WelcomeUser Guide
ToSPrivacyCanary
DonateBugsLicense

©2026 Poal.co

1.0K

(post is archived)

[–] [deleted] 10 pts

I played a little bit online a few years ago, but gave up after I realized that the main path to getting better is memorising the opening book. Not my idea of fun. There's still a lively community though.

[–] 4 pts (edited )

play Fischer random. (hating what the game had become with memorizing openings was...) exactly his reason for creating it. also known as chess960 https://lichess.org/variant/chess960

(edited for clarity)

[–] 1 pt

Plus Fischer is a fellow white who gets an honoraryan pass.

[–] 1 pt

No, I never knew what I was supposed to do either. But still held my own.

[–] 5 pts

Don’t play anymore but I watch agadmators YT channel. Good stuff

[–] 4 pts

Kinda boring when nobody wins against me

[–] 4 pts

oh oh oh...we need to organize a tournament here, I was never that great but would be fun to watch, especially when I kick your ass.

[–] 4 pts

Go ahead, talk shit, see who wins

[–] 4 pts

lol, two out of three?

[–] 1 pt

if you do a poal chess tournament, please setup a XMR betting system

[–] 3 pts

I'm going to make leather chess pieces and a wooden board one of these days

[–] 4 pts

interesting, I would have thought the other way around,

[–] 2 pts

I do from time to time.

[+] [deleted] 2 pts
[–] 2 pts

the chess app is pretty solid.

[–] 2 pts

I taught my almost ten year old how to play when she was seven and we still play about once a week. She's steadily getting better. One of the challenges I give her is I restrict the pieces she can use. For example one game I will tell her she can't use knights, sometimes no bishops etc which forces her to think outside the box when playing and get creative.

[–] 1 pt

Im not sure if thats good or mean, but certainly think it wont let her master the game.

[–] 2 pts

I love chess. while, i am by no means a chessmaster, it is a great game.

maybe might consider adding a games feature with java or flash chess. that would be dope, as the kids say..

[–] 1 pt

java or flash

lol Hell no.

Poal had some html5/css/js games running in beta I've been working on. Boobs and I planed to release them for this year's anniversary, but sadly, things got in the way...

That's something I'd like to finish before the end of the year.

[–] 2 pts

that would be awesome. nothing brings folks together like free speech and chess.

[–] 0 pt

And free speech cursing while playing chess.

[–] 2 pts

You're best bet is to play online unless you have a friend to play with.

[–] 2 pts

I was taught as a child by an elder. I honed my skill in jail. When I got out I was unable to find any one worth playing. I resorted to online play but they were all too good. Now I don't remember all the knowledge I built up and there for have no desire to play.

Load more (13 replies)