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?
Yeah as a kid I used to play on the board with my cousins, then moved online. Occasionally I play on the board and takes a while to get used to it but get used to it after a few games. The same happens to me if I change the theme on lichess or play on a different looking board too! It’ll take no time and you’ll be used to it