What do you say one move from mating your opponent!

I was on a Vote Chess Team and this position came up:

In the position above, our team played Qg6ch and one of the members on the other team exclaimed: "Don't take that queen!! Don't take that queen!!"

U CAN'T C MEE..........

testing:

wp

Giggle uncontrollably

I don't. I hop onto the table and start scooting my butt across the board and pieces to drive the point home and establish dominance.

And that you have worms.

Do not disparage my wiggly friends. It may seem an unlikely friendship, but sometimes you need to go with your gut feeling about things.

Ever worm your way out of a bad position?

Pretty often. They all seem to pass eventually, even if it's a little distressing in the meantime.

If I have plenty of time and it's checkmate in one, I type, "thanks for the game," and wait. They usually resign.

I've probably answered this before, but most of  the time I don't say anything until immediately after the game.

It depends on the time control too.

If it's blitz, then 8.5 times out of 10, I'll type good game and then click the rematch button just to make available the option to play again.

If it's Online Chess then usually just good game.

Many times opponents will initiate a conversation to be friendly which is fine by me. On the other hand, there is the occasional trash talker who is a step above the maladjusted, who is a step above the narcissist, who is a step above the deranged. These classification types all appear in frequencies matching the descending order they are listed.

I vary my replies based on which group behavior they display.

Thankfully the greater majority are the friendly type because I enjoy those conversations more than all the others (followed by the deranged as a close second <-- not really, but figured it was the right place to inject some repartee after the dry psychosocial analysis bit).

Sometimes I'll just play some mindless bullet as a relaxing distraction for a few minutes, in which case I might not say anything at all or if I do, then just gg.

There are reasons for this approach.

My reasons for not initiating any conversation other than the standard "good game" most of the time is two fold:

1. Good game is sufficient to express good will.

Much more than that and it can get weird for one of us if not both.

2. Respect for my opponent's time and my own.

But this may all soon change. Seriously, you may have just convinced me to test a new way of handling this phase of the game.

After reading some great posts of your own experiences and your own approaches to delivering a line just before you mate your opponent, a part of me finds myself attracted to the idea of developing my own signature "Closer" to type just before the mate.

Better judgment is prevailing for now, because I certainly never want to be "that guy" any more than I want to be "that guy" who says, don't be "that guy". 

In full disclosure though, and in a weak moment of vulnerability, so honest you feel its immediacy immediately, I will  confess to not knowing exactly how long this self-restraint will hold out on it.

Alright. I come clean.

You got me. So even now I'm conscious of the wheels spinning diligently down brainstorm track feverishly endeavoring to find just the right "hook", just the right "angle" and just the right execution for --

the absolute perfect line to type just one move before mate.

(I'll invite you in on the thought process as it occurs in real time. This is rare, so count yourself privileged. I can always prove how it is someone other than the owner of this account who hacked it and wrote this if it ever comes back to bite me or turns out to be embarrassing in any way. On the other hand, if it entertains you for even a second and you enjoy it, then that will make up for the risk all by itself.)

Let's see how many we have to go through before we find the one that's "just right". 

(I'm hoping to just use my usual brainstorming method to create it instantly and come up with it all in just one take, but we'll see.)

The first crack at it is to be somewhat smug, like someone who almost holds their opponent in contempt for ever being foolish enough to think this wouldn't be the result before they sat down to play in the first place. That's not me at all, but it fits the style of the character I'm casting for this role.

Nothing too provoking, but on the other hand, nothing that will let them limp away unscathed without remembering the experience as a "teachable moment" so they can grow into a tougher competitor starting from that moment on.

You know, I think the first idea was the right one. We nailed it on the very first take!

Without further ado, here she is, "The Closer". (Read on below to see my new signature slogan said just one move before mating my opponent!)...

"This isn't exactly how you planned for it all to turn out for you is it?"

Nothing. It is not proper chess ediquite.

Also in tournaments you can't talk to your opponent.

Can't remember if I already answered this one or not, but this is the one I use these days,

"This isn't exactly how you planned for it all to turn out for you, is it?"

@ #441

Lol... How do you stare down on one's soul?

I state that I am a nice guy and ask him how much it means to him whether or not he wins or loses, and depending on his answer I resign

'I'm Brooks and you're DUNN!'

I dont say anything.  Youre not supposed to talk during a game, and mate speaks for itself.