Drinking alcohol doesn't help...

Guys, gals and however you may self identify, drinking while playing chess doesn't help your elo. You may think you're gonna tear the field up... you're wrong... can I get many seconds' on this!?

Ur definitely gonna play worse while feeling like ur playing well. But it's an illusion, u'll see after u analyze the game later while ur sober. Not just the game analysis but if u play tournaments like I used to u can clearly see that the results will be different on average when u compare all games while drinking with all games not drinking.  Just do the math.

Preachers quotes the Bible saying " 'Drinking is a Virtue, but Drunk is a Sin,' so know your own limits."

Depends on what your goals are.

but drinking while playing chess is fun

Then how come Alekhine and Tal were so good?

It might help if you’re an alcoholic.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

I've cured many a tilt with a glass of whiskey. I can attest, however, that a third glass always has a detrimental affect on the quality of my play.

This game, played OTB in the second round of a tournament, was played after I went wine tasting at lunch, consuming seven ounces of seven different wines. I was White.

I made the same deal and promised my friend I'd stop drinking years ago. I now owe him my house.

😂

But I identify as sober and find this so offensive I need another drink.

This might explain

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-players/at-the-gm-bar