Is daily chess good for you?

Just curious??

For me it's a good way to work on openings since you are allowed to use databases and books.

For me, it is a great way to lose rating from being overwhelmed by the number of games you have in progress. 

For me, daily chess is a way to dive much deeper into chess-related subtle ideas than I otherwise can.  I've had many games in recent years where I played daily chess at the level of NMs, FMs, and IMs in a daily game, whereas in a timed, OTB game I'm not quite there yet to regularly be "in a group" with those guys.  It has also enabled me to play endgames (in particular) with higher quality, and to explore openings more freely (since the use of opening databases is allowed).  Last but not least, some of the students I work with prefer coaching at the daily chess level, as that gives us more time (3-5 days per move) to consider and discuss ideas before we each make our moves.

On the flip side, daily chess has trained me over time to strive to go so deep that I now find it (psychologically) more difficult to play "normal" (timed) chess tournaments -- since there I have to make decisions within a few minutes about moves without being able to spend additional time to dive to my customary depth into exploring the positions.

On balance, daily chess has been very good for developing my chess abilities to new depths over the past 10 years.  So I warmly recommend it.

Daily Chess is good for different reasons. On the one hand you can practice a new opening repertoire. On the other hand you can play when you want - this flexibility is for me the most important aspect of Daily. I also like to consult endgame books to learn how to play certain endgames, as for example how to draw a game by making fortresses.

Daily chess helps your understanding of the game the most of all variants in my opinion, though it is important you think about your moves as you would in an OTB tournament game. It is a common mistake to play a daily game as you might play a blitz game, immediately moving without thinking twice. Therefore, daily chess is an excellent way to improve if used correctly.

There are also thematic tournaments for Daily--I don't think there are thematics for Live Chess, and I've found this very helpful in getting a lot of practice on a specific opening in a hurry.  Otherwise you can wait a long time to get a specific opening or variation you want.  Even for relatively rare things like my Dutch Defense it's not hard to find a thematic tournament, or you can start your own if you're a paid member.

I couldn't seem to find any for my opening?

Nice to find this forum. I just started my first daily game to help prepare me for a classical tournament. Playing to much blitz has made me to fast and careless.

I’m already not thrilled about my position since I didn’t think about what I played. I still have a ways to go before I can play up to my full ability in classical.

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I think daily chess is pretty good; because it gives more time to think, but it also raises the chance of cheating

Whether they cheat or not really doesn't change what you as a non cheater get or not get from it.  Just forces tougher thinks. Can't worry about ratings, that's not why we play is what you have to remember.

I think Many have overestimated the number of unfair players. It's much less than Many thinks. Many used it as an Excuse for their shortcomings in chess.

that's true; the cheater doesn't learn anything, and instead gets their account banned...

they could still be learning, just in a different order than usual...  i've wanted to cheat in a tight spot just to see what i cant see when it is really happening and i am so in the moment.  but then i just remind myself that i can see it after i lose!  unfortunately when i replay games i am not as engaged as the first time around.

If the loser in the Daily game doubts the result, try challenging his conqueror in a live 10 or 5 minute game.

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