Does anyone else's performance go way down when you transition from online play to OTB?
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Feb 20, 2021
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I have. I make mistakes that I would never make playing online. But when I look back, I had to get used to playing online too so I’m sure you’ll get back in the swing of things. Have fun!
Yes because you have a harder time seeing the board. Standing helps.
I heard that 2d and 3d vision are handled differently in the brain so it takes practice to adjust. A pattern recognition in the brain thing.
Everything is different, not only the view of the board, but you'll adjust quickly with practice.
Feb 21, 2021
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Pulpofeira wrote:
Everything is different, not only the view of the board, but you'll adjust quickly with practice.
+1
When I'm studying such as playing through GM games and positions in books, I do this OTB rather than on a computer. Mixing computer and OTB chess when you study might help.
I played chess over the board for about 20 years before I started playing online. I found playing with a 2D board to be extremely difficult at first. I just couldn't see anything. After several years of playing only online, I recently went back to a 3D board and couldn't see anything. Like others mentioned in earlier posts, I had to stand up and sort look straight down at the board to have any idea what was going on. I guess you have to give it time for your brain to adjust to the visual input.
I'm a high school teacher and I bought a couple of chess sets for my students and I to play chess during study hall. They all love it and there's a couple of kids who are really good. I've played a lot and studied a ton on here, but nothing OTB until I bought these chess sets. And I noticed my accuracy and even my ability to spot things and create a plan went way down. Very frustrating.
Has anyone else experienced this?