I've never been as engrossed or obsessed with anything as with chess. The game itself, but also the alchemy of trying to improve. I've read books which are only about improvement. I think about it all the time. Maybe it's tactics? 10,000 puzzles later I still suck. Positional play? Three middle game strategy books later I still suck. Openings? Several Chessable courses later I still suck. I even went down a Nootropics rabbit hole and got on creatine at one point. Doping to try and get an edge over strangers online(!) It's pathetic really. But it's reasonably healthy for a vice I figure. Certainly beats compulsive gambling or alcoholism imo.
I've never been as engrossed or obsessed with anything as with chess. The game itself, but also the alchemy of trying to improve. I've read books which are only about improvement. I think about it all the time. Maybe it's tactics? 10,000 puzzles later I still suck. Positional play? Three middle game strategy books later I still suck. Openings? Several Chessable courses later I still suck. I even went down a Nootropics rabbit hole and got on creatine at one point. Doping to try and get an edge over strangers online(!) It's pathetic really. But it's reasonably healthy for a vice I figure. Certainly beats compulsive gambling or alcoholism imo.