Why does chess make a person rage?

If you watch movies and stuff, you see chess players are depicted as rager. why

its just for fun !!

 

I don't think I've ever had "fun" while playing chess. I don't remember a time when I enjoyed the game.

Too much bullet!

probably to spice up the films (make it more dramatic)

Regular chess players in general are unpleasant people. Not all of course. But stereotype of an impatient and irritable, and in other ways weird, man is very frequently confirmed.

When I went to San Francisco’s chess club a bunch of times when I was able to, I saw exactly that. When there was a tournament as opposed to a regular day, you see that at least half, maybe more, of players were men who seemingly don’t care about their appearance. Maybe they’re unable to or clueless. That I don’t know. Many are fat. There is always the stink of sweat, it’s just embarrassing when casual people come in to visit, or chess players from elsewhere.

Rage was definitely a part of it either at the club or when I encountered it in real life. There is one guy who apparently goes to cafes in San Francisco to play chess, who gets angry if he loses. Insults the other player and runs out of the cage. I mean that’s a grown man.

There was also a kid who was probably 10 year old or something who started to throw pieces around when he was losing. That’s in front of everybody. And when he THOUGHT he was winning. He was inappropriately ecstatic and would ask the other player “IS THAT A GOOD MOVE! DAD LOOK I AM WINNING!” And then he lost!

Other aspect of this is that many of the same people are unsociable, maybe even autistic. I guess if they were born like that it’s not their fault, but if they played chess their entire life, it didn’t help. I mean, you say something like “what’s your name” and they don’t know how to act or what to say.

because otherwise the movie wouldn't be as entertaining

I like to think of chess as a mental game of tug of war. You are literally leading yourself through a maze of logical moves, no real map given to victory, and as your opponent does the same, one wrong move can cost you the game. I wouldn't say I ever "rage" or get angry, so much as I gasp, oh I think "OH NO!" as to why I made a move without giving a little more thought to it. ( Of course, I play blitz, so I'm under the pressure of working against the clock too) I remember watching a movie a long time ago with Christopher Lambert called Knight Moves, and in the very beginning, one of the opponents actually stabs his opponent during a live match. I actually quit watching it because it disturbed me so much. Most chess players that I've seen on film are either arrogant, angry, or intimidating, as are most chess players here. But as someone else pointed out, not all. I have met some great people on here. Not as many as I would have liked, as long as I've been on here, but...point taken, right?

Thanks for introducing me that movie. I'm pirating it right now. Need to watch it. 

I GET SOOO ANGRY WHENI LOOOOSE THATS WHY I RAAAAGGGEE

I unfortunately got into Chess recently, though I still suck (1000 ELO). Outside of Chess, I can't even remember the last time I legitimately lost my temper, I guess I just try not to take life too seriously. But Chess... There is something about it... Winning gives me very little (if any) satisfaction, but losing... I would say it is the only time in my life currently (or at anytime really) where I actually experience 'rage' or 'hate', that is hate directed at myself. I mostly end up uninstalling the app every few weeks, then when I get bored at some later time I download it again. I really don't understand it... It's not even like it's just the trigger for pent up negativity. I can be having a great day, then I lose in a game of chess and I blow up. I think it's also because I play bullet for fun, and blitz sort of as 'ranked' games, so I take blitz more seriously, and that is normally when I get the worst rage. 

The only people I ever saw raging or having a hissy fit after a loss are terrible babies who are poor sports and can't deal with losing a game. Nobody likes these people and most who know them try to avoid playing them.

Real life makes me more rage than in chess. That's why maybe i have such a high rating in my ches

Exactly even I noticed that. I don’t get angry or anything in my real life but after losing chess sometimes I just hate myself or I’ll just scream at my phone like a lunatic

cause everyone wants to win so it hurts when you lost at the top, its very lonely

It's normal to rage in chess, bcs I've seen magnus raging many times, maybe because he blundered and lost to a game.

Perhaps the frustration at making a mistake is a necessary part of improvement.

Frustration.

Okay