I'm not sure "mimic life" is the way I'd put it.
I'd say zugzwang(sic?) has a "clear paralell" to my experiences in life: You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.
How do you feel about chess?
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woodshover wrote:
RDR75 wrote:
Do you?
I haven't quite decided yet, but so far I suck pretty bad at TT, and chess mentor, so I might end up hating it soon.
OK, they why not just play some people your on skill level in an online 10/10 game?
As for getting better, just get a cheap beginner chess book and start with the basic checkmates and forks.
I try to not use the words "chess" and "feel" in the same sentence.
"Lorgen wrote: 20 years of poor play and never considered that. thanks Chris!"
Better starting out late than never eh? ;) EDIT: my iPhone messed up my post, no quote!
This thread is so old, I just realized it was mine!
I feel that I need to reiterate that my negative thoughts on chess are not about chess itself, but rather the eerily similar correlations between my game and my life. Disheartening, to say the least.
Chess is more than just a game, how u solve chess problems are often the way you will solve lifes problems too. It will often make u think things thru & look at all your options before you make a move ( just as you may do before u buy an item, like a house or car etc. ) It also helps to keep the mind active.
True... but it can be a bit exhausting (looking through all options in almost every matter). Even when buying a book (example, good prooven efficient beginner chess books) like myself... you end up in a small universe of other recommendations which leads to 5 more better books which lead to 10 more better books of which 4 are supposed to be not that good........
And still I don't know... if Silman's Reassess your Chess AND/OR Silman's Amateur's Mind are the ones which would suit me well a little advanced beginner. (Opening problems, weak moves, problems with indirect-tactical moves, too materialistic thinking, problems to create a strategy)