I got lot of chess-motivation when i see this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQQOjlEFYLo
How you guys keep yourself Motivated?
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Sep 23, 2014
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nice video!...but what you do that motivates you to practise chess deliberately?
For me it is an amalgamation of two drives.
One is the macho, testosterone fuelled thrill of hunting down the enemy king in a ruthless combat.
The other is the expression of divine perfection in an endeavour which demands those skills of head and heart that make us uniquely human.
Abemo wrote:
For me it is an amalgamation of two drives.
One is the macho testosterone fuelled thrill of hunting down the enemy king in a ruthless combat.
The other is the expression of divine perfection in endeavour which demands those skills of head and heart that make us uniquely human.
Jeez, man. It's just a game.
Sep 24, 2014
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To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women...
kaynight wrote:
Chess is a sport.
Oh, of course. That's why you are supposed to behave with good sportsmanship.
Read some Batman comics and you will be eager to kick butt!
Erik-the-Viking wrote:
Read some Batman comics and you will be eager to kick butt!
Original Road Runner or Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy is a pretty good source of butt kickin' inspiration.
Omg! I think I now know why I studied chess in school!
funny comments..guess none practise chess deliberately...
Nongsha_A wrote:
funny comments..guess none practise chess deliberately...
That would be a mistaken assumption.
Lately I have set myself a goal to play at least a 30 minute game every day and study for a bit(you know some puzzles an endgame here and there :D). This seems to keep my interest alive so far.
justus_jep wrote:
Lately I have set myself a goal to play at least a 30 minute game every day and study for a bit(you know some puzzles an endgame here and there :D). This seems to keep my interest alive so far.
thats good, i try going through some old games, the one from the romantic era but i usually end up frusturated soon after i can't find the reasons behind sequence of moves..
Chess is a Bitch Goddess. Once She bites you on the neck, drawing blood...you are sucked in, forevermore. Such is your motivation.
You'll go about with a blank look on your face babbling to everyone: "All I ever want to do is play chess."
Speed helps motivation. Wink wink
Chess is like Hollywood. Either you catch the bug or you don't.
XPLAYERJX wrote:
...this made me realize that the most important component for improvement in chess is motivation! What drives players, both amateurs and professionals, to play...
Motivation?? Chess players??Im not a chess player I am an artist, listening to the siren call of the muses. My chess board is the Canvas where I show the world the beauty and elegance of my Craft. The Chess pieces are the paint brushes and colors that bring the imagine's alive. You will never truly understand what motivation towards chess is, becuase in short motivation is passion. Passion to show the world your Craft and if you don't realize that by now with a ranking of 1300 you never will my friend I am sorry.
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I have been on a break from studying chess due to personal reasons and this made me realize that the most important component for improvement in chess is motivation! With much being written about individual moves, combinations, tricks, positional details, training techniques – I rarely see a discussion of how does one become interested in chess, and then keep the passion alive. What drives players, both amateurs and professionals, to play and improve their game?
Do some people get immersed in the game without a strong desire to improve, merely fascinated by its aesthetics?
Do others only focus on the competitive side of the game, without the reflective look at the beauty of some moves?
Perhaps for some - the immersion to the game - is a way of escaping into a different world?