{"slug":"outstanding-move-blank","name":"Outstanding Move Blank Template","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"outstanding-move","label":"With Caption"}],"url":"/templates/outstanding-move-blank.jpg","w":768,"h":482,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"A chess instructor standing beside a chessboard with no caption text, open for custom judgments on questionable brilliance.","keywords":"outstanding move blank template, chess meme no text, brilliant move blank, sarcastic chess clean meme, big brain blank template","year":2018,"origin":"This blank strips the \"Outstanding Move\" caption from the chess instructor image, leaving only a man in a white shirt gesturing beside a large wall-mounted chessboard with pieces in play. The original went viral on Reddit around 2018 as a sarcastic (and occasionally sincere) label for dubious strategy. Without the text, the chess imagery and the instructor's expression become a blank verdict form. You write the decision, you write the judgment. The board is set; the outcome is yours to declare. For another template about evaluating bad ideas, see Roll Safe. For a blank version of intentional loss, see Not Stonks Blank Template.","format":"classic","exampleCaptions":["FORGOT MY PASSWORD SO I JUST MADE A NEW ACCOUNT","OUTSTANDING MOVE"],"exampleAltText":"Outstanding Move blank meme about making a new account instead of resetting password","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-05","seo":{"aliases":["Chess Meme Blank","Outstanding Move No Text","Brilliant Move Clean Template","Chess Strategy Blank Meme","Big Brain Move Blank"],"description":"An older man in a white linen shirt stands to the left of a large framed chessboard mounted on a dark wall. Chess pieces are arranged in the middle of a game. His left hand is slightly raised in a gesture of explanation or evaluation. The background shows acoustic foam tiles. His expression is mid-commentary, as though he has just witnessed a move and is about to deliver his verdict. No text appears on the image. The chessboard waits for context.","definition":"A chess instructor standing beside a chessboard with no overlaid text. The blank Outstanding Move template gives you full control over both the described decision and the verdict, allowing sincere praise, biting sarcasm, or deliberate ambiguity.","howToMake":["Load the Outstanding Move Blank Template. The instructor and board are in frame with no text","Top text describes the strategy, decision, or action being evaluated. Bottom text delivers your judgment","White text with black outline reads well against the dark acoustic panel background","The format thrives on ambiguity. Let the reader decide whether you are praising or mocking the decision","Download your strategic evaluation or Share it with someone whose recent life choice deserves a review"],"example":{"topText":"SHOWED UP TO THE POTLUCK WITH STORE-BOUGHT COOKIES AND TOOK THE TRAY HOME","bottomText":"BRILLIANT STRATEGY","altText":"Blank Outstanding Move meme customized about bringing store-bought cookies to a potluck and taking the tray home"},"useCases":[{"category":"Accidental Genius","examples":["Guessing on a test and getting the highest score in the class","Getting lost on a road trip and finding a restaurant that becomes your new favorite","Sending an email to the wrong person and it accidentally solved a different problem","Oversleeping and missing traffic, arriving on time anyway"]},{"category":"Workplace Maneuvers","examples":["Scheduling a meeting during another meeting to avoid both","Volunteering for a project that gets canceled, earning credit for willingness with zero work","Replying with \"great point\" to an email you did not read","Setting your status to \"in a meeting\" permanently"]},{"category":"Relationship Tactics","examples":["Suggesting a restaurant you know they will veto so you end up at the one you actually wanted","Buying a gift for someone that you secretly want for yourself","Apologizing first to end the argument faster regardless of who was right","Memorizing their coffee order to deploy at strategic moments"]},{"category":"Financial Plays","examples":["Buying something on sale that you were going to buy anyway and calling it savings","Returning an item and using the refund to buy the same item at a different store for less","Using a coupon at a restaurant where you were already going","Canceling and re-subscribing to get the \"new customer\" price again"]},{"category":"Custom Verdicts","examples":["Writing a sincere \"outstanding move\" for someone who actually earned it","Using a completely different phrase like \"bold choice\" or \"noted\" as the bottom caption","Creating a series where the same decision gets different verdicts from different templates","Pairing the blank with a screenshot of the actual move being evaluated"]}]}}