Originally posted by ivan2908yes...when my girlfriend asked if I had any "closet" secrets....I confessed to playing chess...she was rather confused
We always discuss about openings and tactics here. How about some short stories.
Yesterday I was in the University and in the hall I've met some of professors. And he arrived with his say 12 year old son who was carrying big, beautiful chess set in its hands. I didn't say nothing because I do not know the boy. BUT I FELT THE HORRIBLY STRONG NEED TO ASK H ...[text shortened]... ck of some good chess club is my problem.
Do you have such problems with chess addiction ?
Sometimes when I'm at work, I think of different pawn endings...and try to conclude on how to gain the opposition (in my head i'm always black...is that weird?) I also sometimes try and go into my opening repertoire in my head, and press as far as I can into my most faced variations. When I get home I check what I was thinking and see whether or not my at-work thought process was sound.
This post came at a perfect time. I am now totally "addicted" to chess. I was on a three lane expressway the other day and the 3 cars in front of me were in a triangle shape. The first thought that came into my head was that it was a semi-slav formation! Then one of the cars changed lanes and I thought..."he just doubled his pawns." When I miss a club game, which is once/week, I am terribly depressed for the next few days (withdrawal?) Winning a game gives me a high. Losing, while I hate losing, is seen as a learning experience...which I think is key to really enjoying the game and staying sane.
There is something different about chess that you just don't find in other games, it seems to have a soul. You can learn about yourself and about life in general. I actually have been influenced enough to keep a chess journal, mostly to track my progress, but it actually helps to journal thoughts which I can relate to the game.
And yes...I've been thinking about moves and games in my head pretty much all day long, only breaking to do my work (some tasks are mundane enough for me to drift into variations) and husbandly duties.
Originally posted by ivan2908Im starting to have chess nightmares with the clock at night because it sounds like a chess clock.
We always discuss about openings and tactics here. How about some short stories.
Yesterday I was in the University and in the hall I've met some of professors. And he arrived with his say 12 year old son who was carrying big, beautiful chess set in its hands. I didn't say nothing because I do not know the boy. BUT I FELT THE HORRIBLY STRONG NEED TO ASK H ...[text shortened]... ck of some good chess club is my problem.
Do you have such problems with chess addiction ?
Originally posted by PureRWandBAnd I notice that Starbucks over in the UK always has a small table with a chessboard veneer.
This addiction is more common then I thought.
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As far as "Everything Chess", I took my parents to lunch with my son today at the local Mom & Pop restaurant. They had tiled chess boards hanging from hooks on the walls.
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I could go on and on.....
Where else do people see these things?
Originally posted by vipiuTell me about it... The best player I have played in the past year that wasn't at a tournament etc. was probably 1350...
also annoying is that you get so good that you have no fun anymore playing chess with random people...they are too weak players...you canot find OTB games...only chessclub players or internet games can give you some excitement in a chess game
Originally posted by FabianFnasThere are two approaches that both seem to work with Mrs Mahout. One is to say firmly and confidently: "there are worse things a man can do with his free time" then say "look what happened to - insert name of someone you both know who has left his wife for another woman - what a waste, he just needed a decent hobby"
"I am so addicted to chess that I tell my wife that I'm surfing for porn to hide my chess addiction."
The other is to set up a win win situation by saying (again with confident tone of voice, subtle but powerful body language and good eye contact): "It's a replacement for sex" now you will either a) be left in piece to complete your posts, make your moves and check up on a few details about your opening repertoire etc. etc.
or
b) score
Bear in mind that if you are offered b) but wish you had a) then maybe it is time to check out a dependency clinic.