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Better "real" improvement using a 3D chessboard on internet?

Hi everyone,

I use internet chess as a tool to improve my understanding of chess and also my "real" tournament chess results (in a non-beginner approach, let s say > 2100).

One day, in "real" zeitnot tournament game, i found myself pretty unease to move in less than 5s and it was weird because on internet chess, making a move in less than 1s is not a problem.

Hence, I asked to myself the effect of the discrepancy 2D/3D chessboard: 2D on internet, 3D on "real" life.
=> Do you know/think it is useful to use 3D chessboard on internet to get better results in "real" tournaments?

Of course, the problem is that internet chess sites rarely propose a useful 3D chessboard: often it seems something proposed for fun for beginnners...
Also, all books in chess are written in 2D diagrams... so my question is extremely provocative! and maybe too sharp in psychological behaviour!

Thanks for your remarks,
3d board wont matter. the speed at which you make a move is mainly determent by you instincts. and with 5 seconds do you mean time to play a the move as in seeing the opponent captured a piece and recapturing?

and in real tournaments I dont think glicko is used for rating systems so 2100 isnt a good number. if your lichess blitz is 2200 then your fide is about 1700-1850 id say
pht0,

I am definitely slower at seeing lines/checking things/almost everything OTB. The 3D aspect is the main part of it I think (for me at least).

I'm not talking about the physical time it takes to make a move OTB compared to clicking a mouse, but the time it takes to calculate.

But I'm not a good/experienced player OTB anyway so I guess I just need to practice
@pht0

Regarding the time it is true. In internet once you make a move the program will take care of the clock. But in OTB, you have to make the move with your hand plus punch the clock.

Grabbing your piece in OTB is different from using a mouse to grab the piece and drop it on the square. It takes more time in OTB. And sometimes you accidentally kick some other piece down resulting in more time reduction. In internet never happens.

Then there is the effect of pre-move, if you are used to pre-move, be careful when you have a low time, it is way too different in OTB ;-)

To me the 3d and 2d effect does not matter much, 2 or 3 games into the tournament and I am fine already.

It is the handling of time that has the biggest impact on my play in OTB, when time remaining is less than 5 minutes.
Thxs for your answers,

In fact i am not discussing how much time you lose OTB "physically", i am discussing the psychological feeling that a 2D chessboard seems easier to handle thant a 3D for our human brains, and that, at crucial moments OTB, it seems to play a role: my vision seems "diminished".

Hence my real question is: is there any recommendation or effect to play 3D rather than 2D chessboard to get better results OTB, and consequently develop a 3D vision?
I have found another good example on 2D chessboards: you can use "typical book" 2D pieces and "OTB design" 2D pieces.

I always used what i was seing in books (and i assume 99% people use them).

But now i am wondering if it is not better to play "OTB design" 2D pieces: they are less nice, less easy to play with on internet, but maybe it is better to get better OTB results...
Are u really sure it is about 2D or 3D vision? I did blitz OTB and got no issue at all. It was just an event, so all about fun (like internet games). When i play interclub however, the challenge is not at all the same. Most of the time, i hate losing for the team and pressure is on. It is definetely more difficult to play straight away a move in this championship (or in an open tournament). Also, it depends on the position...when it is double edge, your instinct tells you to be carefull OTB. On lichess, most of the time, all my move are instinctive lol Timing does not allow u to double or triple check if the idea is okay and well another game will pop up just after, so i do not really care much.
Never have tried to play with 3d pieces, its very nice.
pht0,
It seems from these replies like it differs a lot depending on the person.
I am like you I think. It does make a definite difference to my brain trying to see moves on a "real" chessboard (playing for fun) compared to on a 2D computer chess.
I don't play much OTB but I think I would definitely have to do some practice OTB before something like playing in a tournament.
I dont know the answer to your question about how helpful 3D computer chessboards are in solving this 'problem'. It does feel a bit more more like physical chess to my brain, so would be of some help I think. Interesting question.

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