Home› Sports Talk

Any chess players?

Comments

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,434 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes. I played quite a bit as a youth. I rate myself as a player that would beat a lot and get beat a lot. Maybe a PSA 7.

    W.C.Fields
    "I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,546 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I learned the game as kid, I played with my grandmother in the 70’s and after that never really played much again. It’s a great game, I just never kept up with it.

  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,881 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They say that football is like a chess match using players:

    Nice to see Bill Belichick shake the kid's hand and offer him a job as assistant offensive coordinator.

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 30, 2021 12:21PM

    I’m reigning champion between my
    Pops and all the brothers, haven’t had a match in 3 years though, they’re dukeing it out at holidays for the right to challenge the champ again.

  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I tried to learn to play but couldn't get the hang of it. I gave up and moved on to the sports forum, this is my chess, and I love it

  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love it I say!

  • DarinDarin Posts: 6,976 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The King hides behind the Queens' skirt.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 30, 2021 3:29PM

    I played a lot in the day. It's hard to find people now to play

    m

    Walker Proof Digital Album
    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wonder if Tim Tebow plays chess? 🤔

  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭

    I play my son every day.
    Usually after work and dead tired.

    I used to win now he wins 95% of the time.
    He plays online and gets on "learning" sites"

    Collecting PSA... FB,BK,HK,and BB HOF RC sets
    1948-76 Topps FB Sets
    FB & BB HOF Player sets
    1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,881 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In sixth grade i was by far the best chess player in the school in which the highest grade in the school was sixth grade. The school had a "chess club" and i joined it. Perhaps around ten or fifteen other kids in the club and none of them could give me any worthy competition.

    In seventh grade it was a new school, and I discovered organized school sports such as football and baseball, and also, how do i say it...girls. LOL

    So i was busy with all that, besides they didn't have a chess club.

    I don't recall playing another game until college. Until one of my fraternity brothers had a chess set and we decided to play. I figured I would leave off where i did in sixth grade and beat him easily.

    We played two games. The first game he checkmates me in around four moves. I couldn't believe it. He called it some sort of two word name, can't recall the name, but it's a common trap that amateurs fall into. The next game I sharpened up, concentrated more, and lasted around five minutes before being checkmated. Turns out he plays a lot and had read a number of books about chess strategy.

    Haven't played a game since.

Sign In or Register to comment.