Christ.
So, you two set up a date then. Roll eyes.
Maybe he'll come back if you tell him you suck at Hungry Hungry Hippos.
This comment prompted me to do a quick Google search:
http://www.playitontheweb.com/games/Hungry-Hungry-Hippos-game.htm
So long chess.com. I've discovered a new-found passion.
Perhaps when a new guy tells you he's pretty good at chess, he's really saying, 'I think you're cute, so don't get too upset when I beat you in 10 moves.'
It'd be funny if, next time, your friends shut up and let you play, if nothing else than to see the look on the guy's face when he discovers you can actually play. :)
A close friend plays facile games like chess occasionally and more complex strategy games often. If I recall her ego-smashing tactics correctly, one of them goes like this: (1) set up a smother mate, (2) one move before the coup-de-grace innocently ask "Remind me again how the horsie-thing moves?", and (3) drop the bomb and pretend not to notice that it's checkmate.