tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post5815142380433515094..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: To Play, Or Not To PlayTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-57541028871869757482007-02-20T11:41:00.000+00:002007-02-20T11:41:00.000+00:00You can always play CC without computers at all, o...You can always play CC without computers at all, or just using a computer interface (but no programme.) I do the latter for one.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-34669339860150722082007-02-20T09:48:00.000+00:002007-02-20T09:48:00.000+00:00All those players were of course speaking long bef...All those players were of course speaking long before the advent of chess computers. I think this changes CC entirely and makes it a great deal less valuable as a learning tool.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-6357643166053768932007-02-18T23:38:00.000+00:002007-02-18T23:38:00.000+00:00I played 2 correspondence games around 1993, which...I played 2 correspondence games around 1993, which I am pretty sure were for S&B. Assuming I am right (I am 100% sure I played the games, only 95% that it was Streatham though), what happened to this correspondence arm of Streatham?<BR/>(Andrew)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-31749820489888790482007-02-18T13:18:00.000+00:002007-02-18T13:18:00.000+00:00I stopped playing OTB for a few years, before then...I stopped playing OTB for a few years, before then joining S&B. The main problem with not playing OTB is that the games feel relatively 'unreal' - you don't invest so much, you can brush off a lost and start the next one, without really caring. There's nothing quite like the pressure of OTB online, imo.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-10440180371718555432007-02-17T19:38:00.000+00:002007-02-17T19:38:00.000+00:00I've never played correspondence chess (and perhap...I've never played correspondence chess (and perhaps I can now use that as yet another handy excuse for my poor OTB play!), but after playing online for so many years I also find it difficult to adjust to using a real board and pieces again.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I should rejoin a local club here in South Wales and rediscover the joys of 'pushing wood' (or plastic at any rate!).Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517158230340317999noreply@blogger.com