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beebejoe

Zwischenzug

MyCowsCanFly
beebejoe wrote:

Zwischenzug

I like to say the word Zugzwang. It's kind of hard to work into day to day conversation though.

Cratercat

smothered mate

artfizz

HyperModernAntiCounterGambit.

artfizz

O-O-O-O

artfizz
beebejoe wrote: Zwischenzug

MyCowsCanFly wrote: I like to say the word Zugzwang. It's kind of hard to work into day to day conversation though.

Zwischenschach.

beebejoe

Bogo-Indian

Nasty-Nate

although i am partial to "zwischenzug" because it sounds funny, i am adding "fianchetto" to the discussion.

fianchetto just sounds so fancy and important. plus, it's italian and so am i! hooray

heinzie

J'adoube

GMby2012

"Good game!"

rooperi
MyCowsCanFly wrote:
beebejoe wrote:

Zwischenzug

I like to say the word Zugzwang. It's kind of hard to work into day to day conversation though.


Everything is possible. There is a story about Blackburne who stole his opponent's drink. He responded: 'He left it en prise, so I took it en passant"

bobbyDK

fianchetto

KelsierIsAlive

Crap throwing ape attack.

averner

I enjoyed very much all suggestions, particularly the "crap throwing ape attack". LOL. Must be 1. b4. I am adding: triple isolani.

JG27Pyth

Pretty much all out of context german is funny...crap throwing ape attack is funny... but in german it would be something awesome like: dreckflingenmunkyblitzen!

electricpawn

"Oh sh--!" and "Holy f---!" are two of my favorites.

juhweri
averner wrote:

I enjoyed very much all suggestions, particularly the "crap throwing ape attack". LOL. Must be 1. b4. I am adding: triple isolani.


Actually...

Nasty-Nate
Fezzik wrote:

I'm with Estragon.

Mate is a good, woody word.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T70-HTlKRXo


yes!! this is the best post in the history of chess.com. 

goooonnnne. 

 

it can't be tinny!

ghostofmaroczy

#17 and #20 are related.  Was that your point, paulgottlieb?

juhweri

=)