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Topic: QA poor substitute for over the baord play.
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I have not played in a tournament using real chess pieces and a clock in the past 2 years. I miss it. Do you think internet chess either QA or ICC is a suitable repalcement for over the board play?
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I can't remember my last otb tournament; it was at least 20 years ago. In fact I have not played against a real, live opponent for about 5 years. I do believe correspondence chess will hurt one's powers of visulization when it comes to otb play.
One day, it right in the middle of an otb event, it dawned on me I wasn't having fun: getting off a 50+ hour work week, driving a couple hours to the tournament, 3 games Saturday and 2 on Sunday, eating fast food and doing nothing but playing chess then driving a couple hours home Sunday night and getting up early for work on Monday...no fun.
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Surveying the wreckage of my lousy play at chess clubs a couple years ago, I turned to correspondence chess. I learn more now and I play better chess and I can sleep at night, unlike after a day at the chess club, when the adrenalin is still pumping at 4:00 in the morning.
I have a friend who plays rapid OTB and blitz on the internet all the time and is quite good. I encouraged him to set up an account here and he played for a while and then quit.
When I asked him why, he said in OTB and blitz, the game is over in a few minutes or hours. The result is in and you can relax. He said the stress of games that take weeks or months was killing him. He would lie awake at night thinking about his games and the moves he would make. Sometimes the stress would cause him to make "blitz moves." But in CC a good blitz move is sometimes just a blunder and he found himself on the receiving end of a long, slow chess thrashing more often than he liked.
So he plays OTB and I play (mostly) CC for exactly the same reasons!
So, no, I don't think CC is inferior to OTB at all. I think it is a matter of playing in the format you enjoy. Physie, if you miss OTB, then for heaven's sake lad, go outside and play!
And there's no rule saying you can't play both.
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lithoman
my problem is QA chess is logistically easier. It is not that I want to play otb only. I want to play both but It is rare that I can travel to tournamnets.
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Ah, yes, I see. I'm pampered and I forget that. If I choose to, there are three chess clubs in my area with club nights two days a week and tournaments four times a year plus special events, so for me getting outside isn't the problem. I stink OTB - nerves, mostly.
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I started playing on QA to get more games in since playing once a week at the local chess club wasn't cutting it. One of the biggest benefits for me is playing a wider range of people. I also play in some tournaments when I able.
I don't think QA is a poor substitute, since it really isn't a substitute at all. It can be, depending on how you play and I have had a few games that played out more quickly, much like an OTB game. I guess it depends on what you want it to be.
Once I start some more games on here (after a bit of a break) I plan on treating them differently than I do OTB play in the hope that it will actually improve my play OTB (e.g. taking more time to analyze, instead of quicker impulse moves).
I enjoy both and if I didn't have the opportunity to play OTB I would miss it too, though I think I could find plenty of enjoyment on QA and other online chess sites.
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