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Get up and walk around the room, while perfecting the "Oh yes, he's got to think because he's in trouble now. Mate in 3, you know." expression.
I also try to give my eyes a rest from looking at square-shaped-things, by finding curved-shaped-things to look at. My theory is this gives the square-shaped-thing part of the brain a rest. It's actually surprisingly difficult. It's amazing how many rooms, tables, chairs, etc, are square.
Originally posted by aquatabbyWhy would anyone be looking at the squares anyway if curves were present?
Get up and walk around the room, while perfecting the "Oh yes, he's got to think because he's in trouble now. Mate in 3, you know." expression.
I also try to give my eyes a rest from looking at square-shaped-things, by finding curved-shaped-things to look at. My theory is this gives the square-shaped-thing part of the brain a rest. It's actually surprisingly difficult. It's amazing how many rooms, tables, chairs, etc, are square.
The post that was quoted here has been removedGet a chess clock, that way if he is taking more time to play than you, he will more than likely time out.
If no clock is used, take longer than him. Then if he complains say, "I can take all day if I want to, you sure did." Then kiss his girlfriend. 😛
I am just that evil. 😀
a few options:
- on his time, go out, buy a sandwich and eat it in his face. (mouth open)
- wear a mask (&feature=player_embedded)
- take a walk to the nearest computer room and.... don't cheat of course, but look for the next blitz tournament in your region. Obviously standard time is not for you.
-Learn more about chess. The more you know, the more different things you'll find yourself thinking about when it's his time to think (pawn structure, weaknesses, open files, imbalances and how to play in those situations, etc). or you can just buy a sandwich and eat it in his face. I think it's the way to go.
