You're not international then? (math)
You're US. :)
Is chess easier or harder than math?
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He could've learned American English.
My apologies, I know that I have a great grammar. I am not an american or european or asian at all. I am "an african".
How did Em. Lasker be able to master both chess and math, or did he do this when he was very old?
You're 'new'.
you ´re still a patzer , dont worry son , u will grow up very soon.
richie_and_oprah wrote:
high level mathematics is signifcantly more difficult to master than is chess
no.
Jovanu, did you just call me a patzer? (Take a look at my finished game son).
Depends on the math, but a lot of math seems to be impractical and not really based in anything. Sure, many advanced branches of math have practical applications obviously, but some seems silly. Sure, math shouldn't be optional in college (unlike history, feminism, etc. unless you're actually going to be a historian or head a women's rights organization, everyone else can learn on Google for free) but there is a point where math completely segregates from science.
Unless you're facing Magnus Carlson or even the local class A guy down the street chess is considerably easier because you can actually see the fruits of your calculation and don't have to write stuff down, it has a much more visual component to ease calculation along whereas math is just cold number crunching and keeping numbers in your head isn't as easy, especially higher math.
It's easier to beat a computer at chess than it is to beat a computer at math...
Mosquito_King wrote:
Jovanu, did you just call me a patzer? (Take a look at my finished game son).
No one is accusing you of being a patzer. However, .a3 simply wastes time, you played a gambit so the onus is on you to complete your development and maintain your dynamic compensation, and pass moves defeat their purpose. 7.Bf4! immediately targets that weak d6 hole.
9.b4 I thought you'd play to bounce the bishop
9.Qe2 clearing the back rank for the rook may be premature at this point in time, again Bf4 looks good, black will play ...d5 closing your window to watch that weak square.
9.Bf4,Ng6 10.Bg3 looks alright, as does 9.e5! if that's more your style.
9.Qe2 certainly isn't a bad move, just the right idea at the wrong moment.
10.Be3 challenging the darksquared bishop, and black needs that bishop to defend his weak dark squares, and his queen will need to fill that role. 10.Rd1 is a good idea, substituting a queen for lesser piece to watch over the d-file and weak d6 square, but is a tad too slow. 10...b5 11.Ba2,Ng6 and black is building an initiative, position is unclear though.
11...f6?? the game losing blunder, what would you do after a very standard 11...Qc7 manouver?
It depends what kind of math. If you're taalking about addition and subtraction, then of course chess is harder. On the other hand, if you're talking about more difficult math, like fractions, then ... I dunno, both are too hard for me to understand.
@The GreatOogieBoogie: I know that a3 might have been a waste of time but, It was because of my creative good reason. If I had not played 7.a3 then the irritating step-up such as b7-b5 than b4 was surely and clearly going to irritate me. I saw I'm Emory Tate, playing Bb3 against the najdorf sicilian defense and I thought for a moment, why? But it was he's creativity and for good reasons like mine that led to such a move. (Thanks for reviewing my game, and not to be rude or anything but...) Instead of looking for my disadvantages, would you atleast give me a hand for my game?
I will also go and review my game and give you my answer soon...
Math is much broader. With both it's impossible to know everything or do perfectly but there's a lot more math than there is chess. Easier and harder are too subjective anyway, and even then I could ask easier and harder in what sense?
My 2 finished games are SPECTECULAR!!! 1 game finished in a queen sac for a mate in just 7 moves! :) #excited
Chess depends on position, what are goals? How much powers are required? Yes, math can help in counting. Right or wrong move makes chess easier or difficult.
Math needs good calculation just like chess!
From my point of view. I think that If you give heart to chess[or math], it will also give heart to you. Just as you put more effort in studying math, you should also put more effort into studying chess. I'v heard that greatness is never given, it is earned. You cannot inject yourself with chess talent, lol.