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?
While I don’t play chess, I’ve experienced and heard others experience the same issue with playing go (baduk).
I think it’s somewhat common and it’ll go away as you play in person more. It’s much nicer to play on a physical board, I’ve found, and a much friendlier experience to be able to look at your opponent during.