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** If an opponent makes an ''especially'' aggressive move, Simp will often respond with "testosterone".
** Simp will often point out a good, safe move that poses no risk to the video and swiftly discard it in favor of a riskier but more interesting move with the declaration that "I'm not a coward". Sometimes this also results in complicated justification of why they're not a coward when they ''do'' make such a move.
** Simp will often point out a good, safe move that poses no risk to the video and swiftly discard it in favor of a riskier but more interesting move with the declaration that "I'm not a coward". Sometimes this also results in complicated justification of why they're not a coward when they ''do'' make such a move.
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** "And in no world would you play <move that blunders an opponent's piece>, [[TemptingFate right?]]". Then if the move doesn't happen, "Of course".
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** "And in no world would you play <move that blunders an opponent's piece>, [[TemptingFate right?]]".right?]]", possibly adding "Including this one" if the opponent is taking a long time to make their next move following such a statement. Then if the move doesn't happen, "Of course".
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** If his opponent does something very convenient he'll say "I swear this is not a payed actor"
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]: Simp often makes moves that allow their opponent to play something that will ruin their video. If they notice, an OhCrap moment follows the move. Then if the opponent ''does'' play the move, a beat will pass before they say one last thing and end the video.
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]: Simp often makes moves that allow their opponent to play something that will ruin their video. If they notice, an OhCrap moment follows the move. Then if the opponent ''does'' play the move, a beat will pass before they say one last thing and end the video.
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** If his opponent does something very convenient he'll they'll say "I swear this is not a payed actor"
** Appending (or pawn) to any mention of "pieces" in a challenge that doesn't specifically exclude pawns or pertain to a rule that would be impossible to apply to pawns.
* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. Their Website/YouTube page lists their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known.
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]: Simp often makes moves that allow their opponent to play something that will ruin their video. If they notice, an OhCrap moment follows the move. Then if the opponent ''does'' play the move, a beat will pass before they say one last thing (usually, but not always "[[CurseCutShort what the f-]]") and end the video.
** Appending (or pawn) to any mention of "pieces" in a challenge that doesn't specifically exclude pawns or pertain to a rule that would be impossible to apply to pawns.
* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. Their Website/YouTube page lists their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known.
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]: Simp often makes moves that allow their opponent to play something that will ruin their video. If they notice, an OhCrap moment follows the move. Then if the opponent ''does'' play the move, a beat will pass before they say one last thing (usually, but not always "[[CurseCutShort what the f-]]") and end the video.
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. Their Website/YouTube page lists their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known.
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* TheFaceless: TheNicknamer: Simp nicknames their pawns, most prominently being the E pawn, Edward.
* TheQuietOne: The only times Simp isvery conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. Their Website/YouTube page lists seen talking in their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by Discord server is to ask for an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known."I'm better than my viewers" challenger.
* TheQuietOne: The only times Simp is
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** In the "I'm better than my viewers" series, they show the starting position, introduce the opponent, and proceed to play. If Simp wins, they will also boast a [[TitleDrop "I'm better than my viewers"]]. In case of defeat or draw, they will keep boasting, but they will add that "this guy, and only this guy, is better than me / my equal".
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** In the "I'm better than my viewers" series, they show the starting position, introduce the opponent, and proceed to play. If Simp wins, they will also boast a [[TitleDrop "I'm better than my viewers"]]. In case of defeat or draw, they will keep boasting, but they will add that "this guy, and only this guy, is better than me / my equal".equal", or in the case of a draw in which Simp started with a material and/or positional disadvantage, they may still insist that "I'm better than my viewers" on the grounds of forcing a draw from a worse position.
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* TheQuietOne: The only times Simp is seen talking in their Discord server is to ask for an "I'm better than my viewers" challenger.
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* TheQuietOne: The only times Simp is seen talking in StrategySchmategy: Not Simp, but rather their Discord server opponents in normal videos, as your typical 100-rated player (or similar extremely low ELO player) has little idea how to play chess and no knowledge of chess theory. This is often a source of premature ends to ask for an "I'm better than my viewers" challenger.
videos as such unpredictable and poor gameplay can easily break challenges that directly involve opponent positioning, such as that pieces can't be within X squares of each other or that piece (or pawn) Y can't be attacked.
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. Their YouTube page lists their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known.
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. Their YouTube Website/YouTube page lists their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known.
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Chess Simp is a YouTuber who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin loves... guess what, chess]].
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Chess Simp is a YouTuber {{YouTuber|s}} who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin loves... guess what, chess]].
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. The only thing that they allowed themself to say was that they're of Asian descent, in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom. No other detail is known.
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. The only thing that they allowed themself to say was Their YouTube page lists their location as Vietnam, a notion corroborated by an offhand comment that they're of Asian descent, in descent (in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom.mom) and another offhand comment that "in Vietnam we call [the Vietnam war] the American war" (in a video based on the battle of Dien Bien Phu). No other detail is known.
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** If his opponent does something very convenient he'll say "I swear this is not a payed actor"
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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** At the start of challenge videos, the screenshots they read include their authors' names and profile picture.
** Same goes when presenting their opponent in "I'm better than my viewers" videos.
** At the start of challenge videos, the screenshots they read include their authors' names and profile picture.
** Same goes when presenting their opponent in "I'm better than my viewers" videos.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Simp usually does their best to prevent the opponent from ending the challenge, but since they are low-rated and don't really know what they're doing, unexpected moves ''will'' happen and ''will'' end the video, much to Simp's dismay.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Simp usually does their best to prevent the opponent from ending the challenge, but since they are low-rated and don't really know what they're doing, unexpected moves ''will'' happen and ''will'' end the video, much to Simp's dismay.dismay.
* TheQuietOne: The only times Simp is seen talking in their Discord server is to ask for an "I'm better than my viewers" challenger.
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-> ...Trope to A7... Checkmate. Mission... accomplished.
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* TheQuietOne: The only times Simp is seen talking in their Discord server is to ask for an "I'm better than my viewers" challenger.
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-> ...Trope to A7... Checkmate. Mission... accomplished.
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. The only thing that they allowed themself to say was that they're of Asian descent, in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom.
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* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. The only thing that they allowed themself to say was that they're of Asian descent, in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom. No other detail is known.
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Chess Simp is a YouTuber who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin loves... guess what, chess]].
While their exact rating level is unknown, they demonstrate a level of anticipation and experience that suggest they are a great player. They create challenge-based videos and play against random low-rated players, in order to remove actual difficulty from the equation and focus on the (usually fun) challenge. They also expand and challenge members of their Discord server to a game from a preconfigured position, in a series called [[BadassBoast "I'm better than my viewers"]]. Their videos rarely (if ever) exceed the 3-minute format, either because [[SpannerInTheWorks something messes the challenge up]] or the game ends in a regular fashion (by checkmate, or if either side's timer runs out, which is 5 minutes).
Their videos follow a [[StrictlyFormula strict formula]]: reading the challenge out loud, matchmaking, then either completing the challenge or getting it ruined, then cutting into the outro.
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!! 100-rated chess, but you list tropes included in the videos
* BuffySpeak: Simp calls the "en passant", "the French move".
* CallingYourAttacks: Or, here, moves. Every time Simp or their opponent makes a move, Simp says it out loud, alongside its nature (for example, "knight f6 check", "king e8 is forced", "queen a1, checkmate").
* {{Catchphrase}}: So many, Simp could do an entire video with catchphrases only:
** If an opponent makes an aggressive move, "<move>. Very aggressive". Conversely, "not very aggressive" if the move is passive.
** Simp lets out a long "Aha" when they think they figured out the opponent's plan. [[{{Noob}} If they have one anyway]].
** If the opponent plays a surprising (but not really absurd) move, expect a TTS that says a long "Wow".
** "Hah. Noob." if the opponent fails to see a move that Simp thinks is in the opponent's advantage, then gets punished accordingly.
** "And in no world would you play <move that blunders an opponent's piece>, [[TemptingFate right?]]". Then if the move doesn't happen, "Of course".
** "That blunders a <piece>" when an opponent blunders a piece (or pawn).
** If the opponent pushes the limits of logic by playing a truly absurd move (like a clean queen blunder while both positions are undeveloped), Simp cuts off their own commentary to let out a shocked (albeit deadpan) "WTF was that".
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]: Simp often makes moves that allow their opponent to play something that will ruin their video. If they notice, an OhCrap moment follows the move. Then if the opponent ''does'' play the move, a beat will pass before they say one last thing and end the video.
* LoopholeAbuse: Relies a lot on loopholes and ExactWords to perform in their challenges. Some viewers have come to [[InvokedTrope deliberately]] word challenges in a way that would allow Simp to find loopholes.
* MoneyDearBoy: A way to make Simp take on your challenges and, so far, has worked, is to donate to them via Patreon or such. They will even comment on how they "[[LampshadedTrope don't argue with money]]" every time it happens.
* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. The only thing that they allowed themself to say was that they're of Asian descent, in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom.
* SecretIdentityVocalShift: Simp uses a TTS engine to provide commentary. The surprising thing is the engine is able to imitate human voices in terms of speed and inflection changes, making it sound more like a "simple" pitch change than a complete voice-over from scratch.
* StrictlyFormula:
** Their regular challenge videos go as follows: they read a challenge, comment on it, look for an opponent, say out loud the opponent's rating and country, and proceed to play. If the challenge is failed by a surprise opponent move (which [[SpannerInTheWorks often happens]]), Simp [[CurseCutShort says WTF]] but gets cut off by their outro. If the game reaches a resignation, timeout, or checkmate, they will proudly claim a "Mission... accomplished" before the outro.
** In the "I'm better than my viewers" series, they show the starting position, introduce the opponent, and proceed to play. If Simp wins, they will also boast a [[TitleDrop "I'm better than my viewers"]]. In case of defeat or draw, they will keep boasting, but they will add that "this guy, and only this guy, is better than me / my equal".
** They use a limited set of music tracks, notably ''Higher'', ''Think of U'' and ''Sleepless Nights'' by Roa.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Simp usually does their best to prevent the opponent from ending the challenge, but since they are low-rated and don't really know what they're doing, unexpected moves ''will'' happen and ''will'' end the video, much to Simp's dismay.
While their exact rating level is unknown, they demonstrate a level of anticipation and experience that suggest they are a great player. They create challenge-based videos and play against random low-rated players, in order to remove actual difficulty from the equation and focus on the (usually fun) challenge. They also expand and challenge members of their Discord server to a game from a preconfigured position, in a series called [[BadassBoast "I'm better than my viewers"]]. Their videos rarely (if ever) exceed the 3-minute format, either because [[SpannerInTheWorks something messes the challenge up]] or the game ends in a regular fashion (by checkmate, or if either side's timer runs out, which is 5 minutes).
Their videos follow a [[StrictlyFormula strict formula]]: reading the challenge out loud, matchmaking, then either completing the challenge or getting it ruined, then cutting into the outro.
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!! 100-rated chess, but you list tropes included in the videos
* BuffySpeak: Simp calls the "en passant", "the French move".
* CallingYourAttacks: Or, here, moves. Every time Simp or their opponent makes a move, Simp says it out loud, alongside its nature (for example, "knight f6 check", "king e8 is forced", "queen a1, checkmate").
* {{Catchphrase}}: So many, Simp could do an entire video with catchphrases only:
** If an opponent makes an aggressive move, "<move>. Very aggressive". Conversely, "not very aggressive" if the move is passive.
** Simp lets out a long "Aha" when they think they figured out the opponent's plan. [[{{Noob}} If they have one anyway]].
** If the opponent plays a surprising (but not really absurd) move, expect a TTS that says a long "Wow".
** "Hah. Noob." if the opponent fails to see a move that Simp thinks is in the opponent's advantage, then gets punished accordingly.
** "And in no world would you play <move that blunders an opponent's piece>, [[TemptingFate right?]]". Then if the move doesn't happen, "Of course".
** "That blunders a <piece>" when an opponent blunders a piece (or pawn).
** If the opponent pushes the limits of logic by playing a truly absurd move (like a clean queen blunder while both positions are undeveloped), Simp cuts off their own commentary to let out a shocked (albeit deadpan) "WTF was that".
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]: Simp often makes moves that allow their opponent to play something that will ruin their video. If they notice, an OhCrap moment follows the move. Then if the opponent ''does'' play the move, a beat will pass before they say one last thing and end the video.
* LoopholeAbuse: Relies a lot on loopholes and ExactWords to perform in their challenges. Some viewers have come to [[InvokedTrope deliberately]] word challenges in a way that would allow Simp to find loopholes.
* MoneyDearBoy: A way to make Simp take on your challenges and, so far, has worked, is to donate to them via Patreon or such. They will even comment on how they "[[LampshadedTrope don't argue with money]]" every time it happens.
* TheFaceless: Simp is very conscientious about keeping any private details off the Internet. The only thing that they allowed themself to say was that they're of Asian descent, in a video where the Queen acts as an Asian mom.
* SecretIdentityVocalShift: Simp uses a TTS engine to provide commentary. The surprising thing is the engine is able to imitate human voices in terms of speed and inflection changes, making it sound more like a "simple" pitch change than a complete voice-over from scratch.
* StrictlyFormula:
** Their regular challenge videos go as follows: they read a challenge, comment on it, look for an opponent, say out loud the opponent's rating and country, and proceed to play. If the challenge is failed by a surprise opponent move (which [[SpannerInTheWorks often happens]]), Simp [[CurseCutShort says WTF]] but gets cut off by their outro. If the game reaches a resignation, timeout, or checkmate, they will proudly claim a "Mission... accomplished" before the outro.
** In the "I'm better than my viewers" series, they show the starting position, introduce the opponent, and proceed to play. If Simp wins, they will also boast a [[TitleDrop "I'm better than my viewers"]]. In case of defeat or draw, they will keep boasting, but they will add that "this guy, and only this guy, is better than me / my equal".
** They use a limited set of music tracks, notably ''Higher'', ''Think of U'' and ''Sleepless Nights'' by Roa.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Simp usually does their best to prevent the opponent from ending the challenge, but since they are low-rated and don't really know what they're doing, unexpected moves ''will'' happen and ''will'' end the video, much to Simp's dismay.
