Quote Originally Posted by Gemina View Post
Knowing how to play chess, and knowing how to win at it are two entirely different concepts. I can explain the rules of chess like I was reading them from a book, but I have yet to beat a live person at the game. I had draws, which just means I managed to avoid getting checkmated. I'm pretty sure this game is meant for mustache twirling villains and field generals.
From what I've been told it's mostly openers. There's a list of opening moves with the best way to counter them. If you know just those, you can dramatically increase your win rate against anyone who doesn't.