I love when it when someone 1700 says "I suck". Makes me feel great after struggling for 5 years to get over 1000.
at least its hot enough to keep you warm, my tournaments take place inside of a freezer, lol. Funny blog, :)
> You cant blame 10 year old for being immature after all.
Well, well... I think this cuts both ways. We're all a bit crazy for enjoying competitive chess, so it can be useful for a child to understand whether they actually enjoy competition or not. Certainly there is a sense of achievement for one's successes, and yet eventually patzers like me lack a competitive drive.
@GeraldErnesto said in #11:
> I love when it when someone 1700 says "I suck". Makes me feel great after struggling for 5 years to get over 1000.
1700 FIDE not Lichess, but point taken. Chess, like other things, followed the Dunning-Kruger effect. In lower ratings you don’t feel confident, but when you achieve a major milestone like you did with 1000 your confidence increases. Then you keep getting better (which you will, trust me) until maybe 1500 when your confidence is peaked. After that you are exposed to mich better players due to the diminishing player numbers at each rating bracket, and your confidence decreases. And maybe when you break 2000 you start increasing in confidence again
@AnshFortnite1 said in #10:
> Rather than slamming the piece down, I play tactics with a completely neutral expression on my face. Hilarious.
I love "accidently" hanging a piece, when really I have a nice tactic after (which leads to mate or winning material) and acting all sad, all "huffy puffy", like I'd just realised I'd hung a piece xD, this makes it all the more satisfying if they fall for it!
@GeraldErnesto said in #11:
> I love when it when someone 1700 says "I suck". Makes me feel great after struggling for 5 years to get over 1000.
A 'good chess player' is always one 200 points higher than oneself
@PureProgressionFTW said in #16:
> A 'good chess player' is always one 200 points higher than oneself
Meanwhile Magnus Carlsen..