What do you say when people ask how good at chess you are ?

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Barry_Helafonte2

how about if i ask the girl for her number to reply to her question ?

isabela14

"Genius".....till proven otherwise. happy.png

AussieMatey

"I actually don't realize that I'm much too good enough to understand ."

DiFleischer

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.

MayCaesar

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. happy.png

greypenguin
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!)

Noam_Vitenberg
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!)

greypenguin

(mind-blown)

AyoV

I say: I fluctuate between sheer genius and outright stupidity

JayeshSinhaChess

I say I am not the worst player in the world tongue.png There is a tiny chance it could be true too!

laurar

Not very....

Me_Named_Wert
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Barry_Helafonte2

if it is a girl then i say i don't play chess because girls think that chess players are dorkey

MEXIMARTINI
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".

motherinlaw
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!

FBloggs

I say, "Would you believe I'm among the best players in history?  No?  Okay, would you believe..."

motherinlaw
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!"

Barry_Helafonte2

i tell her what is your number

solskytz

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..."

 

solskytz

Funny about the "girls" reference. First time I met my wife was in a coffee shop - and I was heading for the chess club. 

Wanna join?

Sure

We had two hours of fun there, and met again two days later. 

The rest is history (in the making!)