playing chess with a beginners mind

I remember how exciting chess was when I first learned the game

@lemondrop

It frustrated me.

I would look forward to a game or more with my father every night
I would learn various traps to play which never worked
when I began studying more and playing others chess lost its fun

I learned on my own, logging on to FICS and lost almost every game.

@eladar said
I learned on my own, logging on to FICS and lost almost every game.

My beginning chess days were buying every chess book out there but not good enough to understand them or learn from them but I would get so drunk looking at a chess set with my collection of books close by and listening to metal music and fantasizing about my massive entrance to defend my World Chess Title which included my Challenger at the game table and the room filled with adoring fans waiting for my entrance and then after a video history of me and my chess idols the drums start and the lights go out and then the lights focus on the double doors that enter the playing hall and when the drums reach their maximum the double doors open and then I enter upon my throne which is carried by massive bodybuilding chicks who are still super sexy and obviously I would be dressed like a psychopathic king who is unbeatable at chess.

I still use that fantasy to this day after 20 years and I am only a regular 1500 who has moments of glory beating the occasional 1800.

😔

@the-pickled-walrus said
My beginning chess days were buying every chess book out there but not good enough to understand them or learn from them but I would get so drunk looking at a chess set with my collection of books close by and listening to metal and fantasizing about my massive entrance to defend my World Chess Title which included my Challenger at the game table and the room fille ...[text shortened]... ay after 20 years and I am only a regular 1500 who has moments of glory beating the occasional 1800.

@lemondrop said
is the game still fun for you?
or has it ever been fun
when I realized I was nothing more than a woodpusher.....

@lemondrop said
is the game still fun for you?
or has it ever been fun
when I realized I was nothing more than a woodpusher.....

@lemondrop said
sounds like you had a lot of fun
I played a lot of chess while being stoned
still do
only change is my choice of meds

@Eladar

Read "Modern Chess Strategy"

By Ludek Pachman

He explains the "why" and the "what to do" in every position.
He makes it sound so simple and when you play over the games with a board it is simple.

A more modern book is "Chess Strategy" by Adam Hunt.

The key is remembering those ideas/methods.
It is the best books for people above 1200 who can't reach 1700

@the-pickled-walrus said
Ya it's still fun.
Slowly I improve.

Forums don't help though 🤔
Beer don't help either.

@lemondrop

Me too but they say my smoking will save me.
I want to die at the age of 64 like the greats anyways.
(64 squares)

@the-pickled-walrus said
@lemondrop

Me too but they say my smoking will save me.
I want to die at the age of 64 like the greats anyways.
(64 squares)

@lemondrop said
bobby fishcer died at 64