I play better when im buzzed.

I’ve played chess a few times after drinking, and my games get way sloppier. It feels more fun at the time, but then I see all the mistakes I wouldn’t normally make. Alcohol messes with my focus, even when I think I’m doing fine.

I know how easy it is to underestimate how much alcohol affects decision-making, not just in chess but in life. I’ve heard some peole had good experience at Abbeycare, sometimes real help makes all the difference in breaking those habits.

It may help me get past the decision-making "freeze", but it certainly doesn't help me make a "good" decision.

Idrk if it’d help me as I’m too young to drink alcohol

I doubt slight intoxication assists with chess play, or any activity that depends on physical and mental acuity. It's like the claim of multi-tasking, another activity that exists only in the imagination. I'd make a guess that clinical psychologists would say that slight intoxication probably degrades chess playing ability.

> gabapentin

That puts me to sleep in about 10 minutes. I was originally prescribed it for RLS (restless leg syndrome) but combined with my other epilepsy meds it has turned out to be the magic cocktail after 25 years.

lol u crazy

I play better when I am caffinated, not drunk, which actually makes sense. Caffeine is a stimulant, alcohol is a depressant.

The psychological phenomenon in play is called encoding specificity. The brain often tests better when subjected to the same conditions in which it has learned.

I’ve tried playing a few games after a drink or two and, yeah… it feels like I’m seeing the board more creatively, but the post-game analysis is brutal,blunders everywhere. its like my imagination turns up, but my accuracy takes the night off. fun? absolutely. Better chess? Not even close haha

Gg

WOW

How do you talk/speak/function.

This guy's getting ready/prepping in between rounds.