Never trust something that bleeds 12 times a year and still lives.
Why does chess attract so many beta males?
Chicks dig two things, money and kilts, if you don't have the legs for a kilt get rich playing chess, the chicks will find you, that's what happened to Nakamoongi. Maggie Carlsen was beta until he changed his name to Angus M'Carlsen and started wearing a kilt, he went instantly from a 1700 rated incel to a chad super grandmaster practically overnight, try it for yourselves.
I've practiced mountain bike for many years, yet I wouldn't wear shorts, even during the summer in La Mancha, if my life was depending on it; let alone a skirt, for Gawd's sake!
a skirt?? Them chicks would love to see you flashing full moon as you transcend and descend the bumpy trail on your bike!
Supreme Court has prospone the hearing date of Citizenship Amendment bill till mid of February. Till then its all safe here.
I'm a true alpha but the fact is that whenever I go down material, even a pawn, I cannot resist just closing the window and doing something else. I just don't even see the point to the game since there's absolutely nothing riding on the result.
So, you are a quitter who likes quitting whenever a tsunami arrives instead of mingling with your boss convincing that you can try do better next time even after the compromised salary your boss offered you after your demand for another chance.
I'm a true alpha but the fact is that whenever I go down material, even a pawn, I cannot resist just closing the window and doing something else. I just don't even see the point to the game since there's absolutely nothing riding on the result.
LOL! The point to any game, whether you are ahead or behind, is to try to win. You just seem to be uncomfortable with adversity.
thats not true. s/t's i enjoy just playing w/out caring about the result. call it drift-playing or bohemienne or w/e way. iows, not making any plans and just going along reactively & on....well, nothing.
its hard to believe that if thats u in ur avatar ?....that u still feel that way. TG im not like i wuz 20 yrs ago.... cuz i feel like i wooda missed 20yrs a my life.
I'm a true alpha but the fact is that whenever I go down material, even a pawn, I cannot resist just closing the window and doing something else. I just don't even see the point to the game since there's absolutely nothing riding on the result.
LOL! The point to any game, whether you are ahead or behind, is to try to win. You just seem to be uncomfortable with adversity.
The point to any game is to spend leisure time (usually with others) and enjoy yourself. Winning or losing is secondary and largely irrelevant. Some individuals, who have issues elsewhere in their lives, prefer to play games to boost/support their ego, and ergo winning becomes the most important thing, to them.
We need to be realistic, winning is fun and losing is not, we need to face that reality. Ok sometimes we get a close game and its fun, but mostly losing sucks. Anyone who likes to have their mistakes pointed out is a sadomasochist. I know you are going to cite Capablanca, losing is to learn from ones mistakes, yes this is the correct attitude but it does not dull the pain. Ultimately we should be able to divorce ourself entirely from events on the chessboard after all, its simply the march of logic, but never the less, we are human and prone to aberration, this is what makes chess so interesting.
empathetic 4u. cant imagine having a daily flower (monthly's bad enuf).