What Does ''Patzer'' Mean?

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There are many weird words or slangs here in the forums. Now I know what ''troll'' is. But what is patzer? A beginner? A bad chess player?

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Patzer is just a bad chess player, aka woodpusher

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Á íslensku "skunkur" ;-)

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"The Killing" Chess Club Scene (Stanley Kubrick, 1956):

http://youtu.be/V5Rzh8XjzHI

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Patzer is a German word, meaning bungler.

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DeweyOxberger wrote:

Patzer is that annoying guy at your chess club who things he is much better than he is and talks to much.  If you look around your club and cannot figure out who the patzer is, it might be you.

Isn't that a Kibbitzer?

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zibbit wrote:

Á íslensku "skunkur" ;-)

Takk, þetta er komið allir!

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Patzer is also a very over-used word by people in a condescending way towards people who have a lower online 'rating,' even if their opinions are valid.  Really though, anybody who throws around the word "patzer" like it's some original 'insult' is an idiot, and compared to people who are better than them at chess, a patzer as well.

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I was refering to this website deweyoxberger :)  I dont think I've ever heard it used at a chess club tbh.

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SupremeOverlord wrote:

If you don't know what a patzer is, you're probably a patzer.

Thank you.

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http://achtung-patzer.tumblr.com/   Wink

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Patzer = Capivara because love to eat grass.

 

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Do not use the word “patzer” and don’t play with people who use it to call someone. Usually it is an insult. But it is the kind of insult that only makes the one who says it appear arrogant, cringeworthy, a poser.
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no,like the zombie in 4pc

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In Spanish, "chapucero".

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Perhaps it might be acceptable to use the term "patzer" to describe oneself, though, in self-deprecating humour or perhaps accurate confession of one's modest abilities in the game. And no matter how good or poor a player who makes such a confession really is, someone else will doubtless agree that he or she is a patzer.

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MadMaltenX wrote:

Patzer = Capivara because love to eat grass.

 

imagine bumping a 6 year old forum... 🤯

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skakmadurinn wrote:

There are many weird words or slangs here in the forums. Now I know what ''troll'' is. But what is patzer? A beginner? A bad chess player?

it means a bad player

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An inept chess player.
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