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Chess, anyone?
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MaltedTea
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I bought a board. Now what? 🤣😭
Would love to know about specific apps, videos or other resources I can use to learn how to play Bobby Fischer style (minus the tantrums... perhaps).
Would love to know about specific apps, videos or other resources I can use to learn how to play Bobby Fischer style (minus the tantrums... perhaps).
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Chess.com is a really good source if you want to play with others or just take lessons. Some fun and informative Youtube channels I follow are -
John Bartholomew
Botezlive
chessbrah
GMhikaru
agadmator
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My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔3 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
I am sure you were good! Fun fact: There is 4 player chess too nowdays. I tried to play it once but I couldn't wrap my head around it lol
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happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
I am sure you were good! Fun fact: There is 4 player chess too nowdays. I tried to play it once but I couldn't wrap my head around it lol
What? 😮 This looks interesting1 -
Yeesh, lemme wrap my few neurons around regular two-player chess first lol.
Thanks for all the suggestions @happimess01. I've subscribed to them and put some specific vids on a playlist.
Didn't know chess culture was so deep!0 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️1 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.1 -
Yeesh, lemme wrap my few neurons around regular two-player chess first lol.
Thanks for all the suggestions @happimess01. I've subscribed to them and put some specific vids on a playlist.
Didn't know chess culture was so deep!
Ofcourse! I am not an expert but I think chess blew up when grandmasters started streaming on twitch in 20191 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
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PaperDoll_ wrote: »happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
I am sure you were good! Fun fact: There is 4 player chess too nowdays. I tried to play it once but I couldn't wrap my head around it lol
What? 😮 This looks interesting
It really is. One of the rules is that if you can get your pawn to the centre squares of the board, they get promoted to queen or whatever.1 -
happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
👀 (...starts a new YouTube playlist...)
I think I'm really gonna like this game.1 -
happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
You could... or you could just strip now and save yourself the trouble of losing to me. 😁😂1 -
happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
👀 (...starts a new YouTube playlist...)
I think I'm really gonna like this game.
2020 is all messed up. This might as well be the year that chess becomes very exciting. 😂1 -
happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
I am sure you were good! Fun fact: There is 4 player chess too nowdays. I tried to play it once but I couldn't wrap my head around it lol
What? 😮 This looks interesting
It really is. One of the rules is that if you can get your pawn to the centre squares of the board, they get promoted to queen or whatever.
Is this online somewhere? I want to play it.0 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
You could... or you could just strip now and save yourself the trouble of losing to me. 😁😂
Oh please! I will be mating you in so many different positions you've no idea😂
But for now, let's get back to chess and not derail this thread 😂1 -
happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
You could... or you could just strip now and save yourself the trouble of losing to me. 😁😂
Oh please! I will be mating you in so many different positions you've no idea😂
But for now, let's get back to chess and not derail this thread 😂
😳 Only you could derail a thread about Chess 🤣2 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »happimess01 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »My brother taught me to play. Haven’t in years. I was good at it too.
Or he let me win a lot. Same thing right? 🤔
Can I borrow your brother...if only for the self-esteem boost from him letting me win? 🤷🏿♀️
😂 Sure. He’d probably be thrilled just to get someone to play Chess with him.
And can I borrow you for a game of strip chess, please? 😂
You could... or you could just strip now and save yourself the trouble of losing to me. 😁😂
Oh please! I will be mating you in so many different positions you've no idea😂
But for now, let's get back to chess and not derail this thread 😂
😳 Only you could derail a thread about Chess 🤣
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