Callschallengeor game“1v1”Is afrequentkibitzerCallsmoves“plays”Seekingvalidationabout theirrating“Can youcoach methroughoutthe game?”FindsanarchychessfunnyOnly chessplayers areLevy, Hikaruand CarlsenWay toogood atvariants (butnot chess)Knightwith Kand Pawnwith P“I beatsomeonewith X elo!Am I X elo?”Unskilled butActuallydedicated.Keep playing,you’ll get better.Usescomputer evalto explain whysomething isgood or badThinks CCratingestimationmeanssomethingPuzzle ratingis severalhundred pointshigher thanactual ELOWatchessigma editsof old andnew topplayers“I GOT ABRILLIANTMOVE!!!”Attacksandchecksare forcedAsks “why”whendenied achallenge.Callsrating“rank”Harrasseshigher eloplayersfor adviceMoves like agrandfathereven withlow timeDoesn’tknowcoordinatesGloats overwins againststrongeroppsnonstop.Playscrappy trickyopenings.(Stafford)Callschallengeor game“1v1”Is afrequentkibitzerCallsmoves“plays”Seekingvalidationabout theirrating“Can youcoach methroughoutthe game?”FindsanarchychessfunnyOnly chessplayers areLevy, Hikaruand CarlsenWay toogood atvariants (butnot chess)Knightwith Kand Pawnwith P“I beatsomeonewith X elo!Am I X elo?”Unskilled butActuallydedicated.Keep playing,you’ll get better.Usescomputer evalto explain whysomething isgood or badThinks CCratingestimationmeanssomethingPuzzle ratingis severalhundred pointshigher thanactual ELOWatchessigma editsof old andnew topplayers“I GOT ABRILLIANTMOVE!!!”Attacksandchecksare forcedAsks “why”whendenied achallenge.Callsrating“rank”Harrasseshigher eloplayersfor adviceMoves like agrandfathereven withlow timeDoesn’tknowcoordinatesGloats overwins againststrongeroppsnonstop.Playscrappy trickyopenings.(Stafford)

“Tell me you are a beginner at chess without telling me you are a beginner at chess” - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Calls challenge or game “1v1”
  2. Is a frequent kibitzer
  3. Calls moves “plays”
  4. Seeking validation about their rating
  5. “Can you coach me throughout the game?”
  6. Finds anarchy chess funny
  7. Only chess players are Levy, Hikaru and Carlsen
  8. Way too good at variants (but not chess)
  9. Knight with K and Pawn with P
  10. “I beat someone with X elo! Am I X elo?”
  11. Unskilled but Actually dedicated. Keep playing, you’ll get better.
  12. Uses computer eval to explain why something is good or bad
  13. Thinks CC rating estimation means something
  14. Puzzle rating is several hundred points higher than actual ELO
  15. Watches sigma edits of old and new top players
  16. “I GOT A BRILLIANT MOVE!!!”
  17. Attacks and checks are forced
  18. Asks “why” when denied a challenge.
  19. Calls rating “rank”
  20. Harrasses higher elo players for advice
  21. Moves like a grandfather even with low time
  22. Doesn’t know coordinates
  23. Gloats over wins against stronger opps nonstop.
  24. Plays crappy tricky openings. (Stafford)