I can only be invisible if no one is looking

[xed_over]

A co-worker has expressed an interest in learning the game better -- he's played before.

I've setup a board between our desks, but he'll only make a move (or even look at the board), when I'm not around. Its actually not the first time I've encountered this personality type -- but I don't understand it.

[Amelia]

Well... It looks like he suffers from a form of anxiety. That's nothing extraordinary and the list of possible causes could fill an encyclopedia.

[daal]

A co-worker has expressed an interest in learning the game better -- he's played before.

I've setup a board between our desks, but he'll only make a move (or even look at the board), when I'm not around. Its actually not the first time I've encountered this personality type -- but I don't understand it.

Don't you people have computers? Play online with him.

[Joaz Banbeck]

You are probably playing against the janitor.

[TheBigH]

Some people don't like it when people watch what they're doing. They sometimes feel like they're being judged.

[Bonobo]

I actually like to watch my opponents’ faces, especially their eyes, and how they move accross the board. Also their mouths may give away a lot unintentionally. And the other way ’round, if I sense my opponent watch me, I ostentatively look at parts of the board that I’m currently not really interested in, and sometimes I look happy and sometimes I look sad

[LocoRon]

I actually like to watch my opponents’ faces, especially their eyes, and how they move accross the board. Also their mouths may give away a lot unintentionally. And the other way ’round, if I sense my opponent watch me, I ostentatively look at parts of the board that I’m currently not really interested in, and sometimes I look happy and sometimes I look sad

rofl, I do this exact same thing!

[Koosh]

I actually like to watch my opponents’ faces, especially their eyes, and how they move accross the board. Also their mouths may give away a lot unintentionally. And the other way ’round, if I sense my opponent watch me, I ostentatively look at parts of the board that I’m currently not really interested in, and sometimes I look happy and sometimes I look sad

I like to stroke my invisible mustache with a crazed look in my eye to thwart fellows like you.

[shapenaji]

A co-worker has expressed an interest in learning the game better -- he's played before.

I've setup a board between our desks, but he'll only make a move (or even look at the board), when I'm not around. Its actually not the first time I've encountered this personality type -- but I don't understand it.

Hmm, Will Hunting Syndrome... I recommend a psychiatrist, possibly with roots in his community.