In chess do you notice any differences playing online compared to with a real board?

Question

I cannot visualize playing online half as good as i can playing with a real board. Some reason i always make stupid decisions and can never look ahead like i can with a real board in front of me. Anyone else notice this? Wonder if it has to do with the image being 2d.

Answer 1

Yes. Play online is playing with somebody via Internet, but in the real board, you play with real human, face to face.

Answer 2

Coz playing online, u do not give the due respect to the com as to a human being.

Answer 3

Perhaps some of your (and my) difficulties with on-line chess comes from the fact that almost all on-line games are blitz and you have very little time to think.  Also I played OTB (over the board) chess for 30 years before I ever played on-line and chess memory has a very visual aspect and for us it is easier to recognize patterns OTB where as you say it is presented to us in three dimensions.

Answer 4

you are your own buddy

Answer 5

Yes, there is a definite difference in your perception of the board between playing online and playing over the board.

I play a lot of both...however, I've talked to people who play almost exclusively online, and they tell me that, after playing online so much, looking at a 2D board on their monitor, that it's sometimes more difficult to see things on an actual board.

I guess it's kind of like doing something familiar while in an unfamiliar setting.

e.g. if you're used to sitting in a certain seat in a classroom, it can seem "strange" to sit somewhere else...or, if you work in an office, if you ever find yourself having to perform a task while sitting at someone else's desk, that can also seem weird.

Playing an actual over the board game after playing online (or against a Chess program on your monitor) can seem strange...the board looks different, and it can probably seem a little strange to see actual 3D pieces, after playing in 2D for so long.