Does anyone play chess?

[monetpompo]

hey party people.

does anyone play chess? i've always been bad so i usually don't play. a part of me wants to be good at it, but it's always been a frustrating game. i tried to join the chess club my college has but i eventually fell out of it because i was always considered the worst player in the club, even though people still wanted me around. losing at chess makes me feel really down for some reason, so that stops me from playing games when i already feel sad. i think my elo is 600. my best friend who plays chess has a really high elo, so it's never been fun to play with him. it makes me feel childish. i think the only way someone can like playing chess is if they're already good at it or find it fun to do. i used to really like it, but people thinking i was dumb when i was active in the chess club made me like it way less. i hated when guys would play with me and overexplain how i'm supposed to be playing. :(

 

[Custos]

I like chess, I am not that good either. I play on Chess.com, the highest ELO I have reach was 900 something. There is no reason to feel stupid if you are worse than someone else, unless you can Magnus Carlsen you will also find someone that will beat you. Play on Chess.com and just learn how to counter Scholler's mate so you can have a decent game most times. It can be fun, until you reach like 1200 everyone blunders and most of the time your opponent doesn't even realise. Just play a bit and before you make your move just make sure you are not giving a piece away. Chess.com is also rated, it's a lot of fun (apart from the idiots who try Scholler's mate or something similar). Give it a go.

 

[Namelesa]

I have played chess quite a bit in the past. Learn to play from my dad and then played online on Chess.com. my elo there is like 1200. Chess can be really complicated and difficult and there is so much to think about with each move.

 

[SecretDissociation]

I played chest! I play rarely now but I still know how to play and I quite enjoy it ^^. Are there no beginner/lower level/elo players at the chess club? Maybe you could ask around and see if you can try and affiliate so you're playing on equal footing.

Chess is one of sports that needs a gradual development. If you still enjoy it please play it! Try improving online and then maybe go back to yiur college chess club if you'd like ^^. I'm also sorry that they mansplain chess to you. I hated that. I'd just dead stare at them until they stopped TT.

Just take your time and think about your fun playing! Easier said than done but this is your hobby and like and you should only care about your play and affiliation with chess :)

[Also I love, love, love your madoka theme!!]

 

[monetpompo]

[Also I love, love, love your madoka theme!!]

i'm a real gangsta, what can i say (spent an hour looking at madoka icons). being able to decorate my profile is actually my favorite part of this forum even though i joined because i wanted to ctb lol.

Chess is one of sports that needs a gradual development. If you still enjoy it please play it!

i probably should, honestly. i get discouraged pretty easy since i start beating myself up over being worse at it than everybody else, even though all i'm really comparing myself to is my best friend that's better than me. there isn't really a lower elo group in my college chess club. most of the players feel advanced or intermediate. it's cool that you also know how to play it! i've always thought that chess looks really cool in shows like queen's gambit and death note, but they don't show how much someone struggles at first when they're just starting to play the game. i think i get too caught up in trying to look cool in front of my friends that i forget i'm supposed to enjoy the game ( 〃．．)