19 Jul 09
Originally posted by thaughbaerIt all comes down to the word 'casual' that OP used. If I'm just playing an informal blitz game with a friend, there may be all manner of trash talking and even some kicking under the table.
Ah.. so physical misdirection is fine.. just not verbal. What about a kick under the table ?
20 Jul 09
Originally posted by SwissGambitI always try to make sure my opponents wine glass is never empty. Unfortunately, I think he is doing the same to me.
It all comes down to the word 'casual' that OP used. If I'm just playing an informal blitz game with a friend, there may be all manner of trash talking and even some kicking under the table.
20 Jul 09
Tal had a misformed hand at a later stage in his life. He used to keep that hand under the table while playing. But now and then he would make a move with that hand on purpose to intimidate his opponent (I don't think he did that with the other top players). Imagine a complicated position and a claw making a move that you can't understand at first sight, and devilishly looking eyes staring at you!
21 Jul 09
Originally posted by sbacatLOL, very nice... 🙂
I recall the game like it was just yesterday. It was two days after my seventieth birthday in a small, out-of-the-way absinthe cafe just north of Djibouti. My opponent's men had rapidly set up the ivory and malachite board on a butcherblock table near the back where I could barely make out the pieces in the flickering torchlight. The bartender, a surly man of ...[text shortened]... ictoriously even though something with eight legs had just mounted my right sandal...
21 Jul 09
Originally posted by lordgledhillanything to win
Would you consider it to be sportsmanlike to lull somebody in to a false sense of security through coming out with things like "Oh I think you've got me here mate" etc when you can see that you've got a crushing tactic waiting to be played? Obviously I'm only referring to casual games (ICC, messing about over the board) and not tournament games.
