How about Buddhist play chess?

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I'm a Buddhist and as long as I'm not attached  to the game (I.e get out of control over the outcome), I play a magnanimous style with a killer King's Gambit as white and a Scandinavian if they play 1.e4 and e6 leading to a reverse King's gambit (or French advanced)

if they play 1.d4 with c5. happy.png

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Perhaps your focus should be on pacifists (instead of a particular religion).

 

I have 2 friends who are militant pacifists.  It is boring play only because it seems that their games always look the same:

 

Avatar of Pulpofeira

It is only a game, you can be a serial killer while looking for a draw as white.

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GMs are artist because they draw so much.

Avatar of universityofpawns

What is a "militant pacifist" thought the two were mutually exclusive, but go figure.

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If we have empathetic lawyers and honest journalists, we can have militant pacifists.

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oregonpatzer wrote:

If we have empathetic lawyers and honest journalists, we can have militant pacifists.

Are these oxymorons without the oxy?

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universityofpawns wrote:

What is a "militant pacifist" thought the two were mutually exclusive, but go figure.

Someone who believes in achieving peace by any means necessary.

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No matter religion ...... mind matters

Avatar of mckn3hd

Really intelligent!

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Militant pacifists must be akin to martial artists 

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Once they reach enlightenment they would be good at chess, however 

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They are not allowed to play chess.

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Pulpofeira wrote:

It is only a game, you can be a serial killer while looking for a draw as white.

Must be a long game if I have the time to become a serial killer while playing.

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mckn3hd wrote:

They are not allowed to play chess.

Post #2 says otherwise. 

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P1day1 wrote:
mckn3hd wrote:

They are not allowed to play chess.

Post #2 says otherwise. 

He is a buddhist but probably not a buddhist monk. 

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I don't think monks of any religions are allowed to do much at all, you should have said "Buddhist monks cannot."

That's like saying "(religion) cannot get married" when In fact only the religious teachers are not allowed to marry.
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mckn3hd wrote:
P1day1 wrote:
mckn3hd wrote:

They are not allowed to play chess.

Post #2 says otherwise. 

He is a buddhist but probably not a buddhist monk. 

Oh ok. Are we changing the topic? 

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Buddhism is not a religion, btw 

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I have been wondering if meditation before playing might improve my concentration.