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mirroredragon
May 5, 2023
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#21
itoenailclipper wrote:

shortened for ease of reading

how do you expect him to get better if he quits?

also op is higher rated than you thats pretty ironic

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Queen_Jaya
May 5, 2023
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#22
Elite-Strategist wrote:
RimpeiTakishima написал:

Please help me

I would normally say «yes» for just that question alone since Chess is not exactly a «productive» activity, but, you will probably want to stick with it for the sake of further-developing bond-forging with your friends; that said, you can also ask your friends for help, lessons, but, like others have mentioned, you do not actually get better nor improve at chess without actually studying what works... from my experiences, besides just mastering ONE opening at a time (believe it or not, I had 1800+ Elo in rapid at some point before going on losing-streaks, but, I literally only knew how to play like maybe only one or two openings or perhaps three at the most, something like a one-trick pony), probably the most-effective way for you to improve is to just keep re-doing tactics-trainers on repeat until you can just automatically recognise the positions/patterns and clear the tactics-trainers with 100% accuracy even over 100 repetitions in a row (should be available on LiChess for free by the way).

Perhaps the most-important thing about NOT getting «frustrated» with chess is to NOT play when you are feeling tired/sleepy/fatigued or still have homework/errands that you haven't finished yet; the more «distractions» you have in your life and anything else that lowers your ability to concentrate/focus the worse you WILL perform, even with chess-lessons. Work on your external-life-factors first if needed until you have it together before returning to chess since it does help you out in the long-run, and, not just with chess, but, with all life-experiences.

Yes, do what she/he (idk) said

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gocelticsox
May 5, 2023
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#23

make up ur mind whether or not u do

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graysonballard
May 5, 2023
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#24

do what you want

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Caffeineed
May 5, 2023
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#25
Just quit this stupid game. It’s a waste of time and causes nothing but anger and misery
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Moog85
May 5, 2023
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#26

yes your bad

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S3venth_Hokage
May 5, 2023
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#27

Hi

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Mrgoodcat
May 5, 2023
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#28
I have played over 3700 games the last 2 years and after the first year I can’t seem to get better no matter how much I try. It’s becoming stressful, I’ll lose game after game sometimes. I think about quitting but I can’t cause the wins feel good enough to outweigh the losses… I wouldn’t quit
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itoenailclipper
May 8, 2023
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#29

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#30

Don't quit chess.

Chess is the easiest game.

It is easy because it is static. It is rule based. Unlike backgammon, which is more dynamic.

Tennis is a good counter example. It too is like chess, almost exactly. You make a move, then I make a move. The simple taps are the pawns, Down the line are the rooks, Cross-courts are bishops. Lobs are cannons, etc . . .

But tennis requires you to be able to make the moves.

Chess is The Matrix. You "know Kung Fu". Chess is Kung Fu where you have absolute control over you limbs. You tell a limb to move, it moves.

And you can play Online. You "jack into the Matrix" and fight other fighters in a dream of the Matrix!

Chess is the simplest game. If you can't play chess, you can't play anything. Ping-pong, tennis, backgammon, poker, volleyball, karate, judo, etc . . .

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#31

The only game you should quit is

"Quit playing games . . . with my heart." - the Backstreet Boys

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#32
Elite-Strategist wrote:
RimpeiTakishima написал:

Please help me

Chess is not exactly a «productive» activity,

Chess is a martial art.

Chess is a stage.

I learn so much about life through the metaphor of chess.

"All the world is a stage." - Shakespeare.

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#33
long_quach wrote:
Elite-Strategist wrote:
RimpeiTakishima написал:

Please help me

Chess is not exactly a «productive» activity,

Chess is a martial art.

Chess is a stage.

I learn so much about life through the metaphor of chess.

"All the world is a stage." - Shakespeare.

I learned on TwoSet Violin YouTube channel.

Just as computers can play chess, and the violinists say so, computers can "finish" a composer's unfinished composition. It is so amazing that all arts shares similar structures.

American football (independently re-invented) recording games for analysis (not for broadcast entertainment). Something chess invented since the printing press.

High School American football was recorded for analysis, and the camcorder was invented for awhile.

Chess invented the "shot clock" centuries before basketball, with hourglasses.

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#34

I beat people in tennis and they don't even know how I beat them.

In tennis, it is called "constructing a point." One move leads to another, leads to another, leads to a wining shot.

Chess invented that.

Yesterday, I told a guy I beat (21-5) this, almost verbatim.

"Do you know the movie Top Gun?"

Yeah, Tom Cruise.

"In the introduction of the movie, the opening scene, because of advancement in technology, fighter pilots are over reliant on missiles. They forgot the art of dogfighting. The Top Gun school is there to teach them the almost lost art of dogfighting invented in WWI."

That's exactly what he was doing on the tennis courts. Trying to hit top-spins. Trying to shoot missiles. He didn't even know what dogfighting is.

Verbatim.

"He just taps it over."

"He stands in the dead-man zone."

I beat him 21-5. He didn't even know how he lost.

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Dimiter4578
May 8, 2023
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#35

Im losing always but i not give up and no to quit

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pleewo
May 8, 2023
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#36

If yo like chess, don’t quit. If it’s giving you mental stress, quit immediately

if you like chess but it’s also giving you mental stress, yesnt quit.

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#37
Elite-Strategist wrote:

Chess is not exactly a «productive» activity

I don't know anything about music. Can't read it, never played an instrument.

Chess players can play chess blindfolded (all to some extent).

Musicians can recognize music, deaf! I've never seen it before in my life, but I can understand it in an instant.

When you learn any art, it gives you a template to understand every other art.

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#38
Elite-Strategist wrote:

Chess is not exactly a «productive» activity,

Chess is linked with literacy. I fail to observe that.

I discovered Borders book stores back in the day. It was huge. I bought a lot chess books, and other books too . . The Cat in the Hat . . .

Origami too, paper.

Hmm . . .

Bookstores went out business. They next generation will be dumb. I mean it.

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Shlumpino
May 8, 2023
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#39
mrOpenRuy wrote:

some people simply arent built for it, why do you think after chess boomed the average rating is 650. because it became a trend and even dumb people wanted to give it a shot.

you can allways try to get better but what will likely happen is you will go through multiple fazes before realizing that you arent playing chess, youre playing ¨how to win in 5 moves¨ or ¨the london system¨ or ¨the best traps ever¨ which is not real chess. if you do not become 1000 rating in less than 6 months you have no hope, concider that the deadline"

Yeah I disagree entirely. I don't think anyone should quit because they aren't seeing improvement. You just have to keep studying and practicing for hours and you will get better. There are so many great resources available for free on YouTube. I personally would only recommend these two chess.com courses: Candidate Moves by Kostya Kavutskiy, and Checkmate Patterns You Should Know by Simon Williams. These are both great tools for improving the quality of your moves in general as well as your tactical vision. This is much more likely to win you games than silly opening traps or learning a new opening every day.

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long_quach
May 8, 2023
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#40
Elite-Strategist wrote:

I would normally say «yes» for just that question alone since Chess is not exactly a «productive» activity,

Chess is linked with computer literacy.

I pursued chess because a friend gave me a pirated copy of Sargon II for the Commodore 64 on a floppy disk. And the disk was "floppy".

I got a Yahoo email account after I discovered Yahoo Chess. Someone plays Bridge on Yahoo.

I bought Chessmaster 3000 for Windows and the rest is history.

This Internet, this forum, this Chess.com, all this computer stuff, came out of chess.