10 reasons why OTB chess is better

I only started playing online recently after so long without over-the-board chess being possible but I do miss the personal aspect. Here are 10 reasons that OTB is better. Excuse me for using masculine pronouns everywhere rather than the tiresome his/her. 

1. You can take a very long think when your opponent forgets to press his clock (and pretend to look shocked when he eventually does so).

2. You can continue to checkmate your opponent after your flag has fallen if he fails to notice and draw attention to the fact.

3. In bullet or time scrabbles, a knight can take the opportunity to move three squares and one to the side.

4. You can quietly snort (but still audible to your opponent) when he blunders to make him feel worse.

5. You can discreetly adjust the clocks in your favour and enjoy a slurp of his beer if he leaves the board.

6. You can periodically kick your opponent’s shins under the table if they refuse to resign in a totally lost position.

7. You can wait until your opponent notices your leer when you have a forced mate in three or more.  

8. You can slap the clock harder when your opponent is in time trouble or bang a piece down more forcefully if it gains advantage to induce panic.

9. You can stare at your opponent’s forehead and hate him when he finds a winning combination.

10. You can flick his pen under his chair or break his pencil when he leaves the board and deny all knowledge.

LoL #1 😆

Real chess is just better. I can't see these little phone screens and I'm getting crushed 😭

my friends used to remove some of my pieces from the board when i'm not looking even people in the audience used to do that.

I usually was like - hey where is my rook (it is easier to steal a piece at the edge of the board undetected) - it's there.. - no.. my other rook..

i have strange friends

Hear! Hear!

Other reasons....

You can always have another pint.

One can enjoy a chat after the game.

Women love chess players and always gravitate toward them in a pub.

Playing Chess at the pub always beats the honey do list at home.

Playing Chess gives you an excuse to go out several times a week in the evenings.

You can always have another pint.

Snide comments during blitz.

People think you are smarter than you are.

You can always have another pint.

Enjoy!  

And a point to ponder what is the point of living thru endless lockdowns if your not allowed to live?  

And your post was funny!  

Here is one reason why it is not better.  In 1973 I achieved a 2188 USCF rating. After that in  late 1973 I played in two USCF tournaments and won both tournaments with a score of 4 wins and no losses or draws. 

I am still 2188 USCF rated and never made  FM

I pay for my membership here.

1973.. it's 48 years ago. Sir.. you are old

Oi! I learned how to play chess in 1972 aged 15 because of the Fischer v Spassky World Championship Match that took the whole World by storm and front page news.

I stopped playing 6 years later and only recently took it up again after a 40 year gap.

1) Yes, this is possible

2) That is only in USCF events that are not FIDE rated.  FIDE events the director can call the flag.

3) This is called an illegal move.  Opponent gets 2 minutes for each illegal move he calls out in USCF (no longer a scramble for him as you have 6 seconds to his 2 minutes) and in FIDE, director can call out illegal moves, and in FIDE, first illegal move is 2 minutes for the opponent, second illegal move your opponent wins the game!  You forfeit!

4) You can get reported, penalized, and probably kicked out of the tournament (especially with a repeat offense, and that is twice in the tournament, not twice in a single round)

5) This is cheating and can get you kicked out of the tournament if caught, whether a director happens to see, or multiple player witnesses.  I record my time and my opponent's time at every move, and have walked away still watching my opponent in the background!

6) This will get you kicked out of the tournament (pun intended)

7 thru 9) Here you are simply being an a$$hole and if your opponent decides to report you, you will likely be forced to stop or be kicked out.

10) You better watch out because if caught (I may be "away" as in 8 feet behind you staring you down - you get caught red-handed and reported for intentionally doing what you are doing and likely to get kicked out of the tournament.

So congrats on #1.  #2 will work in USCF only.  #'s 3 thru 10, doing it against me, will get you kicked out.  I am one that reports players.

I reported a cheater one year in the World Open.  He was not even my opponent, but he was in my section.  I was Black on the end board of the row I was in.  The guy playing Black on the board to my left goes to the restroom.  His opponent plays 19.h2-h4.  Hits the clock.  Black's clock is running.  About 2 minutes later, he restarts his own clock and pulls back the h-pawn.  I reported him to the director.  My opponent saw the same thing as did one of the 2 players on the other side of the violator.  He was forced to play h4 and I do not recall the other penalty.  It might have been a time deduction, but not sure.

This same player tried to pull one on me in Orlando in October 2003.  It was the first round of a tournament ran by Cajun Chess (they were HORRIBLE in 2003 at directing), I was on the White side of a winning position from the Closed Sicilian, and I had 26 seconds left with 5 second delay.

I was playing this same clown that tried to take back his move at the World Open years later.  He is proceeding to pick up his piece with his left hand, and hot the clock with his right hand while the piece is still airborne.  No director was in site.  I try to stop the clock telling him I am getting a director, and he tries to tell me that my clock must run to get a director, which is wrong.  I had to get a player who was done with his game to hunt down a director, stopped the clock, and blocked my opponent from restarting it.  I reported the violation, demanded the director remain in the room (as he should anyway) and won with 11 seconds left.

And just to show how stupid this director was, my 2nd round opponent tried to call me on a violation and the director tells me that I was on the wrong.  The rules simply said (it was USCF, not FIDE) that a player must hit the clock with the same hand he used to move the piece.  It says nothing about piece removal.

So here is what I did (I was Black in round 2):

1. I pick up the White Queen with my left hand
2. I pick up the Black Queen with my right hand and place it on the square that the White Queen previous occupied (playing the move QxQ if it is descriptive notation).
3. I take my right hand, the hand I used to make my move, which if memory serves me right, it was Queen from either e7 or e6 takes the White Queen on e2, and hit the clock with my right hand, the same hand that moved the piece.

There was no rule listed in 2003 in the USCF rulebook that captures must be done with a single hand.  There was no rule about picking up an opponent's piece with one hand or the other.  The rule simply was that you must hit the clock with the same hand as that which moved the piece.  I moved the Black Queen to e2 with my right hand and hit the clock with my right hand.

So as you can see, I am not the one you want to mess with when it comes to your items 2 thru 10.  It will get you kicked out if you face anybody that actually knows the rules!

Hilarious that someone took my reasons seriously.

Real chess is just better. I can't see these little phone screens and I'm getting crushed 😭

What would a 1300 player like you know about "real" chess? LMAO!

Nghtstalker wrote:

Hear! Hear!

Other reasons....

You can always have another pint.

One can enjoy a chat after the game.

Women love chess players and always gravitate toward them in a pub.

Playing Chess at the pub always beats the honey do list at home.

Playing Chess gives you an excuse to go out several times a week in the evenings.

You can always have another pint.

Snide comments during blitz.

People think you are smarter than you are.

You can always have another pint.

You can drink and chat while playing online too. No difference there.

Nobody will confuse a 700 player like you with being "smart", lol.

Bruh, I think OTB is so much better, but not at all for the reasons you gave LOL. In my opinion most of these are disadvantages

Santoy, u forgot farting. 

I didn't forget it, I ran out of slots in top 10. There are lots more... e.g. being able to close your eyes and make a snoring noise if your opponent is taking too long.

11. stacking the rooks, king and queen on top of each other before the game

When you opponent promotes a pawn, accidentally drop his captured Queen on the floor and carefully wipe it with your handkerchief before handing it to him as his clock soaks up precious time. 

bling your statemnt about what openings I play had nothing to do with my post.

I very much doubt if you know what openings  I play?

Can relate to number 12 on a spiritual level 

If you change unrated to 1200 and 1200 to 1800 yes