Cyclops VS Bane in chess - Battles

#1 Posted by jashro44 (9213 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

Cyclops

Bane

Pretty much as the title says....

Who is smarter tactically?

#2 Posted by joeagentofhand1 (3276 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

Wasn't Bane giving Ra's a run for his money when they played chess?

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#3 Posted by jashro44 (9213 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

@joeagentofhand1 said:

Wasn't Bane giving Ra's a run for his money when they played chess?

Yes. Gonna be honest and say I made this thread to gauge cyclops tactical ability....I believe cyclops has shown great tactical thinking against a lot of x-men villains however for what its worth.

#4 Posted by CalebHara (1957 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

This would be a really good match. A REALLY good match. Honestly, i think it would be so close that you would have to do a best 3 of 5 to see who takes the majority. One game wouldn't be enough In my opinion.

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#5 Posted by ThunderGodsWrath (5475 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

Cyclops.

#6 Posted by Xanni15 (5923 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

Bane.

#7 Posted by Qpzmg (970 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

Bane.

#8 Posted by Batman242 (2042 posts) - 3 months, 9 days ago - Show Bio

I'd give it to Bane.

#9 Posted by Sideslash (5515 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

I'd say Bane

#10 Posted by darkelf35 (514 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Bane

#11 Posted by Ferro Vida (33848 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

@CalebHara said:

This would be a really good match. A REALLY good match. Honestly, i think it would be so close that you would have to do a best 3 of 5 to see who takes the majority. One game wouldn't be enough In my opinion.

This seems pretty fair.

In a single match my vote goes to Cyclops. Strategizing is kind of his thing.

#12 Posted by darkelf35 (514 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Chess is not a game of Intellect so much as it is a game of practice. If you dont know the moves you cant counter them. I would think that bane has played more chess than cyclops.. but you never know

#13 Posted by god_spawn (30404 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Cyclops is very tactical. Considering he's come up with 44 plans give or take to deal with just Kuurth alone. Trojan Horsing Wolverine to stop the united vampire nations, resurrect Dracula and stop his son and then proceed to possibly bluff the vampire king. Embarrass Norman Osborn, get Asteroid M, free the mutant prisoners and sanctify Utopia as a sacred territory while dealing with the Dark Avengers all in a relatively short period of time. Not saying Cyclops wins, but he isn't one to be underestimated in strategics..

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#14 Posted by CitizenBane (19838 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

@darkelf35 said:

Chess is not a game of Intellect so much as it is a game of practice. If you dont know the moves you cant counter them. I would think that bane has played more chess than cyclops.. but you never know

I'm reasonably sure that chess game with Ra's was the only on-panel instance of Bane playing the game, although it was implied that he's been playing or practicing it for several years prior to that. On the other hand, although Bane might have played more chess, he hasn't had any formal training in the game; he created a chess maneuver in his prison cell, and when he used it against Ra's, he was informed that it was a very famous pre-existing move. Bane didn't know it existed. I suppose it says something that he can independently create chess strategies that are good enough to be used by masters of the game, but when you learn chess, you're taught many different positional plays. Bane never received that education, so I suppose you could call him a highly talented amateur.

#15 Posted by Ferro Vida (33848 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

@darkelf35 said:

Chess is not a game of Intellect so much as it is a game of practice. If you dont know the moves you cant counter them. I would think that bane has played more chess than cyclops.. but you never know

That's like saying philosophy is a matter repeating things that other people have said. Practice is important to any game and any sport, but to say that intellect is not is just plain wrong.

#16 Posted by Captain_Awesome85 (452 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Leader of the X-men vs a mad scientist, great thread idea

I'm going with Cyclops, if the Professor trusts him with his team there has to be a good reason. He could have found any mutant in the world and he picked Scott

#17 Posted by TERMINATORFAN (1250 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Bane Stomps.

#18 Posted by TheCheeseStabber (3489 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Bane breaks the Kings back :3

(I'm sorry I had to D':)

#19 Posted by AmazingScrewOnHead (691 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

The school bully beats the nerd in every way even chess.

#20 Posted by CountofMC (108 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

Cyclops is great at combat tactics but he's not beating Bane at chess. Those are two very different skill sets.

#21 Posted by TDK_1997 (9650 posts) - 3 months, 8 days ago - Show Bio

I'd give it to Bane.