While there are no time controls. And while they have never played with time controls in their life.
Don't play without time controls.
It's useless.
If you wanna play a long game, play something like... One or two hours, no increment..
No time controls allow people to really be annoying as hell.
Some people have trouble working out what they can do, never even imagining your reply. I played against someone who took ages on each move while I took at most 20 secs per move. I asked them why and they Explained:
"I'm not like you. I'm just trying to see what I can do". They also have an annoying habit of when you recapture saying:
"Ooh, you set me up for that!" While being completely serious, which is only funny the first couple of times. The challenge is not cringing. Then they hang a knight, explaining that they are sacrificing a piece for time. While there are no time controls. And while they have never played with time controls in their life.
I guess we can at least give them credit for those creative "explanations" about certain moves (which are clearly mistakes)
"Oh the Queen can move backwards as well!?!?!"
Guys, someone saw my chess bag and asked me, "What instrument do you play?" lol (that's actually happened to me more than once) And when I said "It's a chess set" I had to clarify, "The game.. chess..." and they said, "Oh! Chess!" Yep. Real conversation.
That's funny.
I brought my chess bag into a cafe once and someone asked me if it was a pool cue (you know the stick you play billiards with). Now, where on Earth is the logic in bringing a pool cue to a cafe?
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Potential what?
"Oh the Queen can move backwards as well!?!?!"
hahahahahahaha
Guys, someone saw my chess bag and asked me, "What instrument do you play?" lol (that's actually happened to me more than once) And when I said "It's a chess set" I had to clarify, "The game.. chess..." and they said, "Oh! Chess!" Yep. Real conversation.
That's funny.
I brought my chess bag into a cafe once and someone asked me if it was a pool cue (you know the stick you play billiards with). Now, where on Earth is the logic in bringing a pool cue to a cafe?
Lol. I guess we could make up crazy stories about what's inside the bag. Or just play along with what they believe it is, and see how far it goes.
So far, I have been asked if the contents were: (in order of most common to least)
1. musical instrument.
2.pool cue
3. a gun (no kidding)
4. a telescope
All this despite the fact that I have a Knight, in plain view, printed on the side of the bag.
So far, I have been asked if the contents were: (in order of most common to least)
1. musical instrument.
2.pool cue
3. a gun (no kidding)
4. a telescope
All this despite the fact that I have a Knight, in plain view, printed on the side of the bag.
you mean a horse, of course.
LOL.
Only a chess player can call a Knight a horse and get away with it.
people actually have slightly bullied me for playing chess, as I'm a girl.
idiots mainly who don't know the difference between checkers and chess call me checkers in the most nasal and "nerdy" voice they can.
Yeah there's nothing more annoying when some idiot does that and they insist that it's boring despite the fact they've never once tried it. 
So far, I have been asked if the contents were: (in order of most common to least)
1. musical instrument.
2.pool cue
3. a gun (no kidding)
4. a telescope
All this despite the fact that I have a Knight, in plain view, printed on the side of the bag.
you mean a horse, of course.
My Little Pony :')
That's ok. I understand.
Some people have trouble working out what they can do, never even imagining your reply. I played against someone who took ages on each move while I took at most 20 secs per move. I asked them why and they Explained:
"I'm not like you. I'm just trying to see what I can do". They also have an annoying habit of when you recapture saying:
"Ooh, you set me up for that!" While being completely serious, which is only funny the first couple of times. The challenge is not cringing. Then they hang a knight, explaining that they are sacrificing a piece for time. While there are no time controls. And while they have never played with time controls in their life.