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submitted 2 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/anarchychess@sopuli.xyz

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[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This might make me sound like a chess elitist, but it can't have been much of a chess club if they couldn't beat you because they "can't figure out what your next move is."

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think they were so focused on established strategies, that they weren't thinking like someone who doesn't know them. It's like being a high ranked player in CS with a bunch of low rank people. You're doing stuff typical of high level play, and they aren't so it throws you off. Like, someone being in a position that is commonly thought to be a bad play can suddenly become good again if your opponent is treating it as being empty all the time and you catch them off-guard.