you find the winning move when all engines in the world give crushing advantage to your opponent
Signs That You're A Really Good Chess Player
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You sign up to a tournament almost 300 points below the rating barrier and 10 days later it pushes you up to the higher category 
you managed to draw a fide master in your first tournament before getting a rating (I did and it was the best game of my life)
When you can toot your own horn and no one thinks you are bragging...
nameno1had wrote:
When you can toot your own horn and no one thinks you are bragging...
A straight answer. Good one too.
It all depends on what you mean by "good", what you mean by "chess"
and what you mean by "player".
beardogjones wrote:
It all depends on what you mean by "good", what you mean by "chess"
and what you mean by "player".
Scottrf wrote:
beardogjones wrote:
It all depends on what you mean by "good", what you mean by "chess"
and what you mean by "player".
Could we get a close up that has veins sticking out in the forehead and with a little more redness on the scalp?
You find a million mistakes in Fritz and Houdini's analysis of just two games. Boy, that is not hyperbole.
You checkmate someone in 1 move
i am a good guy and i am a weak chessplayer so am i a good chess player ? o.O
When you have a passion for the sport and you don't lose sight in why you play.
Your brain malfunctions and if someone asks, "What is 1+1?" you say that it is two pawns.
You see a mate in 50 from the starting position
"Oh stop"...
You beat Carlsen, Houdini, Rybka, Anand, Aronian, Kramnik, and Fritz all of them during a simul.
You regard classical chess as "solved" and move on to Fischerrandom.