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mechwarrior2 [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Chess used to be cool

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Chess used to be cool

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mechwarrior2 [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • Tommasi [she/her, pup/pup's]@hexbear.net
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    I don’t know, I think the “Soviet school” of shutting down the other player’s options one by one then grinding them down has a certain stylishness to it as well.

    • aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Bobby Fischer got a taste of that during the cold war

    • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      I’m currently trying to learn Capablanca’s style but the Soviet School sounds really cool!

      Romantic is probably more akin to how I’ve always organically played chess, and always lost.

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    competitive meta turning diverse styles into a boring monoculture picard

    • NewAcctWhoDis [any]@hexbear.net
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      competitive games ruined by people trying to win

    • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      Hypermodern chess are cooler than romantic chess.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    Speed chess usually has a romantic style because at least one player is trying to rip off the head of their opponent. With limited time - it’s harder to defend than attack.

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    “I won!”

    “Yes, but you didn’t win beautifully.”

  • ComradeOohAah [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Which style uses the 🔌?

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    Like yeah, I’m not terrible at chess, I just like to play heroically.

  • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]@hexbear.netBanned
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    chess used to be sexy, it’s really let itself go

  • Dutchangel [none/use name]@hexbear.netBanned
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    Removed by mod

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