I hereby dislike chess.

[dragonburner]

No, you just suck at it. Stop complaining. Either practise or stop playing. Whiner.

I agree with this statement

 

[Logic 0]

Chess has often been called one of the frameworks of many strategists throughout history. Coinciding with this is the belief that it improves one's thinking ability alongside the notion that it shows one how to play thoroughly ahead.

I think this is all rubbish for the following reasons.

1. The game is based upon pure "fairness" and the moment.
2. No strategizing truly goes into effect because it's based on a system of "rules" so to speak. No freedom in being allowed to perform as one may.
3. The game is one big assumption that everyone in life is equal to their adversaries.

Anyone else share this view with me?

I share your view to.

 

[Captain Bork]

i guess someone lost to the kid wearing a helmet. "wink" "wink"

 

[Guitar Gamer]

No, you just suck at it. Stop complaining. Either practise or stop playing. Whiner.

I love it and suck, 1 strategy always for the win

 

[UnkeptBiscuit]

no for this is as a war should be

on a table in a game played fairly

It'd save a hell of a lot of lives if generals just played chess instead of actually getting soldiers to fight.

Why do we have to kill people to settle our countries' disputes anyway? Why can't we play chess, or, in a less stupid way, just FREAKING TALK THINGS OUT. God, sometimes it can feel like Leatherface is going through a breakup during war.

 

[Kurokami]

Chess has often been called one of the frameworks of many strategists throughout history. Coinciding with this is the belief that it improves one's thinking ability alongside the notion that it shows one how to play thoroughly ahead.

I think this is all rubbish for the following reasons.

1. The game is based upon pure "fairness" and the moment.
2. No strategizing truly goes into effect because it's based on a system of "rules" so to speak. No freedom in being allowed to perform as one may.
3. The game is one big assumption that everyone in life is equal to their adversaries.

Anyone else share this view with me?

Saying there's no strategy is stupid. It doesn't simulate war, sure, but then in all honesty neither do games like modern warfare or civilization. Stick to checkers.

Chess? Everybody knows that all conflicts should be settled with a Pokemon battle. This includes international disputes. If this fails, break out the Yu-Gi-Oh decks.

That's a presidential campaign right there! =D

 

[Syntax Error]

Just because there are rules to follow doesn't mean you can't still strategize, you know.

Part of strategizing is making rules work to your favor.

 

[Booze Zombie]

It supposedly makes you intelligent because you've got to figure out how to move in a rigid set of rules.

Or something like that, it's not like you're supposed to take the rules themselves and apply them to life, just to get used to working with a set of rules, but not always that one set.

 

[Guitar Gamer]

No, you just suck at it. Stop complaining. Either practise or stop playing. Whiner.

I love it and suck, 1 strategy always for the win

Yea, i come so close to rage quitting every game ive played but yet i come back for more. Then again i am playing computer representations of Kasparov and Fisher...i think im aiming too high.

heh, I'm content with beating my wizened grandmother, why is it that she can't remember my birthday but is fluent in 235,235,345,213, different techniques in chess?

 

[Booze Zombie]

I'm content with beating my wizened grandmother, why is it that she can't remember my birthday but is fluent in 235,235,345,213, different techniques in chess?

I can answer this, having a useless memory bank myself.
All the game based knowledge pushes out memories about things people are going to remind you about anyway (birthdays) and minor issues, such as being asked to buy snacks.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

No, you just suck at it. Stop complaining. Either practise or stop playing. Whiner.

Oh, I can only agree

I suck at chess too, but i love playing.

 

[PurpleRain]

Chess has often been called one of the frameworks of many strategists throughout history. Coinciding with this is the belief that it improves one's thinking ability alongside the notion that it shows one how to play thoroughly ahead.

I think this is all rubbish for the following reasons.

1. The game is based upon pure "fairness" and the moment.
2. No strategizing truly goes into effect because it's based on a system of "rules" so to speak. No freedom in being allowed to perform as one may.
3. The game is one big assumption that everyone in life is equal to their adversaries.

Anyone else share this view with me?

1. Fairness? It depends on the skill and mindset of the player. Chess is a mind game. And what's this moment thing you are talking about? The whole point of chess is too think beyond the moment.
2. Well, everything is based on rules. Do you think everyone is free? The rules of the game are so that one may strategies to achieve goals. It's not a war game like Warhammer. They're supposed to move differently which brings on the player to think and maneuver them appropriately. Do you get upset about Suduko because you can't place letters or icons in the squares or the fact they all go to 9?
3.You've taken it way too literal. The whole 'metaphors' that go with the game are talking about general tactics or individual pieces.

I feel, all in all you hate something for the reason it exists.

 

[Guitar Gamer]

No, you just suck at it. Stop complaining. Either practise or stop playing. Whiner.

I love it and suck, 1 strategy always for the win

Yea, i come so close to rage quitting every game ive played but yet i come back for more. Then again i am playing computer representations of Kasparov and Fisher...i think im aiming too high.

heh, I'm content with beating my wizened grandmother, why is it that she can't remember my birthday but is fluent in 235,235,345,213, different techniques in chess?

Thats so true, my grandpa used to own me at chess...i guess that was what everyone used to do back in the day, it was the Counter Strike of their age.

spleh for MY grandma it was like the wow,

 

[Guitar Gamer]

I'm content with beating my wizened grandmother, why is it that she can't remember my birthday but is fluent in 235,235,345,213, different techniques in chess?

I can answer this, having a useless memory bank myself.
All the game based knowledge pushes out memories about things people are going to remind you about anyway (birthdays) and minor issues, such as being asked to buy snacks.

or how about picking you up from a certain raining place? hmmmmmmmm? an hour you say? in the pouring rain?

 

[101194]

I use to be good at chess, Use to come in second third and sometimes first for the state championships, It was Very nice.