"Genius".....till proven otherwise. 
What do you say when people ask how good at chess you are ?
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Jul 17, 2017
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#243
"I actually don't realize that I'm much too good enough to understand ."
Jul 18, 2017
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#244
Like in any other game, you are good, when your winning percentage is higher than your losing percentage. I quote from the chess.com statistics and tell them that under the assumption of a normal distribution of rating points only x% of all users have a higher rating.
I say that I'm pretty terrible, with a smirk. This statement is great in that it is honest (I do consider myself pretty terrible, compared to the people I look up to), and the smirk also usually triggers further questions, after which I elaborate that I'm still way above average, just not as good as I would like to be.
GladHoax wrote:
If you are a kid (well, you're not), below 600 is bad. Above 600 is good. If you're and adult (you should be), below 1200 is bad. Above 1200 is good.
Like a 100 rated player vs. Stockfish it will be a bit like this:
I am a kid, above 1200.
(DUN DUN DUN!)
Aug 5, 2017
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#247
dariuscmk wrote:
GladHoax wrote:
If you are a kid (well, you're not), below 600 is bad. Above 600 is good. If you're and adult (you should be), below 1200 is bad. Above 1200 is good.
Like a 100 rated player vs. Stockfish it will be a bit like this:
I am a kid, above 1200.
(DUN DUN DUN!)
I am a kid with a 2000 fide rating.
(DUN DUN DUN!)
(mind-blown)
I say: I fluctuate between sheer genius and outright stupidity
I say I am not the worst player in the world 
There is a tiny chance it could be true too!
Hi.
if it is a girl then i say i don't play chess because girls think that chess players are dorkey
Aug 24, 2017
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#254
Barry_Helafonte2 wrote:
if it is a girl then i say i don't play chess because girls think that chess players are dorkey
Absolutely nothing wrong with being "dorkey".
Aug 26, 2017
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#255
MEXIMARTINI wrote:
Barry_Helafonte2 wrote:
if it is a girl then i say i don't play chess because girls think that chess players are dorkey
Absolutely nothing wrong with being "dorkey".
Some girls -- the not-so-smart ones -- may actually think playing chess is "dorky," or they may pretend to think it in order to "fit in." But Trust me -- the Smart Ones find "signs of intellect" really attractive! And I know what I'm talking about, because I used to Be a "Smart Girl" ... and I never had any interest in all those muscle bound, empty-headed athletes --- or empty-headed anybodies, for that matter!
I say, "Would you believe I'm among the best players in history? No? Okay, would you believe..."
Aug 27, 2017
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#257
FBloggs wrote:
I say, "Would you believe I'm among the best players in history? No? Okay, would you believe..."
Don't tell me you used to watch "Get Smart!"
i tell her what is your number
Sep 1, 2017
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#259
You can always answer the non-chess players - "not so good really". It also happens to be true...
When the rated people ask you for your rating, you say - "very low", or "very low, you really don't want to know..."
how about if i ask the girl for her number to reply to her question ?