1000 signs you just started chess 1 month ago

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First, I would like me to come up with all the signs, but if you have a sign, feel free to post it.
Second, it will take a long time to finish this. I will post 20 a day.
Last, I got this idea on ‘1,000 signs you’re not a very good chess player
Let’s begin
1. You lose to your 4 year old grandchild
2. You instagram beating a 100 rated player.
3. You raise your rating to 250.
4. You don’t know the difference between chess and checkers.
5. You are the best at moving your pawn.
6. You don’t use chess apps or websites.
7. You don’t know how to castle.
8. You try to move your pawn backwards.
9. You try to hop a piece with your bishop.
10. You fall for 2 move checkmate.
11. Your favorite opening is the birds opening.
12. You’ve played 2 games in your life.
13. You can’t solve a 200 rated puzzle in puzzle rush.
14. You’ve played chess for 2 hours in your life.
15. You’ve played 1 complete game.
16. You think you move your king by knocking it over.
17. You think chess was invented in the same year you were born in.
18. You move your knight in a pin.
19. You sacrifice your queen for no reason.
20. You think Queen Elizabeth can hear you if you talk to your queen.
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I got this idea on ‘1,000 signs you’re not a very good chess player’.
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21. You are checkmated from en passant
22. You don’t think you can hop over pieces with the knight
23. All you ever do is make random moves.
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24. You don't know the difference between checkmate and stalemate.

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jajaja true

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26. You dive out of your chair whenever a piece gets captured.
27. You lose your queen on the second move.
28. You think a check is how you win the game.
29. You have no chess books.
Help me reach 40 today.
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32. You have no life so you copy this thread: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/1000-signs-youre-not-a-very-good-chess-player-9163044?page=1

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#33 You have such poor comprehension that you don't notice that the OP stated that in the first post

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You were still on lockdown, when you learned.

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35 you have no idea how someone can checkmate you in 2 moves in your game you lost

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#36: You try to pick up the chess pieces even though you’re playing online
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#37: You swipe to move the chess pieces even though you aren’t playing on the computer.
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#26: You don't realize that I put #26 instead of #38

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#39: You try to play Qf5# even though it's the first move

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40. You think arch bishops have secret arrow shooters which fire at your king

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41. You play Qxe8 on your first move

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42: you sacrifice your queen... for a pawn

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#43: Your rating is -1

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#45: Your newborn son beat you in chess.

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#46: You try En Passant.