I once learned a way you could beat someone in six moves. To do it, you had to be white, and they had to respond to your first couple moves a certain way (or rather not a certain way, it was really easy to defend against). I once played six or seven games in a row with the same opponent, and she never figured it out. I had to show her.
When I was in the high school chess club (yeah, I’m one of THOSE), there was a guy who fell for the six move mate with the bishop taking the king’s bishop’s pawn with the queen on KB3 for protection. He fell for it so many times and to so many players we started calling it “the Baxter mate”, after him.
I always hated playing with newbies. They’d never react the way they were supposed to because they didn’t know how to play the game. …really screwed up a lot of standard openings.
My husband tried to teach me how to play chess. His strategy was to kick my butt at every game so I’d learn what I did wrong. And I did. I’d asked my husband to teach me how to play chess.
I once kibitzed in a chess game. It was obvious to me that both players were below my level and didn’t really know what they were doing, but lone player was slightly better than the other player that he had a smug superior attitude and was heckling the other player. I could see that the other player couldn’t win because he was down to his king and his knight while the other player had his king, a bishop, and a rook. I knew that the second player would turn the game into a stalemate by taking the first guys rook but since that meant losing his knight to the bishop he was about to back out of the attack when I stepped in and asked if I could kibitz. The first player was so sure of his position he told me to go ahead so I told the other player to take the rook, he hesitated because he didn’t want to lose his knight but decided I knew what I was doing and took the rook. The first player took the knight and thanked me for giving him the game. I told him I just made sure he couldn’t win the game and he scoffed. I had to leave to run an errand but I came back a few minutes later and the first player was practically in tears as he stared at the board and told me, “I couldn’t win, it was a stalemate.”
I can’t even win a game of checkers, always get myself blocked in a corner, I don’t even dare try playing chess. I have seen some of it on tv and within a couple of minutes I get bored so I change channel.
C 12 days ago
She’s a total loss
sirbadger 12 days ago
Seeing 6 moves ahead is impressive. I suppose there are some simple checkmates like ladder mate where I can see 6 moves ahead.
Purple People Eater 12 days ago
I once learned a way you could beat someone in six moves. To do it, you had to be white, and they had to respond to your first couple moves a certain way (or rather not a certain way, it was really easy to defend against). I once played six or seven games in a row with the same opponent, and she never figured it out. I had to show her.
Tweener Premium Member 12 days ago
When I was in the high school chess club (yeah, I’m one of THOSE), there was a guy who fell for the six move mate with the bishop taking the king’s bishop’s pawn with the queen on KB3 for protection. He fell for it so many times and to so many players we started calling it “the Baxter mate”, after him.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 12 days ago
Her intent is not to win but to lose as quickly as possible. Next time, decline to play with your dad!
KEA 12 days ago
I always hated playing with newbies. They’d never react the way they were supposed to because they didn’t know how to play the game. …really screwed up a lot of standard openings.
ChessPirate 12 days ago
This comic implies that Roger wins Chess Games. I did not think that was possible… ☺
sheashea 12 days ago
My husband tried to teach me how to play chess. His strategy was to kick my butt at every game so I’d learn what I did wrong. And I did. I’d asked my husband to teach me how to play chess.
mindjob 12 days ago
Charles Krauthammer said watching chess matches was exciting, but I never saw one
patlaborvi 12 days ago
I once kibitzed in a chess game. It was obvious to me that both players were below my level and didn’t really know what they were doing, but lone player was slightly better than the other player that he had a smug superior attitude and was heckling the other player. I could see that the other player couldn’t win because he was down to his king and his knight while the other player had his king, a bishop, and a rook. I knew that the second player would turn the game into a stalemate by taking the first guys rook but since that meant losing his knight to the bishop he was about to back out of the attack when I stepped in and asked if I could kibitz. The first player was so sure of his position he told me to go ahead so I told the other player to take the rook, he hesitated because he didn’t want to lose his knight but decided I knew what I was doing and took the rook. The first player took the knight and thanked me for giving him the game. I told him I just made sure he couldn’t win the game and he scoffed. I had to leave to run an errand but I came back a few minutes later and the first player was practically in tears as he stared at the board and told me, “I couldn’t win, it was a stalemate.”
Strawberry King 12 days ago
You’re losing your edge, kid.
Sambora1 12 days ago
I can’t even win a game of checkers, always get myself blocked in a corner, I don’t even dare try playing chess. I have seen some of it on tv and within a couple of minutes I get bored so I change channel.