Another nice thing about bridge is that most tournaments are open, and even if flighted you're almost always given the option of "playing up". I, as a serious amateur have had the chance to play against probably 3 of the top 10 players in the world, and anther 10-15 that are probably top 100. I'm not talking exhibition games either, like a chess simul, but actual tournament play.
Do you play on BBO? Always looking for good partners, especially those interested in playing weird stuff, which I have a feeling you might...
Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion
by cynicalkane on Friday November 22, 2013 @12:31PM
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My BBO name is ckane, but I haven't found much time nowdays. Feel free to add me and maybe we'll catch each other.
Will do... I'm TylerE so should be easy to see. When I'm own it's usually about 7-12PM EST.
Bridge is a game of short-term and long-term memory, strategy (in long matches), tactics, deduction, induction, risk assessment, hidden information, and finally a strong test of character, and your judgment of the characters of others. Unlike chess it does not seem to have a "limit" where you stop getting smarter and start merely learning more about chess. There's a reason it's the favorite game of some of the world's smartest and richest men.