The good news: did I try anything that did work, yes! The pub. Blitz in a pub is fun.
What is the best chess activity to do while drunk?
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Oct 18, 2022
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Even a small amount of alcohol does damage to my gameplay, no doubt about it. Once in a while I try because I have this romantic idea of being alone, good music, glass of wine a real board and pieces and a book. But it doesn’t work. That is the bad news.
The good news: did I try anything that did work, yes! The pub. Blitz in a pub is fun.
The good news: did I try anything that did work, yes! The pub. Blitz in a pub is fun.
yes bombed chess is fun
Oct 18, 2022
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I have a thing with playing blitz, Irish Whiskey and music which has equated to 200 points gained in the last year. For the record, this is once in a while.
When I logged that my accuracy was respectable at 80% for blitz and rapid was only 82%; just give her.
I find myself having more fun, playing more intuitively and aggressive thus flagging less as well.
In 15/10 rapid, I tend to play sober almost all times and I still end up flagging due to being spoiled for choices.
Im 13 so I cant really give you advice on this...
OK so for me - I don't really drink that much unless I am on a date (which has been a while lol) or hanging out with my dad, but I do smoke a bunch of bud - for me though it helps me concentrate and I tend to play better while stoned except for the occasional idiot blunder which admittedly happens sometimes, did play my best game of chess yesterday though while smoking a spliff simultaneously lol
First off, this is not meant as an endorsement for drinking (at any age).
I saw an interview with Magnus Carlsen recently where he said "I think if you're playing blitz, you're mostly playing on short calculation and intuition. And I think those are probably enhanced if you've had a little bit to drink. You're thinking less, you're more confident. I think it's just confidence."
I don't doubt this can work for the world champion, but for me, I just play even worse than usual. So are there any other chess activities that doesn't tank a ton of rating points that might actually help improve your chess? Everything becomes more difficult. Concentration goes from challenging to near impossible. There is also the obvious problem of not being able to remember so clearly the next morning. Is there anything that you have tried that is not completely counterproductive or just a waste of time?