CHESS IS LIKE KARATE

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DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK CHESS IS A BIT LIKE KARATE, WHENEVER I TAKE A PIECE FROM MY OPPONENT I MAKE A "KIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" SOUND IRL. I FIND IT HELPS ME TO FOCUS AND I WIN MORE GAMES WHEN I DO IT. DOES ANYONE ELSE DO THIS?

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Yes definitely, I think Chess and martial arts are similar... I always thought learning different openings and tactics in chess is like learning different fighting moves or kung fu styles...

and I think it's just as beneficial to learn chess as it is to learn martial arts... probably even more beneficial 

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YEAH I LIKE THE ANALOGY ABOUT OPENING MOVES ETC, GLAD IM NOT ALONE IN MY THEORY!

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@1
Yes, chess is a bit like karate.
You can only attack from a better position.
You can never let your guard down.

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Yes, sometimes the best defense is a great offense.
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WOW  THANKS FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK GUYS, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY BUT IT IS IN FACT TRUE, CHESS IS A FORM OF KARATE.

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I MEAN KARATE MASTERS ARE CALLED GRANDMASTERS AND SO TOO ARE THEY IN CHESS......

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When your opponent gets their Rooks out early:

 

 

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CraigIreland wrote:

When your opponent gets their Rooks out early: HAHAHAHHAHAHA

 

 

 

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TheNameofNames wrote:

chess is like karate if you use it you'll never get a girlfriend

 

sorry you had bad luck in your life man, but I've played chess my whole life and did kung fu too, and never had problems getting a girlfriend.