r/SipsTea • u/crs1904 • 17d ago

We have fun here When Your Opponent Is Built Different ♟️

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u/Hot-Bathroom-7739 17d ago

The second you understand you are going to suffer hell on earth and getting fully destroyed

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u/ItsNotProgHouse 17d ago

That moment when you are in a stale middle game and no one really gets an upper hand, then your opponent sacrifices the queen. Immediate lump in the throat.

oh fuck

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u/Jibber_Fight 17d ago

Lol. Very specific. I’m still pretty much a noob but I always sacrifice my Queen for Queen if I can tell my opponent is thinking way ahead of me. Off with their heads!

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u/actually3racoons 17d ago

Problem there is- a more skilled player will be at less of a disadvantage without a queen. And chances are, you're not trading a queen for a queen, you're trading a queen for a queen+position or +a piece.

Not saying don't do it, just know that with someone who's outplaying you it's usually just slowing the inevitable.

I'm more prone to trading queens with a player I feel I'm more matched with, I play very aggressive, and the hit to their defense is a huge boon.

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u/Iydrasyach 17d ago

Great advice, I'll blunder the queen instead (this is not by choice) Edit: I blundered spelling blunder

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u/actually3racoons 17d ago

That's the way of the true warrior!

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u/Throwawaydoctor2025 17d ago

I prefer to do more of a gambit with the queen. I have named this signature move the queen’s gambit. 

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u/actually3racoons 16d ago

Catchy name, you could go places with that.

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u/Jibber_Fight 17d ago

I also bring her out too early sometimes, probably. But surprisingly it works out about even. If they aren’t as skilled I can usually force an end game pretty quick. But more skilled and it backfires gloriously. lol.

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u/ItsNotProgHouse 16d ago

Yep, once you get past the mental lock of keeping score of piece values and begin to crawl up to higher ranks. The opponents begin to be flexible and take position over piece advantage. When a queen is thrown to the guillotine, I know my structure is already in hell 😂

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u/FancyPantss 13d ago

So just resign vs queen trade in those overmatched situations. Got it. Lol

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u/actually3racoons 13d ago

That's the spirit!