CHESS: Any players? Wanna game?

[TheRealDonnie]

Getting back into the game after a few decades break.

 

[Monkey Man]

Used to love it as a kid.

These days it does my head in not long after I attempt a game, not that I've tried playing since the '90s. IMHO you've gotta have "hungry neurons" to want to give it a go and stick with it.

Great game. It's been around for a long time and has become a notable part of the vernacular with good reason.

 

[TheRealDonnie]

These days it does my head in not long after I attempt a game.

Long version
Back when I was 12-13 I lived with my dad. He had already been into chess for years and right at that time the game became
hugely popular in the US due to us finally beating our cold war enemy the Soviet Union. He put me under his wing and we
played all the time. Kept playing via postcard chess through the years until maybe 15? years ago when he basically said the
same thing you did above. He spent his last 5 years in a haze (mostly happy) of dementia.

Recently read that studies of the effects of chess on holding off neural degeneration are showing positive signs so I have incentive
to get my head back into it. So far I've inherited just about every physical ailment the guy had so I got nothing to lose (easy jokes aside).

Short version
Chess good food for brain.
Must keep eating.

 

[TheRealDonnie]

When I say 'played all the time' I mean like him taking me towns over to after hours book stores/libraries
where a bunch of dudes would be hunched over boards in ridiculously smoky dim lit back rooms.

Think it was in the rule book back then that if you played chess you also had to chain smoke.

In hindsight, not too healthy there Dad!

 

[Monkey Man]

... where a bunch of dudes would be hunched over... in ridiculously smoky dim lit back rooms.

Ahh... just like the mods' back room here at Rig Talk.

 

[Ernstudet22]

Use to play alot as a teenager. Then found a chess partner shortly after getting married. We gave it up after a few weeks. Our games became ridiculously long. 5-6 hours.

 

[Ethelian]

Chess is such a classic. I played a lot when I was a kid. If you want to mix things up, try playing solitaire. It's a great game to keep your mind sharp. You can play it for free online and it's a nice way to relax when you need a break from chess.

 

[Laputan Machine]

CMV: chess is no better than video games, just older

Like, why does chess have this air about it like its some mega intellectual pursuit and it's part of 'high society'
Same shit is done in computer games like Starcraft

It's even worse because chess at a high level is literally just about memorization of strats and plays (called metas in gaming)...only real format that seems to get rid of these nerds that do that and make it legit is Fischer Random since it actually requires brainpower and not just remembering the correct play.

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

Ill play you. I need a game. Send me an invite on chess.com - DaBiggestJerk

 

[311boogieman]

I played chess a lot when I was younger. My dad taught me. He was pretty good. I'm sure he let me win more than once just to keep my interest up

It is an old game that is somewhat timeless. Most young people are not going to bother due to reasons @Laputan Machine brought up. I think it is cool to have something that is not software.

Ill play you. I need a game. Send me an invite on chess.com - DaBiggestJerk

The OP is long gone and banned my friend but maybe someone will take you up on your offer

Donnie B. was banned for being the biggest jerk evar!