Characteristics of a Chess Player
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| '''Characteristics of a Chess Player''' | '''Characteristics of a Chess Player''' | ||
| - | How many of these describe YOU? | + | How many of these describe YOU? Do/have/are/can you ... |
| - | 1 Knows the Rules of Tournament Chess (including En Passant, Castling, Promotion, etc)<br> | + | 1 Know the Rules of Tournament Chess (including En Passant, Castling, Promotion, etc)<br> |
| - | 2 Knows the Basic Checkmates (K2R,KQ,KR,K2B,KBNvK)<br> | + | 2 Know the Basic Checkmates (K2R,KQ,KR,K2B,KBNvK)<br> |
| - | 3 Knows How to Queen a Pawn (KPvK) using Opposition & Outflanking<br> | + | 3 Know how to Queen a Pawn (KPvK) using Opposition & Outflanking<br> |
| - | 4 Has Mastered the Elementary Tactics (Double Attacks, Pins, Forks, Discoveries etc)<br> | + | 4 Mastered the Elementary Tactics (Double Attacks, Pins, Forks, Discoveries etc)<br> |
| - | 5 How to Queen a Pawn in the Lucena Position<br> | + | 5 Know how to Queen a Pawn from the Lucena Position<br> |
| 6 Doesn't Even Try to Play the 4 Move Scholars Mate<br> | 6 Doesn't Even Try to Play the 4 Move Scholars Mate<br> | ||
| 7 Own a Permanent USCF or FIDE Rating<br> | 7 Own a Permanent USCF or FIDE Rating<br> | ||
| - | 8 Know How to Set a Digital Clock (Any Brand)<br> | + | 8 Know how to Set a Digital Clock (Any Brand)<br> |
| - | 9 Understand How the Swiss System Pairings Work<br> | + | 9 Understand how the Swiss System Pairings Work<br> |
| - | 10 Own a Dozen Chess Books You have Never Read<br> | + | 10 Own a Dozen Chess Books that You have Never Read<br> |
| - | 11 Successfully Defend a Rook & Pawn Ending a Pawn Down<br> | + | 11 Successfully Defended a Rook & Pawn Ending a Pawn Down<br> |
| - | 12 Know What Centuries Lucena, Ruy Lopez, Greco, Philidor, Morphy, Fischer & Anand Played in<br> | + | 12 Know which Centuries Lucena, Ruy Lopez, Greco, Philidor, Morphy, Fischer & Anand Played in<br> |
| 13 Own a Dozen Chess Books that You have Read<br> | 13 Own a Dozen Chess Books that You have Read<br> | ||
| 14 Watch for Color Square Complexes in Your Games<br> | 14 Watch for Color Square Complexes in Your Games<br> | ||
| 15 Know One Opening Line 20 Moves Deep<br> | 15 Know One Opening Line 20 Moves Deep<br> | ||
| 16 Own a Chess Trophy that You Yourself Won<br> | 16 Own a Chess Trophy that You Yourself Won<br> | ||
| - | 17 Be Able to Annotate a PGN game in Algebraic Notation<br> | + | 17 Able to Annotate a PGN game in Algebraic Notation<br> |
| - | 18 Finish a Tournament in First Place<br> | + | 18 Finished a Tournament in First Place<br> |
| - | 19 Defeat a Master in a Tournament Game (Just Once)<br> | + | 19 Defeated a Master in a Tournament Game (Just Once)<br> |
| 20 Name the Classical (Match) World Champions Starting with Steinitz<br> | 20 Name the Classical (Match) World Champions Starting with Steinitz<br> | ||
| - | 21 Have Your Name in the Small Print of an Openings Book Variation<br> | + | 21 Had Your Name in the Small Print of a Variation in an Openings Book<br> |
| - | 22 Has Annotated and Published One of His Own Games <br> | + | 22 Annotated and Published One of Your Own Games <br> |
| - | 23 Has Annotated and Published a Game Played by Someone Else<br> | + | 23 Annotated and Published a Game Played by Someone Else<br> |
| - | 24 Has a Defensible Belief of Who is the Greatest Player Never Win the World's Championship<br> | + | 24 Hold a Defensible Belief of Who is the Greatest Player Never Win the World's Championship<br> |
| - | 25 Knows How to Offer a Draw in Accordance to the Rule Book<br> | + | 25 Know how to Offer a Draw in Accordance to the Rule Book<br> |
| - | 26 Has Played a Game While Standing on the Shoulders of Giants<br> | + | 26 Played a Game While Standing on the Shoulders of Giants<br> |
| - | 27 Has Lost a Game to Someone 500+ Points Below Him on the Rating Scale<br> | + | 27 Lost a Game to Someone 500+ Points Below You on the Rating Scale<br> |
| - | 28 Has Found a Move While Sleeping that He Missed Over the Board<br> | + | 28 Found a Move While Sleeping at night that You Missed Over the Board<br> |
| - | 29 Owns an Autograph of a Favorite Grandmaster <br> | + | 29 Own an Autograph of a Favorite Grandmaster <br> |
| - | 30 Has Taught Someone Else to Play and then Lost a Game to the Student<br> | + | 30 Taught Someone Else to Play and then Lost a Game to the Student<br> |
| - | 31 Has Participated in a Round Robin Tournament<br> | + | 31 Participated in a Round Robin Tournament<br> |
| - | 32 Has Smiled, Shaken a Hand and Said “Good Game” While Thinking “How Could I Lose to this Guy?”<br> | + | 32 Smiled, Shaken a Hand and Said “Good Game” While Thinking “How Could I Lose to this Guy?”<br> |
| - | 33 Has Served as TD, Scorekeeper, Sold Pizza and Soda or Done Some Other Thankless Task for Chess<br> | + | 33 Served as TD, Scorekeeper, Sold Pizza and Soda or Done Some Other Thankless Task for Chess<br> |
| 34 Has Been Asked to be an Officer of a Chess Organization<br> | 34 Has Been Asked to be an Officer of a Chess Organization<br> | ||
| - | 35 Owns a Computer Chess Program (Chessmaster, Fritz, ChessBase, etc)<br> | + | 35 Own a Computer Chess Program (Chessmaster, Fritz, ChessBase, etc)<br> |
| 36 Played Chess over the Internet<br> | 36 Played Chess over the Internet<br> | ||
| - | 37 Owns Chess Videos or DVDs<br> | + | 37 Own Chess Videos or DVDs<br> |
| - | 38 Has Traveled over 100 Miles to Play in a Chess Tournament<br> | + | 38 Traveled over 100 Miles to Play in a Chess Tournament<br> |
| 39 Attended a Chess Camp, Lecture or Workshop<br> | 39 Attended a Chess Camp, Lecture or Workshop<br> | ||
| - | 40 Owns a Chess Book that is over 100 Years Old<br> | + | 40 Own a Chess Book that is over 100 Years Old<br> |
| 41 Canceled an Important Meeting or Engagement to Play Chess<br> | 41 Canceled an Important Meeting or Engagement to Play Chess<br> | ||
| - | 42 Knows the Names of the Openings and sub-variation He Plays Regularly<br> | + | 42 Know the Names of the Openings and sub-variation You Plays Regularly<br> |
| - | 43 Can Name the Color of a Square by it Algebraic Coordinates<br> | + | 43 Name the Color of a Square by its Algebraic Coordinates<br> |
| - | 44 Has Actually Played a Smothered Mate in a Rated Game<br> | + | 44 Actually Played a Smothered Mate in a Rated Game<br> |
| - | 45 Knows a Chess Master by First Name<br> | + | 45 Know a Chess Master by First Name<br> |
| - | 46 Can Explain the Defensive Technique Called Philidor's Position in RPvR Endgmaes<br> | + | 46 Explain the Defensive Technique Called Philidor's Position in RPvR Endgmaes<br> |
| - | 47 Knows with Conviction that Bughouse is Good/Bad for Your Chess Game<br> | + | 47 Know with Conviction that Bughouse is Good/Bad for Your Chess Game<br> |
| - | 48 Has Memorized an Opening that He Doesn't Understand<br> | + | 48 Memorized an Opening that You Don't Understand<br> |
| - | 49 Understands an Opening that He doesn't have memorized<br> | + | 49 Understand an Opening that You don't have memorized<br> |
| - | 50 Attends a Chess Club Regularly<br> | + | 50 Attend a Chess Club Regularly<br> |
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Characteristics of a Chess Player
How many of these describe YOU? Do/have/are/can you ...
1 Know the Rules of Tournament Chess (including En Passant, Castling, Promotion, etc)
2 Know the Basic Checkmates (K2R,KQ,KR,K2B,KBNvK)
3 Know how to Queen a Pawn (KPvK) using Opposition & Outflanking
4 Mastered the Elementary Tactics (Double Attacks, Pins, Forks, Discoveries etc)
5 Know how to Queen a Pawn from the Lucena Position
6 Doesn't Even Try to Play the 4 Move Scholars Mate
7 Own a Permanent USCF or FIDE Rating
8 Know how to Set a Digital Clock (Any Brand)
9 Understand how the Swiss System Pairings Work
10 Own a Dozen Chess Books that You have Never Read
11 Successfully Defended a Rook & Pawn Ending a Pawn Down
12 Know which Centuries Lucena, Ruy Lopez, Greco, Philidor, Morphy, Fischer & Anand Played in
13 Own a Dozen Chess Books that You have Read
14 Watch for Color Square Complexes in Your Games
15 Know One Opening Line 20 Moves Deep
16 Own a Chess Trophy that You Yourself Won
17 Able to Annotate a PGN game in Algebraic Notation
18 Finished a Tournament in First Place
19 Defeated a Master in a Tournament Game (Just Once)
20 Name the Classical (Match) World Champions Starting with Steinitz
21 Had Your Name in the Small Print of a Variation in an Openings Book
22 Annotated and Published One of Your Own Games
23 Annotated and Published a Game Played by Someone Else
24 Hold a Defensible Belief of Who is the Greatest Player Never Win the World's Championship
25 Know how to Offer a Draw in Accordance to the Rule Book
26 Played a Game While Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
27 Lost a Game to Someone 500+ Points Below You on the Rating Scale
28 Found a Move While Sleeping at night that You Missed Over the Board
29 Own an Autograph of a Favorite Grandmaster
30 Taught Someone Else to Play and then Lost a Game to the Student
31 Participated in a Round Robin Tournament
32 Smiled, Shaken a Hand and Said “Good Game” While Thinking “How Could I Lose to this Guy?”
33 Served as TD, Scorekeeper, Sold Pizza and Soda or Done Some Other Thankless Task for Chess
34 Has Been Asked to be an Officer of a Chess Organization
35 Own a Computer Chess Program (Chessmaster, Fritz, ChessBase, etc)
36 Played Chess over the Internet
37 Own Chess Videos or DVDs
38 Traveled over 100 Miles to Play in a Chess Tournament
39 Attended a Chess Camp, Lecture or Workshop
40 Own a Chess Book that is over 100 Years Old
41 Canceled an Important Meeting or Engagement to Play Chess
42 Know the Names of the Openings and sub-variation You Plays Regularly
43 Name the Color of a Square by its Algebraic Coordinates
44 Actually Played a Smothered Mate in a Rated Game
45 Know a Chess Master by First Name
46 Explain the Defensive Technique Called Philidor's Position in RPvR Endgmaes
47 Know with Conviction that Bughouse is Good/Bad for Your Chess Game
48 Memorized an Opening that You Don't Understand
49 Understand an Opening that You don't have memorized
50 Attend a Chess Club Regularly
