Does ADHD Affect Your Chess?
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It’s really hard to concentrate and even when I do it’s like there’s a cloud over my brain. Likes it’s RIGHT there but no matter how much I try I can’t see it. Anyone have any similar experiences?
What do you mean get more exercise?
Hmm, well I don't have ADHD but this is an interesting finding.
I don get how exercising correlates to having difficulty focusing because of ADHD. Are you saying itś the answer?
my ADHD makes my chess better lol
NikolaiSpongnikov wrote:
It’s really hard to concentrate and even when I do it’s like there’s a cloud over my brain. Likes it’s RIGHT there but no matter how much I try I can’t see it. Anyone have any similar experiences? I have ADHD as well and when playing chess it can be rather hard to focus..but others its like its all I can focus on
When I can't concentrate playing chess take a break and meditate.
Jun 10, 2020
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I'm not sure, but ADHD MEDS make me play MUCH BETTER! Addorol is ilke a PED for chess! Love it!
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Yes, any kind of adhd or neurosis will affect your chess. And life in general
I’m looking more for other similar stories rather than already made confirmations.
Wait, you have ADHD?
Indeed
Have you tried playing speed chess? What was it like?
Hazy lol, I have the attention deficit type, not the hyperactive
I'm still pretty new to chess, but I'm finding that I don't blunder any more in rapid games than daily games. It seems like they give me a chance to hyperfocus on the game in a way that allows me to feel the flow of the game and follow what's happening the entire time. When I play daily games, I lose the thread. I forget about potential threats I saw coming, forget what I was planning to do, forget why I did what I did, and have to analyze the entire board all over again for each move.
It would be really interesting to sit down with a physical chess board and play someone irl as I read people's energy well and would likely have far better intuition that way. I also tend to do better with games with a sensory component than with digital games just in general. Ahhhh well, maybe someday!
As for the brain fog, I've experienced a great deal of this as well, and it varies depending on how well I'm feeling! (I've had brain fog from histamine intolerance since before I started playing chess in December.) Chess has actually proven to be a wonderful tool for gauging how well I'm feeling overall because there's SUCH a wide range in how much I can see and how quickly I see it. It also helps me gauge which times of the day are best for me in terms of focus and mental acuity. I do best when my ADHD medication is at a comfortable level in its peak, of course, but I also see correlations with my how well I play and how well I've been eating, how much I slept, my mood, etc. It's really valuable for me to have this kind of feedback!
Okay then...
Yes, people I play with often say that my moves are confusing and unpredictable. ADHD can be a superpower sometimes.
