What really grinds my gears...

... is when I'm playing someone for the first time, whether online/live or over-the-board, and the player finds it necessary to "show-off" his book knowledge.

Like last night, I played some kid for first time that I had just met (he lives on my dorm floor). Now, granted, he was a very cool kid overall, but this little "trait" still stuck in my spine.

Anyway, last night, I was playing around on my board alone in the hall study lounge. He comes by and offers a game with me. I lucked out when he picked the black pawn out of my closed fist, and the game began:

1. e4

*under his breath* "king-pawn opening..." and then outloud "I think I'll go Sicilian."

1...c5

And he continued to, throughout the game, blatantly drop terms like "en passant" and "j'adoube". This, though I didn't show it at all, drove me nuts. I'm sure he felt like a real badass just emphasizing the word Sicilian as he slams down the pawn. I was just screaming on the inside, "Yeah, I know! Cool! Good for you!"

This just goes along with the stereotype that chess players carry a pompous elegance with themselves; apparently some hold it to fellow players as well. He saw me playing and thought to himself "oh, I'm moderately familiar with chess. I should go spew my knowledge all over this noob." (when in reality, my theory was much better prepared than his and I won, a very good game I might add. )

On another note, this has happened to me before online as well;

1. c4

"aah, the English."

Wow, guy, cool! Thanks for telling me what I played, since I obviously don't know what it's called, seeing as how I'm the one that played it, right?!?!?

Anyway, that's all I really have to say about the situation.

So I ask you: tell me about times when you've encountered situations like this. Does it bother you? Are you culprit to this? (you shan't be judged) Or just tell me how you feel about my episode.

~Dakota Clark

Dude.. that was me playing you last night.. its nice of what you think of me.. -.-

lol jokes.. BUT DUDE SAME HERE..

Like my chess club last year (i just joined for the first time) and i was pretty good back then also, and my chessmate was like.. i think ill transpose it to queens gambit then i didnt say anything and hes like i suppose you dont know what transpose means then i quickly responded without thinking and accidently said no and hes like thought so and i was liek in my head WTF DUDE, DID I JUST NOT BEAT YOU THE LAST 3 GAMES,and your saying stuff like that?! i probably know more then you!

Yes, that pissed me off.

same since as you can see i am 13 i played this little 10 year old kid otb for fun we transposed into the french he was like a the french i bet you dont know this. the funny part is that i had just beat him with the french and another funny thing that happened 10 moves in he tried to make me resign saying that my position was awful and that i was losing but i was up a whole queen this is just part one post if you want me to include the rest

hate it when they say en passant

Establish a nervous twitch of hitting people when you are concentrating on chess and somebody dares break that concentration. This seems to be the easiest way to fix your problem OTB

Why are there two of these threads?

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/what-really-grinds-my-gears

I used to get really annoyed OTB by people slamming downs pieces, and 'screwing them in', you know the type, he plays his Knight to an outpost, bangs it down, and gives it a half twist.

But then I learnt a wonderful technique on how to deal with this. Say j'adoube, and unscrew it.

you already gave him a beating, don't be crazy about it...what I do against these kind of people is to keep silence, you don't believe it but it will make them puzzled, and maybe angry from the inside, and finally they will respect you especially when they lose badly...God, you have to look at their faces!!  

and now this is for you: e4 c5 is called the sicilian, e4 e6 is the french...are you more crazy now? huh? huh?  

I intended it for General Chess Discussion, and posted this without realizing I was in Chess Players, so reposted it in General regardless.

Anyway, thanks for pointing out a harmless mistake and not even contributing to the topic... But that's usually your style, isn't it Grobe?

It was an honest question because rather than have the discussion split between two threads I thought it made sense to direct the discussion to one or the other.  I contribute plenty, thanks.  I don't even know you -- have I rubbed you the wrong way somewhere along the line?

(WHISTLE!)

Sounds like you know what you are talking about Dakota!

In an OTB event I once played a guy who adjusted pieces before each move.  How special!

Guess I'm not the only "sniper", eh? 

Isn't there a touch move rule that would prohibit that? 

I am glad that you have admitted that you are a sniper, but I wasn't actually directing that at you!  Paranoia is a terrible thing!

Ahh, the sweet safety net of plausible deniability.

Dakota_Clark, I didn't intend any offence, I'm sorry if you took it that way.  As I said it was simply a matter of thinking the discussion was best directed to one of the two threads.  I probably posted in the wrong one, though, as the comments were probably best directed from the less active of the two to this one and not the other way around.

Yes, you have used that net well Grobe.

 I am in total agreement regarding your overall view on the topic.  You have to be a real pompous ass to anounce "King's pawn opening" and other things of that nature.

However the comment about Grobe is laughable and clearly you just made something up (i.e. thats your style isn't it?).  On an internet forum, reckless ignorance is relatively harmless, but it certainly isn't a good habbit.

I'm also dissapointed that Family Guy worked its way on to the board.

lmfao scary, i would resign if my opponent had those eyes lmfao