are you playing more chess?

Gertrude

General

28 Mar 20 20:03

Very Rusty

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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29 Mar 20 16:46

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@the-gravedigger said
Up until last month I was playing OTB chess once a week in my local league.
Of course all that has stopped now.

I haven't played OTB since mid 90's. It would be good to get back into it when this Covid-19 is over, providing I am still around.

-VR

huynhpro98

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02 Apr 20 02:49

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wolfgang59

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02 Apr 20 04:19

I'm playing far less blitz as my spare time is now taken up looking at COVID-19
news from around the world. But I'm open for a slow game if anyone wants?

Move per day.

Very Rusty

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02 Apr 20 12:55

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@wolfgang59 said
I'm playing far less blitz as my spare time is now taken up looking at COVID-19
news from around the world. But I'm open for a slow game if anyone wants?

Move per day.

I know it is good to keep up on what is going on but don't watch too much, it will just depress the hell out of you.

I think it is impossible for me to do just one move per day! 😉

-VR

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05 Apr 20 07:43

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How would you know?

-VR

Drewnogal

Constant Gardener

The Plot

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22 Apr 20 08:45

@lemondrop said
as you shelter in place

Yes, enjoying it more and winning a few games too.

Torunn

Gothenburg

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22 Apr 20 09:11

@drewnogal said
Yes, enjoying it more and winning a few games too.

Less, I think - I have fewer games in progress and good opponents too. I follow the forums more thoroughly though.

whodey

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22 Apr 20 12:00

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@lemondrop said
as you shelter in place

e4.

And no.

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22 Apr 20 12:35

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@rookie54 said
i am playing the same amount of chess, more or less
i have found a renewed interest in my old rubik's cube
the vapid stupidity i used to see in fidgit spinners has mysteriously vanished
those lil doohickeys are COOL
i am now a fan of watching grass grow
paint dry
and attempting to detect which insects are ready for mating just by the buzz they produce

i wonder what rocks taste like?

Keep a bit of time for exercise which is good for the mind as well as the body!

-VR

Shallow Blue

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22 Apr 20 18:12

@very-rusty said
I haven't played OTB since mid 90's. It would be good to get back into it when this Covid-19 is over, providing I am still around.

-VR

If you've not played for real since Karpov was relevant, you're gonna get creamed. And I don't mean the English perversion of carbonara, either.

Very Rusty

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22 Apr 20 19:01

@rookie54 said

i wonder what rocks taste like?

Let us know after you try it out! 😉

-VR

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
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24 Apr 20 21:57

@Eladar
Same here, 1 min. games on Lichess. They score games weirdly though. Sometimes I win and get say 5 points but the loser instead of losing 5 points sometimes loses 34 points and can't figure out why.

I play a lot of these 1500? games and I win most of them and their score goes down like 177 points while mine goes up 4 or 6.
Weird scoring. I can see that one since they are provisional but the others are strange.