You own me...or....You owe me?

You own me = You have total control over my actions.
You owe me = You are indebted to me.

You own me at chess: you're much better than me

I haven't come across that useage of own, Marius. Is it common in Canada?

It's a generational thing, Nona, but I've never heard it with chess. It's "gamer" speak for online games, etc. And then, because someone mis-typed it once, it became pwn.

i pwn u = I defeated you most thoroughly.

Nona The BritI haven't come across that useage of own, Marius. Is it common in Canada?

I guess not only in Canada

Let the record show that Nona and I are of the same generation... I figure it's only a couple years before I don't understand my own children.

Oh the worst thing is to use slang that's now out of date with the 'young people'. My son pokes me and grimaces every time I say something is 'pants' (rubbish).