what openings do u guys play i do queens gambit w white, sicilian and english w black
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link
i play all the openings in a sort of improvised fever dream. it is no good for my rating
― imago, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 22:38 (five years ago) link
ruy lopez white / scandi black
― Mordy, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 22:52 (five years ago) link
― imago, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:38 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
p awesome tho ive moved the wrong pawn a few times and just gone w it and it was cool, done p well iirc
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 00:03 (five years ago) link
scandinavian is wild xp i like when ppl play that v me its usually a p fun game, i always take
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 00:05 (five years ago) link
Taking is the best move for white iirc I always do it when someone plays scandi against me and anecdotally I’ve found ppl that don’t take don’t do great
― Mordy, Thursday, 4 October 2018 00:19 (five years ago) link
yeah i think its generally agreed that its best
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 01:22 (five years ago) link
i'm addicted to ben finegold videos
― Mordy, Thursday, 4 October 2018 02:30 (five years ago) link
i cant deal w his presentation/jokes, i like jerry (aka chess network)
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 03:25 (five years ago) link
both of them are good but as a proud european i am far more commonly seen with the holy trinity of agad/mato/suren
― imago, Thursday, 4 October 2018 06:07 (five years ago) link
agadmator def my most watched
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 06:13 (five years ago) link
I need to mix up my opening repertoire. I play Italian or Queens Gambit with white. Then just copy what white does for black (eg. 1. e4 2. e5 1. d4 2. d5) I always lose really badly when I try Sicilian.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Thursday, 4 October 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
For streamers its all about John Bartholomew for me. How can you resist that winning smile?
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Thursday, 4 October 2018 12:08 (five years ago) link
friends, theyre playing for all the marbles https://deadspin.com/magnus-carlsen-and-fabiano-caruanas-fight-for-the-world-183020884
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
will this be the best WC of modern times? imo....maybe
― imago, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
cld be
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 21:00 (five years ago) link
https://www.twitch.tv/gmbenjaminfinegold
game 1 looks drawish but who knows
― imago, Friday, 9 November 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
apparently carlsen has thrown away a winning position
― imago, Friday, 9 November 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
taking a nap waiting for fab
― calstars, Friday, 9 November 2018 20:04 (five years ago) link
Go Fabi!
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Friday, 9 November 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
whatre they even doin here lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 9 November 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
Clearly Magnus is trying to torture the commentators.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Friday, 9 November 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drl9AETU0AA-__v.jpg
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:20 (five years ago) link
Who’s that that doofus with the big teeth?
― calstars, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
nakamura
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:24 (five years ago) link
Somehow I think a random game in a park somewhere would provide more entertainment than this game
― calstars, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:26 (five years ago) link
there was a lot of moving the pieces around
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:29 (five years ago) link
gwan magnus, sac on f7
― imago, Saturday, 10 November 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
looks like another draw lads
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Saturday, 10 November 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
carlsen played the sicilian both games with black which no one expected and they both were pretty boring draws anyway lol
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 November 2018 22:15 (five years ago) link
― imago, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:41 (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
― imago, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:39 (five years ago) link
hard not to lol a little now remembering all the "here's why professional chess is actually really exciting" pieces from the past month
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:51 (five years ago) link
So is chess gonna be all done forever soon or what
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:53 (five years ago) link
no
this match was notable for pathological avoidance of risk. we just need players who don't mind losing so much
― imago, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:55 (five years ago) link
Ahhh.
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 01:32 (five years ago) link
feel they didnt play totally conservatively, like caruana played a gambit one game carlsen played the sicilian every time, imo it was more a combo of playing pretty conservatively being insanely prepared and just being too good? like in the computer analysis at the end of the game itd be all 1 inaccuracy 0 mistakes 0 blunders 6 centipawn loss every time except some games there were zero inaccuracies
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 06:06 (five years ago) link
there were a bunch of times in a post game breakdown where the commentator wld be all caruana must find the absolutely best move here and then he just wld, idk these guys are machines
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 06:08 (five years ago) link
tho carlsen has prob lost half a step
that is also fair. to avoid risk against players this strong you have to be so good
― imago, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 12:11 (five years ago) link
HIGHEST RATING: 1603Mar 24, 2019, 9:39 AM
:)
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:40 (five years ago) link
Damn bro
― calstars, Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
Member since 28-Jan-2018
Time spent playing: 18 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes
eek
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 17:44 (five years ago) link
just noticed this oddity
https://i.imgur.com/ydSavu2.png
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
LOWEST RATING: 1018Jan 30, 2018, 8:50 PM
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link
I'm liking the Smith-Morra Gambit opening for white at the moment. It gets you some quick attacking opportunities and you can beat weaker opponents pretty quickly imo.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
Playing everyday, one game going all the time. Slowly getting better
― calstars, Saturday, 27 July 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
i was getting bored playing the roy lopez so often so i started playing the london system and they've generally turned into really exciting games w/ lots of possible sacrifices and sharp positions - i highly recommend if you're looking for something new as white
― Mordy, Friday, 9 August 2019 04:18 (four years ago) link
“Game drawn by insufficient material”
― calstars, Saturday, 10 August 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link
such sweet words!
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Saturday, 10 August 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
i didn't know there was a chess thread at ilm.
my fave opening to get some nice open positions with attacking potential is the king's gambit. especially from's gambit with tactical chances on both sides is a treat.
with black i like to play french after e2-e4 or the wolga gambit when d2-d4 is the first move. that is more of a positional gambit that pays off in the long term.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link