Smoking and Chess

Im glad smoking is not allowed in many places.....Obviously Im not a smoker....if I had to play with someone that smokes I would be in trouble  lol

The easiest way to quit smoking is to never start

I am reminded of the Mark Twain quote: "It doesn't take that much will power to give up smoking.  I have done it many times."

I remember a story (mythical?) about the world champion Lasker who used to smoke big black stinky cigars. Before a match against Nimsowitsch (I think), it was agreed that no smoking was allowed. After Lasker made his first move he took out and unwrapped this huge black cigar. Nimso called the TD who reminded Lasker of the agreement. Lasker pointed out that he was not smoking. Nimso screamed that, just like in chess, the threat was more important than the actuality.

"As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep and never to refrain when awake."

Tobacco is a drug. More people die from tobacco than heroine,  cocaine, pot combined. Tobacco should be outlawed world wide and the lands now being used to grow tobacco should be used for food crops to feed the hungry.   I consider anyone who smokes to be a disgusting animal.

:o   I dont think is appropriate to call anyone names...........although I agree with you with everything else.  Unfortunately,  even if  Tobacco becomes "illegal" there are many addicted to it (just like with other drugs). I lost someone very special due to her addiction to smoking :(

Now wait a doggone minute, frank124c - some of my best friends are disgusting animals! 

I think smoking is a filthy habit. Not only does it kill those who smoke, but second hand smoke  also harms children who live in the same house as those who smoke as well as other non smoking people who happen to live with smokers. It is also harmful to restaurant workers who  are exposed to smokers. In many ways tobacco is worse than most drugs since heroine, crack and alcohol addicts, for example, kill only themselves with their terrible addictions.

Overeating is the thing that gets me. Imagine how many hungry folk could be fed without that particular habbit.

I accidentally stumbled up on this thread; glad I did. Tuesday will kick off my  4th week of not smoking; reading this forum has strengthened my will, as well as my understanding of still tasting smoke when I'm not smoking, and the comments about being alright when there is "no" desire" to smoke again; confidence even when your mind, or tastebuds is playing tricks on you, and with you. Thankyou everyone for you input; it all adds up for me. Thanks again.

Do what my mum did. She put the coins she would have spent on cigarettes in a glass jar and spent it on a treat when it got full. The jar fills up amazingly fast and helps you to remember what a lot of cash you are saving. (As well as not dying, of course).

It's funny how some americans just decide what's wrong or not!! FIRST THEY COME WITH THEIR MARLBORO GUY AND THEIR CAMEL'S AND LUCKY STRIKE'S AND WINSTON'S CANCER ADVERTISMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD SAYING THAT THE RIGHT AND COOL THING IS TO SMOKE(apparently it isn't but that's not the point), AND NOW THEY HAVE WAR ON EVERYTHING WICH DOESN'T SUIT THEIR NEW ''DON'T SMOKE BE A BETTER HUMAN'' CAMPAIGN!! Well sir you are a BIG FAT ANIMAL HOW'S THAT CHUBBY BOY??EATING A LOT OF MC'DONALDS OR WHATEVER THINK IT'S BETTER THAN SMOKING?? Let me inform you that for example people in Greece or Turkey(In case you don't know they are countries, not villages somewhere in Texas) or even Native Americans(Indians) used to smoke long ago before your SMOKE CAMPAIGN AT 30'S WHICH MADE SMOKING AN EVERYTIME HABBIT TO THE WORLD. However here most people smoke either they play chess or backgammon either they drink coffee or tea and how does that make us animals or cancermen or bad people or whatever you may think it's your crusade and i don't know the answer!!! And YES smoking and chess rulez :PPP MIchael Tal FTW!!! You can crucify me now..

Easy there, tigers. I happen to love smoking as I play chess, although not necessarily just, um, tobacco... kind of puts the mockers on my ability to play, mind 

grrrr  lol

First I want to apologize if I upset anyone with the language I used, I, myself used to smoke, and I gave it up and now I honestly find smoking to be a filthy and disgusting habit. I do admit to eating too much and I am making an effort to lose weight. I am fortunate--or maybe unfortunate--enough to be living in a country where large amounts of food are readily and cheaply available.  But I must point out that an overweight person is still healthier than a smoker. Smoking causes a lot more health problems than overeating. A person can simply stop smoking if he so chooses, one cannot stop eating since we must eat to live and it is very easy to take that extra serving of food. Before the big corporations started to push tobacco people did smoke but certainly not as much as they have been since the big corporations made it seem so cool to smoke with their ads and promotions. My own strong feelings about tobacco is due to my own struggles with it and I am merely trying to let people know how much better off they are without tobacco.  

Fair play to you Frank, and fair play also for turning around a thread which could have turned nasty. 

that was good!!

Well sir i'm not sure you can convince anyone how you are better, regarding ofcourse your condition or the methods you are using!But anyway, Hail to your sacred mission! You must be somekind of a prophet or messenger from God maybe??Who knows..C ya maybe at the board someday(Live chess ofcourse)..I may not smoke while playing you..

I have a problem when people compare smoking to over-eating .  The biggest difference being that when someone pigs out it is NOT harming the health of any others nearby . With smoking that is NOT the case . If I am in a restaurant eating twice as much as I should it wont damage anyone's health but mine .  If I am at the same restaurant and people are smoking around me the second hand smoke I breathe may well damage my health too , even though I choose not to smoke .  Some will say secondhand smoke doesnt hurt anyone but I believe it does .  However, even if it didn't it will certainly ruin my meal as I cant tolerate the stench of smoking while I am trying to have a meal , and noone should have to .