These are just some stereotypes that I had on the top of my head, and I’m sure you’ve came across. None of these should be taken seriously, as they were written by a patzer who knows nothing about chess. Enjoy!
The Hall Walker: Admit it, OTB games can get pretty boring at times, because your opponents just think for hours. These types of people aimlessly walk around the hall pretending to look at their friends games.
The foot kicker: These people are so annoying. They raise their feet higher than they need to, and kick your chair when they think.
The prepper: This person will prep for 3 hours before the game, only to get disappointed, as their opponent played a different opening.
The fidgeter: These people will find absolutely anything to fidget with, such as a pawn, an empty water bottle, or a tissue (literally).
The bathroom users: These people will go to the bathroom 57 times per game.
The quitter: This person randomly quits in the middle of a tournament without advance notice, and goes home to eat KFC.
Nothing else to do: Think that you have an obvious combination in mind, and your opponent is taking forever to find an easy move? What do you do? These people will come out into the playing halls and look at random pairings as if they interest them. Sometimes they’ll wander down the halls if they’re really feeling it, or go to another floor.
The head shaker: This person will shake their head after every single move to let you know whether it is good or bad.
The helicopter parent: This parent will stare at their child's game for the entire time and get mad at their opponent for no apparent reason, like making noise opening their water bottle, and adjusting their pieces.
The food fanatic: This person will bring an entire week worth of food, and spend the entire game eating McDonalds and drinking sprite, however, at the end of the game, only 10% of the food will be finished.
The “gods”: These are all of the Titled and pro player who play on the top boards. You’re to scared to come up and watch their games because their power radiates. If one of these people comes up to look at your game, even if you’re getting crushed, you will suddenly feel a surge of energy.
The adjuster: Every piece has to be perfectly in the middle of each square. This person will adjust their piece 5 times every 2 moves.
The "way-to-serious": This person will slam their clock and their pieces every time they make a move, and viciously stares at you when you think.
The ‘ragers’: Tables slammed, loud cursing, frustration, I don’t even have to explain this one.
The noob: This person forgets how to record, makes obvious blunders, and only realizes that he got checkmated after his opponent long left.
The ‘forget-to-press-that-time-thing’ person: We’ve all met those people who only remember to hit the clock after 5 minutes has passed. Not like that’s a bad thing... for us wink.png
Forgets the result: This person will never record the result, whether he won or lost, even if his life depended on it. He’d rather go home and eat Taco Bell.
The 'get it over with': This person has no interest in chess whatsoever, and only plays it because of money, or because their dad made them. They just want to finish the game as quickly as possible, and go home to watch Netflix.
And finally...
The Normal people: Literally nothing to say here lol
The Hall Walker: Admit it, OTB games can get pretty boring at times, because your opponents just think for hours. These types of people aimlessly walk around the hall pretending to look at their friends games.
The foot kicker: These people are so annoying. They raise their feet higher than they need to, and kick your chair when they think.
The prepper: This person will prep for 3 hours before the game, only to get disappointed, as their opponent played a different opening.
The fidgeter: These people will find absolutely anything to fidget with, such as a pawn, an empty water bottle, or a tissue (literally).
The bathroom users: These people will go to the bathroom 57 times per game.
The quitter: This person randomly quits in the middle of a tournament without advance notice, and goes home to eat KFC.
Nothing else to do: Think that you have an obvious combination in mind, and your opponent is taking forever to find an easy move? What do you do? These people will come out into the playing halls and look at random pairings as if they interest them. Sometimes they’ll wander down the halls if they’re really feeling it, or go to another floor.
The head shaker: This person will shake their head after every single move to let you know whether it is good or bad.
The helicopter parent: This parent will stare at their child's game for the entire time and get mad at their opponent for no apparent reason, like making noise opening their water bottle, and adjusting their pieces.
The food fanatic: This person will bring an entire week worth of food, and spend the entire game eating McDonalds and drinking sprite, however, at the end of the game, only 10% of the food will be finished.
The “gods”: These are all of the Titled and pro player who play on the top boards. You’re to scared to come up and watch their games because their power radiates. If one of these people comes up to look at your game, even if you’re getting crushed, you will suddenly feel a surge of energy.
The adjuster: Every piece has to be perfectly in the middle of each square. This person will adjust their piece 5 times every 2 moves.
The "way-to-serious": This person will slam their clock and their pieces every time they make a move, and viciously stares at you when you think.
The ‘ragers’: Tables slammed, loud cursing, frustration, I don’t even have to explain this one.
The noob: This person forgets how to record, makes obvious blunders, and only realizes that he got checkmated after his opponent long left.
The ‘forget-to-press-that-time-thing’ person: We’ve all met those people who only remember to hit the clock after 5 minutes has passed. Not like that’s a bad thing... for us wink.png
Forgets the result: This person will never record the result, whether he won or lost, even if his life depended on it. He’d rather go home and eat Taco Bell.
The 'get it over with': This person has no interest in chess whatsoever, and only plays it because of money, or because their dad made them. They just want to finish the game as quickly as possible, and go home to watch Netflix.
And finally...
The Normal people: Literally nothing to say here lol
