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one of the worst ways to play chess, we have all been guilty of hope chess at some point. here are some GREAT hope chess( I know some of these are not terrible moves, but they are still hope chess to some extent.) strategies: 

1. bishops belong in corners. 

maybe your opponent won't see them.

2. move the horsey a lot.

they will never see where it's going.

3. play any check that could lead to a potential fork.

self explanatory.

4. allow En passent all the time.

maybe they will play it without seeing the discovery. 

5.play the bongcloud.

they might think you are Hikaru and resign.

6.cut the opponent's king's head most of the way off before playing.

when it falls off, you can claim they resigned.

7. offer "hanging" pieces.

Deep Blue tried this on Garry Kasparov, so it is worth a shot.

any more ways you hope chess? let me know!

Avatar of CraigIreland

Set up discoveries on high value pieces in the hope that the opponent is misdirected by the moved piece.

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Push pawns around a bishop in the hope that the opponent doesn't leave an escape.

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Throw all your pieces at a castled king, because it works sometimes.

Avatar of Jalex13
Move a piece to a square where your opponent can take it with the Queen for free, but there is a knight fork on the next move for the Queen and King
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Line up a checkmate with whatever remaining pieces you have and hope the opponent forgets about it.
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Hope chess is part of the game. In lost positions swindling often consists of opponent not seeing your trick

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marqumax wrote:

Hope chess is part of the game. In lost positions swindling often consists of opponent not seeing your trick

 

Exactly, especially if there is time pressure.

The problem arises when people give up a good position in order to try a trick...

Avatar of CraigIreland
Just another blunder.... or is it?

 

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Gorbachocolate you are quite humorous I must let you know. You are a troll who has some pretty silly things to say. Oh well.
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This troll has been harassing me for the past two weeks. His other accounts were muted or closed. Hopefully this one will as well
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I blocked him, so he cannot post here.

Avatar of CosminV2

What a WEAK game posted...both sides played STUPID!

Avatar of CraigIreland

The topic is "Hope Chess." The relevant moves are the last few.

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that's kind of the point of hope chess and the forum.