Clueless Chessplayers

Who here loves chess, but doesn't really understand it?

Depending on how you define "don't really understand it," anywhere between 90 and 99% of people on this site.

Probably most everyone here aside from the titled players.

yeah. 60% normal people, 39% weird people. 1% understand it and what's left is your amazing brain. @macer

I don't think more than a few dozen players in the world can be said to understand chess.

Wow... that was deep! And I suppose it was intended to be a compliment, so thanks!

you are welcome. I got it from a Dilbert comic strip.

well... that was anticlimactic...

Chess is the greatest game on earth. But I do not understand it.

It's actually an insult. 60+39+1=100. And what's left is your "amazing brain." Although it may not be intended as an insult to you.

Macer takes everything as a compliment.

What's chess? People just come here for the forums, duh

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It all depends on the definition of understanding you are referring to. I have met people who would rank bottom in a chess tournament, but they understand the rules. Chess masters are good at it, but do they really know all there is to know? Chess is an infinate game, bigger than itself. With all the rules in place, anything can happen. It's a game where we all move, and analyze to try to anticipate the opposing side's move in order to win. There are some people that say that the key to winning is staying one step ahead of your oponnent, and I don't disagree. The topic is discussed on this article on Chess.com: (http://www.chess.com/blog/SonofPearl/is-chess-a-game-of-chance) So technically, I understand. All of us (hopefully) do. But are we the masterminds behind the game, or simply pawns?

Because I'm an optimist!!

me, too. I always see the glass half empty.

Hey sometimes I see glasses too!

The more you know, the less you really know you know, you know?

Then you're a pessimist, not an optimist. the classic example of an optimist is someone who sees the glass as half full. But of course, that's not a very realistic example, because people don't spend all day thinking about glasses. One way in which I'm an optimist is that I see my brain cavity as half full.

brain cavity... hmmm

I wonder what that is. did you stuff some lollipops in your brain?