I am also surprisingly good at pool. But I'm not good.
On a different topic, I confused someone recently when talking about my various degrees. After saying that I got two bachelor's degrees from ______, I said I got my Master's from USCF.
How do you behave after a game?
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Apr 14, 2010
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#103
i too am pretty good at pool. not amazing, but i can beat most people i play. haven't played in years though.
Congratulations and thankyou for the game,
It's been a pleasure and I hope we meet again.
this is my usual comment when losing,unfortunately I have become so practiced with this type I can do it blindfolded.
Enjoy,my usual regards and respect to you all,Debbie.
i also like pool the great thing about it is, it's like riding a bike once learned........ the exact opposite to chess.
on the subject of losing a game. it shows good maturity to be big enough to acknowledge good moves and classy play from your opponent. i often find myself thinking 'god that was a good move!' during lightning/bitz games, generally i'm referring to my opponents :)
the_fat_lady wrote:
i also like pool the great thing about it is, it's like riding a bike once learned........ the exact opposite to chess.
on the subject of losing a game. it shows good maturity to be big enough to acknowledge good moves and classy play from your opponent. i often find myself thinking 'god that was a good move!' during lightning/bitz games, generally i'm referring to my opponents :)
Often your moves allow your opponent to play these nice moves. After I win a game, an oppoenent says nice moves, but it's only playable due to their mistakes,
Apr 15, 2010
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#108
On the rare occasions when I win, I jump up, strip down, and do the naked happy dance until exhausted. 
Then I thank my opponent for the game.
When I lose, I usually thank the person for the game, unless I've been beaten pretty soundly, and then it's "thanks for the lesson". Only once have I left a snarky comment, and that was to a fellow who hadn't typed anything or responded to my initial greetings in either game in our tournament round-- after suffering a draw and a loss I wrote "nicely played games" and told him I also appreciated his witty greetings and conversation.
After I've signed off on the game, it's time to download the pgn, win or lose, and see what I did wrong. I've only tried to initiate some simple post-game analysis with my opponent on two occasions (both games were losses for me), and both times I got no response, so I won't be doing that any more.
--Cystem
Apr 15, 2010
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#109
Borg...me too! Since making this thread, I've sent a trophy to a person who won. And I'm trying to say "thank you for the game" after my losses. But if I'm not getting upset after losing, that means I wasn't really caring too much anyway. I need to figure out how to both care about the game during...and not feel sick when I lose! Is there a potion for that!?
Manymercsmike. hahaha...that was thorough and exactly what I was hoping for! thank you for sharing. You said you don't get annoyed when you blunder...that's pretty good and you're right, it happens...probably a lot less to you. But for me, it makes me want to find a wall I can slowly but repeatedly tap my head into until numb. 
Cystem...if you see anything about our game worth note, please feel free to share.
I wonder if anyone has ever cried after losing a game...or even teared up...otb?
BorgQueen wrote:
The only way ANY game of chess is won is because of mistakes. The player who wins a game of chess has simply made less critical mistakes than their opponent.
I generally agree with this, although it does presume that a perfectly played game is a draw.
When I win:
When I loose:
Apr 15, 2010
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#113
"Thanks for the game man.* I say it with a smile win or lose. I will say this, I really hate playing guys that get frustrated or upset when they lose.
If it's an IRL game, I tend to convincingly tell myself that my tendency to lead myself to failure is behind my loss. I manifest little to not emotions though. I always congratulate my opponent if he plays better than me, if not I kindly ask for a rematch. Here, I hardly chat at all with my opponents, and what I do or feel after a loss/win stays minimal.
I usually pick up the beer bottles and throw them in the recycle, although sometimes I leave them if it was a really good game.
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:
I am also surprisingly good at pool. But I'm not good.
On a different topic, I confused someone recently when talking about my various degrees. After saying that I got two bachelor's degrees from ______, I said I got my Master's from USCF.
How can you be surprisingly good at pool and not good at pool at the same time?
1chessking wrote:
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:
I am also surprisingly good at pool. But I'm not good.
On a different topic, I confused someone recently when talking about my various degrees. After saying that I got two bachelor's degrees from ______, I said I got my Master's from USCF.
How can you be surprisingly good at pool and not good at pool at the same time?
Really he's crap at pool but it's more than he expected.
I'd guess it depends just how low the expectation of his skill at pool is. As in: "Surprisingly good compared with what I expected, but still not very good."
"A good game of pool is a proof of nothing but wasted youth."
I am pretty good at pool too, but that IM was like goooood.
PrawnEatsPrawn wrote:
1chessking wrote:
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:
I am also surprisingly good at pool. But I'm not good.
On a different topic, I confused someone recently when talking about my various degrees. After saying that I got two bachelor's degrees from ______, I said I got my Master's from USCF.
How can you be surprisingly good at pool and not good at pool at the same time?
Really he's crap at pool but it's more than he expected.
lol
Nah good chess players are usually good pool players. I wouldn't look at poker.
I once played an IM at blitz chess, and what with him drinking a little etc., I won 2 or 3 games out of 7 or 8. The next day he invited me to play pool. Now that was some beating I got !
I love pool. I am surprisingly good at it too.