I'm sorry...? Have I messed up some language thing? Sometimes. I'm not sure I understand what you mean here.

Of course, in chess that rule is mandatory, always.

I get a thread launched.

I am sure the language is fine - it just sounded like your probably spanking everyone you play.:yeah:

Meaning I may show decently - or may get skunked. :har:

Either way it will be fun.

:haha: English is my first language and even I don't know what the hell he's saying.

Oh, I see, and now looking at my words again I must admit that you may be right - I sounded haughty. It was not my intention, but was carelessness on my side. I apologise. It's true that I won all my matches so far, but there are 30.000 members at subsim, and I am sure many of them play chess, and of these without doubt some play it better than I ever did. It's just that they do not show up in the GT forum so far.

And as I said, this setting of correspondence chess just meets my "needs". Playing live at the table sees my playing much weaker, and being vulnerable to miscalculations. In that I am really more an analyst than a player. Correspondence chess I have played since my school days. But my club and table-tournament days are over since more than 20 years. I do not like club routine.

Its all good brother, don't sweat it. This means of communication doesn't convey tone very well - as I have had the misfortune to be misunderstood more than once myself.:salute:

I am the opposite - I can play using 2d (like a pc program) but right now I have a small set up beside me as I type playing - I do much better having a physical board. If I didn't have a real board, my play would suffer dramatically. Each to their own.:yeah:

I'm back from my match with Skybird in which I shocked him at turn 20 by employing the "French Defense". http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=149098

Anybody interested in a match?

I will give you a go Lance, we are roughly equal in skill I think. Go ahead and start a thread.

I think it was Porphy using the diagrams from Winboard, so I will provide you with occasional diagrams this time.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2237/image1gpq.jpg

Well, after taking my lumps against skybird - anyone else want a go?

I'll play you if you'd like, CH. Just start the thread if you're interested.

Thread started :yeah:

So who's next? :arrgh!:

I want to see fatty v. skybird:woot:

I'm down if he is

"I'm down"? What does that phrase mean? You're dead? You have no money left? You have depressions? You lost contact with your plane at higher altitude?

It uh... means that he is okay with playing.

:rotfl:

Skybird, it is time to introduce you to a website that will have all the words not in your English-German dictionary:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=down

:)

Okay.

Thread started, rules as usual.