Does it just boil down to which medium of play you have more experience with? Do any of you guys have a preference with on-the-board vs digital?

I'm much more used to playing online, so when I play on a physical board, the height of the pieces actually obstructs potential lines for me sometimes and I find myself less likely to see tactics! Also, recently, my uncle bragged about being the best chess player in the family, so when I challenged him to a game on a chess app, he immediately declined, using a similar excuse about how he 'can't do' digital chess. But the evidence is there: I always beat him in online chess, whereas on the physical board, he is more likely to beat me. I thought this preference was a bit odd considering that chess is a game played on a two-dimensional plane, so the added third dimension (height) really should have nothing to do with making him play better. One of my friends refuses to play online, saying that he 'sucks' at online chess and will only play people if there is a tangible board available.

a digital board, but I've noticed some players have a very strong preference for one or the other. Technically there should be a negligible/nonexistent difference between one's chess ability on a real-life board vs.

Online chess with real players