Personally I do a number of things to specifically train me for playing over the board. When playing slower games against the computer I transfer the moves to a real board. Also I do some of my instructional material with a real board (my Yusupov).
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It is certainly true they are different. If all you aspire to is computer chess, that isn’t a problem. But if you want to actually play rated tournaments you must learn to play with a real chess board.
Personally I do a number of things to specifically train me for playing over the board. When playing slower games against the computer I transfer the moves to a real board. Also I do some of my instructional material with a real board (my Yusupov).
Personally I do a number of things to specifically train me for playing over the board. When playing slower games against the computer I transfer the moves to a real board. Also I do some of my instructional material with a real board (my Yusupov).
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I've been playing OTB with the computer as my opponent (or my phone app). My family thinks I'm crazy playing "with myself", but its like a whole new twist on the game, and adds a new level of enjoyment to study a real board.
I play almost all my chess on-screen. When I play on a physical board I sometimes miss bishop attacks down the diagonals.
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I feel like if I played myself, with the white me playing on a real chess board, and the black me playing on a computer, black me would win because I feel like I can see more possibilities looking at the screen. Probably because I play mostly computer chess and much less OTB. Is this normal?