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Feb 5, 2009
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I've done it and I think there is probably some benefit except you do feel wierd and sad.
Who hasn't at some point?
You'll go blind if you play with yourself too much.
rankferal wrote:
You'll go blind if you play with yourself too much.
Then playing with oneself in blindfold chess becomes a viable option, but I and the censors that be digress. LMAO ;)
Russ
Yes I have played chess plenty of times by myself. Just to play out different variations of a particular opening,or sometimes out of boredom. I've only actually bothered to finish maybe 2 of these games though. You get to a certain point and you think"why should i even finish this out? this is kinda boring!" At least thats the thought that usually crosses my mind. People have seen me playing against myself and given me some odd looks, or ask "how in the world do you play chess against yourself?! You know every single move your gonna make!" I usually just say "it's difficult to explain."(even though it's not) I just don't feel like explaining myself to these people.
Of course!And I always win.
rich wrote:
I have done this before. I think it's a good way to become a better chess player. But someone I know goes a bit too far {sometimes}, and he will wear a top hat and sit on one end of the board make his move; then sit on the other end of the board with a fake mustache and a pair of glasses on and make his move it can make you better.
That is completely.....AWESOME!! The hilarity of seeing him do that in person has got to be side splitting. I would pay a modest admission fee to watch him play an entire game like that! Man... I could probably hang out with that guy for hours and be entertained. You should tell your friend he kicks @$$ the next time you talk to him.
Feb 15, 2009
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Feb 15, 2009
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Why do you not go all the way and also commentate on the game.
'Looks like a novelty on move 9 Dr Shinnick.'
'Yup, it sure is Dr Shinnick, gonna see some fireworks in this one.'
premnas wrote:
Before the advent of online chess I used to play with myself quite regularly . It was more like running through various lines and positions than anything else, but still a good way to learn. I'd even place my board on a lazy susan so that when it was "my" turn, I could easily rotate the board.
The jobs some women have in America amazes me.
Mar 5, 2009
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Maradonna wrote:
Why do you not go all the way and also commentate on the game.
'Looks like a novelty on move 9 Dr Shinnick.'
'Yup, it sure is Dr Shinnick, gonna see some fireworks in this one.'
Probably less confusing to adopt two distinct personalities, along these lines ...
Scene: The semi-final round of the Challenger’s Chess Tournament.
On board 1, Bob Black faces Willy White, playing white. On board 2, Barack Black, Bob’s brother, faces Willy Win playing black. Board 3 has Bill Black (no relation) playing white, playing Bobby Black (also no relation). On board 4, Willard White, Bill’s brother-in-law, plays Willard White II (White’s father); White is playing black. We join the competition in the middle of the first session. The commentators are Will Black and Bob White.
How do rate White’s chances?
White is usually considered to have an advantage but of course, here, he’s playing black.
So you think Black has a slight edge.
I would certainly give Black odds of 4:3 against White.
And will ‘e win?
Well ‘e might – but Willy Win won’t – he’s not wily enough. Barack Black in white: he’s a dark horse.
You have to wonder whether Black playing Black is a odder situation than White playing black.
Or Black playing White! Does Willard White deserve a second chance?
Willard White the second is on his first chance – but he’s second-to-none playing black.
Didn’t Nunn go out in the last round.
That’s right - as white. Black's opening was unexpected.
White doesn't like to move second.
White doesn't like black? I never realised that.
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i used to do that but found out that one colour "co-operated" with the other one.
in protest , I adjudicate the games as won by the underdog!!
I've played against myself a few times but mostly it was just an exercise to see how many moves of an opening I could remember. I used to play against a chess computer all the time. It had an extensive opening book with a programmable percentage of random errors, didn't complain if I left the game for hours, and I got to punch it in the reset button if I lost.
I have tried myself a few times, but always get fed up and offer
a draw
I play against myself to explore different lines of play. Sometimes I even set my board up on a lazy susan so that it's easier to flip the board around...
Sometimes I like to dust off that old icon of a bygone pre-digital age called "the chess set" and sit down to play a game over the board.
The problem is that I don't find a lot of people who also like the game as much as I do and are therefore willing accomplices to my plan of wasting a Saturday afternoon. There are some and I thank them for it.
As sad as that may sound (please don't cry Ohh Suzanna) the problem was worse in my youth when virtually NO ONE was interested in chess save "me da". So I developed an admittedly quirky habit of sometimes playing myself OTB, as it were.
Of course the game nearly always started out in perfect symmetry but even against oneself the tedium becomes unbearable and must be abridged. And since the greatest opponent, the only opponent some would argue is the board itself I justified it as a learning opportunity. I can't say one way or another whether it helped or hurt my game, but a lot of my games did go the distance somewhat, unsurprisingly ;-)
My question to all of you out there is has anyone else done this? Am I a freak? And is there any benefit to one's game in playing like this? There must be a difference between studying the game of an opponent, their styles and tactics versus looking for the best move in any situation.