Umlaut Plays the Bongcloud

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Umlaut Plays the Bongcloud

Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:11 pm

Post by Umlaut » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:11 pm

Willing to play whoever wants to take the other side of this.

Game 1

Game 2

Last edited by Umlaut on Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:02 am, edited 4 times in total.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

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Post Post #2 (isolation #1) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:03 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:03 am

A true king leads his army into battle.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #4 (isolation #2) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:06 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:06 am

I think that's enough piece development for now

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #6 (isolation #3) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:22 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:22 am

Looks like we're getting serious! We can always meme the next game.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #9 (isolation #4) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:34 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:34 am

Opening checklist:
✓ Expose the king
✓ Bring the queen out early
✓ Make lots of pawn moves

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #11 (isolation #5) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:46 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:46 am

Shouting CHECK over and over again is a really good habit, right?

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #13 (isolation #6) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:54 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:54 am

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #15 (isolation #7) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:21 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:21 am

Moving my queen again, I am so good at development

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #17 (isolation #8) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:32 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:32 am

Preen out with my queen out

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #19 (isolation #9) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:39 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:39 am

In Soviet Russia, queen pokes you.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #21 (isolation #10) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:53 am

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:53 am

Want to take white and play again?

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #24 (isolation #11) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:16 pm

Post by Umlaut » Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:16 pm

The only logical response.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #26 (isolation #12) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:36 am

Post by Umlaut » Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:36 am

Develop that knight

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #28 (isolation #13) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:54 am

Post by Umlaut » Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:54 am

Introducing the Bongcloud-Borg Defense

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #30 (isolation #14) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:46 am

Post by Umlaut » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:46 am

So much for asymmetry.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #32 (isolation #15) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:36 am

Post by Umlaut » Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:36 am

My king needs some more exercise.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #34 (isolation #16) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:50 pm

Post by Umlaut » Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:50 pm

Two can play at that game.

(That game is "chess" and two is the usual number of people playing at it)

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #36 (isolation #17) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:32 pm

Post by Umlaut » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:32 pm

Why develop more pieces when I can just keep moving my knight around?

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #38 (isolation #18) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:34 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:34 am

It's hard to resist the impulse to make actually-good moves here, it's interesting.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
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Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #40 (isolation #19) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 am

Oh, well in that case

PAWN FORK GET REKT

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #42 (isolation #20) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:37 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:37 am

Okay, that knight outpost is just too juicy to resist.

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #46 (isolation #21) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:43 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:43 am

...

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #47 (isolation #22) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:46 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:46 am

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
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Post Post #50 (isolation #23) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:49 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:49 am

You can if you want, but you haven't seen my next move yet!

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

Umlaut
Umlaut

Jack of All Trades
Umlaut: Jack of All Trades; Jack of All Trades; Posts: 6053; Joined: August 3, 2016; Location: Somewhere out there

Post Post #52 (isolation #24) » Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:33 am

Post by Umlaut » Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:33 am

Well, I definitely didn't predict that.

If I take the king it'll be pretty hard to checkmate you, I need to think about this

“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say, ‘There are two kinds of people in this world: those who say there are two kinds of people in this world,

and the other kind,

’ and those who

don’t

say. Well, then there’s me.” — J.R. “Bob” Dobbs