Chess has been proven to improve intelligence. That is why I like it.
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brianb42 wrote:
Only someone with a passion for chess would get a chess knight tattoo.
Wouldn't a Bishop be better? 
rooperi wrote:
brianb42 wrote:
Only someone with a passion for chess would get a chess knight tattoo.
Wouldn't a Bishop be better?
I couldn't find a cool looking bishop tattoo. I like my flaming knight.
http://www.chess.com/photos/view.html?id=301632
philidor_position wrote:
Fiveofswords wrote:
what u guys really overestimate uscf 1800...you play a hard opening, say some interesting new idea in some fairly open game that creates some serious dangers. you have various threats from different directions. The number of good moves the other guy can make are few (an important asset for preperation), but theres a number of moves that are simply dubious. in such a situation very often 1800's dont even find a dubious move, they just drop a piece, not to a brilliant combination but a fairly simple one. Its because their head explodes from the other possible combinations out there. pretty common, really.
I think this is strictly related to the level of their opposition. Against players of similar strength, normally 1800 rated players shouldn't hang pieces, but against opposition of GM strength, they would very quickly find themselves in situations where not dropping that piece would result in made etc.
Maybe. But it's interesting the better I become I keep waiting for that magical moment of "now I know what I'm doing" and somehow it seems to stay 200-300 points ahead of me. Just a few hundred more points I think, and I'll be pretty good. But now I realize even 2200 players aren't very good either. They'll beat the hell out of me, just so we keep that clear, but as far as excellent play they're just taking shots in the dark.
That's basically where this is coming from. I used to get mad when, for example an 1800 player rated his play as poor, well I'm _____ hundred points below that, so what does that make me!? I'd think. Each class represents a lot of skill gained for sure, but in relation to making accurate evaluations and finding the best moves... not just once or twice but through the whole game and game after game... 1800s (and 2200s, and 2500s) are actually pretty poor, and just taking shots in the dark.
Chess is a wonderful thing. Chess lifts us up where we belong. All you need is chess. Chess is like oxygen. Chess is a many splendored thing. Can you tell that chess is my mistress? Only someone with a passion for chess would get a chess knight tattoo.