What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?
Play chess better. I don’t understand how people can work out several moves ahead. I only know the basics, I learnt from playing against my father as a child. But I don’t know how to castle and I rarely play. I don’t know where our chess set and board are.
When I watched a film about chess players in the 1970’s I was amazed and impressed by them. But they were protégés and must have had some sort of mathematical minds so that they understood the game in great depth. Then of course computers were introduced which started to beat humans. So I would like the ability to beat a computer like Deep Blue. An ambition I’m sure I will never have!
Mallaband-Brown 
Just keep playing. That’s the only way to get better. There are books out there that can give you great pointers, and there’s online gaming that can help, too. One note about online: it will make you see the board differently. So, remember that. Also, if you join sites like chess.com, they will set you against those in your ranking to help challenge you, but they will also sometimes put you against a much higher level. You can always refuse those to not kill your rankings. 😉 Hope this is helpful. Happy chess playing!
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Thank you, I think I might look things up but I don’t know if I have the mathematical mind for serious play x
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I don’t either, but I’ve been told the more you play, the better you’ll understand it. 😉
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Yes I concur x
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