> The conclusion that I finally came to (right or wrong) was that I was unwilling to study the chessboard and weigh the consequences of each possible move I might make. Even people who couldn't see complex patterns might at least penetrate two or three moves ahead, but not I. I moved entirely on impulse, if not at random, and could not make myself do anything else. That meant I would almost certainly lose.
> And again - why? To me, it seems obvious. I was spoiled by my ability to understand instantly, my ability to recall instantly. I expected to see things at once and I refused to accept a situation in which that was not possible.
Interesting. I was also fairly bad at chess as a kid, and my self-diagnosis was similar. I found "checking" all the possible moves too tedious, so I just did the first one that looked promising, to terrible effect.
I've tried to play a little as an adult, and now I have more patience, but that means I find chess too stressful! I don't want to go until I'm fairly sure I have a good move, but I still can't quite "check" all the possible moves, so I sweat the whole time and don't enjoy playing.
> And again - why? To me, it seems obvious. I was spoiled by my ability to understand instantly, my ability to recall instantly. I expected to see things at once and I refused to accept a situation in which that was not possible.
Interesting. I was also fairly bad at chess as a kid, and my self-diagnosis was similar. I found "checking" all the possible moves too tedious, so I just did the first one that looked promising, to terrible effect.
I've tried to play a little as an adult, and now I have more patience, but that means I find chess too stressful! I don't want to go until I'm fairly sure I have a good move, but I still can't quite "check" all the possible moves, so I sweat the whole time and don't enjoy playing.