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 ( 〃．．)

 

[maneose]

i used to play chess in 3rd grade! i don't think i was any good, but at least i understood the rules and could play a decent game and enjoyed it alot! i haven't played since, i feel like after i moved, i just immediately forgot how to play, wish i still knew how

 

[Izzythebelle]

I love chess and have no interest in getting better at it! Haha my ELO on chess.com is I think pretty average and I just enjoy how every game is different but follows the same rules.

i hated when guys would play with me and overexplain how i'm supposed to be playing. :(

I hate that too, sorry you have to go through that :( If you wanna play with someone casually though, message me!

 

[Dark Moon]

I used to play chess as a kid. I was somewhat good at it back then although I have no idea how I would fare nowadays since I've mostly forgotten and I don't have someone to play with.

 

[AnxiousLlama]

used to be 1250 elo, now after depression, 950.

 

[Electra]

Nope, thanks for asking

 

[pollux]

I played a little bit during the boom in late 2020/early 2021, but only against the bots on chess.com. I got stumped by the 1900 ELO one. I don't know what ELO this translates to (I think the bots were way overrated).

Biggest problem is that I don't really have the patience to sit there and think it through, so I usually start just playing intuitively and lose.

 

[monetpompo]

Biggest problem is that I don't really have the patience to sit there and think it through, so I usually start just playing intuitively and lose.

so real. that's why i would get tripped up when i was playing over the board in the past. i would just move and people would say "why did you do that?". the best way to play is definitely with other accounts since the bots are meant to be easier (i think). i didn't think that people would keep commenting on my chess post lol

 

[BruhXDDDDD]

It's fun once you learn basic principles of the game. honestly i'd say just look up "30 chess principles" and try to follow them in a game and you'll beat noobs pretty much immediately. then you get into the game and it actually starts being interesting/rarely feels one-sided

 

[Rynalia]

I wish I did more outside of by childhood, but life told me to play the other game that makes you despise enjoy the company of other people--mahjong.

 

[Apathy79]

If you play online you can play against other people or bots at your level. That might be more fun.

I was obsessed with chess as a kid and have an official rating just under 2000 (unless it expires?) But haven't played in about 25 years. I still like the puzzles though.

 

[Pluto]

 

[Griever]

Maybe someone would like to teach me how to play chess lol

 

[bankai]

I have a feeling you'd kick my butt Opie.When I was a kid, I would play again and again with my sister's fiance. Over and over and over and I'd lose every single time. It's not my game, I guess. Of course, he was also 15 years older than me at that time.

 

[pollux]

so real. that's why i would get tripped up when i was playing over the board in the past. i would just move and people would say "why did you do that?". the best way to play is definitely with other accounts since the bots are meant to be easier (i think). i didn't think that people would keep commenting on my chess post lol

I actually started playing because I thought it would improve my ability to concentrate and be patient...maybe I should try playing again...

But the bots are ranked fairly I believe. The thing is, they play unnaturally, since I think it's the same engine that plays at 3200, just that it keeps using sub-optimal moves some of the time. So it's not the same as a human player; a person will have a whole logic surrounding the way they play.

 

[psp3000]

no, but anarchy chess looks fun and this kind of chess below if it were real

 

[thetruetato]

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. :(

As a 2000+ Elo player on chess.com, I will say that the only reason I'm a good player is because of the ungodly amount of time I've spent on chess overall. I've played almost 10,000 games over the past three years and I spend and hour or two every day studying it (this doesn't include playing games). If you really want to improve, I would recommend watching YouTube videos, reading books, doing tactical puzzles, and using platforms like chessable to learn openings.

 

[WhiskeySolstice]

I like chess but I'm really bad ^^;

 

[monetpompo]

I like chess but I'm really bad ^^;

i get overwhelmed trying to play it lol

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

I play chess...as in, I know how the pieces move, and such, but I'm terrible at strategizing. I do win sometimes due to my tendency to overthink moves (Finally a helpful application!) and just indecision.

If anyone wants to play, I'm up usually. Only not if I'm at work or doing something other, but 90% of the time I'm at my computer.

 

[FoxSauce]

Well i didnlearn chess on my stay in the psych floor there wasnt much to do so a patient there showed me how to play. We got into a tie tho

But now I can play with my sisters Im no.pro but can play. I won't lie theres a lot of strategizing to do.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

Well i didnlearn chess on my stay in the psych floor there wasnt much to do so a patient there showed me how to play. We got into a tie tho

But now I can play with my sisters Im no.pro but can play. I won't lie theres a lot of strategizing to do.

I usually play against bots on low difficulty. Lucas Chess is a good free and simple program with lots of low level opponents. the Chessmaster series is also great, but it's paid and old.

 

[rururiruru]

i play chess on lichess, mainly 3 minutes blitz bcs i usually play chess just for passing some times. i blundered a lot tho, and cant really think under pressure

 

[Kittywuzhere.]

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!!]

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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. :(

I was in the chess club in elementary school but i can only win against ppl who are beginners Lol

I wish I did more outside of by childhood, but life told me to play the other game that makes you despise enjoy the company of other people--mahjong.

Oooo i love mahjong i mainly play it online tho lol