They may call Mozart or even moreso Beethoven a mental stimulant.
But also they can be classified as a soul stimulant.
Is it cheating to listen to music while playing chess?
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Is it ethically wrong to listen to music while playing chess? It's a pretty stupid question but I'm gonna ask anyway.
Steve79275 wrote:
Is it ethically wrong to listen to music while playing chess? It's a pretty stupid question but I'm gonna ask anyway.
Yeah. Music might include the best engine lines for every single possible position in the game of chess (hard ch)
Jul 30, 2023
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#26
Hikaru streams with that horrible music in the background, he even seems to like it. Should have been banned long ago (both).
Jul 30, 2023
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#27
long_quach wrote:
Go back to real life. Real real life.
I'm not talking recorded music on head phones.
Real real life.
Chess, face to face.
How would one listen to music in real life?
A couple of instrumentalists play music while you play?
Has that ever happened in real life?
When in doubt, go back to real real life. No electricity real life.
Chess
Listen to Spandau Ballet and raise your rating by 315 points!
long_quach wrote:
Steve79275 wrote:
Is it cheating to listen to music while playing chess?
Chess is the music.
There is a pace and a rhythm that the players have.
Boxing and MMA too. Good fighters tune in to the rhythm of their opponent.
Tennis and ping-pong too.
Real chess. Not speed chess. At least 60 minutes live, face to face.
i sure do enjoy my opponent stalling for 30 minutes
long_quach wrote:
AhmedAryan wrote:
i sure do enjoy my opponent stalling for 30 minutes
In a real game, once, the position was so complicated. All the mouse traps were loaded. My opponent took 50 minutes to make a move. And after that I took 50 minutes to make the next move.
That was real chess.
ok
what i consider "stalling" is relative to my experience and the situation, i get it.
long_quach wrote:
Steve79275 wrote:
Is it cheating to listen to music while playing chess?
Chess is the music...
one question
i get this music thing and all but what about something like "underfell : the plan" or "gravitational acceleration"
Jul 30, 2023
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#35
I play chess with the sounds of people getting brutally murdered in Riverdale in the background, helps me concentrate.
kizzy_is_gay wrote:
I play chess with the sounds of people getting brutally murdered in Riverdale in the background, helps me concentrate.
tbh i feel like sounds of ohio playing at 700% volume feels better or maybe its just me
long_quach wrote:
In a fight, you want to listen to the rhythm of the fight, and not the "soundtrack" in your head. I guess that goes for life too.
too late already synced my heartbeat and fists to this
Jul 30, 2023
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#38
AhmedAryan wrote:
kizzy_is_gay wrote:
I play chess with the sounds of people getting brutally murdered in Riverdale in the background, helps me concentrate.
tbh i feel like sounds of ohio playing at 700% volume feels better or maybe its just me
Nah sounds of Ohio are only good at 690% while playing chess
IdkWhatIDoHerelel wrote:
i sure do love people take 50 minutes calculating their first move and theories
Not at tournaments, pretty sure the opponent isn’t allowed to stall.
Yes, in fact the ZPA has strict guidelines on musicor to