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When was the last time someone stunned you with a statement? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

To be fair there's several 'types' of Chess, like Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, etc..., and it's not uncommon for high-level players to specialize in some of them. But given that they didn't know what a GM is they probably didn't know that either.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    There's also chess960, where the positions of the pieces are randomized (with constraints). I like it because it removes memorization of positions as a factor.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    That's interesting, one of the reasons why I don't like chess at all is that it's usually a memory game so you either need to memorize lots of plays or you will always lose to someone who has.

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