I don’t think you guys know who you’re messing with. I am a former member of an elementary school Chess Club, so you should think twice before you come for me. I did not have rousing success in this endeavor, as I was always paired with my best friend Ryan, who would beat me senselessly …
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30+ Board Game and Card Game Memes For Analog Gamers
I come from a gaming family. Not in the sense of computers (although I have a couple of relatives who are big on video games), but because they love anything that involves a board, some cards, and some quick thinking. As anyone who has played Monopoly during a family reunion will know, there’s nothing like …
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Unhinged Chess Memes for Nerds With No Respect for the Rules
Every real chess fan has heard of the infamous ‘en passant’ move, but I bet you don’t know about the ‘diagonal flounce.’ It’s pretty simple—the bishop moves diagonally as usual, but in a highly aggressive manner, capturing every opponent’s piece in its path. This move allows the bishop to swiftly eliminate multiple threats in one …
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Funny Posts From the Good Side of Redit
I will be honest with you: I have not always been the biggest fan of Reddit. When I was a teenager, I wrote it off as a place where nothing good happens. I thought that Reddit and 4chan had the same user base, and I wanted nothing to do with that kind of person. In …
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Hilarious Posts That Prove Reddit Isn’t So Bad After All
I will be honest with you: I have not always been the biggest fan of Reddit. When I was a teenager, I wrote it off as a place where nothing good happens. I thought that Reddit and 4chan had the same user base, and I wanted nothing to do with that kind of person. In …
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Memes, Memes, Nothing But Memes
Do you want memes? Well, let me tell you, you’re going to get them. There’s nothing more annoying than going on a Facebook page to find memes and finding nothing of the sort. Sure, these public groups with thousands of followers might have some memes, but mostly they have a whole bunch of nonsense. Sorry, …
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Chess Prodigy Meets His Match, Reacts In A Painfully Relatable Way
Nobody likes to feel like they’re in over their head. It’s stressful enough when you’re an adult, but when you’re three it’s a whole different ballpark. Add a win/lose situation on national TV and you’ve got a recipe for disaster, as precocious chess prodigy Misha Osipov found out. In a video edit that has become …
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30 Chess Memes For Aspiring Grandmasters
In celebration of this week’s legendary meme moment between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, we’ve collected some dank chess memes for casual novices and prodigies alike. Even if you’ve never touched a chessboard, anyone can appreciate the novelty of these highly specific memes.
Video: ‘Bongcloud’ Meme Opening Marks Epic Moment In Chess History
Something very epic just happened in the chess community this week. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen used a fabled meme opening called the ‘Bongcloud Attack’ against Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, who returned another Bongcloud, resulting in the two opponents cracking up through the beginning of the game. According to Know Your Meme, ‘The Bongcloud Attack is …
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