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, 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
thinkin like a pro
― imago, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
i just got clobbered by an opening called the Blackburne Shilling Gambit which i have never seen before and was quite humiliating to lose to. should've been easy to fend off if i knew what to look for...
― Mordy, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
u cld def get pretty far in blitz just by memorizing a single obscure not totally fundamentally sound opening
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 17:59 (six years ago) link
feel like ive seen that with the one where u sacrifice a couple pawns cant remember if it q or k side i fell for it once and got wrecked then saw it a couple more times and didnt take the second pawn and there was def a long pause on the other side
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 18:02 (six years ago) link
i always play scandi against king's pawn opening and the length of time it takes the person to decide indicates whether they accept the pawn sacrifice (the right, quick move), or move the pawn to e5 (the wrong move)
― Mordy, Monday, 26 February 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
ppl are so wary of accepting pawn sacs (i mean rightly so)
btw i've complained about this on the other chess thread i'm pretty sure but i'm always shocked at how shitty the attitude and behavior of some of these players are considering that you'd figure chess attracts a more sophisticated thinker?
― Mordy, Monday, 26 February 2018 18:09 (six years ago) link
competition really brings it out in ppl
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 18:13 (six years ago) link
the lichess chat window says "please be nice in the chat" right in the entry field lol tbh no one has been rude to me on there, online poker is def a million times worse, the site i play on recently replaced chat with a bunch of pre made messages u cn choose from nice hand bad beat and so forth
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 February 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
crazy the effect one bad move can have like here stockfish has my opponent down small
https://i.imgur.com/x5Lia00.png
then boom he doesnt make the preferred move and hes fucked
https://i.imgur.com/pfgCzas.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 01:55 (six years ago) link
and! right before that i made a move stockfish didnt like
https://i.imgur.com/xeHhl5d.png
Does this mean no one is on chess.com anymore?
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 02:38 (six years ago) link
i think its still the most popular, lichess just has a pleasant website imo
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 03:30 (six years ago) link
lichess is a spunky open source project
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 03:39 (six years ago) link
I’m still on chess.com!
― Mordy, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 04:04 (six years ago) link
this thread has me trying to play a bitI’m real bad, apparently no instinct whatsoever
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 04:24 (six years ago) link
i dont think anyone has an innate ability to play chess, might want to try playing against the computer some to get reps, being to take back moves is a good learning tool + losing to the computer doesnt feel as bad
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 05:06 (six years ago) link
i have an iphone app just called "chess" the developer is mastersoft u can set the skill of the engine to whatever you want then itll automatically raise it as you beat the levels it has hints and takebacks etc
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 05:09 (six years ago) link
― calstars, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 07:12 (six years ago) link
i wish to, like a god, see every tactic
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DpMGDI8.pngopponent made a bad movehttps://i.imgur.com/mqzHItW.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
its fun to see how all ones moves are bad, feels like a minor victory to make one good move
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:34 (six years ago) link
that is p much the only losing move, and they found it
― imago, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
god bless
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:54 (six years ago) link
if you want to beat me play the King's Gambit. I always lose really badly against that opening for some reason.
― cajunsunday, Sunday, 4 March 2018 13:32 (six years ago) link
been doing a ton of puzzles recently and i think its working
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 22:52 (six years ago) link
blacks best move style puzzles seem obvs better than the mate in two family
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 22:53 (six years ago) link
havent watched nearly all of them but i like this video series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEFLHE5E-F8
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 22:55 (six years ago) link
the guy introduces himself "hi its jerry"
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 22:56 (six years ago) link
oh thanks for sharing this - this is precisely something i've wanted to understand better partic coordinating bishops and pawn placement and trading bad bishops for good bishops
― Mordy, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:38 (six years ago) link
yeah that one was a bit of a revelation for me
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:39 (six years ago) link
one thing ive noticed abt players at my level including myself is being almost blind to threats when theyre attacking, just won two games in a row off of very easily defended mates when i was under fire, being under time control prob doesnt help too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:40 (six years ago) link
yeah I try to always 1st think "ok what can my opponent do to me" rather than "what can I unleash on them" when appraising things after their move
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:44 (six years ago) link
sometimes they thing youre attacking a pawn instead of their king lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:46 (six years ago) link
i've been seeing so many philidor defenses lately. it's such a conservative opening and it dooms black's dark squared pawn to the back ranks. don't really understand why ppl like it.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 20 March 2018 03:59 (six years ago) link
dark squared bishop* i meant
just hit 1200 in 10 min blitz for the first time. my 15|10 is much better. has anyone else noticed that their blitz rating is significantly smaller than longer formats?
― Mordy, Friday, 23 March 2018 01:37 (six years ago) link
ive exclusively played 5+3 so far, shd start playing longer im sure itd help my game overall
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2018 01:39 (six years ago) link
suc a commitment tho lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2018 01:40 (six years ago) link
that's what i've heard - that you get much more out of playing longer formats. but it's just so nice to play in these 10 min bursts and not have to worry about games dragging on.
― Mordy, Friday, 23 March 2018 01:40 (six years ago) link
yeah u cn play so many games too
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2018 01:43 (six years ago) link