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TheflyingDutchman
Playing chess is the perfect way to waste your time, unless you're very talented and ambitious.
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Nikkei
In order to succeed at this level, they got to be paranoid sociopaths, though. There's some interesting backstory to chess masters like Bobby Fischer or Paul Morphy in the 1800s. At some point they had to give up playing because they couldn't bear the idea of being beaten. Carlsen admitted this year that when he's not playing, he's curling up on the kitchen floor in panic attacks.
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Rockman
Who was painting the ceiling
while all this was going on ?????
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Nikkei
In order to succeed at this level, they got to be paranoid sociopaths, though. There's some interesting backstory to chess masters like Bobby Fischer or Paul Morphy in the 1800s. At some point they had to give up playing because they couldn't bear the idea of being beaten. Carlsen admitted this year that when he's not playing, he's curling up on the kitchen floor in panic attacks.
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The Sicilian
Is there a separate championship for men and women is it the best of whoever makes it?
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emotionalbarbecue
The chess "little" problem is the huge, enormous amount of time you MUST spend just to play with a little sense. Hours ands hours learning the basics of openings, defenses and finals. In order to just survive in a decent and nonchalant amateur game in a pub.
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TheflyingDutchman
Playing chess is the perfect way to waste your time, unless you're very talented and ambitious.
Kinda like playing the guitar.
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TheflyingDutchman
... As long as your opponents are of equal strength, or preferably a bit stronger, it's fun.
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DandelionPowderman
Magnus said yesterday that he won't defend his world chanpion title.
Only one player would make him change his mind: the 18 year old Iranian/Frenchman Alireza Firouzja.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for Firouzja to win the qualifying tournament!
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TheflyingDutchman
Playing chess is the perfect way to waste your time, unless you're very talented and ambitious.
Kinda like playing the guitar.
Have been trying to play chess and guitar for most of my life ... and I am not at all talented nor ambitious ... I think this explains something ...
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Stoneage
Why quit? What is he going to do instead? My advice: If you're good at something - hang on to it as long as you can. The world is not greener on the other side of the fence.