Thats some serious addiction...
This is how different drugs affect my play
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Being an older guy, my experience is a bit different:
Hydrochlorthiazide- as a diuretic, it makes me urinate often. I lose a lot of clock time getting up to pee
Flomax- great for shrinking the prostate. I can urinate much more quickly, so I make up some of that lost time
Motrin- good for my arthritic hip- I can get to the bathroom and back more quickly. More time saved!
Aricept- supposably good for Azheimers. I can't say I play any better, but at least I remember where I left my car keys afterwards
Viagra- bah! I got better things to do than play chess...
rofl
Jun 4, 2018
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The OP may have just created the greatest post on these forums of all time
Jun 4, 2018
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#7
1/0 Alcohol: Play rather well, but usually blunder bad somewhere.
1/0 Weed. Oh shit! U moved???
1/0 Weed. Oh shit! U moved???
@Shock_Me just won the chess.com forums for life 😂😅🎖🏅🏆
Gold
number 3 thanks for the laugh.
Jun 5, 2018
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Thanks for all the support guys. In addition to these drugs, I have been meaning to try cocaine for a while. It'd be very interesting to see how it effects my play. But it does seem like one of the "scary" drugs to be honest, especially since addiction runs in my family.
as a chess player me gonna tell u, its really important read about drugs to try them or know what to expect just like chess u read , study or try new openings or strategies but if u don't know about u could do actions with no plans and deterring improvement of good chess and suddenly get in a hole. watch out!
Jun 5, 2018
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I just lick them frogs for a good time!!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
I'm an avid chess player when sober, but playing on different substances is one of my favorite things to do. I don't know if anyone on chess.com plays chess on drugs or even cares about this, but here I'm posting my experience playing while drunk, tripping, tweaking, or high. Here it goes.
I play 1|0 mostly. Normal stuff. I usually try to close the position and break the opponent through positional play.
Moves feel more natural, I can move without thinking too much but I still play accurately. I blast trance on the headphones and play 1|0 bullet, winning most games! In some respects, I feel that I play better when buzzed.
I do not give a single crap when I move. I am wayyy too aggressive. I just do a tidal wave of pawns and exchange material whenever there's a chance. I pretty much lose 90% of my games when I'm super drunk.
Hole. Eee. Crap. I turn in to a chess computer on adderall. I can deeply analyze positions without sacrificing too much time. 1|0 on adderall and I win almost every game, playing at a 2100 level. This is seriously a performance enhancing drug for chess.
"Did I change my board theme to rainbow hexagons? Why does my music sound like its coming out of my head, not my headphones? Oh, I'm playing chess! Yes, what a lovely game. A battle between two minds, there's truly nothing like it..."
I notice that I am very good at spotting tactics playing on LSD. This is when you temporarily sacrifice material for a lethal attack, or a long term advantage in the game. Looking back on my games from LSD trips, I'm amazed at how innovatively I play. I make moves that sober me wouldn't never even consider... Overall, acid makes me a much more creative player. I play with aggression and vigor, creating threats with every move. LSD + Chess = amazing!
"A human. There is a human I am playing against across the internet. It feels that our minds are linked over such a vast expanse of space and time. Oh, right, I need to move."
I'm sorry, but I play like a retard on shrooms. Maybe it's the way psylocibin affects the brain, but I blunder every 5 moves. An interesting thing I noticed, however, is that I'm much more compassionate when playing on mushrooms. I congratulate my opponent on their win, and am impressed by their cleverness. But overall, LSD is the superior psychedelic for chess.
On weed, I play as I do when I'm sober, but I calculate positions much more slowly. I notice that I play a lot more conservatively, making sure that my defense is solid before making any attacking maneuvers. Overall, I play quite well when high.
I am on drug right now, I am on DXM. My legs feel switched and I can't walk and everything SCREWED. But holy crap can I play chess, I think this game is buried inside my bones. I can play because I am chess.