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I think that Chess is still interesting for many people because of a) rules are easy to understand but game is hard to master; b) there is a social aspect of pl
by timeattack 7y ago
I think that Chess is still interesting for many people because of a) rules are easy to understand but game is hard to master; b) there is a social aspect of playing against human being face to face.
- TheHypnotist 7y agoI've recently started on chess.com and while i've always known how to play, I never realized just how bad I am. Currently slowly making my way out of the 600's in ELO, but it's been a learning experience. The depth of such a "simple" game is quite surprising.
- lonelappde 7y ago600 ELO on chess.com is about 90th percentile among all humans. Well, sort of. 600 is so low, and so far below the arbitrary rating given to new players, that it's very hard to find people to match with who have a consistent 600 score. Have you read a chess book? Just knowing the basic tactics from a 1-day tutorial, and paying attention to not hang (give away) your pieces should be enough to get you to 800, where recently started elementary school students are.