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Originally Posted by taxbuster
May join one of these sites. It's been a LONG time since I played chess seriously (like in my 20s...which is now just shy of 50 years ago). Fortunately the game hasn't changed, but remembering openings is...um...unlikely. I did actually play pretty well back in that day. Loved speed chess: start with 5 min a side and lose a minute for every game one won.
One of the things I always find weird is chess in movies (other than The Queen's Gambit which was quite accurate in some ways). People are often depicted playing and one person moves and suddenly says "Checkmate!". Yah...it doesn't happen like that except for a Fools' Mate and that grows old at about age 6.
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Speaking only for myself, I have definitely blundered check mate in one move while playing online, especially at faster time controls….