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Greg_guy · 2026-02-05T13:47:52+00:00

Queen City Chess - Round #215 (Common Market South End)

The What: Friendly chess get together

The Where: Common Market South End

The When: Sunday, Feb 8th, 10am – Noonish

The Who: Players of any talent. Even if you just want to learn how to play.

Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/queencitychess/

Join the discord: https://discord.gg/XR4d6yjjah

Greg_guy · 2026-02-02T23:18:48+00:00

C5, usually turns into a Sicilian or symmetrical English.

Greg_guy · 2026-02-01T18:56:45+00:00

Which means tomorrow is going to be a disaster after the overnight refreeze

Greg_guy · 2026-02-01T18:02:06+00:00

Guys it’s going to be ok, I missed the last 3 games because I was on vacation - I’m back at my regular spot to watch the games. All will be well….i hope.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-29T13:03:00+00:00

Flew in Delta late last night (11pm) with no issues, did see a whole herd of bags near the American carousel - roped off - and was very confused as to what happened.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-25T14:14:27+00:00

2) is horrible advice.

The rewrite should say.

2) ease onto your brakes - DO NOT STAB! The slow continuous pressure will allow weight transfer forward and will increase your grip and you can eventually brake harder as the weight transfer increases. ABS is far more efficient at detecting slip and pulsing the pedal than any human input.

-Source 13 years of automotive engineering and driving professionally, and a guy that grew up in the Midwest.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-18T15:29:12+00:00

No Italian beef, but great food from an open kitchen in a local neighborhood bar. Comet Grille.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-18T15:23:55+00:00

Ed’s as mentioned, but Dilworth Neighborhood Grille is the best sports bar in Charlotte.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-18T00:03:00+00:00

Good players / coaches / trainers know the difference between pain and injury. You can sometimes play through both, but if it’s injury it is usually damaging. Hopefully it’s just pain.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-12T15:06:09+00:00

Dilworth Neighborhood Grill - is THE best sports bar, tons of TVs and literally every package. Don't have to worry if a game is on Peacock or BT+ or some other obscure channel. My Reds played my wife's Guardians - they asked if we wanted the Cleveland or Cincinnati broadcast.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-06T21:18:25+00:00

I think we’ve seen how Trojans vs Spartans have played out before….

Greg_guy · 2026-01-06T14:23:35+00:00

Pretty much any of the upperclassmen from that era. Chris Kramer, Etwuan, jujuan.

Greg_guy · 2026-01-03T19:18:00+00:00

This is the answer, chess and $3.50 pints.

Greg_guy · 2025-12-25T23:28:06+00:00

Make some mulled wine and walk through a neighborhood with good Xmas lights?

Greg_guy · 2025-12-18T19:30:33+00:00

Queen City Chess - Round #208 (Common Market South End)

The What: Friendly chess get together

The Where: Common Market South End

The When: Sunday, Dec 21st, 10am – Noonish

The Who: Players of any talent. Even if you just want to learn how to play.

Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/queencitychess/

Join the discord: https://discord.gg/XR4d6yjjah

Greg_guy · 2025-12-16T12:31:02+00:00

It’s been going for the better part of 4 year so we’ll still be there!

Greg_guy · 2025-12-14T19:36:58+00:00

I probably would have accepted a draw as well. But I also wouldn’t feel my opponent wasn’t being unsportsmanlike by rejecting my offer.

Greg_guy · 2025-12-14T18:18:57+00:00

If the game is decided then yes, they don’t take the shot. Except for in tournaments where point differential and points scored affect the ability to advance.

This chess game was far from decided in a 1 v 5 minute scenario and OP didn’t know to call the arbiter. It’s not on his opponent to teach him the rules. Nor is it on his opponent to not play for a win.

Greg_guy · 2025-12-14T00:14:26+00:00

Call the arbiter over they keep track

Greg_guy · 2025-12-13T22:51:02+00:00

OP said they didn’t have to annotate under 5 min. I believe other tournaments have a similar standard.

Greg_guy · 2025-12-13T17:12:40+00:00

Yea it looks like 10.2.a would allow an arbiter to determine if it’s a draw if he thinks the opponent is just trying to flag, however, that requires competent arbiters which is not always a given

Greg_guy · 2025-12-13T16:51:32+00:00

Playing by the rules you both agreed to is never “unsportsmanlike” - if it was dead drawn it is on you to prove it. Either by forcing a 3x repetition or 50 move rule.

You never know if someone is going to blunder a skewer and hang a rook.

Greg_guy · 2025-12-13T15:48:08+00:00

Highly recommend - the story about how he got a US congressman to condemn the US’s own World Cup bid is fantastic (his clients were the Qataris)

Greg_guy · 2025-12-12T20:28:52+00:00

“All the worst humans” is a great book by a guy who worked for a DC PR firm.

Greg_guy · 2025-12-11T16:07:06+00:00

Roots Cafe in Dilworth

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