Been getting back into it after ten years of not playing. I used to be good but suck now. Anyone else love this game?
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I used to play with dad as a young child. Then around 14 yo I sparred with a classmate for a while. Then stopped playing altogether, with very rare exceptions.
I know the rules, used to know a few openings too, but my ELO would be very low.
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My mother’s x boyfriend was teaching me how to play when I was around five or six.
He was nice to me.
I told my father I could play with him because he loves chess.
He started yelling at me and saying he couldn’t believe how stupid I am to make such a dumb move.
I never played chess again.
I am afraid of playing chess and being stupid and so.
I dare not play chess and I’m 46 now and still haven’t played since “my father “ yelled etc.
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My dad taught me when I was 7. We used to play a few games every night for a long time. My uncle and some other adults back then would play their kids and let the kids win but my dad never let me win, so when I occasionally won it meant a lot and I got real good that way.
We had a recreation program at our school during the summer where a couple of teachers would supervise us kids and we did arts and crafts and played games. Some of us played chess and I could hold my own or win most of the time. I entered a chess tournament when I was in third grade and I came in first out of a bunch of schools.
I could beat all my cousins and my friends. Me and my dad joined a chess club; when we got there we discovered it was just for adults but the members let me play against one of them. He won but he was amazed at how good I was. This was all before I was even in fourth grade.
I still played my dad occasionally in high school but when I was 19 and was put in my first psyche ward I played chess with one of the interns in there but I was so screwed up I couldn’t finish the game with him for literally the first time in my life. I think the last people I played were my two nephews 10 years ago and I won handily.
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You’re lucky for being a natural player! I was always average at the game. In my school years I was a photographer.
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I played a lot of games to get good. I always wanted to take photography in school, it looked like fun but I always took academic classes instead. Taking photography in school really payed off for you, you’re pretty good.
I didn’t take many photography classes, I learned by trial and error.
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I played Chess and I know the rules, but am horrible at it. I mean, I’m not good playing in a social setting anymore and am horrible against the computer lol. I know the rules and know how to play, but am terrible if that makes any sense. Your post inspired me to download a Chess App and play. I am also horrible at Solitaire. I’m not sure I even know how to truly play.
There seems to be a correlation between being good at math and being good at chess.
I played a lot of games growing up in middle school like checkers and chess after school. In high school, I was an idiot, but beat my math professor at chess once and the smartest kid in my algebra class too in chess. I mean, I think they were shocked because everyone thought I was a moron and stupid.
Well I don’t think you’re stupid. Chess can take talent and brains.
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I played competitively in primary school to the national level but I just lost interest hardly ever played since. Maybe a few times on the phone or computer
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I used to be in a chess club which meet every week. I got pretty good.
I was the chess champion of 6th grade. I got a trophy and a plaque on the wall and everything
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Same for me in my youth, but then I discovered Go and chess stopped being interesting to me.
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I recently read “The Master of Go” by Yasunari Kawabata. Based on real facts happening in Japan in the wake of WW2.
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I never played Go but heard about it. It’s supposed to be better than chess, right?
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As much as I love the game I don’t have the cognitive skills to play against people. I get flustered with backgammon so chess is three times more difficult when it requires sharp thinking and steady focus.
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I’ve been playing on my phone and have been steadily getting better. I hope I can get good at the game.
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I use to play untill about 17. I downloaded one of the chess apps on play store and it’s really good!!!
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How do you play Go like what are the main differences between Chess?? @shutterbug
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