I figured out why I am so slow, I suck at endgames. I probably got to study some endgames and chess. Endgames drain my time like a dry towel.
And maybe getting better at chess will help me making chess more fun.
Chess is boring for me... What to do?
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I think if you stick with a strategic opening with your own little twist and memorise the strong points and weak points of it through the mid game, it will make a more interesting climax of your run. I was suffering from not really knowing how to prepare for a stronger position in my end game and I started to develop my own opening and by repeating it for months now I can enjoy chess way more because you can actually see where you need to improve. Also: stop playing so much blitz if you want to develop your end game. You need longer games to actually think about strategy, in my opinion
May 31, 2025
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Gwopamalo wrote:
I think if you stick with a strategic opening with your own little twist and memorise the strong points and weak points of it through the mid game, it will make a more interesting climax of your run. I was suffering from not really knowing how to prepare for a stronger position in my end game and I started to develop my own opening and by repeating it for months now I can enjoy chess way more because you can actually see where you need to improve. Also: stop playing so much blitz if you want to develop your end game. You need longer games to actually think about strategy, in my opinion
Thanks for the comment, but I mentioned longer time controls are boring for me. I want chess to be fun, not easy.
May 31, 2025
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SixInchSamurai wrote:
> Chess is boring for me... What to do?
Try kayaking
I can't, I'm a bread.
if you toast the pieces lightly before playing, you might enjoy the game more.
May 31, 2025
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Emperor-Bluto wrote:
if you toast the pieces lightly before playing, you might enjoy the game more.
What if I'm a cannibal?
you will get disqualified for eating your opponent.
be careful!
May 31, 2025
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Emperor-Bluto wrote:
you will get disqualified for eating your opponent.
be careful!
What if I eat the 'toasted' pieces?
that’s grand but you should “capture” them first.
Why again do you want to play chess if you find it boring?
May 31, 2025
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Jenium wrote:
Why again do you want to play chess if you find it boring?
Hmm. That's actually a good point.
There's many things; OTB events, the feeling of playing chess at a professional level, nothing to do, improving tactical thinking, it is fun while it is boring (?)...
And protecting the number that's called an "Elo", I like big numbers. (!)
Go to the gym….get a project bike,car to work on like an adult….unless you wanna walk around looking like magnus….
Jun 1, 2025
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makki42 wrote:
Go to the gym….get a project bike,car to work on like an adult….unless you wanna walk around looking like magnus….
Nah. Too much work for me. I prefer sitting in a chair infront of a computer for hours and tilt. (!)
This thread is getting out of topic, can we be more serious please?
Jun 1, 2025
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> can we be more serious please?
I suggested a pretty serious alternative in #6
Jun 1, 2025
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SixInchSamurai wrote:
> can we be more serious please?
I suggested a pretty serious alternative in #6
Yesn't.
I just played a few blitz games today. Lost most of them by timeout, and drew one.
I'm a fast player normally, but I can't be that fast in regular chess. When I tried to, I hung a Bishop at move 5 and resigned.
Now I want to make it clear that the title isn't meant to make fun of chess, or neither trying to say it's boring.
I just find it not fun enough, but I want to play it.
I even get distracted and play openings I don't want to, hang pieces and play bad.
I want to make chess more fun and improve at it. Which I think I could if I wanted to, but it just makes me bored and finish a game instantly when I blunder, or even a mistake. Probably because I'm not that good, and I want to improve but I get bored... endless cycle. I would like to join OTB events but I want to improve first and slow chess would be too boring for me.
Now you might wonder why am I at a chess site when it's boring for me. Well, I mostly play Bughouse, Atomic and some bullet here and I like Bughouse and Atomic more than regular chess.
But since Bughouse and other variants aren't as much popular and appreciated as regular chess, it feels like a time waste. I still do what I enjoy, though.
I'm thinking of 2 | 0 but pairings take forever.
So, time to ask:
Any tips to make chess more fun, or any alternatives?