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Posted by kansaspatzer
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4/04/2008
23:27:21

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Subject: Chess tattoos

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I have a tattoo of a knight on my arm - the picture is in my profile.

I was wondering if anybody else had any or knew anybody who has any. I haven't come across anyone else but surely I'm not the only one.

I know somebody who got a certain poker hand (Jack-Ten) tattooed on his arm. I feel that mine is less "tacky", although people approach mine with mixed results.


Posted by ccmcacollister
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4/05/2008
22:10:44

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NO ...

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Dan, I have never seen or heard anyone actually having a Chess tattoo before, during my whole 35+ years around the tournament crowd. But now that you bring it up, I am a bit surprised to realize that. Perhaps it just doesn't come up during conversation, if not visibly displayed or noticeable.
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Seems like an interesting idea & your Knight looks good ... maybe more players will go in for it if they see yours. Doesn't seem tacky at all to me. Personally, I see it as expressive Art, like the game itself.
Are you thinking of adding to the "set" ?
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Posted by ionadowman
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4/06/2008
13:22:24

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Let's see...

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Knights on the upper arm ... right hand side black knight, so obviously the queen's knight. Another on the other arm is the king's knight. Place bishops on the shoulders, king on the left cheek, queen on the right, rooks on each forearm, a row of 8 pawns across the chest - and you'll always be ready for a game!

I hope i haven't sarted anything...
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Ion
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Armenia replaces England as nation that punches above its weight — In the 1980s and 1990s England punched above their weight in world chess events. Silver medals in the Chess Olympiads of 1984, 1986 and 1988 and bronze at the 1985 and 1989 world teams were followed by gold at the 1997 Euroteams. After that the England chess team aged or retired, while competition increased with the break-up of the Soviet Union. There have been hopes in the past two years that a new England chess group could become international contenders, as Luke McShane, David Howell and Gawain Jones became strong chess grandmasters to support the established stars Michael Adams and Nigel Short. But recently McShane has reverted to a full-time job and is not competing in ...
Posted by kansaspatzer
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4/10/2008
22:35:38

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Thanks all. I don't think I'm getting any more chess tattoos - I'm studying to be a teacher and that is a profession that frowns on visible tattoos. I do want my next tattoo to probably deal with a Christian-related theme.

I do think that more players should get a chess tattoo. At the very least, it makes for an interesting conversation piece
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Chess-mad Armenia's heroes return in triumph — Armenia's top chess players, lauded as heroes after winning the 2011 World Team Chess Championship this week, vowed on Friday to boost the small chess-mad country's status in the game even further. The team's head coach said that future successes will be secured through official support and an unusual new scheme to promote the game among schoolchildren initiated by Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, a keen chess player who also heads the country's Chess Federation. "Because of this attention and care, we can improve our game," coach Arshak Petrosian told a press conference, two days after returning from the chess tournament in China to a rapturous welcome from fans and ...
Posted by tag1153
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4/11/2008
00:52:00

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Guilty........

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U.S. doesn't medal in China — During a long and grueling chess tournament here in Ningbo, China, the U.S. team had real chances to capture a medal at the World Team Championship. But the competition proved too fierce, and we had to settle for tie for fourth place with 10 total points. However, after the complex tiebreak system, the U.S. ended up in sixth place, which is slightly better than our original seventh-place seeding. Still, it was a bit disappointing, as we squandered some golden opportunities. In a normal chess tournament, an individual receives one point for a win and a half point for a draw. The same was true for this event, but individual results were tallied up after each round and then teams were awarded points based ...
Posted by wschmidt
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4/11/2008
12:26:08

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how about...

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a large chess board across one's back - maybe portraying the end position of of a famous game - a Morphy classic or a forced mate in 13? The possibilites are endless.
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Posted by eqj2
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4/11/2008
14:03:03

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????????

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tag1153 did you get a tat with my pic?
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Chess: Advance of the rook — We continue our examination of chess games by the master of positional play Ulf Andersson. Here he has built up a dominating position, principally by controlling the only open file. But a breakthrough is still needed: over to Ronan. RB: Everything points to an immediate 1 Rd6 – White's doubled rooks on the d-file, the pawn on e5 and the difficult position of the black knight on c6. But it does involve an exchange sacrifice and I have what must qualify as a near-phobia about giving up rooks for minor pieces. Still, if ever there was a time to get over my fears this surely has to be it. After 1…Bxd6 White could recapture with the rook, 2 Rxd6 but this doesn't seem to ...
Posted by ionadowman
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4/11/2008
14:20:18

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Wha' hoppen??

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... That link posted by tag1153 leads to my profile....
Curious...


Posted by tag1153
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4/11/2008
19:17:38

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eh?

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eqj2 - ???? huh??????


ion - ???? huh??????



The knight tat is about 3 years old....i got it after my first 4/4 performance OTB.....I have a few others as well, but surely will be banned for posting them:)







Posted by chessnovice
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4/11/2008
19:21:53

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Tag's link merely links back to the stats.pl page. The link goes back to the profile page of whoever clicks on it.

I'm sure he meant to link to his own profile: gameknot.com


Posted by eqj2
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4/11/2008
22:55:04

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Yep

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That is what happened.

Posted by heinzkat
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4/12/2008
03:24:13

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Does anyone else have a...

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GameKnot logo tattoo somewhere? Anyone? :)

Posted by ogedei
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4/12/2008
11:46:01

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I've always liked the idea of tattoos on the palms of your hands. I've recently considered getting the "with compensation" or even "white is slightly better" symbols done on my palms.

Posted by chessnovice
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4/12/2008
13:07:02

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To answer the question, I don't think I could get a chess tattoo. I like the game, but not to that degree.

The only kind of tattoo I've considered getting is something along the lines that Tyler Florence (from Food Network) got. He says his favorite is this tattooed script that he got from a Buddhist monk. It sounds cool.

But then I figured that the ink probably has some kind of metal in it. If I ever have to undergo an MRI, I'd rather it be as painless as possible.


Posted by kansaspatzer
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4/12/2008
15:26:54

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Maybe Mike would give me a lifetime membership if I got the GK logo tattooed?

j/k. I like Gameknot, but not THAT much.


Posted by wschmidt
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4/13/2008
16:42:17

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My stepson is a tattoo artist

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at Denver's oldest tattoo shop. After reading this thread I asked him if he'd ever run across a chess related tattoo. He said no, but agreed that it was kind of surprising since chess piece iconograph is pretty interesting.
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That was a few days ago. He came home from work yesterday and said someone had come in and asked for a large pawn on his back. Interesting timing and interesting choice of images.
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And actually, this thread has got me thinking.....