Can we talk about Big OTFer Energy?

Alright fellow wood-pushers, I think it’s time we addressed a phenomenon that haunts every forum on CC from GCD to the darkest corners of OTF:

Big OTFer Energy (BOTFE).

If you’ve spent less than 6-7 minutes touching grass, you’ve seen it.

Signs you’re dealing with Big OTFer Energy:

• The 600 Elo Philosopher King
Will confidently explain why Magnus Carlsen is “actually washed” while hanging their queen in two moves. Bonus points if they attach a 2-blunder game as proof.

• The “Actually It’s a Forced Mate in 17” Guy
Shows up within 30 seconds of a puzzle being posted. Provides a line so long Stockfish itself needs a juice box afterward.

• The Opening Theorist Who Knows Zero Endgames
Can recite Batgirl theory into the year 2084.
Cannot mate with K+R vs K.

• The Vintage Flexer
“Back in my day, we didn’t have engines. We just calculated, son.” Proceeds to blunder a fork on move 3.

• The Meme Grandmaster
Never posts actual games. Only memes. But you’d trust them with your life in a thread about en passant drama.

And look, I’m not innocent either. I’ve claimed “I saw that tactic” after blundering into it.

I’ve said “rapid is basically classical” unironically.

I’ve rage-uninstalled the mobile app and reinstalled it before the tilt cooldown even ended.

I am the Big OTFer Energy.

TL;DR: Big OTFer Energy = engine-wielding, poopie posting, theory-reciting, puzzle-crushing, comment-editing chaos. And honestly? Wouldn’t have it any other way

No you aren’t.

I AM the real SIGNA

I’ll be cooked if Martin Stahl sees this

Eh

Bruh that black text is so hard to read with my background