In United States? Sure, why not.
In Ukraine? No, I don't think so 
How confident are you in your chess skills?
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If they are the ones asking then they are probably pretty confident. I would try to get some idea of how strong they actually are and then decide. If they gave no clues then I guess I would be willing to bet $20 or so.
Feb 6, 2017
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Telestu is the only reason you wouldn't play in ukraine because 5 bucks is 150grivnas
I don't like playing for money.
I would probably accept a deal like "Whoever wins invites a round of beers", but "If I win you give me 10 bucks" then no. (I understand that the round of beers may cost me the same or maybe more than 10 bucks, but I won't give a stranger directly my money because of a chess game).
Guys who play for money at clubs or parks are usually very experienced and know many tricks (Specially at very fast games). Under those conditions I am not confident in my abilities.
If it is a long game (At least 1 hour) then I am way more confident.
Well if it is OTB, it would be kind of hard to cheat unless you are inside and he constantly goes to the bathroom or he has a companion that is secretly watching the game and feeding him the best engine moves through an earpiece. There are also other creative ways to cheat OTB.
Feb 6, 2017
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I am confident on my chess skills that I know I suck to bet money!
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Well I'm in the top 100 players in my state (lol my listed rating actually has me #100, but I've gained a lot of points in my last three tournaments so I'll be a bit higher on the next list), and I know or at least am vaguely familiar with almost every single person ahead of me (and a reasonably high percentage of such players from VA and DC), so if some random person challenges me to such a game in person, I should be pretty confident that unless they've come to MD from somewhere else lately, I am better than they are.
Feb 6, 2017
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When I was rated about 1300 OTB in the '90's, I walked by the Maryland Chess Assn. booth at the State Fair where about 20 simultaneous boards were set up at, I think, $1/game bet where you won $5 if you beat the MCA master or expert manning the booth - you made you move each time the MCA guy walking inside reached your board. An NM who knew me as both a lower rated player, high school chess coach, and a scholastic Tournament Director was working the booth. He saw me, he waved me over and asked me if I would take over for 30 minutes while he used the restroom and got something to eat. I reminded him of my rating and he said, "Don't worry, you'll win more than you'll lose.
He was right. I played about 20 games during that 1/2 hour, no more than about 10 at any moment, and didn't lose any - several were clearly won in less than 10 moves! Some friends and members of my family passed by to check on me every once in while and I got a kick out of the fact they were impressed with the casual chess players who lost saying to their friends, "This guy is phenomenal!"
That was my big day in chess - I won our county high school coaches tournament each year, but even though they were all weak players, nobody said I was phenomenal!
On the other hand, if I was walking through a coffeehouse or park where known chess experts played blitz games for money, I sure wouldn't in a hurry to bet!
2Q1C wrote:
dpnorman wrote:
Well I'm in the top 100 players in my state (lol my listed rating actually has me #100, but I've gained a lot of points in my last three tournaments so I'll be a bit higher on the next list), and I know or at least am vaguely familiar with almost every single person ahead of me (and a reasonably high percentage of such players from VA and DC), so if some random person challenges me to such a game in person, I should be pretty confident that unless they've come to MD from somewhere else lately, I am better than they are.
Nobody likes a boaster Norman.
I tried to answer honestly. And I'm not proud of that at all...I'm 1872 USCF, which given my age and how hard I've worked at chess the last few years, is not at all where I should be
MickinMD wrote:
When I was rated about 1300 OTB in the '90's, I walked by the Maryland Chess Assn. booth at the State Fair where about 20 simultaneous boards were set up at, I think, $1/game bet where you won $5 if you beat the MCA master or expert manning the booth - you made you move each time the MCA guy walking inside reached your board. An NM who knew me as both a lower rated player, high school chess coach, and a scholastic Tournament Director was working the booth. He saw me, he waved me over and asked me if I would take over for 30 minutes while he used the restroom and got something to eat. I reminded him of my rating and he said, "Don't worry, you'll win more than you'll lose.
He was right. I played about 20 games during that 1/2 hour, no more than about 10 at any moment, and didn't lose any - several were clearly won in less than 10 moves! Some friends and members of my family passed by to check on me every once in while and I got a kick out of the fact they were impressed with the casual chess players who lost saying to their friends, "This guy is phenomenal!"
That was my big day in chess - I won our county high school coaches tournament each year, but even though they were all weak players, nobody said I was phenomenal!
On the other hand, if I was walking through a coffeehouse or park where known chess experts played blitz games for money, I sure wouldn't in a hurry to bet!
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Unless its a tournament, i wont cheapen the game by playing for money. But i will play anyone.
I am as confident in my chess skills as I am at winning the lottery
I never play the lottery.
AussieRookie wrote:
I'm so confident I reckon I could outwitlitwitlou.
I don't play Aussies. They make me think of Foster's and shrimp on the barbie. Can't concentrate.
If a stranger asks you to play for 5 bucks would you? How about 10? 20? 50? A hundy?