What is the most boring thing in chess?

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Rubidium

the a3 square

FeatherStrike

After you win a game in chess, your opponent wants to show you where he missed a win in post-mortem and, of course, there is no "crushing win" there at all.

SeaOrchins

When you try to study and learn many things but still do not improve.

MonteChristosPawn

^Waiting 90 minutes when you know you have a certain win ?

Nygren

...when you wake up with hangovers, remembering that you were very drunk last night and came home thinking you were Kasparov and lost 400 blitz points....

DrSpudnik
vm-11 wrote:

Chess Player of the Month ?

Amen!

That concept has completely dried up now that the kid who runs it has taken an iron fist approach.

Ben_Dubuque

yeah, but I am still sticking with 1. d4 and the Catalan/QGD

clms_chess
bgianis wrote:

I think finishing a won game is one of the boring things in chess.

Actually... finishing a won game..especially a big tournament, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place on the line, hard fought 4 hour plus game... is very enjoyable.

Now waiting for a player to move after a very long time.. I bet will be #1... it is for me.

qixel

The whole freakin game is boring.

Bwhahaha.  Just kidding.

jim483
gregkurrell wrote:

1. Nf3

i don't think your alone, i play 1.nf3 exclusively and many people abandon the game at that point. i thought is was because maybe they have problems with 1.nf3 turns out I'm boring. my own suspicions confirmed. viva 1.nf3!

Rubidium

After 1.Nf3, you could try for a Chigorin and try to make it less boring.

ChonleyB

okay, I got it... trying to research an opening via grandmaster games and all you can find is 15-20 move draws.

xtophr1

Finishing a won game?! How about the converse; finishing a losing game? It's like waiting for the other shoe to drop!

bgianis

Hey,I opened this topic 3 years ago!It's a surprise you guys remembered to comment on it again.Thank you all!

ChessisGood

Trying to figure out what the most boring thing in chess is

waffllemaster

I really don't like it when it's necessary to check a move with a lot of calculation.  I like trying to "read" the position and calculate a few short sequences.  When there are a lot of tactics I hate trying to find the most accurate sequence under risk of losing... it's very tedious to me.

bobbyDK

being completely quiet  up to 4 hours and sometimes even 6 hours. no exercise during the game is also boring.
besides d4 openings are the most boring opening in chess.

GI_Jimbo

Rook and pawn endgames.

SeaOrchins

When you play against the same opponent over and over again for one year is also boring..