5,000 Signs You Don't Know Enough About Chess

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Pleasure_Paradigm

You think zugzwang is the sound of springs popping out of the head of the person just mated.

jakefusaro

605. 

You think this is a legit opening, furthermore a tactical trap.

I've literally had this played against me...*facepalm*

Pleasure_Paradigm

You think Zwischenzug is said after sneezing.

jakefusaro

The absolute number 1!!!!!!!! You call it chest.

ClavierCavalier
coneheadzombie wrote:

603. Your mom is smart, so you think you are smart too. (even thought you aren't )

And that is chess related? 

Pleasure_Paradigm

You think a prophylactic move is a courageous trip to the pharmacy!

Pleasure_Paradigm

You think a post mortem is for passed pawns!

BitNinjax

When you play against your parents they do this

Pleasure_Paradigm

You think isolated pawns are merely introverts!

ClavierCavalier
chessninja77 wrote:

When you play against your parents they do this 

Are you saying the parents are the ones doing the crab or is that their child? Parents playing badly doesn't indicate that your play is lacking.

chessgm8
jakefusaro wrote:

605. 

 

You think this is a legit opening, furthermore a tactical trap.

I've literally had this played against me...*facepalm*

That is 607.

chessgm8
jakefusaro wrote:

The absolute number 1!!!!!!!! You call it chest.

I think this was already said.

chessgm8

chessgm8

616. You think a pawn must be on the 7th or 2nd rank to be "passed"
617. You avoid getting passed pawns on purpose because you think you pass the pawn over to your opponent if you do get one
618. You think you annotate a game like this: 1. h4 e5 rh3 bxh3 you resign
619. You tell your opponent he should push his pawns because then they will dissapear if he pushes them down

beardogjones

620. You play the Parham on purpose.

part12

621 when you are invited to play a lightning game you look at the sky in fear

622 why did i lose in two moves opponent:you only know how to move pawns 

ClavierCavalier

A pawn can be both passed and isolated at the same time.  It can't be both isolated and backwards, though.

RSzgvYzxpizmp

623. Immediately after you castle, you realise that it makes your king harder to defend and "un-castle" on your next move to return the king and rook to their original positions.

624. You think double-check is when you are in check but before responding you put your opponent in check so that he must respond first (can continue to triple-check, quadruple-check, etc.).

625. You don't know what Los Alamos is.

626. You think the king is unable to capture pieces.

RSzgvYzxpizmp
ClavierCavalier wrote:

A pawn can be both passed and isolated at the same time.  It can't be both isolated and backwards, though.

Aren't all isolated pawns backward pawns? An isolated pawn is a pawn without pawns on the ranks directly adjacent to it. A backwards pawn is a pawn that cannot be defended by another pawn without it (first pawn, backward) advancing or another pawn capturing to get beside it.

Or am I mistaken in some way?

jelo-amie

You call the knight a "horse" and the rook "a castle" the bishop a"nipple" the pawn "porn" ...