I just started playing chess after like a 10 year hiatus. I love it but sometimes I have trouble sleeping so I start drinking some wine and play chess. The thing is that while I'm sober I consantly beat 1600-1700 players even though I'm at about 1400 rapid.
Because of this I decided to create a new lichess account and I just played my first flawless game.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Posted Oct 4, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC
Ask DrDrunkenstein
And Joseph Henry Blackburne is softly smiling at his tomb.
he didn't even become world champion like Alekhine
I certainly have more fun if I'm drunk, which counts as a win in my book.
It is possible, but only because you are doing something wrong while sober. You could just fix what you do wrong and be better player always (easier said than done).
I have seen people playing better, others playing worse, and some others the same when they are drunk. I have a friend who sometimes plays even official tournaments completely drunk, and when he plays drunk, he plays as strong or stronger. I think every person is different.
I was playing in the National High School Championship many years ago. In one of the later rounds, I heard a top seed say he was scared because he'd just seen his next-round opponent drinking, and that kid played better when he was drunk. (The top seed ended up winning that game anyway.)
This affirms my belief that most of us hit our maximum stupidity level at high school.
I tried it, doesn't work for me. I'm lightweight though.
a flawless game is when the other side doesn't blunder that bad from the very first moves
No Joke. There should be rated drunk chess events. This would be glorious.
No
For some a couple beers make them relax and not stress over the result. So I believe that yes for some a few drinks can help.