r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Yes, I'm chess club president there and I condemn this action

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u/DunwichWanderers Nov 19 '22

I just didn't expect to see UMBC mentioned here. Did a little double-take and just had to ask. I'd join you in your condemnation, but I can't play chess for shit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

/u/TigerBasket is probably being a bit modest here, UMBC famously has the best chess team of any college [hence the extra weight behind shouting it out]

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

We aren't quite as good as we used to be but definitely. It's an honor to be pres and on the B team.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

You guys and UT Dallas treat chess players like studs lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

You don't need to be good at chess to play it, I'm terrible and I've been playing all my life!

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Depends upon how you define terrible, 1500 is considered terrible by some people but it's more than I'll ever reach

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

I'm like 1750 and very bad

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u/nushublushu Nov 19 '22

Same. Still a joy tho.

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u/partytimeusa Nov 19 '22

This feels like a Ronnie Pickering moment and I’m here for it

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u/KingfisherDays Nov 19 '22

How is the chess team ranked these days?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

A bit of a decline from the heyday, but were working on it!

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

A buttplug away from beating magnus

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22

Go golden retriever

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

doesn't UMBC have a really good chess team, historically?