'a move later' I mean it's the same move so not a sac at all rly
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
Nxf6 Qxf6 Qxd5 Bb7
then maybe
Qxb7 Qxg5
or??
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
engine says yr white sq bishop to f5 then i take w my white bishop then queen takes knight bishop to e4 then trade queens and im up three pawns
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:37 (six years ago) link
after the madness
https://i.imgur.com/gg6x6mH.png
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:38 (six years ago) link
just noticed you're two sodding pains up, you push d5 stick a rook behind it and I probably resign xp
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:39 (six years ago) link
def time to "push the pawns"
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
well I have played Bb7 in the game so you'd have to deal with that lol (by exchanging N for B and pushing d5 obv :( )
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
gonna think of an insane Tal-esque tactic to disrupt your inexorable March to glory
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
just tried the Bb7 line with the engine and it kept the queens on the board with all else being pretty similar, which u wld think with my pawn advantage wld be preferable for you but the engine doesnt see it that way idk why
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
maybe it was just one of the other positions along the way had a better chance of tripping me up but didnt because i was actually the engine playing itself
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
Oh shit
After bishop sac on b7 then I leap in with Qxf2+!
WHAT NOW
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:57 (six years ago) link
I mean what now after Kh1 obv
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
obv Qxc2 asking to be played but Qxg3 has some kind of hard-to-describe appeal
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:00 (six years ago) link
if Qxc2 then Ne6 is crushing
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:02 (six years ago) link
(not using an engine BTW) ;)
if Qxg3 then your crushing Ne6 gives me a perpetual check and a draw, suckerrr
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:04 (six years ago) link
theres a rook sitting on f1 u lunatic
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:05 (six years ago) link
oh I set up the position wrong, ban me lol
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:05 (six years ago) link
had the rook on e1
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
ha
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
thought this was a cool lecture cause it kinda gives a glimpse into high level training broken down for ordinary ppl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tySL8qEVwhU
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:12 (six years ago) link
also the instructor is a charmer
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:15 (six years ago) link
nice
I watch all the usual accounts - finegold and the chess network along with everyone's favourite eastern european youtubers but that looks like a nice technical one
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:16 (six years ago) link
yeah i just discovered that dude and i think hes really good
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
btw that is a completely won position for white and I can't do anything except harass your queen with my rooks and hope you blunder a pawn or two
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
i knowww which was why i was upset i blundered it away
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
lol do you watch many of the st louis chess club videos there this kid whos always in the audience whos kind of infamous with the instructors they all know his name and chuckle when ever they talk to him and sometimes good naturally rib him cause he cant keep still and quiet, he has some sort of arabic sounding name i cant remember, the whole scene is a pretty good running joke
o wait right his name is arjun lol
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
guess thats hindi not arabic
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:29 (six years ago) link
amazingly I just finished teaching a kid called Arjun myself!
I know of the onrunning joke but thought it was just a Finegold thing - are they all in on it lol
― imago, Thursday, 15 February 2018 18:27 (six years ago) link
My favourite streamer is John Bartholomew. I highly recommend his Chess Fundamentals series.
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 15 February 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
― imago, Thursday, February 15, 2018 1:27 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ha yeah ive seen at least three of them address arjun by name
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link
sweet will check him out xp
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 February 2018 19:51 (six years ago) link
If anybody wants a quick win, look me up on chess.com. Same username. I play every day and am ranked 980 atm.
― calstars, Thursday, 15 February 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
h8 running out of time
― lag∞n, Friday, 16 February 2018 00:47 (six years ago) link
friends im happy to report that for the first time in my illustrious career i have achieved a score of 1300+ and im retiring for the evening so it will be there in the morning
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 February 2018 05:16 (six years ago) link
i hope i can be a grandmaster (GM) soon
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 February 2018 05:25 (six years ago) link
well played Magnus!
― cajunsunday, Saturday, 17 February 2018 07:14 (six years ago) link
thank you, soon probably i will be able to beat alpha zero
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 February 2018 14:50 (six years ago) link
when someone is down in material and still desperate to trade queens w/ you i mean like if u really want to but wouldn't you rather hold onto yours???
― Mordy, Friday, 23 February 2018 15:02 (six years ago) link
I was impressed by these, being printed at the same screenprint studio I sometimes use:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bff-NXKnkFK/
― Tim, Friday, 23 February 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
― Mordy, Friday, February 23, 2018 10:02 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
only if it improves their position, trading pieces is a great way to stay ahead, particularly trading queens decreases variance, unless u just want your queen for fun in which case whos to argue
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 February 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
that illustration is something lol xp
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 February 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
xp that's what i mean. if they're down on material they need that variance. it just reeks of weakness if they're losing and they're looking to trade queens.
― Mordy, Friday, 23 February 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
oh i see i misunderstood yr post
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 February 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
started out playing closed q/k pawn openings cause theyre simple to understand but now im messing with queens gambit and the sicilian and its so much better wow
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
whats a cool defense for d4
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
Nf6 daring d5
― imago, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
ok let's say they call your dare
― Mordy, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:24 (six years ago) link
The hypermodern choice, Nf6 creates a dynamic imbalance right off the bat by attacking the center with a knight rather than occupying it with a pawn. This usually signals one of the Indian defenses, such as the Queen's Indian or the Nimzo-Indian, and can also lead to the Grunfeld Defence or the Benoni. However, transpositions back into other openings are still possible at this early point. This has become, by far, the most popular response to 1.d4, representing more than half of the high-level games played in most databases.
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:43 (six years ago) link