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Chess Without Studying

Chess is a competitive game. So people are trying to win.
Dont blame the world for putting an effort to improve. Blame yourself for having all the resources for free, not using them, and then complain everyone is better.

Granted, you dont want to be the next Kasparov, dont need to study as hard. But you dont want to suck as bad as you do. How good you are at chess is a reflection of the effort you invest in it.

There is no magic formula to improve in chess nor life. Either you put the effort in the study/work or you will be stuck in whatever you want to do.

But again, dont blame the world for putting the effort.
@Alientcp Ok I don't need to say anything, you summed it up pretty good.(wait if I don't need to say anything then why am I making this post?)
@ChessMathNerd Its like saying like you want to git gud at the 100 mt dash, but you dont want to run, train and want to eat a cheesburger and drink soda everyday, then complain why everyone is faster and thinner than you. Geez.

This generation man. Wow.
the more you learn/ know about something the better you are at it.
is'nt that true for any game?
even poker. sure small stakes are easy game just like chess low rated games are
learn about starting hands now you have a long run advantage over anyone who does'nt know.
learn about pot ods now you have another one.
like in chess you learn opening principles and tactics.
after you got that down the hard part is in poker read the players like betting patterns and in live games body language tells
in chess you read the board like even winning a queen could be a losing move sometimes.
higher levels need higher skills... in any game i think

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