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scribus: @moonman I dunno, I've stumbled through some successful gambits in !chess.
scribus's status on Thursday, 26-Apr-18 04:08:44 UTC
@moonman I dunno, I've stumbled through some successful gambits in !chess.
scribus: I feel bad, sometimes, when I don't just resign an obviously lost match, but I kind of enjoy the scrap for itself, you know? !chess
scribus's status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-17 01:42:42 UTC
I feel bad, sometimes, when I don't just resign an obviously lost match, but I kind of enjoy the scrap for itself, you know? !chess
scribus: !chess problem time! You play White. Black just moved Ne7, opening up Bxe7+, presumably followed by ...Kc8. I suspect he wants at some point to get ...Bxb5, but then I have Nxb5 to follow. I'm tempted to pull Nd5, forking his knights, but for what in the end? I suck at midgame. And openings. And endgame. And #chess. http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/865295
scribus's status on Thursday, 30-Nov-17 02:19:41 UTC
!chess problem time! You play White. Black just moved Ne7, opening up Bxe7+, presumably followed by ...Kc8. I suspect he wants at some point to get ...Bxb5, but then I have Nxb5 to follow. I'm tempted to pull Nd5, forking his knights, but for what in the end? I suck at midgame. And openings. And endgame. And #chess. http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/865295
scribus: Tried to challenge this player to a !chess rematch, I can't because now I'm rated too low. :(
scribus's status on Monday, 13-Jun-16 04:15:49 UTC
Tried to challenge this player to a !chess rematch, I can't because now I'm rated too low. :(
scribus: I'm just good enough at !chess to be worse than I would be if I were less good.
scribus's status on Saturday, 14-May-16 06:19:22 UTC
I'm just good enough at !chess to be worse than I would be if I were less good.
scribus: I had a dream that !chess included items like Smash Bros.
scribus's status on Sunday, 10-May-15 16:09:51 UTC
I had a dream that !chess included items like Smash Bros.
scribus: I should really quit playing !chess #drunk.
scribus's status on Thursday, 19-Mar-15 03:33:06 UTC
I should really quit playing !chess #drunk.
scribus: !chess Wow. It's good to be on the winning side of what must have been an alcohol-induced blunder for once. Panchromatic vs jlbesq - Online Chess
scribus's status on Sunday, 08-Mar-15 05:48:01 UTC
!chess Wow. It's good to be on the winning side of what must have been an alcohol-induced blunder for once. Panchromatic vs jlbesq - Online Chess
scribus: I should probably have directed that to the !chess group.
scribus's status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-15 19:30:53 UTC
I should probably have directed that to the !chess group.
scribus: Oh, well. grapes me, then - Chesseract is already an established 4D !chess variant. Guess I'm late to the party.
scribus's status on Saturday, 03-Jan-15 00:38:26 UTC
Oh, well. grapes me, then - Chesseract is already an established 4D !chess variant. Guess I'm late to the party.
scribus: I really ought to either remember (fat chance) or reset (more likely) my !chess password.
scribus's status on Saturday, 13-Sep-14 14:19:05 UTC
I really ought to either remember (fat chance) or reset (more likely) my !chess password.
scribus: I have been making a lot of bonehead !chess mistakes lately and it's both confusing and upsetting me.
scribus's status on Tuesday, 05-Aug-14 06:29:10 UTC
I have been making a lot of bonehead !chess mistakes lately and it's both confusing and upsetting me.
scribus: Man, I've been playing !chess like King Chump of the Dumbgrapes Tribe lately.
scribus's status on Wednesday, 23-Jul-14 05:46:22 UTC
Man, I've been playing !chess like King Chump of the Dumbcherries Tribe lately.
scribus: Love/hate relationship with !chess knights.
scribus's status on Monday, 14-Jul-14 17:13:41 UTC
Love/hate relationship with !chess knights.
scribus: !Chess 960: jlbesq vs ArcticMelter - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=92862194 There is absolutely no way I should have won that one.
scribus's status on Wednesday, 09-Jul-14 15:13:41 UTC
!Chess 960: jlbesq vs ArcticMelter - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=92862194 There is absolutely no way I should have won that one.
scribus: I always enjoy beating one !chess opponent as both black and white.
scribus's status on Monday, 07-Jul-14 16:01:58 UTC
I always enjoy beating one !chess opponent as both black and white.
scribus: Fork a guy's king, queen, and rook with your knight and they're all like ". . . ." (I'm really not sure what he's like; it's online) !chess
scribus's status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-14 19:44:58 UTC
Fork a guy's king, queen, and rook with your knight and they're all like ". . . ." (I'm really not sure what he's like; it's online) !chess
scribus: Gee, I sure do love joining a <1100 rated !chess tournament and playing against ~1400 rated opponents. #blatantlies
scribus's status on Friday, 06-Jun-14 17:08:26 UTC
Gee, I sure do love joining a <1100 rated !chess tournament and playing against ~1400 rated opponents. #blatantlies
scribus's status on Friday, 30-May-14 05:03:32 UTC
Don't drink and !chess.
scribus: Dreamt of a !chess set that used different rounds of ammunition for the pieces.
scribus's status on Tuesday, 18-Mar-14 14:01:15 UTC
Dreamt of a !chess set that used different rounds of ammunition for the pieces.
scribus: This would be so much more impressive if I didn't fall ass-first into my victory. jlbesq vs pranavravella - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=84200651
scribus's status on Monday, 24-Feb-14 21:53:52 UTC
This would be so much more impressive if I didn't fall ass-first into my victory. jlbesq vs pranavravella - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=84200651
scribus: And some days I wonder, "When did I get so bad at !chess?" And then I remember . . . I was never really good at it.
scribus's status on Friday, 14-Feb-14 19:07:26 UTC
And some days I wonder, "When did I get so bad at !chess?" And then I remember . . . I was never really good at it.
scribus: TOOK BOTH OF ONE OPPONENT'S ROOKS WITH AT THE COST OF ONE PAWN!! !chess
scribus's status on Thursday, 13-Feb-14 22:00:00 UTC
TOOK BOTH OF ONE OPPONENT'S ROOKS WITH AT THE COST OF ONE PAWN!! !chess
scribus: Not to say I'm a one-trick pony or anything, but I beat Jeannette0805 (http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=84200639) and HardRoc (http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=84200671) with pretty much the same combo. !chess
scribus's status on Tuesday, 11-Feb-14 18:29:53 UTC
Not to say I'm a one-trick pony or anything, but I beat Jeannette0805 (http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=84200639) and HardRoc (http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=84200671) with pretty much the same combo. !chess
scribus: >Enrolled in a 1001-1200 ranked !chess tournament. >Opponent is ranked 1446. >Seems legit.
scribus's status on Wednesday, 05-Feb-14 17:57:48 UTC
>Enrolled in a 1001-1200 ranked !chess tournament. >Opponent is ranked 1446. >Seems legit.
scribus: Upgraded my !chess app and it logged me out. Like I remember my own passwords... jeez.
scribus's status on Saturday, 11-Jan-14 02:49:45 UTC
Upgraded my !chess app and it logged me out. Like I remember my own passwords... jeez.
scribus: Hello, this is me, realizing two moves into the game that my strategy was broken from the zeroth move. !chess
scribus's status on Sunday, 22-Dec-13 07:50:46 UTC
Hello, this is me, realizing two moves into the game that my strategy was broken from the zeroth move. !chess
scribus: 'Bout damn time I won a !chess game again. Czeker vs jlbesq - Online Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=80215470 via @chesscom
scribus's status on Tuesday, 10-Dec-13 21:30:04 UTC
'Bout damn time I won a !chess game again. Czeker vs jlbesq - Online Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=80215470 via @chesscom
scribus: Two victories in a row! My new personal best! Golitaker vs jlbesq - Online !Chess via @chesscom http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=78384338
scribus's status on Sunday, 10-Nov-13 02:27:13 UTC
Two victories in a row! My new personal best! Golitaker vs jlbesq - Online !Chess via @chesscom http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=78384338
scribus: Alright, too drunk for !chess. (But not really; just too drunk to play such that I end up winning)
scribus's status on Saturday, 09-Nov-13 07:28:38 UTC
Alright, too drunk for !chess. (But not really; just too drunk to play such that I end up winning)
scribus: Damn, I can't believe I did that. >_< jlbesq vs bildotheodlib1001 - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=78345332
scribus's status on Monday, 04-Nov-13 19:15:41 UTC
Damn, I can't believe I did that. >_< jlbesq vs bildotheodlib1001 - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=78345332
scribus: Fluffle Puff yeah, victory! jlbesq vs dodge7204 - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=78280640
scribus's status on Sunday, 03-Nov-13 21:12:08 UTC
banana yeah, victory! jlbesq vs dodge7204 - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=78280640
scribus: Can't decide between Bxc5 or Nd6+... !chess
scribus's status on Sunday, 03-Nov-13 04:46:50 UTC
Can't decide between Bxc5 or Nd6+... !chess
scribus: Also, I'm making mistake after blunder after banana-up in this !chess tournament.
scribus's status on Monday, 28-Oct-13 19:13:10 UTC
Also, I'm making mistake after blunder after kiwi-up in this !chess tournament.
scribus: Seven !chess games at once! #madness
scribus's status on Saturday, 26-Oct-13 22:46:22 UTC
Seven !chess games at once! #madness
scribus: With that said, I wonder if I have any more !chess moves...
scribus's status on Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 17:49:22 UTC
With that said, I wonder if I have any more !chess moves...
scribus's status on Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 07:40:30 UTC
@foxgopher Good game. !chess
scribus: @scribus Won by resignation. drgrav vs jlbesq - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=77093836
scribus's status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-13 19:01:42 UTC
@scribus Won by resignation. drgrav vs jlbesq - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=77093836
scribus: drgrav just gave up his Queen to capture a pawn, and I'm confused and worried that there's something up some sleeves here... !chess
scribus's status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-13 18:58:45 UTC
drgrav just gave up his Queen to capture a pawn, and I'm confused and worried that there's something up some sleeves here... !chess
scribus: The "Mexican standoff with !chess Queens" is probably a really stupid move, but I kind of like it.
scribus's status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-13 00:08:34 UTC
The "Mexican standoff with !chess Queens" is probably a really stupid move, but I kind of like it.
scribus: Won my first ever 1-minute !chess game (on time, but still - win)!
scribus's status on Sunday, 13-Oct-13 21:44:28 UTC
Won my first ever 1-minute !chess game (on time, but still - win)!
scribus: keg62 vs jlbesq - Online !Chess chess.com/echess/game?id=76606430
scribus's status on Sunday, 13-Oct-13 02:12:16 UTC
keg62 vs jlbesq - Online !Chess chess.com/echess/game?id=76606430
scribus: Damn, I just don't pay enough attention to knights sometimes... !chess
scribus's status on Saturday, 12-Oct-13 03:00:22 UTC
Damn, I just don't pay enough attention to knights sometimes... !chess
scribus: 18. Qe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxe7 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Kxe7 !chess
scribus's status on Monday, 07-Oct-13 14:41:53 UTC
18. Qe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxe7 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Kxe7 !chess
scribus: I think I need to switch more towards an open game. At the very least, I need better pawn structure. And maybe a better opening/middlegame transition. !chess
scribus's status on Saturday, 05-Oct-13 20:54:42 UTC
I think I need to switch more towards an open game. At the very least, I need better pawn structure. And maybe a better opening/middlegame transition. !chess
scribus: !Chess Openings: the London System - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtBMFWuwv1E
scribus's status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-13 23:00:38 UTC
!Chess Openings: the London System - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtBMFWuwv1E
scribus: Move #25 killed me (19 moves later). drgrav vs jlbesq - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=76246728 Gotta work on my order of operations... :/
scribus's status on Saturday, 28-Sep-13 18:48:08 UTC
Move #25 killed me (19 moves later). drgrav vs jlbesq - Online !Chess http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=76246728 Gotta work on my order of operations... :/
scribus: @foxgopher Oh hey I challenged you to !chess but also Good night!
scribus's status on Thursday, 26-Sep-13 03:43:38 UTC
@foxgopher Oh hey I challenged you to !chess but also Good night!