My mockery was perhaps too subtle.

You guys seem to be trying really hard to use intelligent words, just for the sake of using them. When I want to flex my intellect, I remind people I'm good at chess, because everyone knows that good chess players are smart.

Honestly, I read your OP with a spliff, and by the time I finshed reading it, I had absolutely no idea what the subject matter was. I felt stupider, so I had to flex my intellect by reminding you how good I am at chess.