do you know how to play chess? be honest.

[Syrinx]

I knew how to play chess for part of a weekend when I was little. It was a weekend getaway to the Gulf Coast. My parents' friend taught me the basics and "played" a few games with me. It seemed fun, but chess never came up again. ;)

I wish I could play, but I don't remember much at all. :cry:

[MsTryska]

1. I know what to do with all the pieces but

i suck at strategy.

[Syrinx]

3. don't feel bad about that

Lot of it going around. :D

[Breeze54]

2. Yes and I'm a Championship 'Othello' player too.

I'll own you with 'Othello'.

;)

[Syrinx]

5. yes, you will

Didn't even know that one when I was nine. Forget about it now.

:rofl:

[Breeze54]

9. And you'll lose... every time!

(just found this website) ... http://www.worldothellochampionships.com/



World's best players

http://www.worldothellochampionships.com/

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But I haven't played OTHELLO in a very long time....

I miss it. :(

[LaurenG]

4. I can play chess

It's been a long time since I've played and I'm not very good at it anymore.

[Breeze54]

6. The OP didn't "really'" want to know....

... cheer up! :D

[Syrinx]

7. I just realized this is a crooked poll

Most people, like me, that don't know how to play chess, will be too ashamed to vote. :)

[Breeze54]

10. LOL !!!

:rofl:

[redqueen]

26. Oh...

why would people be ashamed of not knowing how to play a game?

You're silly. :P

[billyskank]

8. Yes and no.

I know what the objective is, and what all the pieces can do. But I have no clue how to form a strategy and execute it. Anybody with any degree of skill at all will always beat me at chess.

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

11. Cool! Wanna play "Othello"?!

:P

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Yes! I love chess. Don't get to play it very often, though, and that's disappointing.

[deucemagnet]

13. No.

I know how the pieces move, but that's it.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Nope.

I wish I did.

[supernova]

15. Sorta

Like MsTryska, I know how all the pieces move, and can even think several moves ahead, but I lack the ability to form a strategy. Plus, I haven't had a anyone to play with in a very long time.

[flvegan]

16. I love chess, though I'm not familiar with all the rules.

The way I learned didn't involve "castling" and that crap. I would say that I know the checkers version of chess.

[mokawanis]

17. I've been playing chess for 35 years

It is, imo, the game of games. One good way to improve skill is to play out the moves of the games of top players. It will definitely make you a better player.

[LeftyMom]

18. My late grandmother's husband tought me how years ago.

I'm not all that great at it, but I can play.

[pokerfan]

19. I taught myself at the age of eight

My parents bought (neither of which played) me a chess learning system for Christmas one year (it was the sixties) and I picked it up pretty easily. Then I taught my dad so I would have someone to play. (My mom loved bridge but had zero interest in chess.)

I know enough to have a favorite opening system. I own a chess clock and a bunch of books. But I'd rather play backgammon.

[MrCoffee]

20. I know how the pieces move. I do not know how to play chess, though.

I have no vision for the board.

[Swede]

21. Like so many things,it's easy to learn,but difficult to master.

Haven't played in awhile,but I'm not very good.

[bertha katzenengel]

22. Well, I know what a pawn is.

It's a shrimp.

[eshfemme]

23. I remember the functions of each piece and the rules but I don't play really.

Chess doesn't interest me as much as go does.

[Fox Mulder]

24. I know how to play, but I suck at strategy.

Maybe if I spent a little more time playing it, I could develop the strategy I need to win.

[redqueen]

25. Hahaha... be honest? Whom do you expect to lie?

The people who can play or the people who can't?

I learned when I was really little. Love to play but don't that often. Total patzer.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. I know the basic moves but, it has been a LONG time since I played

a game. My brother, on the other hand...

[bikebloke]

28. I've played a handfull of times.

My father would never play me because he was afraid he'd lose.

My Mac came with a Chess game. It speaks, saying which pieces have moved. Then cackles at me when it wins, which is always.

[Jamastiene]

29. I probably answered the poll wrong.

I said yes, when really I'm not exactly great at it. I understand all the rules for the different pieces in the game. If I think really hard, I can play, but I do not enjoy it at all. For that reason, I rarely play and I've never gotten "good at it."

[La Lioness Priyanka]

30. i know the basic rules but havent played in 20 years

[zabet]

31. Dad taught us all as kids...

I started before I was 10 and have played off and on since.

[last_texas_dem]

32. Yes, but...

I can only win against others, like me, who know the basics and, essentially, play for fun. Someone who goes in with a decent strategy can knock me out in about half an hour!