Would «Dirty John» had been a good chess player?

English is obviously not your first language. The would/had usage is so annoying, I would have struck you with my riding crop! Note the correct usage of "have".

English is obviously not your first language. The would/had usage is so annoying, I would have struck you with my riding crop! Note the correct usage of "have".
Is that all it takes to get hit by a riding crop? I've been doing it all wrong.
English is obviously not your first language. The would/had usage is so annoying, I would have struck you with my riding crop! Note the correct usage of "have".
Is that all it takes to get hit by a riding crop? I've been doing it all wrong.
apparently elementary
I think he could have been a GM