When Does Chess Get Boring for you? | Forum of the Week #5
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MoguMan
2 days ago
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#21
I play because I’m bored
2 days ago
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#23
🎯 WHY CHESS STOPS BEING FUN — AND HOW TO GET IT BACK*(intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation)
There was once a man who hated the noise kids made outside his house.
He tried shouting at them, scolding them — but they always came back.
So he tried something different. He told them:
*"Whoever makes the loudest noise will get candy!"*
Now they were excited. They came back every day, screaming louder than before.
He rewarded the top 5.
Then reduced it to 3.
Then 2… then 1…
Eventually, he gave them no candy at all.
The kids, expecting the reward, felt frustrated.
It wasn’t fun anymore.
Soon, they stopped coming.
And the compound was quiet again.
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*This is what we do to our chess.*
At first, we played for the joy.
Every tactic solved, every checkmate landed — it was fun.
But then came *ratings*, *results*, *expectations*.
We traded joy for pressure.
And suddenly, something we loved started feeling stressful.
But if we really want to grow, we have to go back.
Back to the *noise*.
Back to *the fun without candy*.
Play because you love the game.
Study because it excites you.
Let improvement be a bonus — not the only reason.
👉 *When you detach from the outcome, you unlock your best self.*
*Chess becomes art again.*
— Makory
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2 days ago
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#24
When everyone plays tricks and traps and gambits instead of serious openings. Just forces me to learn a bunch of bad chess instead of focusing on the real deal.
MakoryMindset wrote:
🎯 WHY CHESS STOPS BEING FUN — AND HOW TO GET IT BACK*(intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation)
There was once a man who hated the noise kids made outside his house.
He tried shouting at them, scolding them — but they always came back.
So he tried something different. He told them:
*"Whoever makes the loudest noise will get candy!"*
Now they were excited. They came back every day, screaming louder than before.
He rewarded the top 5.
Then reduced it to 3.
Then 2… then 1…
Eventually, he gave them no candy at all.
The kids, expecting the reward, felt frustrated.
It wasn’t fun anymore.
Soon, they stopped coming.
And the compound was quiet again.
---
*This is what we do to our chess.*
At first, we played for the joy.
Every tactic solved, every checkmate landed — it was fun.
But then came *ratings*, *results*, *expectations*.
We traded joy for pressure.
And suddenly, something we loved started feeling stressful.
But if we really want to grow, we have to go back.
Back to the *noise*.
Back to *the fun without candy*.
Play because you love the game.
Study because it excites you.
Let improvement be a bonus — not the only reason.
👉 *When you detach from the outcome, you unlock your best self.*
*Chess becomes art again.*
This is actually very interesting, Ws
Gets boring when the cheats constantly pop in
