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getagrip
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2009 20:03 · Edited by: getagrip
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So I'm playing this game of internet chess today, and I see a chance to take my opponents Queen with my Knight. Of course, my success is dependent on my opponent moving their piece to a certain spot. Many moves in chess are about "baiting" people or setting up certain situations where you can capitalize on the moves your opponents make in reaction to your move.
So I move my Knight and sure enough, my opponent makes the move I want them to make. BAM - I put their King in check, and take my opponent's Queen.
My opponent resigned, and then said, "I gave you that one".
My reply was, "I planned that move".
My opponent replied, "It was a mouse slip".
And then we went back and forth until finally, I had a chance to play my opponent again, and sure enough, I won again.
Since my opponent couldn't blame this one on a mouse slip, my opponent said,
"Those were some strange moves. You must have gotten help",
To which I replied, "I beat you fair and square in BOTH games".
We went back and forth, and I told my opponent to learn to lose with dignity...
Isn't that just irritating? Some people like to blame everyone else for their mistakes, and won't take responsibility for their failures.
However, some people admit where they went wrong, learn from their mistakes, and keep playing the "GAME" to get better.
Don't be a sore loser! Don't blame others for your mistakes! Give credit to where credit is due! If you slip, get back up. When you "lose", admit you got outplayed or made a mistake, and play another game. Whether you win or lose does not matter. What matters is how hard you tried! 
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A8ch
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2009 21:17
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getagrip: Whether you win or lose does not matter. What matters is how hard you tried!
Very true, Grandmaster!
Hermas
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getagrip
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2009 21:23
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Thanks, but most grandmaster's can probably beat me in about 5 moves! 
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2009 22:45
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getagrip: Whether you win or lose does not matter. What matters is how hard you tried!
And how much fun you had!
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getagrip
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# Posted: 24 Jan 2009 04:28 · Edited by: getagrip
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Its been a strange day of chess. After you play a game, most people say "good game" or "gg" or "thanks" or "thx". However, after someone just kicked my butt (no, I didn't accuse him of cheating), he wrote:
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Since I have no idea what that means, and given my "sarcastic" side, this is what I wrote back to him:
#$%#$ &$%%^ *** @#$#@$
I hope he knows what that means because I sure don't!
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# Posted: 24 Jan 2009 06:46
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Years ago I played chess - with ratings and a timer - online and kept running into similar situations or worse. Once I tired of the nonsense, I started playing against the computer.
Same is true with all games. I no longer play games online but I do play them on my computer.
~Newbie Shield~
PS. The only way to get good at chess is to learn to think ahead several moves and to practice classic moves with a chess book open right next to you. Like anything else, it's not a quick or easy study.
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getagrip
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# Posted: 24 Jan 2009 06:55
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Newbie Shield: PS. The only way to get good at chess is to learn to think ahead several moves and to practice classic moves with a chess book open right next to you.
Actually, you can get quite good at chess by playing other people. When I started playing online, people were kicking my butt left and right, but as I played more, I started to pick up on the strategies they were using, and started to use them against my opponents!
I have briefly studied some chess books, and I know that I can improve my game if I studied more, but in some ways, that takes the fun out of it...
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# Posted: 26 Jan 2009 15:22
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I know several sore losers....and this is completely true!
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