| General Chess Discussion - i have lost all my enthusiasm#15 @Brian-E said in #2: > > Chess has a wonderful advantage. There are other ways to enjoy it rather than only attempting to excel. You can learn about it and appreciate it as well as playing it. Games a… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - Blitz vs Rapid#20 As far as I'm concerned, it's very easy to identify why I'm doing poorly in blitz play. In this format I make blunders and mistakes in industrial quantities, so there's no doubt that I'm much weaker t… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - There's something about the 'bye' response I really don't like.#7 @Brian-E said in #5: > I can't work it out. Whatever we do or don't do in the chat, it can be misconstrued. The emotions run high during a game. > > Sometimes I have used the "good game" standard phra… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - The priceless satisfaction of defeating fast players#20 @Wisherwood said in #18: > That's incredibly sad. ... I wonder why he wanted to delete his account? Who knows ? If he/she really closed the account just because she was bothered by some comments disag… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - Anyone Else Bad at Bullet and Blitz but good at Classical?#7 Here I am. I am a member of the club. Lately I've been doing a lot of blitz games, for two reasons: 1) it's a period when I'm very busy, and I only play in my spare time (a rapid game can last up to 4… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - The priceless satisfaction of defeating fast players#16 I see that the OP has deleted his account. For someone who, according to her/him, does not like those who act impulsively, it seems to me too impulsive a decision... Too fast. I'm sorry, sincerely. | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - The priceless satisfaction of defeating fast players#10 @lancillotta said in #1: > I have always hated those who do not fully exploit the potential that time grants us. This is not only true in chess but also in life. (...) Thought is a gift reserved exclu… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - Let us talk about how to be "Good at Chess"#5 "Good at chess" is relative, it depends on what level you compare yourself to. Personally, I consider someone who achieves the title of Candidate Master to be good at chess, which will never happen to… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - Enjoyment vs Study#11 @benjialextie said in #1: > Does studying chess take away from the enjoyment of playing it..... . In the case of chess, studying entails on the one hand greater knowledge ( and understanding is always… | a_Tauri |
| General Chess Discussion - how do you approach 5+3 games?#2 I play these games for exercise. Blitz is too fast for me, I'm distracted by always being in check the time, and honestly I don't enjoy it much ( I like games where you try to calculate deeply, analyz… | a_Tauri |
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