I already do !
Do you think you'll be able to play chess in the afterlife?
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Aug 17, 2016
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#3
In Heaven, you'll be able to play with analog clocks and expensive wooden sets, and there will be weekly lessons from Capablanca and Fischer. In Hell, you'll be stuck playing blitz online against 1200s for eternity.
Nope.
I don't go in for all the "afterlife" fairy tales. Even so, if there is an afterlife I'm quite certain that Chess would be too simple of a game for advanced angelic beings to be playing... just saying.
Only if you're a horrible person. If you live a righteous life, they give you a Go set.
There is no afterlife. Once ur dead...that's it... ur gone for good!!
Connor_Macleod1518 wrote:
There is no afterlife. Once ur dead...that's it... ur gone for good!!
There's an undead bunny on these forums who I think would disagree.
Wow... We're making "after life" chess threads now....
BlargDragon wrote:
Connor_Macleod1518 wrote:
There is no afterlife. Once ur dead...that's it... ur gone for good!!
There's an undead bunny on these forums who I think would disagree.
Where?
I'll let my cocker spaniel know 
I hope so, because I can't play it in this one. 
whatadisaster wrote:
I hope so, because I can't play it in this one.
There is NO hope! 
"I’ll take a moment out to share a story about these two players. I don’t recall where or when it took place (and I’m too lazy to do a deep search), but it’s extremely funny and thus well worth sharing.
Both men (who were sometimes friends and sometimes not) had played in the same tournament, and during the award’s ceremony Alekhine found himself on the podium. Instead of doing the usual 'thank you' routine, he said the following: 'Last night I had a dream. I had died and found myself at the Pearly Gates, but when I tried to enter I was told by Saint Peter that chess players were not allowed into Heaven! I wandered along the endless fence, hoping to find some other entry point, but it was hopeless. Then, suddenly I saw Bogoljubov on the other side, having a great time! I rushed back to Saint Peter and said, "You told me that chess players aren’t allowed in Heaven. But if that is so, why was Bogoljubov allowed in?" Saint Peter replied, "Oh, he only thinks he’s a chess player!"'" - IM Jeremy Silman (2014)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-4-his-prime-years
Aug 17, 2016
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#14
Life has no meaning without death.
Afterlife has no meaning without after-afterlife.
So the important question is... will after-afterlife have chess?
Strangemover wrote:
Yes, I have black vs Capablanca is the line I think.
Beat me to it. So I'm not the only one who thought of that joke upon seeing the title.
Aug 17, 2016
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#16
I'm not telling but he'd sic his buddy, the undead Joe Cocker, on your cocker spaniel.
Connor_Macleod1518 wrote:
BlargDragon wrote:
Connor_Macleod1518 wrote:
There is no afterlife. Once ur dead...that's it... ur gone for good!!
There's an undead bunny on these forums who I think would disagree.
Where?
I'll let my cocker spaniel know
Only in Heaven.
I sure hope so because I can't play chess or drums worth a dam in the before life. 
Wait, I thought this was the afterlife?
I don't think this thread is less serious than those
who are about to go to prison and ask about the
prison's chess facilities.