25 Jun 21
@great-big-stees saidI have the impression that chess is more about logic of space and time than math, which was my worst subject at school.
I was an accountant for decades...look at my chess prowess.🤔😉 I may be an anomaly.😉
25 Jun 21
@great-big-stees saidSo, you don't need to be good at math to be good at chess (since the actual act of playing chess doesn't require any math beyond maybe counting up points in an exchange), but those who are good at one are probably more likely to be good at the other than the average person, because they already have many skills.
I was an accountant for decades...look at my chess prowess.🤔😉 I may be an anomaly.😉
Did play chess as a child? This is the time your brain is developing as you know?
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25 Jun 21
@very-rusty saidNo. I didn’t start playing it until well into my 50s. In my youth I played a lot of golf, hockey, American football, and skiing and stuck with the golf all they way through my life...thus far.
So, you don't need to be good at math to be good at chess (since the actual act of playing chess doesn't require any math beyond maybe counting up points in an exchange), but those who are good at one are probably more likely to be good at the other than the average person, because they already have many skills.
Did play chess as a child? This is the time your brain is developing as you know?
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@great-big-stees saidIt is suppose to help children with their math who play chess. A study was done that found kids who played chess had higher marks in math than those who didn't. Personally I wasn't great as at math as a child but didn't play chess until early teens then just knew how the different pieces were moved not really how to play the game. ( Still learning, at least I know about developing pieces and making a plan now ) Joining a Chess club in 1993 helped me realize I didn't know how to play actually just how the pieces moved.
No. I didn’t start playing it until well into my 50s. In my youth I played a lot of golf, hockey, American football, and skiing and stuck with the golf all they way through my life...thus far.
We played on a checker board of course the white square on the top in in the wrong place, we didn't know we had to turn the board around from checkers to chess so the white square was where it belonged......LOL....
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25 Jun 21
@very-rusty saidI’ll stick to playing chess as a means of making new and keeping in touch with old, friends here.
It is suppose to help children with their math who play chess. A study was done that found kids who played chess had higher marks in math than those who didn't. Personally I wasn't great as at math as a child but didn't play chess until early teens then just knew how the different pieces were moved not really how to play the game. ( Still learning, at least I know about de ...[text shortened]... he board around from checkers to chess so the white square was where it belonged......LOL....
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25 Jun 21
@great-big-stees saidLOL @ stees....At our ages we are probably about as good or bad as we will get.
I’ll stick to playing chess as a means of making new and keeping in touch with old, friends here.
Always good to stick at what you love doing the most.
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11 Jul 21
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@very-rusty saidWell far be it for me to see this thread “die” so I’ll just stick this in.👍
I am forced to bump this thread again found on the second page.
I don't want to be remembered as killing the "Sticky Thread Game"! 😉
I am sure Pondy would point that "FACT" out!
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13 Jul 21
@billyray saidI am going to stick this in. Don't make me challenge you to a chess match! 😉
I am adamant about not participating
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