The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman

Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by User23 on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @11:29PM (#33090819)

That's why I quit playing seriously when I was still an underclassman. It was overwhelmingly obvious that merely being well above average was completely irrelevant, and there was absolutely no practical reason for me to play chess whatsoever. Although it did subsequently get me laid once or twice, which in retrospect still surprises me.

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by toast0 on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:45AM (#33092097)

> Although it did subsequently get me laid once or twice, which in retrospect still surprises me.

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by wantoncl on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @09:13AM (#33095117)

I see what you did there. :)

You even managed a double-entendre in 2 completely different realms. Well done.

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by baobabKoodaa on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @05:23AM (#33093121)

Don't leave us hanging!

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by avgcorrection on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:18PM (#33099221)

Imagine how barren a sport/hobby/field is when you feel compelled to point out that you had sex two times during your stint in it.

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by arrow7000 on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @07:50AM (#33094176)

I didn't know there was a thriving chess groupie scene

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by bsder on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @12:42AM (#33091333)

> It was overwhelmingly obvious that merely being well above average was completely irrelevant

I find this true for any semi-competitive endeavor that doesn't also have intrinsic extra benefits. You're going to hit the people who want it more than you and are willing to put in the practice time, and they're going to beat you.

Consequently, any competitive thing I do has to also have an extra dimension to it. A competitive sport is generally fine since I'm getting in better shape. I'm happy to do stuff like darts or bowling if it has a high social aspect to it. As long as I can be slightly above average and that's good enough and there is some extra benefit, I'm down with it.

Chess, sadly, generally fulfills none of those criteria.

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Re:The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman by bigbacaloa on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:25AM (#33091974)

Wisdom is an obstacle to material success.

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