It's a misconception that you need to be good at chess to benefit from playing Chess 960.
That's not what I said.
I don't play chess well enough to spend my time on variants instead of the original. For now at least, any time I could spend on variants is better spent on the original. In other words, even if playing variants could help, studying the original will help more at this point.
Does anyone have this issue? I get it all the time and I can't do anything about it.
I am not trying to qualify I do not like Fisher chess I have just about every book on Fisher and enjoy going over the games, unfortunately, I cannot devote my time to study as much as I would like most of my time is consumed with music.
Nice picture. Bobby Fischer definitely belongs in the studio. If he were there -- all the quite in the world behind that glass. Fischer Records - Give Me Quiet
In my opinion, it costs too much seeing as I am a kid and would have to use my own money to enter.
I have no idea what 960 is
31 squared minus 1.
I've never heard of the event.
My thoughts on FIDE is that it's for professional chess players - not the rest of us.
Fischer random holds no interest for me, either. The countless variants of chess simply don't interest me, although if there is nothing else to do I might play bughouse - but that's rare.
I personally have zero interest in playing against titled players. I'm a 1500 or so player, and I'm content with that. Any game in which the pairings pits me against someone 500+ points over my rating is a waste of time. I won't learn anything from the game and it won't be any fun. In the rare instances that this happens (arena tournaments or whatever) I try and finish the game as quickly as possible or, if it is an option, abort the game. There nothing in it for either player.
I don't sign up for stuff generally. I like one-off games against opponents around my level.
Hmmm I would join if my sked permits.
loosing to higher rated or lower still leaves a bad taste
I've never heard of the event.
My thoughts on FIDE is that it's for professional chess players - not the rest of us.
Fischer random holds no interest for me, either. The countless variants of chess simply don't interest me, although if there is nothing else to do I might play bughouse - but that's rare.
I personally have zero interest in playing against titled players. I'm a 1500 or so player, and I'm content with that. Any game in which the pairings pits me against someone 500+ points over my rating is a waste of time. I won't learn anything from the game and it won't be any fun. In the rare instances that this happens (arena tournaments or whatever) I try and finish the game as quickly as possible or, if it is an option, abort the game. There nothing in it for either player.
Look. If you could play a GM, IM, FM, CM, or any titled play you can't tell me you wouldn't. Playing higher rated opponents is a great learning experience because you can learn more about your mistakes.
I can easily tell you that I wouldn't play a professional player because I know it's a waste of everyone's time. Titled players are so far removed from 1500 players that it isn't even funny. The opportunity to learn, as you put it, is exceedingly limited because the lower rated player needs to understand the concepts that those players are using in their games. Most of the time, the talent and knowledge involved is just too vast to make that jump in comprehension.
If you want to learn, and get better, you are better off playing against players somewhere around 100-300 points higher than yourself. This is high enough that you will be tested considerably but you can still learn from the games. 400+ points or more and you probably won't get anything out of the experience.
yep
Im 11 i like this website more then chess kids
I would have loved to try and qualify but I was concerned I would not have time to complete the tournament. My schedule would not allow me to show up and play at a set time necessarily. Maybe it would sometimes and would not other times. I did not want to forfeit.
I was vaguely aware of your FRWCC but didn't think it was such a big deal that I should become involved. I always hesitate before putting up money for online schemes. I also figured that I would probably lose; but if I managed to do well some would accuse me of cheating.
Я смутно сознавал, что у вас FRWCC, но не думал, что это так важно, что я должен быть вовлечен. Я всегда колеблюсь, прежде чем вкладывать деньги в онлайн-схемы. Я также полагал, что, вероятно, проиграю; но если мне удастся преуспеть, некоторые обвинят меня в обмане.
MLM? In English/по-русски? I`m so slow. Sorry for this
I am not good enough at chess to spend my time trying variants. And playing against the likes of Magnus Carlsen would be a waste of his time, as I could not play well enough to give him an interesting game.
It's a misconception that you need to be good at chess to benefit from playing Chess 960. Chess 960 isn't just like any variant. It makes it so there's more variety in learning because it makes it harder to rely on memorizing situations. I'm only a year and a half into seriously playing chess and I find that Chess 960 helps me out a lot.
Indeed. 960 is about pure positional and tactical knowledge. It's chess minus the centuries worth of prep. But whatever you learned in the standard variant will also benefit you in 960 if you truly understood it.
They're the same pieces and squares, after all. Just placed differently. Just a different position.