@Firegoat7 "competitive intellectuallism?!" i just play to have fun. its that simple.
@MiloAwesomeness said in #31:
> @Firegoat7 "competitive intellectuallism?!" i just play to have fun. its that simple.
It's not that simple, one could say that you're not explaining hiding behind the concept of 'fun', of course it's fun but why it is fun? That is the question.
> @Firegoat7 "competitive intellectuallism?!" i just play to have fun. its that simple.
It's not that simple, one could say that you're not explaining hiding behind the concept of 'fun', of course it's fun but why it is fun? That is the question.
@Jinjo said in #22:
> Scientifically speaking, it's probably something to do with dopamine release or release or some other chemicals in the brain.
>
> When we load up a game, ready to test our new knowledge of an opening, or just start a fresh, untampered with position, we get hit with a dopamine release and a feeling of anticipation. When we build up an attack or checkmate our opponent, our brains release dopamine.
how versus why. This could be true of any motivating or cherished activity being practiced repeatedly (without being forced to...).
Although I also get eurekas when I lose unexpectedly or miss a counterpoint that the opponenent might make in a combination. or realize that my assumptions need revision (often how I evaluate my odds given a position).
I think those eurekas are equivalent to the checkmate tension relaxation for others.
> Scientifically speaking, it's probably something to do with dopamine release or release or some other chemicals in the brain.
>
> When we load up a game, ready to test our new knowledge of an opening, or just start a fresh, untampered with position, we get hit with a dopamine release and a feeling of anticipation. When we build up an attack or checkmate our opponent, our brains release dopamine.
how versus why. This could be true of any motivating or cherished activity being practiced repeatedly (without being forced to...).
Although I also get eurekas when I lose unexpectedly or miss a counterpoint that the opponenent might make in a combination. or realize that my assumptions need revision (often how I evaluate my odds given a position).
I think those eurekas are equivalent to the checkmate tension relaxation for others.
I like that it doesn't change.
Fun to play, healthy for the brain. I like patterns of things.
Online Chess adds fire to thousands of casual chess players. I get a chance to play strong players without joining otb tournaments. Casual chess is not fun when you always lose or always wins with limited opponents.
I play chess so that I can finally have smthng to beat my friends in. Then I say that they could use some practice
@GeorgeZhuang said in #37:
> I play chess so that I can finally have smthng to beat my friends in. Then I say that they could use some practice
Really?? U never told me that ;)
> I play chess so that I can finally have smthng to beat my friends in. Then I say that they could use some practice
Really?? U never told me that ;)
Chess is played by 1.3% of the population so we chess players are immune to all godly destructions
Feel the thrill and smash you king
Feel the thrill and smash you king
@ArgMon09 said in #39:
> Chess is played by 1.3% of the population so we chess players are immune to all godly destructions
> Feel the thrill and smash you king
1.3 % where? the whole planet 1.3%? or where it is played as a tradition (not obligatory, but present). Could we map the world chess demographics (estimates) (I am not talking rated chess necessarily, just like hobby). Possibly chess variants or neighbors if dominant.
> Chess is played by 1.3% of the population so we chess players are immune to all godly destructions
> Feel the thrill and smash you king
1.3 % where? the whole planet 1.3%? or where it is played as a tradition (not obligatory, but present). Could we map the world chess demographics (estimates) (I am not talking rated chess necessarily, just like hobby). Possibly chess variants or neighbors if dominant.
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