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The spectator who makes facial expressions that are suggesting if you are making a blunder or not
I have breathed in some bad smells during a chess tournament game. This invariably disturbs my concentration.
1.My dad
2.when the board next to me has an interesting game.
3.That's about it. I really don't mind loud noises since It can annoy my opponent but not me.
My own nerves are distracting
When my opponent doesn't place their pieces in the center of the square! They got all their pieces sloppy as can be, hanging over the edge of the squares... this drives me nuts Lol
Serious question if anyone actually knows the answer... In competition, can I say "I adjust" and adjust my opponent's piece???
Lol, i agree with everyone, but also I think when I'm online, it's mostly me accidentally looking at their blitz and getting super intimidated sometimes. idk
Talk to any really strong player and he'll say "Distraction? What distraction? I don't get distracted"
I dunnnnno about that Haha Some of the strongest players are the worst for complaining about distractions in their playing environments. I know Fischer was known for being very picky about perfect playing conditions as one example.
jay_1944 wrote:
When my opponent doesn't place their pieces in the center of the square! They got all their pieces sloppy as can be, hanging over the edge of the squares... this drives me nuts Lol
Serious question if anyone actually knows the answer... In competition, can I say "I adjust" and adjust my opponent's piece???
You can adjust ANY piece on the board, yours or your opponent's, but only on your time
I remember during the candidates the players were complaining about Kramnik's shoes being very squeaky during games, and he would walk around a lot. Lol true story!
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TheChessDude991 wrote:
jay_1944 wrote:
When my opponent doesn't place their pieces in the center of the square! They got all their pieces sloppy as can be, hanging over the edge of the squares... this drives me nuts Lol
Serious question if anyone actually knows the answer... In competition, can I say "I adjust" and adjust my opponent's piece???
You can adjust ANY piece on the board, yours or your opponent's, but only on your time
I remember in one of my first tournaments I adjusted my piece on my opponent's time, and he screamed "DON'T ADJUST ON MY TIME". I learned my lesson lol.
Okay thank you chessdude! I honestly wanted to ask about that before playing an OTB again.
Lol rukja! Oops. Wont forget now anyways haha.
jay_1944 wrote:
Okay thank you chessdude! I honestly wanted to ask about that before playing an OTB again.
no prob
lol me being the only person who never went to a OTB tourney
Aug 4, 2020
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TheChessDude991 wrote:
The spectator who makes facial expressions that are suggesting if you are making a blunder or not
oh yeahhh
Aug 4, 2020
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Marty435 wrote:
1.My dad
2.when the board next to me has an interesting game.
3.That's about it. I really don't mind loud noises since It can annoy my opponent but not me.
oh yeah other boards are so distracting hehe
Hey all, let's list all of the things that used to distract you in OTB tournaments (of course, we don't have those right now), or just while you're playing chess online! I'll get us started
1. Disputes
2. Crying Baby
3. The spectator who leans over your shoulder to look at your scoresheet
4. A fly flies over the chess board and doesn't leave
What about you guys? Do those things distract you? If not, what else do you think is distracting?
Note: Please don't give me any hate for this, I am just trying to start a friendly conversation. I'm not trying to offend anyone.