Anyone here who likes to play chess?

[Daimai]

As the topic says, any chess fanatics here?

[azelismia]

not a fanatic but I can definitely play.

[dandylion]

My favorite part of the game is playing chess tag.

[dalidaisy]

*sigh*

I think I would enjoy it, but have never had anyone to teach me/play with. My world has been totally devoid of nerds for the most part. They run from me. I'm scary...

*hangs head & leaves thread*

[Cocoa]

NO, but I'd love you if you'd teach me :)

The only thing I know is that Check-Mate comes from Arabic, and that it means "the king is dead". :)*

*Learned that from "the Dangerous book for boys"

[Zombicide]

Yes, very much so. When in good health I like to play against my father or an AI at every viable chance I get to play.





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*sigh*

I think I would enjoy it, but have never had anyone to teach me/play with. My world has been totally devoid of nerds for the most part. They run from me. I'm scary...

*hangs head & leaves thread*

Not certain but if you have the game installed on your computer, you may find it has a sufficient tutorial there

[Flamethrower]

Yep! I absolutely love chess. It is my favourite game. You can play it on so many levels. If I am playing beginners who have no strategy I usually jeopardize my pieces and get them to take them off the board to make a better challenge. If my opponent is good I try to figure out what strategy they are using, whether they are figuring out mine, and if they are sometimes I try to make a decoy strategy to distract them while I set up a more sophisticated ending without them noticing so much. I had a friend that used to always do something similar to me. But he was a superb player and very clever and I can't quite pull it off like him.

I am not too bad but I'm not hugely experienced. I've had some really gnarly opponents to play in the past and I really enjoy playing people who are way better than me. I don't mind if I lose if I learn some cool new trick from them. I haven't played for ages though since there aren't many people around with the patience to play so I am really rusty and probably play like crap now. I sort of prefer games that take a couple of days and are really hard! I guess I could always play my computer. I have a good chess program on here somewhere.

[Daimai]

Oh yes I've been looking for a good chess program for centuries! Any tips?

[Bobert]

Have you noticed the top left of the forum pages?

[navelgazer]

I used to play a lot of chess, until I found Go.

Recently, I read The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which features a chess theme. I dusted off my old copy of My System, and read it a little bit. Very engaging game.

All that being said, I find no satisfaction in playing against computers. I want to beat people!

[luisluis]

once i played strip chess with a woman i met at a chess match....

[Hanfgeist]

Yeah , I play my chess computer until I can beat it and then kick it up a level in difficulty and try to beat it again at the new level....

[curiousjane]

I would think chess playing would suit you mastermind strategists very well.

For me, my chess playing days were over the minute I discovered, that no, CJ, you CAN'T beat your brother at the game by taking the king.

Shoot.

[BostonIan]

I like chess and play a lot, enough that I should have mastered it by now, but I play too much for fun and not enough for strategy. Like, I play a particular black opening just because I like watching them chase my knight around, and pawn endings are so boring to me that it doesn't matter whether I win or lose them.

Unless I get well ahead early, I tend to just make unexpected sacrifices and pepper the king-side for a mate. If that's defended, I'm typically out of ammo. Still my favorite game, though.

[Plane Stress]

I like it, but I'm not very good cause I just haven't played very much in my life. Never had anyone to play with.

[azelismia]

I used to play a lot of chess, until I found Go.

Recently, I read The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which features a chess theme. I dusted off my old copy of My System, and read it a little bit. Very engaging game.

All that being said, I find no satisfaction in playing against computers. I want to beat people!


you can play chess against people on shockwave.

last time I went there it was still free. I have a bit of a stigma about chess so I don't play it all that often anymore. My dad had me all set up to be one of the top 5 female chess players. he was a master. He taught me how to play at 5 and we had daily study sessions surrounding it. I played in my first tournament at 12 and the stress of it just about killed me. There were men gathered around kibitzing, I was steadily winning.. but the stress of having a bunch of grown men standing around wagering on if a small girl was going to beat this guy and blah blah blah little blonde girl blah blah blah she can't possibly be doing this blah blah blah.. , was just too much for me to take. It really worked at distracting and infuriating me. Since then I rarely play. I haven't studied and the only time I actually enjoy the game is when I have a bottle of wine to go with it. the game was just ruined for me. Although, I am still a solid player.. just not the top notch quality I used to be.

besides, all the top players are nuts. :) absolutely bonkers. I've met a number of them. I didn't want to end up like that, and there is really no other way to be if you spend hours and hours of your life doing nothing but studying strategy and openings.

Strategy was my brilliance in the game. I generally let the other player win the first game and take that knowledge of HOW they win ( of course you can't do this in tournament. you have to have this information before a tournament) in order to know their weaknesses and tailor your game against them to that. Most of the chess players I played against were S I think. they had their route routines and expected you to play the same way, breaking out of that tends to make that sort of player flounder.

[Mozzes]

Only 960 blitz variations interest me.

Traditional chess is too much memorization of opening book and middle game positions.

[Samoan Corleone]

I know how to play Chess, if that's what you mean, but I usually get my ass kicked. My dad always used to get me with, like, 5 variations of three-move Checkmate all the time.

[DRog]

I like chess a lot but I rarely play because few people I encounter are very good at it. It's not so much fun when you're just throwing together some loose offense and not even worrying that much about defense.

[NiteRider]

Hah... chess... I can beat any of you here...

That's what I would have said had I not encountered my first defeat a few months back. Id did end up getting better because of that defeat and now that guy can't even catch a glimpse of my king while my sword cuts his king's throat.

Ok... maybe that got a bit too violent... but it is war, isn't it? You shoulda stay home if you can't stand the sight of blood...

But defeat has it's advantages... always gives you a dose of humility and a reminder and that there's still a lot more to learn in life...

Although I am a bit too busy at this stage in my business, those here who want to challenge each other or practice against each other can play for free at To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Just create your account and start playing. Don't forget to add me to your friends' list there... my u/n there is "niterider99".

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[Cthulhu]

I can tell a Queen's Indian from a Sicilian from a Ruy Lopez, but I'm far too prone to blunders to be any good.

Playing through a game between a couple of grandmasters and following along with the analysis of someone who really knows what they're talking about can be kind of entertaining.

[gestalt]

Not a fanatic but I walked into my high school chess club and wiped the floor with their resident expert. Used to play countless games with my Dad out at Deer Camp on a war-souvenier (sp?) magnetic board of Grandpa's as well as Chessmaster 2000 growing up. LOL

I'm also prone to shouting out "King me!" in the middle of a game.

[TheLastMohican]

For me, my chess playing days were over the minute I discovered, that no, CJ, you CAN'T beat your brother at the game by taking the king.

Shoot.

You can if you're playing blitz.

[Anders]

Yea I like chess. I used to think I was pretty good at it, until I played some online blitz games and lost 9 out of 10 games..

[gestalt]

You can if you're playing blitz.

Or if you just knock his King off the board with your own.

[TheLastMohican]

I played in my first tournament at 12 and the stress of it just about killed me. There were men gathered around kibitzing, I was steadily winning.. but the stress of having a bunch of grown men standing around wagering on if a small girl was going to beat this guy and blah blah blah little blonde girl blah blah blah she can't possibly be doing this blah blah blah.. , was just too much for me to take. It really worked at distracting and infuriating me.

Were you playing in a USCF rated tournament? Normally kibitzing is against the rules, for obvious reasons. The tournament director should have dispersed the crowd.

[azelismia]

Were you playing in a USCF rated tournament? Normally kibitzing is against the rules, for obvious reasons. The tournament director should have dispersed the crowd.


yes it was and it pissed me off even more because of that failure. the truth was that no one wanted me there. I was a bit of a threat to the male ego. They won. at 12 I was no match for that sort of intimidation. my father never should have encouraged me to play in those sorts of tournaments at such a young age. I should have been in school tournaments against people my own age.

[encrypted]

Go is definitely fun but no its very difficult to find someone to play with on a physical board ..

[TheLastMohican]

yes it was and it pissed me off even more because of that failure. the truth was that no one wanted me there. I was a bit of a threat to the male ego. They won. at 12 I was no match for that sort of intimidation. my father never should have encouraged me to play in those sorts of tournaments at such a young age. I should have been in school tournaments against people my own age.
Well, he might not have been able to predict their reaction, or the incompetence of the tournament director in that situation. I actually preferred the adult tournaments at that age, because I wasn't expected to win and therefore didn't get as much grief when I lost. Since it was your first tournament, neither you nor your father knew how it would feel for you.

[azelismia]

Well, he might not have been able to predict their reaction, or the incompetence of the tournament director in that situation. I actually preferred the adult tournaments at that age, because I wasn't expected to win and therefore didn't get as much grief when I lost. Since it was your first tournament, neither you nor your father knew how it would feel for you.


it didn't start getting bad until It was clear that I was winning. I think it was on my fourth or 5th table when it started.

the director was one of the kibbitzers as I recall (although I must admit it's all rather fuzzy now. I've blocked it a tad I think)

I was fairly emotionally fragile at this age. I had had a nervous breakdown a year and a half before, my parents were divorcing and there were a number of other stress points. I nearly had another nervous breakdown from the pressure of this.

he really ought to have known better. So should have my mother.

just to clarify, the expecation from my father was that I would win. My dad was a paranoid schizophrenic though, and he was driving me on this. Neither of my parents ever should have procreated.

[TheLastMohican]

Okay, that puts things in perspective. He should have known better.

[DewFuel]

Hah... chess... I can beat any of you here...

That's what I would have said had I not encountered my first defeat a few months back. Id did end up getting better because of that defeat and now that guy can't even catch a glimpse of my king while my sword cuts his king's throat.

Ok... maybe that got a bit too violent... but it is war, isn't it? You shoulda stay home if you can't stand the sight of blood...

But defeat has it's advantages... always gives you a dose of humility and a reminder and that there's still a lot more to learn in life...

Although I am a bit too busy at this stage in my business, those here who want to challenge each other or practice against each other can play for free at To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Just create your account and start playing. Don't forget to add me to your friends' list there... my u/n there is "niterider99".

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I'd like to take you up on your challenge. Although if you aren't rated at least 2000, don't waste my time;)

I used to play competitively in middle school / high school / undergraduate

[NiteRider]

I am not throwing any challenges... if I do, all I would all day would be practice chess and I have a business to handle. And although I haven't played much at Chess.com, I played only with those who were twice as good as I was, so that I could learn from my defeats. Ratings can easily be manipulated by playing with weaker or same-strength players, and most of my victories were non-rated games.

Sure, you may be much better than I am at chess and maybe I could learn something by playing with you, but given my obsession to always win, I can't afford to take any challenges in any sport as I want to concentrate of making my business very successful.

But you can add me to your friends list there for later... I am niterider99.

[DewFuel]

Don't make bold statements that "i can beat anyone here"

i'd love to play you on chess.com

i'll sign up for it.

[TheLastMohican]

Don't make bold statements that "i can beat anyone here"

i'd love to play you on chess.com

i'll sign up for it.

Hah... chess... I can beat any of you here...

That's what I would have said had I not encountered my first defeat a few months back. Id did end up getting better because of that defeat and now that guy can't even catch a glimpse of my king while my sword cuts his king's throat.

[NiteRider]

Thanks for clarifying on my behalf TheLastMohican :)

added: Anyone that adds me to the friends list at Chess.com, just leave a message that you are from INTJ forum so that I can take you more seriously when I do resume playing there. My u/n is niterider99.

[Dreamshaper]

I only like to play chess when I'm playing by myself or against a computer. People I play with usually try to rush me into making a decision, and the stress of that usually causes me to make an error in planning. Oh well.

[NiteRider]

Anyone who's a good player and worth playing with has respect for the game and would not rush the other person... that's a no-no.

[azelismia]

Anyone who's a good player and worth playing with has respect for the game and would not rush the other person... that's a no-no.


eh, not true, it's just done thru subtle means like pencil tapping and nervous gestures.

[NiteRider]

Why would a true chess player want to win by making the opponent take a rash decision without using all his mental power? I want him to give me his BEST and then I want to beat him. I don't want an easy kill...

Man... don't pull me back into this... really like the game.

[TheLastMohican]

Why would a true chess player want to win by making the opponent take a rash decision without using all his mental power? I want him to give me his BEST and then I want to beat him. I don't want an easy kill...

Man... don't pull me back into this... really like the game.

Sometimes you could just be in a hurry. If you were planning on playing a quick game before heading elsewhere, and your opponent insists on spending a lot of time on analysis, you would probably find it irritating, and pencil tapping would ensue.

[NiteRider]

But then it would be a casual game and not a real game of war. That's why I always take ample time out before starting a game with another serious player.

I am trying to not get involved into chess again, love it too much and I need to concentrate on my business.

[DewFuel]

thats why the chess gods invented the chess clock in 1888 i believe.

players would spend days contemplating on a move, and thats really not what chess is about.

it is pointless to play the game if you don't finish it within 3 hours.





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*and my bad niterider, i didn't want to sound like a dick, and i failed at reading comprehension :(.

[chris]

I don't like chess because I suck at chess. I can only analyze two moves ahead before I start getting angry at myself for having such a weak-ass memory. Any tips on how to beat my younger brother who always laughs at me after beating me in ten moves (slight exaggeration) would be appreciated.

By the way, is having a good working memory a major advantage in chess? Or is there a special "chess-memory" or "chess-language" that can be trained and developed; and which enables you to play blindfolded or with multiple opponents at a time?

[TheLastMohican]

By the way, is having a good working memory a major advantage in chess? Or is there a special "chess-memory" or "chess-language" that can be trained and developed; and which enables you to play blindfolded or with multiple opponents at a time?

Spatial abilities help a lot with tactical calculation. You have to imagine the pieces moving to different squares, and then keep those new (but imaginary) positions in mind while you look for the later moves.
When playing blindfolded, you have to rely on pattern recognition to navigate the board. Therefore you need to be fairly experienced before you can do it successfully (unless you have the spatial memory and calculatory abilities of an advanced computer). The main idea is not to memorize the positions of 32 different pieces, but to clump together common arrangements of the pieces, so that you are only memorizing a few pieces of information at once. For example, you could just remember that your opponent's king is castled queenside with a fianchettoed bishop. That arrangement includes three pawns and three pieces, but can be remembered similarly to a single piece, provided you have played enough games to be familiar with the positional influences of those pieces.

[DewFuel]

Spatial abilities help a lot with tactical calculation. You have to imagine the pieces moving to different squares, and then keep those new (but imaginary) positions in mind while you look for the later moves.
When playing blindfolded, you have to rely on pattern recognition to navigate the board. Therefore you need to be fairly experienced before you can do it successfully (unless you have the spatial memory and calculatory abilities of an advanced computer). The main idea is not to memorize the positions of 32 different pieces, but to clump together common arrangements of the pieces, so that you are only memorizing a few pieces of information at once. For example, you could just remember that your opponent's king is castled queenside with a fianchettoed bishop. That arrangement includes three pawns and three pieces, but can be remembered similarly to a single piece, provided you have played enough games to be familiar with the positional influences of those pieces.

this.

Also, you are usually not focused on the entire board. there is usually one or two points of interest that require your attention. it becomes easier to look more moves in the future because you recognize attack patterns that are very frequent, but usually slightly different.

[Coderider]

I love playing. Hard to find other players though. Playing against the computer isn't the same. I taught my son when he was young. He is now beating me between 25% and 30% of the time. It's hard to stay sharp though, not playing anyone better than me.

Chestmaster isa great series

[Felix]

Yes. I absolutely love the game. Want to play?

[music221]

I like to play chess, especially with my son. I love the look on his face when I totally surprise him and kill his queen and then check mate.

[DewFuel]

if anyone wants to posts their games so we can see them (PGN format works best for winboard) that would be awesome.

i'll grab a few of my games when i get back home and toss them here.

if you haven't checked out winboard, its an excellent chess viewing program!

[N0c7urn3]

I like to play chess, though sadly, I used to play much more when I was younger.

Still, playing chess is a great way to pass the time. Teaching someone how to play chess can be quite fun too.

[cmrain]

I can see myself as an old dude in a bookstore sitting playing chess. I spent several years playing it when I was really young. My plan is to come back to it when I am an old fart and kick some ass.

[NoStoneUnturned]

I like the game.

Does anyone here have an offical chess rating above 1500?

[SongofSeptember]

I seriously love to watch it, but I can't play it to save my life.

[TheLastMohican]

I seriously love to watch it, but I can't play it to save my life.
How do you understand the games if you can't play?

[lancelot]

I used to like chess in grade school, I also collected chess sets.

I was sorry to hear Bobby Fischer had died, he was obviously a genius.