It's OK to quit playing chess when you decide that you can no longer improve and the game is no longer fun for you.
Otherwise, why quit?
I am a much better player now than I was ten years ago.
I hope to say the same thing ten years from now.
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
On the other hand, I very, very rarely play against people anymore.
I find that people {in general} are rude, abusive and childish when playing chess.
They accuse you of cheating when in fact it is they who are cheating.
They disconnect to avoid a loss when they are dead lost.
They use bad language, bad manners and other ill skills that would make any sensible mother blanche.
So I confine my OTB chess to a very small group of well behaved friends and to computer opponents.
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
It's time control that bothers me. Always thinking much too long or too short. Getting tired making blunders etcetera.
My opponent was thinking very long at move 8 but that it is no reason to start aping.
Actually 10 .. c6? was first bad move. When playing that move I underestimated 12. b4.
All the great players blunder.
Yes, even Capablanca, Fischer, and Kasparov.
Magnus can be magnanimous (unintentionally) too.
OK, they do it a lot less than we do. But they still do it.
In fact, if you don't make any mistakes, you will really, really scare me.
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
Dann Corbit wrote:On the other hand, I very, very rarely play against people anymore.
I find that people {in general} are rude, abusive and childish when playing chess.
They accuse you of cheating when in fact it is they who are cheating.
They disconnect to avoid a loss when they are dead lost.
They use bad language, bad manners and other ill skills that would make any sensible mother blanche.
So I confine my OTB chess to a very small group of well behaved friends and to computer opponents.
that is why I also prefer engines. they have good manners almost always, with some exceptions from SF, when it attacks too vigorously...
Henk wrote:In this position I played Na6?? and after Ba3 I lost the game.
Maybe because I thought half an hour about move 12.
If I think longer than 15 minutes I might as well resign.
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you outplayed him in the opening; why not simply continue 12...Ne6?
after 14...Nc6 black is also slightly better.
I remember I feared Bb2 and Rg3. I think problem is that Black is weak on the dark squares. Have to find something earlier in this line that black squared bishop is not exchanged by a knight. Stockfish gives 8 .. Bh4.
[I also remember I almost wanted to play 12 .. Be6?]
Henk wrote:In this position I played Na6?? and after Ba3 I lost the game.
Maybe because I thought half an hour about move 12.
If I think longer than 15 minutes I might as well resign.
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you outplayed him in the opening; why not simply continue 12...Ne6?
after 14...Nc6 black is also slightly better.
I remember I feared Bb2 and Rg3. I think problem is that Black is weak on the dark squares. Have to find something earlier in this line that black squared bishop is not exchanged by a knight. Stockfish gives 8 .. Bh4.
[I also remember I almost wanted to play 12 .. Be6?]
12...Ne6 is seemingly a perfect draw after Bb2 Nd4 Bd4 Qh4:
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no matter what scores SF or other engines would show, white can not win that, too few assets.
12...Be6 is seemingly also not very bad, though might be losing.
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.