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Don't overthink

Posted By: Colin Owen
Date: Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 5:18 a.m.

In Response To: Don't overthink (Bob Koca)

I've no idea, but I know it can be done, as the rules allow it!

The answer to your question is complicated anyway by whether you merely count players deliberately looking for a reaction, or also those who might gain from unconsciously picking up 'tells'.

Messages In This Thread

• Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 4:49 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Stick -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 5:12 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      MishyPoo -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 5:52 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 6:42 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    sita -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 5:19 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 6:04 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    David Presser -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 7:15 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 7:46 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 7:58 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          David Presser -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 11:59 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 7:11 a.m.
        • I do want to win that way
          Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:30 p.m.
          • I do want to win that way
            Fatboy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 11:36 p.m.
            • I do want to win that way
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 1:48 a.m.
              • I do want to win that way
                Fatboy -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 4:52 a.m.
            • Playing without a clock is not the answer
              Phil Simborg -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 7:04 a.m.
      • Legal moves
        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:03 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Ian Dunstan -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 10:02 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        David Presser -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 11:35 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:05 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    tuvi -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:19 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Stick -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:02 p.m.
  • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
    Paul Weaver -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:44 p.m.
    • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
      Stick -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:03 p.m.
      • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
        sita -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:14 p.m.
        • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:18 p.m.
          • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
            Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 10:45 p.m.
            • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
              mochy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:22 a.m.
      • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
        AdamStocks -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:36 p.m.
        • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
          mochy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:13 a.m.
          • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
            Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 7:21 a.m.
      • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
        Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 10:50 p.m.
        • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
          AdamStocks -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 11:07 p.m.
          • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
            Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 5:02 p.m.
    • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
      christian munk-christensen -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 9:58 a.m.
  • Don't overthink
    mochy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:11 a.m.
    • Don't overthink
      Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 3:38 a.m.
      • Don't overthink
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 4:12 a.m.
        • Don't overthink
          Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 5:18 a.m.
          • Don't overthink
            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 1:04 p.m.
            • Don't overthink
              Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 4:52 p.m.
      • Don't overthink
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 4:32 p.m.
      • Don't overthink
        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 5:16 p.m.
        • Don't overthink
          Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:20 p.m.
          • Don't overthink
            Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 7:57 p.m.
            • As always, chess is not backgammon!
              Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 11:54 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    winfox -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 7:15 a.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Tom Keith -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 2:39 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 3:29 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Seth -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 1:49 a.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 11:48 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Stick -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 12:02 a.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 12:08 a.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Stick -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 12:29 a.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 1:37 a.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Tom Keith -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 2:14 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:08 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Taper_Mike -- Sunday, 28 December 2014, at 12:14 a.m.
            • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
              Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 28 December 2014, at 7:19 p.m.
              • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
                Jason Lee -- Monday, 29 December 2014, at 2:23 p.m.
                • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
                  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 31 December 2014, at 1:19 a.m.
                  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
                    Art Grater -- Thursday, 1 January 2015, at 8:55 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        vidis13 -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 3:07 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:10 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 10:01 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 3:22 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Stick -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:14 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      tristan -- Tuesday, 30 December 2014, at 7:30 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        sita -- Tuesday, 30 December 2014, at 8:18 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          tristan -- Tuesday, 30 December 2014, at 9:29 p.m.
  • A definitive answer
    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:20 p.m.
    • A definitive answer
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 10:22 p.m.
      • A definitive answer
        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 11:49 p.m.
  • One further clarification
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:31 p.m.
    • One further clarification
      Casper Van der Tak -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 7:28 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 4:21 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 4:32 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 4:52 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:14 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            niuniuch -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:33 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:21 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 1:07 a.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Mick Z -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 3:23 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 3:48 p.m.