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How well do you play chess compared to your other intellectual abilities?
Much better 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Better 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
About on par 23%  23%  [ 3 ]
Worse 31%  31%  [ 4 ]
Much worse 15%  15%  [ 2 ]
I never played chess 23%  23%  [ 3 ]
Total votes : 13

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27 Sep 2021, 9:37 pm

I have long been puzzled by my poor ability at chess. I suppose it goes along with my generally poor long term planning skills though. How do the rest of you rate yourselves at chess?


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27 Sep 2021, 9:57 pm

One factor is that I don't like making people lose. I knew a very good chess player who did really stupid things off the board.



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28 Sep 2021, 1:39 am

I haven't played Chess since I was a child.
I much prefer Go of which I am a relatively decent player, while I don't see me raising to an advaced level due to consentration issues and failure to learn advanced playing techniques.

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28 Sep 2021, 8:36 am

Bad.

I don't plan any steps. I don't look for any possible plot another player may do.


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28 Sep 2021, 8:39 am

About on par: Well enough to win most of the time, and not well enough to compete nationally.


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28 Sep 2021, 10:40 am

I've played competitively in the past but it been some twent, ahem, thirty years. I rose to the level of the lowest rung of the national master ranking although I'd been surprised if I could play at A-level right now (USCF 1800-2000).



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28 Sep 2021, 12:46 pm

I'm shite at chess but what's impressive is that my 5 year old taught me how to play after teaching himself