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submitted 9 months ago by Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to c/chess@lemmy.ml

I’m sure this is a beginner question, but I’ve playing chess solely online(mostly on my phone) for the past 6 years.

I went to my first weekly casual chess event that’s hosted at a bar in the city I am in. Everyone was super nice and I can’t wait to go back - even though I only played one game and got my ass handed to me.

Anyways, I feel really dumb looking at a board in real life. Like not calculating correctly and not having the same “board vision” that I normally would have when playing online. Maybe just cuz I am so used to looking at a top down virtual version of the game?

Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips or is it just something I maybe need to practice more in real life to get comfortable playing this way?

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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah I just got a board and have been playing against students and have made some really dumb moves because I don't notice things as easily. Something about the perspective is messing with me too.

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