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Seeing pro players playing and the satisfaction of checkmate
I was bored so I tried something new and it stuck.
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I used to play with my twin brother when I was 8 at our summer lake house. He always beat me, and that made me frustrated. Eventually, he got chess.com, and everyone thought he was the chess twin or something. I locked in, began to play like a 1350-1600 and I haven’t lost a game in 5 years to him. Thats a little tip for getting better at something, take your losing streak and want a change.
Feb 16, 2025
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My dad taught me when I was a little kid. I basically knew how the pieces moved and only played with him or my grandfather or maybe someone at school. Then I didn’t play for decades. Finding this app reminded me how fun and interesting chess is. Now I want to dive deeper into how it’s really played.
i play chess for only ONE THING. THE DOPAMINE😶🌫️🤐
Feb 18, 2025
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I used to play chess for a year or so when I was around 10 to 12 years old. I played in a club once a week, had some lectures and even played in a few tournaments. I don't think I was any good and I didn't particularly like the game, so I quit playing eventually. Then no more chess for many decades. Then one day a few weeks ago I saw a YouTuber playing chess and I thought it was fun. I was bored at that time, so I started playing again, solving puzzles too. This time it was different, I really enjoyed it. It was rewarding to see how fast one can get better with a little bit of learning, even if you are around 50 years old. Strange ways.
idk who taught me but it was my older brother who got me into chess.com
I am embarassed but I dont remember. At some point around 13 I just started playing. Now I'm 52 and just cant remember what it was.
My father and grandfather.
Feb 27, 2025
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I started playing chess when I was 8 or 9, I always lose to my big brother and after like i became 11 we didn't play anymore, but when I was 13 and it was P.E my teacher said that we will be playing chess and scrabble, of course, when she mentioned chess, I suddenly remembered that I can play chess (though I'm dumb at it at that time) and when my twin introduced me to this app, I started practicing on it (since my big brother doesn't want to play with me anymore since he's really busy, I tried to challenge my twin and I got checkmated, so that's when I started to practice on this app cuz of hopes that I can play chess in P.E but..when that day finally came, I got chosen to play in scrabble:') though I still played chess since it gives me stress, excitement (if I got a high rating), and it activates my problem solving skills. (I like solving puzzles or problems, just not math.)
I got into chess because I always wanted to learn how to play, at first I was intimidated because of all the moves for each piece but I'm just getting the hang of it.
Because of the Fischer Vs. Spassky 1972 match for the world chess championship. I was 10 years old at the time and my brother in-law gave me a magnetic chess set and he taught me how to play the game.
