I was playing OTB the other day, which I don't do very often, and found it much harder to visually parse the board. I blundered a rook on the long diagonal, something I think I'd spot on a computer screen. To remove the digital training wheels I've turned on 3D pieces and turned off piece destinations in my preferences. I also wanted to turn off board highlights, especially the red glow when you are in check, but found the game hard to follow without the last move highlights. In real chess you can watch the other person physically moving the piece, so there is an equivalent. (I'd still like to turn off the red check glow, though.)
My game appears to have gotten noticeably worse and I've dropped some 100 rating points since making these changes. Does anyone else who is also mostly a computer chess player have the same experience? Do you find it harder to "see" the board OTB?
Hi i turned off my ingame stuff as well idk what kind of Time formates you play (i play Classic only) if you play rapid or even 5 min Blitz it can help to turn on animations and if you miss the last turn you can just use the rewind button to check what moved :3
Have a nice day
NuriN321
Thanks! I've turned on slow animations and board highlights off.
I actually find it easier to focus OTB and I think my OTB play is stronger as well.
I think it just depends on what we are used to (I have played OTB long before I started playing online).
"Piece destinations" is totally cheating. It shouldnt be allowed.
i think as long as anyone has the option to use it it isent Cheating
and i think it helps players who are new to Chess :)
This is so true. When you play on the computer having the board presented to you in 2d means less work for your brain to do. That's concentration effort that can be applied calculating the position instead.
I went years playing only on the computer and found it so difficult to adjust when I did play OTB. The good news though is that playing OTB a couple times a week is enough to get you used to it even while you still play on the computer every day.
What I do is I play the puzzles on a real board. That way, I can still practice playing on a real board from time to time.
not a bad idea
@GnocchiPup , i'd say works better though with puzzles with a small number of pieces though because the time it takes setting up and resetting pieces
@President_DonaldDuck yep, for sure.
Worse, when there are a lot of pieces to set up, and you solve that puzzle quickly... haha
