Over the Board Vs Online Chess

@TheKingClash said in #1:
> I recently played an over-the-board game at a chess club, but, since I was so used to seeing the pieces as a bird's eye view on online chess, it will take me some time to switch to over the board chess. This is why I suggest a new "variant" on Lichess, Virtual Chess.
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> Virtual Chess is not exactly a variant,it has the same rules as chess. But the appearance of the cess board and the sounds are different:
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> 1. Chess pieces are 3D, and they look like plastic chess pieces. Pieces do not automatically adjust to the middle of the square they are on.
> 2. Your turn only ends when you hit your clock. The clock must make a sound when it is hit.
> 3. You can move a piece to any square, but if the move is illegal and you hit your clock, you get 1 strike. If you get 2 strikes you lose the game.
> 4. Clocks are also 3D
> 5. The background must be a background of other chess boards in the distance, which move randomly.
> 6. To view the board from a different place you must move the mouse anywhere outside of the board. When you click SHIFT and move the mouse or hold a finger and move another finger, the angle changes.

Just get a chess board
or go to a club and practice

@TheKingClash said in #12:
> Chess clubs are shutting down because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
You can play with friends or family or also there are many tournaments you can take part in which only require a small fee

I'm relatively new to OTB as well and certainly agree about how tough it is to see the board in 3D once you're used to online chess.

The other part about OTB is your actual opponent. Online this is just a username but OTB you are playing a real person and can be easily distracted by what they are doing.

Focusing OTB is much harder cause there are so many other things going on. It's usually in some hall where a lot of other people are playing and there are a lot of distractions.

My biggest challenge has been the ability to really focus and then try and see the board as well as I do when I'm playing online. Hoping to play more tournaments this year. Hopefully that will help but am at least a year away from getting to where I'd like to be.

Click on your user name -> board geometry -> 3d.

End thread.

@TheKingClash said in #14:
> Despite the vast majority of my friends and family being chess players, most of them are only rated around 900 in chess.com.
You can take part in OTB tournaments or get coach

@TheKingClash said in #18:
> Not just the pieces, the clocks as well.
Probably you should just try an oculus and try some other software. I mean, tables are next, then probably the spectators and background.