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26th August 2009, 12:19pm
#1
by IPA-Ray
South Park, PA United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 468

I was recently on vacation at a location where there was supposed to be free wireless internet access. There wasn't access so I played my games on my phone. I found that the level of my play dropped significantly while playing by phone. When playing on line, I usually go back a few moves and then play forward refreshing my recollection of the game. I can't do this on the phone and my play suffered. Is there a way to go back a few moves on the phone? Does anyone else feel that playing by phone lowers their ability?

26th August 2009, 12:27pm
#2
by AMcHarg
Livingston Scotland
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1476

I haven't played on a phone before but I would set a board up if I didn't have access to my computer. Cool

26th August 2009, 12:54pm
#3
by IPA-Ray
South Park, PA United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 468

I don't own a board but I have hopes that Santa will bring me one this year. But that would not solve the problem of showing me what the last 3 or so moves played were.

26th August 2009, 01:11pm
#4
by Dexter_Morgan
Miami, Florida United States
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 257

I'm so used to playing on a particular computer monitor I have, that I even find when I play on someone else's computer with a slightly different screen resolution or size, my play suffers and I can't seem to get comfortable.  So, playing on a phone would probably kill me.  I don't know what I'm gonna do when I start playing OTB next year, that's gonna be a huge adjustment from the 2D chess I've been playing for so long now.Tongue out

 

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