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Playing on the net I find I don't concentrate on my moves the way I
do over the board. Is it the same for other people?

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It's like playing simultaneous games of rapid chess: look at the
board, make a move, rush to the next board. And when I don't know
what to move I have all the time I need.

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Yup. I find I make twice the number of bad moves that I know I
shouldn't have made when playing on line.

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Quite true, + the small dots is not pleasing to eye, so just probaly think the other side is suffering as you are.

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No, I play better online than OTB. Partly because of the 'analyze board' function, partly because I find I see the position more clearly in two dimensions than in three.

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Originally posted by gordon
Playing on the net I find I don't concentrate on my moves the way I
do over the board. Is it the same for other people?
Actually, i find i make more mistakes over the board. It used to be the other way around but i've got so used to playing in two dimensions that I actually prefer it now. 🙂

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Originally posted by gordon
Playing on the net I find I don't concentrate on my moves the way I
do over the board. Is it the same for other people?
I play quicker online then OTB. I know when I have days to move I rush my moves and when I have mins I annoy people by taking to long to move.

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Originally posted by Will Everitt
I play quicker online then OTB. I know when I have days to move I rush my moves and when I have mins I annoy people by taking to long to move.
...plus if you lose online you think to yourself "so what - who cares" whereas face to face it seems worse if you lose.[to me anyhow]

Oddly enough I also play much more quickly online.

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What I don't like about playing on the net is that all the squares are the same color as the table where you lay the net down. Plus the net is usually stretched a bit in a diagnal way that makes the board shaped more like a diamond than a square.

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That made me laugh really hard. I killed a lot of brain cells this weekend, so don't get too full of yourself. Net...