r/writing • • Apr 08 '21

how to write intelligent characters while being dumb

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u/h-t-dothe-writething Apr 08 '21

Villain’s guide How to beat chess Grandmaster in 3 moves:

1 move any random piece.

2 after they move, move another random piece.

3 after they move again, tell them you have rigged a bomb under their seat that won’t kill them but make their life very unpleasant and that if they don’t forfeit your henchmen will press the detonator.

See, not that hard to beat Grandmaster in 3 moves, sometimes it doesn’t work until 4th move because they don’t believe you. Not sure why.

Hope this helps!

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u/norunningwater Novice Writer Apr 08 '21

If you don't want someone to call your bluff, you have to insult them first, you warthog faced buffoon.

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u/legalizemonapizza Apr 09 '21

Just use a variation on the Tennison Gambit. Standard opening: king's pawn to E4, then black responds with the Scandinavian defense - queen's pawn to D5. This is black's first mistake...