Weird Things Which Have Happened To Chess.com Players

Between chess, and the ketogenic diet, im feeling really good about my mental health, and staying healthy.

My son's high school team won the State of Illinois Championship. One of the players became a poker pro and made the final table in one of the World Series of Poker events.

My son for some reason was ranked only 7th on that team. The team decided to place my son on

board 1.  As it turned out -- my son played like an expert and had a nice score on board one!? and the high school team won the state championship--beating out some strong Chicago teams.   

Later my son did a little trick on me. He played several games on my chess.com account and I did not know this and this put my rating in the 1600 range.  My highest real rating was 2550.

He must be a bit better in poker...

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Once I was in a large room surrounded by school teachers.  I was age 15. It turned out I was hired to be Chess Instructor for Decatur Illinois and the surrounding area. This was a a summer job but I received the same pay as the teachers.  In two summers I taught chess [how to play better] to about 3000 kids ages 8 to 13.

One day my then wife and I visited my doctor. He called us both into his office to tell both of us I had a terminal illness.  The next day my wife saw an attorney to file for divorce.  She eventually got her divorce.  But I am still here. 16 years later.

Weird things that have happened to us?

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/the-cows-from-hell

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btw cote ur officially unblocked from answering my forums!

The OP is a delusional liar

Mikeyjc3  You should not call anybody a delusional liar unless you have proof.  

A player at one of our local clubs took up chess because his doctor told him he was developing Alzheimer's and chess would be a way to slow the progress of the disease.

@ponz111 what's the name of the ponziani club? Is it on chess.com?

Interesting story

Interesting bump!

A few different weird things have happened to me. This is just a brief sampling:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/weird-scenes-at-the-canadian-open

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/the-cows-from-hell

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/my-big-break-in-show-business-and-how-i-broke-it

and post #5 of this thread:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/what-is-your-weirdest-experience-walking-down-the-street

I could barely breathe. The ambulance took  me some distance to a very good hospital.  They gave me several tests including EKG and blood test and Xrays. They said I had pneumonia and some other problems but I did not have COVID,  

They said I needed to be hospitalized.  But their hospital was full. So I asked them what hospital did they suggest?  And they said ALL the hospitals were full and they were not taking new patients!

So [I said} What should I do??

They said I could stay in the ER or I could sign a release form to go home and they would give me several prescriptions. I signed and there was the same ambulance to give me the somewhat long ride back to my apartment. They drove very fast and I would have been thrown around except I was tied down. 

We got to my apartment and I was so sick that I could not even sit up And I was gasping for air,  Four people fully dressed in COVID outfits carried me on a stretcher and into my apartment. It was quite a sight! They put me in the computer chair I am in now--I could not move for about 10 minutes. All the pharmacies were closed, 

It took a while but I survived. I live with 3 very beautiful ladies who helped me. One good thing--I lost 40 pounds in  a 3 week time period. I hope to keep the weight loss.

My wife was a gold digger.  She always wanted more than I could provide. She maxed out our credit cards. And when I tore up the credit cards--she got cards i n her own name and bought stuff with those cards but never paid for what she bought.. 

So when she was told I had Alzheimers--I was no use to her any more and she was told by another lady she would do well in a divorce. 

Years after the divorce she telephoned me and asked me if I loved her or hated her?  I told her neither--I just don't think about her.  One good thing is she is mother of my 2 boys.   Of course she stole their college funds after the divorce.

She was a bad wife....

I am not interested in being in contact with her.

And they're even kindly charging you in rupees rather than American dollars