I taught myself chess last year and am not very good at it either but I do think it has something to do with the fact that I am as impatient as they come. I think am better at offense than defense when it comes to chess. I can pull a good move or two if I think hard enough. It’s also about practicing it to the point it becomes kinda a muscle memory I guess. I watched magnus carlsen and hikaru nakamura’s games a lot to teach myself. I am trying to get better at it though. I’ve been fascinated by chess for as long as I can remember.
I resonate with this! Offense sometimes feels like a more productive use of the move to me too, until I realize I've left my side completely unprotected. I appreciate hearing your journey with chess.
Love love love this! I also lack the patience for chess, I think. It's impatience and impulsivity playing their dual parts in making me a shit player lmao. And although I learned the game at a fairly young age, it never really stuck. Thank you for your thoughtful musings on chess, as always!
I taught myself chess last year and am not very good at it either but I do think it has something to do with the fact that I am as impatient as they come. I think am better at offense than defense when it comes to chess. I can pull a good move or two if I think hard enough. It’s also about practicing it to the point it becomes kinda a muscle memory I guess. I watched magnus carlsen and hikaru nakamura’s games a lot to teach myself. I am trying to get better at it though. I’ve been fascinated by chess for as long as I can remember.
I resonate with this! Offense sometimes feels like a more productive use of the move to me too, until I realize I've left my side completely unprotected. I appreciate hearing your journey with chess.
Yeah that’s how I play as well. Going against a computer bot is even worse for your self-esteem 😭😂
Love love love this! I also lack the patience for chess, I think. It's impatience and impulsivity playing their dual parts in making me a shit player lmao. And although I learned the game at a fairly young age, it never really stuck. Thank you for your thoughtful musings on chess, as always!