To me it is chess. I know how the piece move but that is it.

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    13 days ago

    The answer to the “chess” thing is “yes, you will get better if you play it for long enough”. It’s a lot about pattern recognition and the things you’ve seen in the past. There are certain rules to follow that help a lot - but someone needs to teach them to you first. It’s like saying “I suck at crosswords, I will never be good at them” - yes you will, with enough done you’ll start to see repeating “crossword words” that keep being used over and over.

    Edit: also for the life thing - it’s the difference between wisdom and intelligence.

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      113 days ago

      You’re probably right. My biggest flaw is that I fail to notice forks, guarded pieces and other obvious patterns, and don’t know any nuances in the general strategy other than “exposed king bad, having more pieces good, K>Q>R>N>B>P”.

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        13 days ago

        N and B are equal and loss of one depends on the current situation of the board :d

        Forks and all of that comes with playing the game. It also comes from the easiest / most approachable way to play chess - puzzles. So far so, that it’s insanely popular on Facebook, where some guy pastes an amazing move from the past and a butt-ton of people stop and think about it.

        Also, forks and stuff is often overkill. You can get to like 1200 rating by knowing like 4 - 5 moves in the start. Most games are decided by someone making a huge mistake. And in the first matches, that guy will probably be you. But then suddenly you’ll notice a huge fuckup and win a game over it. And then the fuckup will be slightly smaller, and smaller, and smaller.

        But yah, chess isn’t all intelligence, it is a lot of practice and study.