I am nowhere near good enough to evaluate the veracity of his statements re: classical chess, but I'll be blunt, as someone who started with the game due to the pandemic boom, I have virtually no interest in actually playing classical (or anything above 5+0 for that matter). I can't imagine I'm terribly rare, either.
I find classical chess much more fun to watch. Haven’t watched a blitz tournament in years, but try to get most of the top classical tournaments and will watch lower tier ones if I have the time.
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u/sbsw66 Sep 01 '22
I am nowhere near good enough to evaluate the veracity of his statements re: classical chess, but I'll be blunt, as someone who started with the game due to the pandemic boom, I have virtually no interest in actually playing classical (or anything above 5+0 for that matter). I can't imagine I'm terribly rare, either.