The Word Patzer

I know that the word Patzer means "Wood Pusher" and is used to describe a lousy chess player, but is it purely a subjective term? Compared to Magnus, I am clearly an amateur, but am I a Patzer? Is there anything more to the term besides simply suggesting that someone is weak at chess? Thanks in advance.

@Le_Patzer83 , actually my understanding is that patzer around here means you are good. I could be misunderstanding though.
Also, sometimes people will insult you with names that are completely inaccurate. Don't think too much about it. :)

"Patzen" is a german word and means "to blunder" or "to mess up". Consequently, a patzer is someone who blunders a lot.

Btw, a similar sounding english word with the same meaning would be a botcher.

Sounds pretty German^^

„Blunderer“ would be analogous.

Yeah, but it actually means that someone is not good at chess and never will be. It's not a very friendly term really!

Is okay to you i think :)

@Le_Patzer83 said in #1:
> I know that the word Patzer means "Wood Pusher" and is used to describe a lousy chess player, but is it purely a subjective term? Compared to Magnus, I am clearly an amateur, but am I a Patzer? Is there anything more to the term besides simply suggesting that someone is weak at chess? Thanks in advance.
Why did I ever think of @MrPushWood after seeing the word "Wood Pusher"

@Le_Patzer83 said in #1:
> I know that the word Patzer means "Wood Pusher" and is used to describe a lousy chess player, but is it purely a subjective term? Compared to Magnus, I am clearly an amateur, but am I a Patzer? Is there anything more to the term besides simply suggesting that someone is weak at chess? Thanks in advance.

First time i hear the "definition" behind it. For me its just a word with no meaning. Actually more like a nickname. Just random stuff that no1 cares about.