WHAT IS CHESS TO YOU?

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topman75 wrote:

Chess for me is a mistress. She displays her wares and you easily get caught and lose sight of time. You can engage her long and hard as in standard, or fast like a whip or bullet, just the same the satisfaction you get from a win is the same. She is so complex it's just so hard to fully understand her nuances. Her temperament can be quite or aggressive but you have to be careful in your approach as their lay traps that are skillfully concealed. Just when you thought you've figured her out she will introduce a novelty and all your preparations goes awry! Oh to indulge her! as years and years pass by yet her beauty still remains. Ahh at last you're old and dying yet never coming close to conquering her, so you introduce her to your son hoping to continue where you left of and maybe just maybe He could finally master her....

I see. But, chess is so boring... how do you get good at it? I can't seem to master everything, so what's your tactics? 

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Scottrf wrote:

Chess is a medium for the wonderful art of bullet chess.

And yes i see what you mean. You're pretty much saying BULLET CHESS IS BETTER THAN OTB CHESS. amiright?

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snip3z wrote:
Scottrf wrote:

Chess is a medium for the wonderful art of bullet chess.

And yes i see what you mean. You're pretty much saying BULLET CHESS IS BETTER THAN OTB CHESS. amiright?

Obviously.

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chessman1504 wrote:

Chess is certainly one of the most mentally stimulating games ever. I enjoy finding patterns, executing tactics, and finding subtle ways of defeating opponents. Overall, Chess is fun :)

:O YOU GET STIMULATED by watching chess? (if ya know what I mean ;)) *shakes head*

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lxusr wrote:

Video game replacement.

Mate you ain't living. Hit up the Call of Duty or Battlefield 3. Jump on the MLG pro circuit and make some coin. GET TO IT!

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DaBigOne wrote:

I would say chess is my life, but as I am not a grandmaster yet, it would mean I don't HAVE a life.

I heard sunlight is cool as well

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Scottrf wrote:
snip3z wrote:
Scottrf wrote:

Chess is a medium for the wonderful art of bullet chess.

And yes i see what you mean. You're pretty much saying BULLET CHESS IS BETTER THAN OTB CHESS. amiright?

Obviously.

<3

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Chess is the one hobby that I can absolutely LOVE and have fun with even though I stink at it. You can't say that about juggling, sword swallowing, or tightrope walking.

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snip3z wrote:
chessman1504 wrote:

Chess is certainly one of the most mentally stimulating games ever. I enjoy finding patterns, executing tactics, and finding subtle ways of defeating opponents. Overall, Chess is fun :)

:O YOU GET STIMULATED by watching chess? (if ya know what I mean ;)) *shakes head*

<3

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chess puts up w/all my short-comings willingly.....

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chessman1504 wrote:
snip3z wrote:
chessman1504 wrote:

Chess is certainly one of the most mentally stimulating games ever. I enjoy finding patterns, executing tactics, and finding subtle ways of defeating opponents. Overall, Chess is fun :)

:O YOU GET STIMULATED by watching chess? (if ya know what I mean ;)) *shakes head*

<3

heh, you legend :D

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ludrah wrote:
Aletool wrote:

My ex make me choose betwen Her and chess, so here I am

You made the correct choice.

Great choice! Life is chess, chess is life

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Chess is life and death.  Especially when you lose too much.

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Chess for me is like the show I grew up with: Battle of the planets. I am using my superheroes to fight off the intergalactic bad guys on the other side.

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Chess is an escape route, like an exit sign in your school, workplace, etc.

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Chess is an allegory of my life. It exactly reflects my losing, disenchanted, unfulfilled nature.

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Chess is Siege Warfare in the form of a board game.

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Whaleeyeman wrote:

Hello good evening, Transpo.  Could you please amplify your answer a bit?

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