Nah, not really. The beauty of chess is that you can almost equally enjoy it at any skill level. The challenge is almost always the same of calculating and eval

Nah, not really. The beauty of chess is that you can almost equally enjoy it at any skill level. The challenge is almost always the same of calculating and evaluating the position to the best of your abilities. If you find yourself trying to memorize positions, you're either preparing to win the world championship or doing it completely wrong.