Chess is boring for me... What to do?

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?

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.

Endgames are indeed very important

Thanks for the comment, but I mentioned longer time controls are boring for me. I want chess to be fun, not easy.

> Chess is boring for me... What to do?

Try kayaking

I can't, I'm a bread.

> I'm a bread

It is normal nowadays

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!

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?

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. (!)

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?

> can we be more serious please?

I suggested a pretty serious alternative in #6

Yesn't.

If you dont want to change chess to kayaking then try to play bullet and accordion simultaneously so you wont just have time to get bored