Speed chess- maybe even cocaine chess...

Lightning fast speed chess match from washington square park NYC, you won't believe your eyes...

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• Speed
• chess
• park

[intraining01]

WGC games needs some good chess players, check it out, similar to the Zone... :))

btw, many 1 min. players are just bums lmao

[schenkelski]

Just bums huh... does that make them less than? As in less judgemental than you??? lmao i guess...

[StJimmy252363]

Wow.. These guys played a whole game in the time it takes my dad to make one move (i love you dad) lol

[mooneepondskid]

This is how chess is meant to be played?

2 minute blitz just encourages people to be tactical junkies. They end up being postional cripples,having very little understanding of pawn structures.

If you want those juniors to do well in real tournaments then keep them away from 2 minute blitz.

[Shadedaninja]

Omg!!

[judsonnewyork]

I played against the hustlers in the park for over 10 years. Some are actually pretty strong. Its a game of bluff and distraction with the help of verbal and clock intimidation. One thing this kind of chess will do for you is sharpen your focus and prepare you for what ever can be thrown at you.

[DoctorLawyerWhatever]

Seems rather pointless, like speed reading. If you don't take you time and enjoy the moments, why bother?

[chagaev1]

WAF !!

[Dave54600]

This is just one of the many great things about the game, all the different ways to play it. I can't play speed Chess at all, it's like another game altogether. I'm just not comfortable with the level of error involved. It's pains me. I don't get the same feeling either, I like to absorb the game and make each move with as much precision as I can. It's good to see people playing it though.

[thisguyheisaguy]

lol "MAYBE" even cocaine chess! definitely cocaine chess XD not that drug abuse is a laughing matter but PUH-LEAZE

[Ronin27x]

Does everyone in Washington Square use a Chronos?

[andthatsforthewin]

@mooneepondskid Oh, and this rival of mine considers two minutes slow chess, really he does. He thinks a "normal" time control is one minute, below that is blitz. What I don't understand is how anybody can enjoy that, as it takes the beauty of chess and throws it out the window. With the traps, it's ridiculous - one should play the board, not the man - Fischer, in other words you should assume the best defense and find the best moves, which does in fact require time to think.

[andthatsforthewin]

@mooneepondskid This comment should have at least 20 thumbs up next to it. I play with someone in particular who plays this kind of tournament blitz style and as a result I have a decisive advantage in games with normal time controls. His game revolves around springing a trap on me that I haven't seen before and hoping I don't find the correct defense (which almost always leads to a big advantage for me), rather than even making the slightest attempt to outplay me positionally (real chess).

[koglowa]

@killerwocz seeing that far ahead wouldn't help unless you know where someone will move...