss, unintuitive as it may be to the reasonably inclined.

And no, you can't sit there like some geezer displaying nothing but proper etiquette. Those types are smart, logical, reasonable, or navy-blue conservatives. Ya know, the one's who like to sit down with a nice fine glass of wine and think they can capture the heart of another with nothing but an arsenal of clever word play. No siree, not me, no way buddy. The key is not even to be a smooth talker, as those types of people are a dime a dozen.

If you're gonna play in my league, you need to have a first hand account of what it really means to be a shrewd operator. One that dares to underestimate the impact of image is destined to failure-or at the very least shall never get close to the footsteps that I can leave behind.

I am; oh yes, I am . . . fast.

She is fourteen ... in her eyes, it might be that everyone is a loser. I bet she can spell the word which though. He he

By the way, I didn't play to win. I played to show her how to play. I won (at least in my eyes) as I accomplished the task I set out to. As to my claims, as I was funnin' around, did come across as you depict.

People don't win against me because seldom do they know the 'game' to which I am playing.

That's how I'm different than others in many respects. For example, when you take someone out for dinner, it's the smart and reasonable people that don't eat before they go (they put off eating for a short while until their dinner date), and it's that underlying factor of being reasonable that leads them to their downfall. Reasonable people don't win; either that or they don't win with the style and grace that I do.

It's only the select few (like me!) that have the wherewithal to eat before I go, for winning (or succeeding at accomplishing my goal) is far paramount than killing two birds with one stone as they say. See, I'm not there to satisfy my hunger. That's not why I would carry a pretty young lass out on a date. What? To prove that I can stuff my face? Please! Not me! No siree! I have an objective.

When a man in his late 30's (as an example) takes out a woman in her mid 30's to a go cart track so she can feel as young as she is in spirit, what does he do as he challenges her to a race? Does he take off as fast as he can so he can win as he bragged he could win? When he finishes first, does that make him the winner? Oh yes, the winner of the race, but if I were the guy, I would win too, but I just might not finish first, for my goal would not be to win the race but to win her heart, and it's that I speak of when I say that people don't win against me because seldom do they know the 'game' to which I am playing.

Seems like so much work. Too much to consider, too much to worry about. It just seems unnatural, to me, to view the building of rapport as some sort of game.

Hmmm. I get the impression you're being serious, so let me give you my feelings on the issue. I'll use chess as an example.

It's no fun for a newbie to be beat over and over (repeatedly creamed). What I would sometimes do is make inferior moves where pieces are not well protected to give the player a chance to recognize the vulnerabilities in my set up. Other times, I may take every piece I have off the board except my king and queen. I can then make superior moves as I actually try to win. All the while, I would show how important it is for the player to keep their pieces protected. If I happen to be put in checkmate while doing so, that is not a sign that I am stupid or that I have said something false.

Im making a thread out of curiosity to see if anyone here plays chess and/or would like to play. I used to be really into the game and was a top player at my local public high school. Unfortunately, not many people played the game at my school so I was pretty much good by default lol. Lately, I havent been playing much (its been about 5-6 years) but I've started to get back into it. So if anyone would like to play some chess (yes its free online) or would just like to talk about the game, hit me up!

Hopefully to spark some interest, here's a cool video:

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