The Top Ten Ways To Psyche Out Your Postal Opponent
(With Apologies To David Letterman)
Contributed by Jon Edwards
(From the home office in Zugzwang, Nebraska - jk)


Number 10. Send all of your moves in Russian algebraic notation.
Number 9. Use a computer to print diagrams and the current moves on the cards.

Number 8. Tell them that David Bronstein is staying at your house.

Number 7. Send them an advertisement for your new book on the opening you are currently playing.

Number 6. Let them know that you've played this position 124 times before, winning 82.6% of the games.

Number 5. Annotate all of their moves with "!?"

Number 4. Mention long lost opening and endgame monographs.

Number 3. Use old dark commemorative stamps that always obscure your postmarks.

Number 2. Tell them that you are engaged to Judit Polgar.

And, the number one way to psyche out your postal opponent:

Number 1. Make sure that every card arrives with postage due.

Source: correspondencechess.com

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