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
I guess reps don’t help so much in chess lol
― Mordy, Friday, 23 March 2018 01:49 (six years ago) link
welp just tried a 10+0 and beat a 1620
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2018 02:20 (six years ago) link
he did miss me leaving my queen hanging tho
ive played 3 10+0 games and am rated 1675 there, abt to get repeatedly owned lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2018 02:23 (six years ago) link
lol yeah when i first started playing 10m my score was ridiculously high for 3-4 games and then it came down to earth
― Mordy, Friday, 23 March 2018 02:24 (six years ago) link
amazing to beat a 1675 tho and sounds like an uncharacteristic mistake at that level of play
― Mordy, Friday, 23 March 2018 02:25 (six years ago) link
oh nm i misread
a 1620
today, a new apex 1365 (lichess 5+3)
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 March 2018 19:39 (six years ago) link
1374 actually!
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 March 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
Pathetisad 1017 atm
― calstars, Saturday, 24 March 2018 19:47 (six years ago) link
i will pray 4 u
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 March 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
I pray so much I need knee pads
― calstars, Saturday, 24 March 2018 20:31 (six years ago) link
my blitz ratings on all the chess sites:
Chess.com: 1156Lichess: 1355
My aim is to be world champion by 2020.
― cajunsunday, Saturday, 24 March 2018 22:25 (six years ago) link
same, i will see u in the candidates tournament
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 March 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
thats quite a spread between the two sites btw whats goin on there
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 March 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link