*castles*
"What is this black magic, you cheat, this isn't chess..."
I actually get annoyed when that happens. It's kinda a rude thing to suggest that one's blatantly cheating. Why would anyone cheat in chess. And if we know how to play chess, all the more reason to know the rules and not cheat. If you're a respectable player anyway.
Did anyone read the article Silman posted on this site the other day? I skimmed it, but it essentially said that Magnus Carlsen is one of three people in the world who can hypnotize his opponent during a chess game and cause them to blunder. There were chess diagrams of Carlsen games with proof. I am not kidding.
Hypnosis hmmm? Is he reading fortunes too with a crystal ball?
Wait, is that what's going on in his picture?!
Haha. I found the article. Correction -- It was not Silman who authored it apparently.
http://www.chess.com/article/view/learn-to-hypnotize-your-opponent
^(Long quotes. No regrets!!)
So I went to that thread and there's a Chess.com Youtube video on Carlsen, which made me remember how unimpressed I am with Chess.com's Youtube vids. I hope I'm allowed to express my opinion here on that?! First, let me ask, how do you feel about their Youtube vids on chess?
And speak olde English while you're at it.
And, camber, I wasn't offended.
I'm taking a Medieval and Renaissance class now so I've read a lot of Old English in the past two weeks! Enough for my fair share... How funny you should mention it. Lol
I guess you'll learn about the oldest trick in the book (Geiko commercial)
"Trick number one. Lookest thou there!"
"Ha.... Madest thou look."