Chess - classic or dud?

Norweigan prodigy Magnus Carlsen is new chess champion

.. the misspelling is courtesy of the BBC headline (*mutter* falling standards... not like in my day... hell in a handcart...)

http://i.imgur.com/1of1eKB.jpg

anyone want a game? chessworld.net

Not ready yet, sorry. Just playing Shredder these days.

Classic because

http://youjivinmeturkey.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/knight-moves-1992.jpg

fyi I don't like the cut of that Carlsen kid's jib

anyone have any good videos/tutorials for white lines after a fried liver attack? i can consistently execute the attack but then the king will go e6 and i'll get flustered and make mistakes (esp bringing my queen in to try and capitalize on the knight sac). if king goes e8 or g8 (latter consistently a quick checkmate) not so much trouble but how do u take advantage of the e6 move protecting the knights?

The Chess.com app has some good training exercises around this.

this account is excellent for gambit traps, dirty tricks in gambits etc: http://www.youtube.com/user/gunj17

there's probably a few instructive MatoJelic videos too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKsNX_c1KTw

there's parts 2 and 3 as well. essential for white to look out for

been following the WC clash on Mato Jelic's channel - Karjakin takes the lead against Carlsen after 8 games. a high level of play but it's been fairly risk-averse. karjakin has been exceptionally solid though. wonder if anyone else is paying attention

i've only just been keeping tabs but haven't read any of the games yet -- which one is the best so far?

not this one, weirdly, although it's the only win. i think game 3 approaches minor classic status:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4isqxghPo

Ty lj, I enjoyed that! Will subscribe to his videos. Karjakin is a cool mofo to defend like that.

yeah that was v impressive forcing a draw down a piece against the best player in the world

fuck me game 12 is probably the most mind-numbing thing i've seen, they'd better serve up a hell of a tiebreaker

Carlsen finishes it with a lovely queen sacrifice. The flashiest moment in all 12 games and 4 rapids, and it came at the end

(He was already going to win, a point ahead and far stronger in a game Karjakin had to win)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJrm-Iio8vI

have u seen this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd8p9RpfFs0&index=2&list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MAxJYuWm6Lq0frtLZkwmQK2

i mean the app tho that video is lol

video not working but is that 'really bad chess' if so yeah as soon as I clear some space on my phone then I'm getting it

it's 'play magnus' and u get to pick different ages so he plays magnus at age 5

omg

lmao that video!

owned lil magnus

people who trashtalk on chess.com are the lowest form of human life

http://imgur.com/hjkr0YF.jpg

Any thoughts on this? The computer rates my move (Bd4) a mistake in favor of Bc4 but why would Black move Nc6 next and not just grab my Bishop w/ fxe5 and then I'm down a bishop? I feel like I must be missing something here.

because then your surviving bishop takes on e6 and he's in a world of shit

yeah i just saw bc bxe6 is checkmate if not Nc6

*they're

sorry for gendering your opponent

they can block with the knight but they're losing the knight and the game p quickly thereafter

or not exactly mate (he can still go Kd7 to block, then i guess Bxd7 check so at the very least you come away w/ the knight

or what u said

Let's play. What is the best social media chess app?

chess.com imo

I just signed up for chess.com. I'm M4rteauSansMaitre (4=a). I could probably add a game or two. I'm rated 1072 on redhotpawn so am nothing special in terms of chops.

I taught my fiancee some basic strategy less than a year ago and she can kick my ass now.

i'm ilxmordy. also not fantastically rated. 1200 in 15|10, 1050 in 10min blitz.

or not exactly mate (he can still go Kd7 to block, then i guess Bxd7 check so at the very least you come away w/ the knight

― Mordy, Sunday, January 22, 2017 8:25 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nah you can't take with the bishop, it all goes wrong p quickly

take with the rook, hence

... Nd7

Rxd7 Nf6

Rxg7+ Kb8

Bd5

and I'm backing White I think

I've been playing for a few months and am pretty terrible (1068 & on an awful losing streak right now), hit me up if you fancy 3-5 day games, (I usually manage more than one move a day but can't guarantee it), I'm ledgr.

For anyone like me who's been absolutely abysmal every time they play (I'm hyper-aggressive and just start trading pieces), the lichess.org training is great.

woohoo I just played (as acoleuthic) and won my first 10-minute game! it was a blunderthon

the nice thing about knowing yr rating is the ecstasy when you beat someone rated fairly higher than you (i beat someone near 1400 in 15|10 today as black, tho tbf he was blundering like crazy so i assume he was tired actually the engine says he made no blunders - just 3 mistakes and 1 forced which makes me feel even more awesome) - of course the downside is when some 900 scrub beats u and you're like OK NO MORE POT WHILE I PLAY RATED GAMES.

fuck, this will kill my time stone fkn dead

Just sent requests to youse guys
my nick is the same as here

:)

Just played my best game yet, including a (declined) queen sacrifice and no obvious errors, against a guy who'd just beaten me then added me as a friend and asked for a rematch. Suckerrrr

(there was also a rook sacrifice but by then I was about to promote two pawns so he should have really resigned)

Woah avatars. Rad.

i'm happy to play any ilxors but i def prefer time limit games to multi-day ones. if any one wants to add me - i'm generally free for a game most evenings and 10 min blitz or 15|10 or some variation are my favorite formats. i find that a huge key to developing my skills in chess has just been developing my concentration and over a few days i always end up losing the plot. whatever consideration i had on monday i've forgotten by thursday and oops just blundered away a knight :/

nb if you can get a multi day game w/ someone who is willing - they can be good if you both agree beforehand that studying lines during the game is okay (as long as you're not literally using an engine) and i've found that's really helped me w/ openings i'm not super comfortable w/.

speaking of - what openings do u guys like to play? i've been exclusively playing king's pawn as white and scandi as black for the last 6 months.

These days,
White: King's pawn
Black: French defence

But I used to always respond with King's pawn as black too.