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LeonhartFour 02/13/18 8:43:45 PM #487:	56. Chess (Xeybozn) I said in some of the early writeups that I'm generally not fond of games I'm not good at, but chess is one of the exceptions. It's largely because I can appreciate the amount of strategy and technique it takes to be good at it, and watching two skilled people play is kinda fascinating, too. I understand the rules of the game and all, but I don't play it nearly often enough to develop a knack for it. I'm not very good at strategy type games anyway, because I have a hard time seeing three or four moves ahead. I can't "see" the board that way, I guess. I'm also bad at reading my opponent's moves and figuring out what they're going to do next based on what I do. As such, I actually prefer to go second because it's easier for me to react than to be the one causing the reaction. In just about every other game, I like to be the aggressor and be offensively minded, but chess just puts me on the defensive because I have little confidence in my skills. Even so, I tend to react quickly and not take very long to make my next move, which also may be part of the reason I'm not very good! I have a good friend who is mildly autistic who loves chess and would play it on the computer all the time. Not sure if he still does since I don't get to see him that often anymore, but he went through a phase where it was basically all he played. It got to the point where, if you were playing against him, he could tell you exactly what the CPU would do in that exact same scenario. It was pretty insane, although you could also throw him off of his game by insisting on playing as white and going first because that was how the version he played was set up for him. Not that I would ever play dirty like that, of course...! Anyway, the point is that I know I'm never going to have that sort of knowledge about chess, but it's just a little awe-inspiring and impressive to find someone who does. It's a good game, but I'll never be good at it. Bonus Question: What's your skill level at chess? --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/xSIWjVK <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:896035388] in Leonhart R... [t:76237936]...</cite> <quote>56. Chess (Xeybozn) I said in some of the early writeups that I'm generally not fond of games I'm not good at, but chess is one of the exceptions. It's largely because I can appreciate the amount of strategy and technique it takes to be good at it, and watching two skilled people play is kinda fascinating, too. I understand the rules of the game and all, but I don't play it nearly often enough to develop a knack for it. I'm not very good at strategy type games anyway, because I have a hard time seeing three or four moves ahead. I can't "see" the board that way, I guess. I'm also bad at reading my opponent's moves and figuring out what they're going to do next based on what I do. As such, I actually prefer to go second because it's easier for me to react than to be the one causing the reaction. In just about every other game, I like to be the aggressor and be offensively minded, but chess just puts me on the defensive because I have little confidence in my skills. Even so, I tend to react quickly and not take very long to make my next move, which also may be part of the reason I'm not very good! I have a good friend who is mildly autistic who loves chess and would play it on the computer all the time. Not sure if he still does since I don't get to see him that often anymore, but he went through a phase where it was basically all he played. It got to the point where, if you were playing against him, he could tell you exactly what the CPU would do in that exact same scenario. It was pretty insane, although you could also throw him off of his game by insisting on playing as white and going first because that was how the version he played was set up for him. Not that I would ever play dirty like that, of course...! Anyway, the point is that I know I'm never going to have that sort of knowledge about chess, but it's just a little awe-inspiring and impressive to find someone who does. It's a good game, but I'll never be good at it. Bonus Question: What's your skill level at chess? --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/xSIWjVK</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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