My trick is always to look more worried as if i am done for ... it usually makes my opponent more confident than he ought to be.
Chess Intimidation
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Of course not...this is talking about live chess....
You could follow that principal, but i believe intimidation works also, well it dont work, but it could help because its mental..
RetGuvvie98 wrote: Lord-Svenstikov wrote: Rael wrote:
Hehe, sorry Svenstikov... just teasing...
hmpth! *folds arms and sticks up nose.*
:P
I'm still trying to figure out how Lord-svenstikov can "fold" his arms "and then stick them up his nose. I can't do that, without folding them.
If he meant "folds arms and sticks up nose", I want to ask: do you need surgery to remove the arms and sticks you folded up your nose???
just trying to figure this out.
"Sticking up your nose" is an action independent of "folding your arms". I have never, in practice, noticed any kind of bond between the arm and nose that would restrict the movement of that olefactory organ.
I agree with GatoNegro: the best intimidator is when your opponent is so good that he doesn't need to intimidate you =) There's a certain pressure you feel when you face someone like a grandmaster, it feels like you are barely holding on and he is constantly pushing you back. Your pieces have no homes and it's only a matter of time before you die. You become paranoid about all his imaginary threats and then his real threats kill you anyways =)
If you don't know this feeling, play against fritz or some strong computer (not the chess.com live chess computers which kind of stink imo =)) .
At first you think you're doing fine then the computer's move comes out of nowhere, saccing a piece taking full advantage of your last mistake like most humans do not do...I think this is really great learning material because a computer takes advantage of your tactical mistakes every time. Against a similar-rated opponent you might get away with doing something fishy every time.
retguvvie: That's incredible. If someone announced 'mate in 35' nowadays EVERYONE would assume he was using a computer. It goes to show you that chess players will always surprise you.
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Locke wrote: RetGuvvie98 wrote: Lord-Svenstikov wrote: Rael wrote:
Hehe, sorry Svenstikov... just teasing...
hmpth! *folds arms and sticks up nose.*
:P
I'm still trying to figure out how Lord-svenstikov can "fold" his arms "and then stick them up his nose. I can't do that, without folding them.
If he meant "folds arms and sticks up nose", I want to ask: do you need surgery to remove the arms and sticks you folded up your nose???
just trying to figure this out.
"Sticking up your nose" is an action independent of "folding your arms". I have never, in practice, noticed any kind of bond between the arm and nose that would restrict the movement of that olefactory organ.
are you lot 5 or something?
I like to push the peices in an strange manner to throw off a well accoustmed player. I find putting a peice in a place where they want to develop their peices really throws them off
When I play with someone for the first time, I try to never look him or her in the eye. For some reason, others tell me, this leaves them clueless as to what I'm up to...and therefore intimidated.
Although i agree that just getting better at chess is a good option i'm pretty sure legal ways to distract your opponent is a time honoured tradition. I read on another site that ruy lopez suggested making sure that you opponent is sitting with the sun in his eyes.
I used to spent very little time at the board when i played over the board tournaments. Im sure this put some people off. Leave your opponent at an empty table if you have a firm grasp of the position. If your unsure though, you just have to sit it out. I dont really think its sportsman like if you slam pieces around and act like a bit of a wally. This doesnt put anyone off but beginners. People know what your game is and the majority will put an end to your tricks by saying to you ''Checkmate''!
Whenever I play chess against this one kid, he tries to physically intimidate me with threats and insults me. So I dish it back and then some. Since he realizes I am not intimidated, he loses rather quickly because intimidation is his only key to winning.
Bravo, Quaff. I am glad to hear your opinion on poor sportsmanship, and I agree totally. Unfortunately I think that too many of the "game playing" posters may be totally serious about their intimidation tactics. Surely by the time people reach a level of "maturity" where they can play a decent game of chess, they shouldn't need to use schoolyard bullying techniques to win. My hat is off to all the players on the site who show time-honoured, sportsmanlike behaviour.
When you shake your opponent's hand just crush the heck out of it. Giggle whenever your opponent moves and roll your eyes. When you win, crush your opponent's hand again and say "Good "game", if that's what you would call that massacre". Deny everything if confronted by the Tournament Director.
Declare that luck is with you. Roll two 20-sided dice before each move. When you're about to make a big move, say something like 'oh that's brilliant!' when you see what the dice say.
That's how I play internet chess. :D
Jythier wrote:
Declare that luck is with you. Roll two 20-sided dice before each move. When you're about to make a big move, say something like 'oh that's brilliant!' when you see what the dice say.
That's how I play internet chess. :D
hahaha brilliant!
Playing over the board; give your opponent that one 'rocky chair' or 'gammy chair' there always seems be in tournament halls. That should annoy the heck out of any chess player!!
Note to anyone who plays Chess with star wars geeks... definitely say the Force is with you instead of luck. :D
I like to receive phone calls from my opponents mothers as I'm playing them. I then proceed to joke about last nights scandelous sex acts in a loud boisterous fashion. They tend not to like that...
prairie wrote:
Bravo, Quaff. I am glad to hear your opinion on poor sportsmanship, and I agree totally. Unfortunately I think that too many of the "game playing" posters may be totally serious about their intimidation tactics. Surely by the time people reach a level of "maturity" where they can play a decent game of chess, they shouldn't need to use schoolyard bullying techniques to win. My hat is off to all the players on the site who show time-honoured, sportsmanlike behaviour.
Thanks prairie,
I apologise as I rather meekly was mid removal of my original post as I was beginning to have second thoughts as it seemed to stand alone against the other posts.
I had said, something on the lines of:
I will take most of the comments tongue in cheek, as this is the kind of behaviour in chess I deplore.
dont get smart with me.....