That's the problem with chess, you are correct it is supposed to be a game and it can still be fun with two novice players but once you get to a certain level it becomes a game of memorization, and everyone has to memorize certain movies to keep up after you memorize as many moves as anyone else it becomes a game again because you finally get to invent new moves no one has tried before but at that point only a handful of people on earth are even a challenge to you.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've memorized Shrek.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That sounds impressive but some Grand Masters can memorize Shrek 1-4 and Puss in Boots, the World Champion has even memorized The last wish.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago

Its really fun as long as neither person studies the game theory, one of the most boring past that point however

[–] dragonfucker 2 points 8 months ago

That's why Go is a better game. It rewards creativity

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Some people want to min / max, too much sometimes