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Have you ever played Chess?
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Halo is Back
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That is a good thing imo. I was already exposed to Chess before but the show peaked my interest again
Stiflers Mom
Banned
Spend a lot of time playing chess when I was a kid.
Later on I kind of started to hate losing, and then I stopped the game alltogether.
Usually I don't give much of a fuck and mind losing in games, but with chess it's somehow personal.
Later on I kind of started to hate losing, and then I stopped the game alltogether.
Usually I don't give much of a fuck and mind losing in games, but with chess it's somehow personal.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
i "tried" years ago but gave up after like 5 minutes. what first made me interested in Chess was because of the first Harry Potter movie which has live chess pieces which made it look fun and of course Harry/Ron/Hermione need to play chess to get to Voldemort!
i think like a lot of people today i got into it because of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. like 2 weeks ago i couldn't tell you what pieces were what and how they moved except the pawn + knight. couldn't tell the difference between a bishop/rook or a king/queen.
i've been using Chess.com website and iOS app to play. i still have only a very basic understanding but i'm enjoying it and i keep getting the itch to play. i've just been playing 10 minute games so far. the website only lets you do 1 lesson a week unless you subscribe which is ridiculous considering how many lessons there are. i'm not sure yet if i want to subscribe. probably gonna watch some YouTube videos to learn.
i think like a lot of people today i got into it because of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. like 2 weeks ago i couldn't tell you what pieces were what and how they moved except the pawn + knight. couldn't tell the difference between a bishop/rook or a king/queen.
i've been using Chess.com website and iOS app to play. i still have only a very basic understanding but i'm enjoying it and i keep getting the itch to play. i've just been playing 10 minute games so far. the website only lets you do 1 lesson a week unless you subscribe which is ridiculous considering how many lessons there are. i'm not sure yet if i want to subscribe. probably gonna watch some YouTube videos to learn.
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greyshark
Member
This video is complete nonsense and makes me suspect he never actually watched the show himself. At no point during the show was she discriminated against because she is a woman, in fact the other players treated her as one of them the entire time.
I did not see a series putting a feminist agenda front and center, instead I saw a show centered around the life and character of Beth Harmon. It largely could have told the same story had you swapped Beth out for a man.
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greyshark
Member
I have accounts on Chess Time and Chess.com.
MetalAlien
Banned
Not since the 90s.
VAL0R
Banned
I know this isn't true from the very brief auto-preview that plays when you scroll past the series on Netflix. Two men are suspicious of her skill, with the obvious implication that their doubt is rooted in her gender as they try to convince her to play in the women's category. So I highly doubt the rest of your assessment.
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greyshark
Member
You’re wrong. The scene in question is her very first tournament when she was a literal unknown. She won that tournament to raucous applause and was never questioned again for the rest of the series. But go ahead, let your confirmation bias and 15 seconds of research guide you here.
Jill Valentine
Member
You can create a game, pass a link to the thread, and the first person to click plays. People after that join the spectators I think. It's really simple.
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Jill Valentine
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As far as the series is concerned, there's obviously a heavily feminist motive in the creation. Looking at the history of Netflix shows, the current climate, the injection of the female into a male space, etc. I haven't watched the series but I don't need to. They want to make this entire movement the new normal to the point nobody bats an eye anymore and we're probably way past that point now. I remember having homosexual relations on TV was shocking and now I can't get an ad roll without them. You can't tell me when the board room or whatever sat down and pitched this series that there was no "diversity" selling point. I won't lose sleep over it.
greyshark
Member
Seems legit.
Halo is Back
Member
kingwingin
Member
My grandpa got me into chess back in the early 90's and he whooped me everytime. I entered a tournament and won 3rd place.
Stopped playing after he died. Would play him at the hospital, he would forget moves/confuse peices and after beating him a few times I just didn't want to play anymore.
Stopped playing after he died. Would play him at the hospital, he would forget moves/confuse peices and after beating him a few times I just didn't want to play anymore.
dr_octagon
Banned
I'd always written off chess as a game too intellectually challenging for me and then I started playing. It turns out I am worse than originally imagined, the horsey continues to mock me to this day.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
I'm like 250 on Chess.com, if that counts.
Halo is Back
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shoegaze
Member
I wanted to create a thread on this but maybe the question would be better fitted here.
I looked at some studies on children learning chess and what I found interesting is the apparent improvement in working memory and decrease in risk aversion by applying yourself.
I want to start teaching my 5 year old but don't know where to start. I know the rules and have played maybe under a 100 games throughout my lifetime but I don't know how to go about teaching the game to the kid. I just know how the pieces move, but not a single principle, or how to improve at the game, or what is considered a "mistake". Generally how to "think" through the game.
Is there any good recourses out there for self learning, or should I just shell out for a chess teacher?
I looked at some studies on children learning chess and what I found interesting is the apparent improvement in working memory and decrease in risk aversion by applying yourself.
I want to start teaching my 5 year old but don't know where to start. I know the rules and have played maybe under a 100 games throughout my lifetime but I don't know how to go about teaching the game to the kid. I just know how the pieces move, but not a single principle, or how to improve at the game, or what is considered a "mistake". Generally how to "think" through the game.
Is there any good recourses out there for self learning, or should I just shell out for a chess teacher?
Spaceman292
Banned
If the kid is 5 then it'll be an achievement just to explain the rules, let alone any tactics. Still wortg doing though, probably.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Yes, actually I love it.
When I want to annoy someone, I use the ''challenging mirror'' technique.
I move the same pieces as the opponent, until he loses his sanity and I won.
When I want to annoy someone, I use the ''challenging mirror'' technique.
I move the same pieces as the opponent, until he loses his sanity and I won.
Alx
Member
Yes it may be best to start the game as any other game, just learn the rules and fool around playing with other noobs, like you would play checkers or Monopoly. Maybe show a few basic tricks like "scholar's mate" to show that those exist.
Once your kid likes it he can find a club to play with others and learn true theory about the game.
Once your kid likes it he can find a club to play with others and learn true theory about the game.
I’m more of an artist/creator than a competitor
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
My last official rating was from high school and I was a1050. I assume I'm about a 1400 by now. My High School team went to nationals and won once when I was there (I couldn't afford the trip)
I still play maybe 5-6 games a day.
I still play maybe 5-6 games a day.
Alter_Fridge
Member
Chess sir, I have
chixdiggit
Member
I would start out with something like checkers for a 5 year old. Work him up to chess.
PaddyOCanager
Member
Teach him Go instead.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Can we play a game now? I want to see how good you are.
Lady Jane
Banned
I'll hit you up on that. I need to make a new Chess.com account since my current one is my Insta handle so it's been limiting me from sharing it outside of friends. I just need to go ahead and do it.
I do wish a better Chess service would open up though. Chess.com has a lot glaring issues such as speed and locking features behind their super overpriced paywall is criminal. Their reporting team is something else as well. I was playing with my friend and we were jokingly insulting each other in chat with "bitch" and "fuck you!" and we were both banned for 30 days. My sister was banned for 60 days for saying "I don't care" when she was playing someone from Ukraine and he wanted a draw when she was +4 because "my country is in a war."
I just want to play chess damnit but no other service has nearly as good social features.
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AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
I just played a rando and they resigned after 10 moves. I wasn't great....they were just dumb.
Lady Jane
Banned
Chess.com's ELO is meh. If you focus on each move without being reactionary, you can get pretty far as a novice.
ThePringler
Neo Member
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Easily the greatest board game of all time. Probably the greatest game ever.
Crayon
Member
My grandpa taught me how to play chess when I was extremely young. He was insistent on me being some sort of genius. I think I knew how all the pieces moved and could play when I was four. My dad tells me I started beating him when I was six, which made him feel like they made the right choice leaving me with grandpa so much. I had a bunch of uncles, who were in their 20s at the time, and they loved playing with me so I got plenty of practice.
I still remember all the rules, but I'm no kind of chess player now. I'm sure there are many 6-year-olds who could beat me.
I still remember all the rules, but I'm no kind of chess player now. I'm sure there are many 6-year-olds who could beat me.
Cutty Flam
Banned
Just played a match a min ago
One of the greatest games
One of the greatest games
