:,( No 10/10?
Why I am a bigoted/why I dislike most chess players/why I suck at chess
Trolling attempt 9/10. 10/10 is reserved if you are already a seasoned troll.
By the way, could you join my group the "Chess.com Troll University"? We would highly value you as a teacher of our advanced trolling course.
Are there players like me out there? That just patently refuse to learn patterns in chess? For whom each game is a new and ever more interesting excersise in foresight and abstraction?
Sure, they're weak chess players though.
Doesn't mean they're not smart. One of the smartest people I know enjoys the foresight and abstraction and hates using learned patterns... so what does he do? He more or less only plays games that are new to him. Board games, video games, doesn't matter, but always something new.
Maybe you would enjoy adopting a habit like this?
You can also get books with math / logic puzzles. There are some interesting forums and youtube channels out there for puzzles and math as well.
Are there players like me out there? That just patently refuse to learn patterns in chess? For whom each game is a new and ever more interesting excersise in foresight and abstraction?
Sure, they're weak chess players though.
Doesn't mean they're not smart. One of the smartest people I know enjoys the foresight and abstraction and hates using learned patterns... so what does he do? He more or less only plays games that are new to him. Board games, video games, doesn't matter, but always something new.
Maybe you would enjoy adopting a habit like this?
Yup, that's basically what I do all my life. But it sucks in a way because I never get too good at anything. In the end everything has a proven, better than average approach and no amount of creative thinking can outperform let's say the "god algorithm".
This life-philsophy builds up a generally good knowledge about most things, but unless you can adapt it in some multifacetted way you end up always feeling a bit behind.
I'm trying my hand on stocks right now, since there you have to know a little bit about everything but my starting capital is not too great to really make a difference.
I wish I wasn't so squeamish/moralistic or I'd probably enjoy being a war-strategist, general, guerilla leader, terrorist leader or what ever. The endless factors that influence real war probably make it a lot more fun than any board game or video game.
Tho people stil haven't really told me why they enjoy learning openings for example. Is it that learning a few set patterns and openings gives you an ability to explore a much bigger multitude of possibilities than you otherwise wouldn't be able to see at all from any set position?
I sort of understand your point, but also why try to succeed or improve at anything? We could all have contest to see who can stand in a corner of a room the best way..what's the point or fun in that. There are ways to play differently, have different accounts. One using the method of study and using the usual steps to succeed against others who use the same method. The other to use for self exploration of the game like a painting with no real objective. I have read topics on how some people who have different accounts for the purpose of..Playing Chess Inebriated with drugs and alcohol. Another account for a sober mind. I wouldn't muddle over it too much though, most bridges cross over something but all look a little different. Do what you enjoy and cross those bridges that will lead you to happiness. Peace and good luck.
Are there players like me out there? That just patently refuse to learn patterns in chess? For whom each game is a new and ever more interesting excersise in foresight and abstraction?
Sure, they're weak chess players though.
Doesn't mean they're not smart. One of the smartest people I know enjoys the foresight and abstraction and hates using learned patterns... so what does he do? He more or less only plays games that are new to him. Board games, video games, doesn't matter, but always something new.
Maybe you would enjoy adopting a habit like this?
Yup, that's basically what I do all my life. But it sucks in a way because I never get too good at anything. In the end everything has a proven, better than average approach and no amount of creative thinking can outperform let's say the "god algorithm".
This life-philsophy builds up a generally good knowledge about most things, but unless you can adapt it in some multifacetted way you end up always feeling a bit behind.
I'm trying my hand on stocks right now, since there you have to know a little bit about everything but my starting capital is not too great to really make a difference.
I wish I wasn't so squeamish/moralistic or I'd probably enjoy being a war-strategist, general, guerilla leader, terrorist leader or what ever. The endless factors that influence real war probably make it a lot more fun than any board game or video game.
Tho people stil haven't really told me why they enjoy learning openings for example. Is it that learning a few set patterns and openings gives you an ability to explore a much bigger multitude of possibilities than you otherwise wouldn't be able to see at all from any set position?
Opening memorization is by far my least favorite. The only good thing I can say about it is it can give you interesting and tense middlegames.
You get a position where both you and your opponent know the main themes and the basic strategic debate that's taking place... but then how do you go about resolving them? And then the endgame transition approaches so everything has to make sense in that context too. Plus concrete play overrides everything, so you always 2nd guess everything you think you know ![]()
Some interesting ideas there Sangrael. You might also consider castling your queen kingside, capturing en passant with your rooks and giving check with your king.
well, if you play thru my games, you will see what I am referring to.
it is too bad that chess.com doesn't allow you access to see and save all games played on site.
If you applied the same philosophy to music, then you would never be able to play any piece of music ever. Is knowing a chord cheating? Is rehearsing a piece cheating?
When I play chess, I don't bother memorizing the hundreds of various openings. I just stick to the basic principles and go from there. If you know them well enough, you don't have to think to much about it.
learning these patterns and recognition of the in your games is abstract thinking. Every game has different tactics and strategies to work out.
As for the opening crap, I agree but everyone is doing it and if you don't they will have an advantage.
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Do not remember anything if anyone can try simply one odd material chess and sacrifices of pieces But try any of those you should have knowledge of relative potential of pieces and good concepts of board. what will come by reading it is consistency(what I have seen many videos as a suggestion from grandmaster ).so you need not to have countless books but then you should be a talented one for chess. the game played in 1st Olympic is changed or metamorphosed today by many ways. But It is quite a fact how much will you devote that much you will gain.For hobbyist reading is not required but that might be the primary act for GM / IM / NM /CM etc.
Sounds like the OP's complaint is, more or less, that anyone who actually puts in the effort to learn are cheating because they're better than him.
sounds like u are just lazy so u dont want anyone else to even try to be better than u.
the reason we learn openings is to save time. instead of thinking an hour for the first 10 moves of every game we can just play the moves and focus on the middle game and end game wich are more intresting and require abstract thinking.
also u gave a really bad example about rubiks cubes. ofc u can just learn to solve but there are alot of differant methods and types of cubes. i invent algorithems by myself and stuff. for example in pyraminx (pyramid shaped rubiks cube) everything i know i discovered by myself and i finished first place and my national championship.
The idea that if chess was real life it would be random all the time is a bit faulty. In all of life we learn from what has gone before and adapt our approach- pattern recognition. In business, procedures are set for all situations so that a standard approach is used.
You suggest that you should be a war strategist- war strategy involves bringing order to the chaos and using standard tactics to defeat an enemy. In the infantry we practiced the same things over and over and over... etc until they become second nature.
Chill out man, just have some fun. If you don't want to be good at chess, do something else. It sounds like the arts is more up your street- you could do experimental music or something.
Wow, 9/10. Nice one!!