Anyone else out there have a love/hate relationship with the game of chess?
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WilliamAC1230
Jul 12, 2017
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I enjoying studying and playing chess. Im far from a strong player but wouldn't call myself a weak player. I like chess but at the same time it's a source of frustration. I feel that chess requires you to be somewhat of a jerk (hear me out) yes the main purpose or goal of chess is to put your opponent in checkmate. In doing so would you/anyone reading this right now agree that the very action of playing chess requires you to be a manipulative jerk? That's kind of the point to a chess game right? Your trying to manipulate your opponent into making as many mistakes as you can to get the upper hand. Anyway this is just a random chess discussion I decided to post. I'd like to hear from anyone who cares to comment. Thank you friends
Jul 12, 2017
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So you don't agree with my post? And also do you think that its possible to have a good understanding of chess with being a strong player. Or do you think they go hand in hand?
Jul 12, 2017
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#8
Dude please don't assume your ivory tower with me. I've just looked at your game history
Jul 12, 2017
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#9
I must love the game; I spend an inordinate amount of time playing and 'studying' it. I do hate to drop pieces and suffer the slings and bludgeons that I fail to see and prevent. But, like William I am not a real good player, and I do make, more often than is comfortable, egregious chess faux pas moves. On the other hand I checkmated five of my opponents (out of seven) and actually won first place in a 5/0 7 rounder today, so I remain optimistic that I will keep on keeping on, loving the good days, and swearing a lot at the bad ones. Hail Caissa, you beautiful, wonderful, heart-rending b****ch.
Jul 12, 2017
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#10
Hey Yorrd. Good post my friend. Thank you. I'm at a weird place with chess right now and I've been there for awhile. I clearly need to get better and take my game to the next level. I enjoy chess but it frustrates me so I'm torn lol I guess
WilliamAC1230 wrote:
Im far from a strong player
WilliamAC1230 wrote:
but wouldn't call myself a weak player.
Pick one statement. You can't be far from a strong player and not be a weak player. Those are contradictions.
Jerks? It is a competitive game. At least we don't start running across the playing room shouting and waving arms after winning some material.
Jul 15, 2017
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The logic to the jerk argument would mean that any form of competition requires the competitors to be jerks, whether they are trying to kick a ball into the net in football/soccer, hit that ball in baseball/cricket, spell more words correctly in a spelling bee, solve a math problem in a math-team competition, or strike a bargain with the shirt seller at a stand at a tourist site for $5 instead of $7.
The question is: are you trying to improve on your abilities or are you trying to humiliate your opponent? I've seen people be jerks when they had a big lead: running-up a winning sports score, converting Pawns to many Queens before applying checkmate, etc.
But I don't think that's the goal of most players, in chess or sports. I've coached high school varsity sports including track and field, fast-pitch softball, cross country, a chemistry competition team (determine acid concentration, chemical Jeopardy, etc.) and a chess team. I never had a player come out for a team because he/she wanted to humiliate his/her opponents. All of them came out for the fun of the activity in terms of their personal achievements - sometimes even just to lose weight.
If ya wanna take your game to the next level, stop trying to trick your opponents and simply make better moves than them ;)
Jul 15, 2017
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#16
I quite chess 3 or 4 times and I have not played a game at a "real" time control or in person in a long time. Chess is my least rewarding difficult hobby, ranking under archery, which is relaxing at the cost of my left shoulder, and drawing, which is easier to suck at because you don't have an opponent.