Does anybody here play chess?

By Cruz
Philippines
July 4, 2022 11:04am CST
Hey guys! It's been a while. I love playing chess to pass the time. Is there anyone here who plays it too? What kinds of openings do you like to play? As for me, I love the Queen's Gambit (as white) and Owen's Defense (as black).
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@DaddyEvil (137728)
• United States
4 Jul 22
No, I know the basic moves of the pieces but when I asked a "friend" to teach me the game, all he did was laugh at how easy it was to beat me. He didn't even try to teach me anything. The second time he started screaming about how dumb I was, I put the board and pieces away and haven't bothered to try to learn again. (He called me a "sore loser". I agreed with him and told him he wasn't welcome in my home anymore.)
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@DaddyEvil (137728)
• United States
6 Jul 22
@Tierkreisze Some people don't deserve to be called a "friend".
• Philippines
6 Jul 22
Oof. That's got to suck. I know a few people who practically just gave up on learning things because some a-hole kept making fun of them. :(
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@Adie04 (17360)
4 Jul 22
I am playing chess, but not often.
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• Philippines
6 Jul 22
Do you think playing chess is fun? Because I do :D
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@Adie04 (17360)
10 Jul 22
@Tierkreisze If you play with real person, it is indeed fun. But since I always with computer, I slightly away from chess
@sjvg1976 (41290)
• Delhi, India
4 Jul 22
I play chess but not quite well.
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@jstory07 (140055)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Mar 23
I used to play and taught all of my kds how to play. But I have not played in a long time.
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• Philippines
6 Mar 23
Oh that's cool! I actually learned from my dad. At first, I couldn't beat him even if he took away his queen. Then he went to work abroad, I studied while he was gone, and then I ended up beating him with my new-found tactics when he got back ^_^
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
4 Jul 22
I learned to play chess decades ago but don't play much anymore.
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@Aiana18 (698)
• Belo Horizonte, Brazil
4 Jul 22
I know the pieces but not the rules of the game.
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@marguicha (223863)
• Chile
4 Jul 22
I haven´t played chess for decades as when my husband was alive we preferred to play card games with friends.
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@FourWalls (69129)
• United States
4 Jul 22
Yes and no. I don’t know how — as in, the strategy — to play chess. I know how the pieces move, but not the planning stages.
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• Philippines
4 Jul 22
I do play chess but I'm not good at it. Even my little brother defeat me.
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