Ah, the many virtues of duct tape... 
Who has never played OTB?
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Musikamole wrote:
woodshover wrote:
Musikamole wrote:
woodshover wrote:
How about you. Musikamole?
I've played many OTB games on a full tournament size board with and without a chess clock, at both my local chess club and at the schools where I teach.
I also play OTB with my youngest daughter and son. I've taught my daughter a few things, so I can't beat her with Scholar's Mate like I can against some of my band students.
I am a USCF member, but due to a few stubborn health issues this year, I have yet to enter a rated tournament at my local chess club. I fully plan to do so as soon as I can.
Last, I use a real chess set for part of my study time. There's something about seeing things in 3D that triggers a different set of ideas.
I have thought about following some of the games on here with my chess set, but so far I've been too lazy.
This might work for you.
I purchased a cheap two dollar plastic chess set with a small, hard press board checker board (not the crummy cardboard that flexes, rips or tears). Then, I removed the felt bases from the chess pieces and filled the hollow chess pieces with metal fishing weights and sealed them in with wood putty, with duc tape as the finishing touch for the bases.
These little chess pieces are heavier than my triple weighted tournament pieces!
A gail force wind won't push them around. It's my favorite chess set, of all of the sets that I own.
My point. Get a chess set that you would love to play around with, even if it were just for the pleasure of pushing pieces around in some random way. If the chess set is that much fun to use, then you will be sufficiently motivated to go over your internet games with it.
A chess set allows the mind to wonder, imagine. I find myself setting up chess positions that I would never do on my computer. Also, you can lift pieces to SEE discovered attacks better, as an example. There's all kinds of chess visualization exercises that are simply impossible on a computer.
I will also lay down and stare at a chess board without the chess pieces, moving imaginary pieces around in my mind, playing through chess games, etc. It's a great primer for blindfold chess, which requires strong board visualization.
Last, instead of building a chess set like I did, some guys are lazy and will buy $1000.00 fancy wood sets.
I've got a perfectly good regulation sized wooden $19.95 chess set. I just need to get organized with the studying.
I thought OTB referred to games played face to face, but I did not know the exact words. I am not able to play chess games in my head, so I always use some kind of board (electronic or otherwise) when playing chess. Therefore in my mind the words, "over the board" don't describe a clear difference between games played face to face and games played using the electronic boards on Chess.com. I was a chess player for nearly 50 years (without subtracting the years when I didn't play any games) before I first played other than face to face.
delcarpenter wrote:
I thought OTB referred to games played face to face, but I did not know the exact words. I am not able to play chess games in my head, so I always use some kind of board (electronic or otherwise) when playing chess. Therefore in my mind the words, "over the board" don't describe a clear difference between games played face to face and games played using the electronic boards on Chess.com. I was a chess player for nearly 50 years (without subtracting the years when I didn't play any games) before I first played other than face to face.
Well maybe if blindfold chess was more prevelant...
I think it's popularity has been on a decline ever since Pillsbury and Morphy died missing a few chairs in their kitchen.
How about you. Musikamole?
I've played many OTB games on a full tournament size board with and without a chess clock, at both my local chess club and at the schools where I teach.
I also play OTB with my youngest daughter and son. I've taught my daughter a few things, so I can't beat her with Scholar's Mate like I can against some of my band students.
I am a USCF member, but due to a few stubborn health issues this year, I have yet to enter a rated tournament at my local chess club. I fully plan to do so as soon as I can.
Last, I use a real chess set for part of my study time. There's something about seeing things in 3D that triggers a different set of ideas.
I have thought about following some of the games on here with my chess set, but so far I've been too lazy.
This might work for you.
I purchased a cheap two dollar plastic chess set with a small, hard press board checker board (not the crummy cardboard that flexes, rips or tears). Then, I removed the felt bases from the chess pieces and filled the hollow chess pieces with metal fishing weights and sealed them in with wood putty, with duc tape as the finishing touch for the bases.
These little chess pieces are heavier than my triple weighted tournament pieces!
A gail force wind won't push them around. It's my favorite chess set, of all of the sets that I own.
My point. Get a chess set that you would love to play around with, even if it were just for the pleasure of pushing pieces around in some random way. If the chess set is that much fun to use, then you will be sufficiently motivated to go over your internet games with it.
A chess set allows the mind to wonder, imagine. I find myself setting up chess positions that I would never do on my computer. Also, you can lift pieces to SEE discovered attacks better, as an example. There's all kinds of chess visualization exercises that are simply impossible on a computer.
I will also lay down and stare at a chess board without the chess pieces, moving imaginary pieces around in my mind, playing through chess games, etc. It's a great primer for blindfold chess, which requires strong board visualization.
Last, instead of building a chess set like I did, some guys are lazy and will buy $1000.00 fancy wood sets.