Q+A for beginners(and everyone else)

Who would win if you played yourself? 

"Playing yourself" is a way I encourage beginners to practice basic techniques such as checkmating a lone king with king and rook. It is hoped that the winning side will always win. By counting the number of moves needed, the beginner will be able to track progress toward mastering the technique.

I've experienced four different winners when playing myself:  I, myself, me, and the funny-looking guy in the mirror.

What are some strategies for endgames and middlegames?

Try to checkmate.

But also, try not to be checkmated. Sometimes that's the hard part.

Is playing chess a good way to get pretty girls?

@rychessmaster1 is a pretty girl.

If there can be a boy named Sue, why not a girl named Ryan?

Her name is Ryan?

So I'm supposed to take this girl's word for it?

Well, ok... "Ryan" (if that is your real name)

You look like a kitten to me.

I go by "my emperor" or "my lord".

You "go buy" milk for your cats, that's for sure.

a cat wouldn't be able to type without typos because their paws are too big for a keyboard, and they do not understand most(maybe not all) languages and will not have an electronic device...

why are you being mean to @rychessmaster1 anyway?

is he/she says that he/she is a boy, whatever gender he/she is, she can be a boy as the laws of LGBTQIA states that you can be any of the following: (well im not writing a list, am i) LGBTQIA and it is illegal to disrespect that wish because then it is a hate crime. also, you haven't met him/her in real life so how would you know???

maybe he/she is a boy, maybe he/she isn't... who cares?

why does it even matter, unless you're trying to be sexist???

Because they are trying to figure out whether to address them as "my lord" or "my lady".